Alabama assembling 2026 recruiting class with 'difference-making potential'

Alabama's 2026 recruiting class is up to No. 5 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings after a big week. Alabama surged to No. 5 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings over the Fourth of July holiday. It secured...

SPORTS NOTES: NSM players take part in ALBCA All-Star Event

Two rising senior standouts for the North Sand Mountain baseball program recently took part in an all-star event. Carson Harvey and Luke Reed, pitchers that helped NSM post a 22-10 record and win Jackson County and Class 2A Area 15 titles this...

LIVE! A Music Calendar: Alabama Shakes set for sold out show in Bentonville

Only VIP-ugraded tickets remain for Alabama Shakes' July 22 show at the Momentary. After an eight-year absence, the group led by vocalist/guitarist Brittany Howard with guitarist Heath Fogg and bassist Zac Cockrell announced both a national tour...

Alabama women's basketball's Kristy Curry gets new contract, but for how much?

Alabama women's basketball coach Kristy Curry was one of a handful of Crimson Tide athletic coaches and assistants who were approved for new contracts by the University of Alabama System compensation on Monday. Curry led the Crimson Tide to its...

Alabama basketball will return to Boutwell Auditorium for exhibition

Last year, Alabama men’s basketball took part in the first basketball game inside Birmingham’s Boutwell Auditorium in a half-century. This fall, the Crimson Tide will be returning to the historic venue. Coach Nate Oats’ team will square off...

Alabama DOT urges driver preparedness as hurricane season continues

John R. Cooper, Transportation Director | Alabama Department of TransportationJohn R. Cooper, Transportation Director | Alabama Department of Transportation The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is urging drivers to prepare for the...

NFL back from Alabama arrested on domestic-violence charge

Cleveland Browns running back Quinshon Judkins is in jail on Saturday night in Broward County, Florida, after being arrested by the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. Jail records show the former Pike Road High School star faces one count –...

Alabama basketball opponents for Boutwell game revealed in 2025

Alabama men’s basketball has its opponent for a matchup at Boutwell Auditorium set. The Crimson Tide will face Florida State in an exhibition game at 7 p.m. on October 16 in Birmingham. This will mark the second consecutive preseason in which...

Alabama student, friend killed by off-duty deputy in Florida crash: ‘He always brought people together’

A University of Alabama student killed when he and a friend were crossing a Florida road is being remembered as a much-loved young man who was known for always encouraging others. Jackson Cunningham, of Hoover, and Nicole Moore, of Calera, both...

Alabama football announces SEC Media Days attendees

We are under two months from the season opener against Florida State and just a week away from SEC Media Days. Next week in Atlanta from July 14-17, all 16 SEC schools will be represented by their head coach and three selected players from each...

Alabama football GM has warning on recruiting success: ‘Have to keep them until December’

Alabama football has been on a recruiting heater. That includes landing five five-stars (per On3/Rivals) so far in the 2026 class. The latest committed Saturday in five-star safety Jireh Edwards. General manager Courtney Morgan made clear Alabama...

Alabama rising star Ryan Williams takes down Heisman winner Travis Hunter as College Football 26 fever heats up

With the full release of EA Sports’ College Football 26 coming on Thursday, fans who bought the Deluxe Edition started playing early on Monday. Among those jumping in early were Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams and former Colorado dual-threat...

Alabama man arrested for arson in house fire that killed 3 dogs

An Alabama man is under arrest after authorities say he set fire to a house, killing three dogs that were inside. Etowah County sheriff’s deputies, along with Ivalee and Gallant volunteer firefighters, responded July 2 to a structure fire on...

Alabama man accused of manipulating ‘vulnerable’ woman into ‘sexual servitude’

Huntsville police have charged a man with second degree human trafficking after investigators said he manipulated a woman into “sexual servitude” with promises of improving her life. Sgt. Chris Jackson of Huntsville police said Michael McDougal,...

Alabama attendees revealed for 2025 SEC football media days

Alabama’s bowl victory in ’53 was an absolute blowout, ‘near perfect’

EDITOR’S NOTE: Every day until Aug. 29, Creg Stephenson is counting down significant numbers in Alabama football history, both in the lead-up to the 2025 football season and in commemoration of the Crimson Tide’s first national championship 100...

TV Talk: 25 years after PBS’s living history series, Magnolia goes ‘Back to the Frontier’ 

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. It’s been more than two decades since the advent of PBS’s living history series that began with 1999’s “The 1900 House” and 2002’s “Frontier House.” These quasi-social...

2028 Wonderkid With OSU & Georgia Offers Stuns NFL & Turns Heads

Think of the most iconic catches in recent memory in college football. Would it be Tyrone Prothro’s behind-the-helmet catch in 2005? Probably yes, right? For starters, the catch won the ‘Game-changing performance of the year,’ and the sheer...

Where could there be severe storms Saturday in Alabama?

Some parts of Alabama may see a severe storm or two on Saturday. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has added a Level 1 out of 5 (marginal) risk for severe weather for all of north Alabama and northern parts of central Alabama today. A Level 1 risk...

EA Sports CFB 26: AAC team ratings and player overalls

Summer 2024 was a landmark year for college football. A new generation finally got its hands on a college football video game. After a 12-year hiatus, EA Sports College Football 25 was released to fill that void, and it was the second-best selling...