Sports — Page 29

HUNTSVILLE – Two straight wins after starting the season winless in 10 attempts will garner attention, and MLS NEXT Pro took notice of one Huntsville City Football Club midfielder in […]

MADISON – It’s not exactly Bizarro World of Superman comics fame, or even The Bizarro Jerry episode of “Seinfeld.” Up won’t be down, nobody is going to say hello when […]

MADISON – A top draft pick of the Los Angeles Angels, who pitched for the Trash Pandas last season, has returned to the Rocket City on a rehab assignment. The […]

FLORENCE – A sudden defection by one league member forced the United Athletic Conference to adjust 2024 football schedules, creating a balanced eight-game slate where all nine teams play each […]

HUNTSVILLE – Whatever it is called – mojo, momentum, motivation – the Huntsville City Football Club wants more of it. After failing to notch a win over the first 10 […]

JACKSONVILLE – Bob Jones High School senior pitcher/shortstop Braden Booth became the first player from North Alabama to win the title of the state’s Mr. Baseball in seven years, bringing […]

MADISON – Capping what has already been a big news week locally and regionally, a handful of newsmakers gathered once more Friday morning at Toyota Field to make another announcement. […]

MADISON – The last principal Negro League in baseball ceased operations in 1960, but the legacy left behind by players from those alliances not only remain but are strong as […]

JACKSONVILLE – College athletics are clearly in the middle of a wilderness with no clear path out. The transfer portal and name, likeness and image deals both created upheaval within […]

HARTSELLE – Brad Phillips, a Hazel Green native who has spent 15 seasons coaching at Troy University and the University of South Alabama, has been hired to replace the late […]

Six former Lions to be inducted into UNA Hall of Fame

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama will induct its 35th Athletic Hall of Fame class on Oct. 12, as part of UNA’s Homecoming celebration. This year’s Hall of Fame […]

MONTGOMERY – The University of North Alabama will open its 2024 football season on national television, playing in the 10th annual FCS Kickoff for the second straight year.  The Lions […]

MADISON – The Rocket City Trash Pandas, coming off a series win over first-place Birmingham, return to Toyota Field for their fifth homestand of the Southern League season with a […]

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Closing in on three months into the season, the Huntsville City Football Club finally put up a win, a 4-1 comeback victory punctuated with four straight […]

Wheeler Lake reels in Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament

DECATUR — Wheeler Lake has been chosen as the site for the sixth tournament location of the prestigious Bassmaster Elite Series, Decatur-Morgan County Tourism announced. Anglers will compete on the […]

Wet Dog Triathlon fundraiser set for Decatur

DECATUR – Point Mallard has gone to the dogs. We’re talking figuratively, not literally. In fact, we’re talking about the annual Wet Dog Triathlon. Now in its 24th year, the […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Huntsville Sports Commission have teamed to bring memorable events to the Rocket City. There was, of course, the Southeastern […]

FLORENCE – As the field battled wind and rain when a popup storm rolled through the region, twin brothers from the University of North Alabama took advantage of homefield to […]

DECATUR – Ben Mastin has been named boys basketball head coach at Decatur High School. He previously was head coach at Danville, where he led the Hawks to a 22-10 […]

HUNTSVILLE – As Huntsville’s profile has grown, its reputation as an event destination has ballooned as well. For the first time in the 90-year history of USA Table Tennis it […]

MADISON – The Rocket City Trash Pandas, coming off their first back-to-back pitching shutouts in club history, return home for a six-game homestand tonight through the Memorial Day weekend. Rocket […]

HUNTSVILLE – Foster Ajago returned from injury with a brace – not the medical kind, but two goals for the uninitiated – but it wasn’t enough to give Huntsville City […]

OXFORD – Despite a winning pedigree that includes a Class 6A state championship two years ago and a state runner-up finish last year, tempered expectations greeted a young Athens High […]

HUNTSVILLE – One. Got to get to one before you can get to two. One is always preeminent. One will also be the theme this weekend when the Huntsville City […]