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MADISON – Summer is back in full swing at Toyota Field. The Rocket City Trash Pandas are back home to end the first half of the season with a six-game […]

UNA Coaches Caravan roars into Huntsville

FLORENCE — University of North Alabama officials want to share the excitement of athletics developments with Huntsville-area fans. So, coaches are jumping aboard the first Coaches Caravan for a meet-and-greet […]

TORONTO  – In a lot of sports, you give the ball to the player with the hot hand. In soccer, it’s the hot foot. And, for Huntsville City FC, that […]

Trash Pandas' Ingram joins Angels

MADISON – The longest tenured pitcher in Rocket City Trash Pandas history is heading west. The Los Angeles Angels recalled left-handed pitcher Kolton Ingram from the Trash Pandas for his […]

GUNTERSVILLE — It’s called HydroFest – with an emphasis on Fest. This month, the annual high-speed boat racing takes place on Lake Guntersville, with thousands of people watching the two-day […]

Huntsville City FC ends homestand with win

HUNTSVILLE — As storms approached the area Sunday night, lightning struck quickly for Huntsville City FC in its match with St. Louis City 2. Lightning, as in a goal by […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville City Council played ball last week when they approved nearly a half-million dollars for a much needed – and much anticipated – Martin Road Recreation Center […]

FLORENCE – University of North Alabama officials announced Friday that big changes are coming to the school. Those changes will be coming in the form of an on-campus, multipurpose stadium. […]

Rockets aiming to win Armed Forces softball game

HUNTSVILLE – Statistics, wins and headlines tell the history of the annual Armed Forces Celebration softball game between the North Alabama Rockets and Team Redstone. As far back as 2017, […]

Athens hosting Masters Games of Alabama events

ATHENS — The city of Athens, Greece, is the birthplace of the Olympics. So, it seems only fitting that the city of Athens, Ala., would host Olympic-style competition. But, don’t […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville City Council made a splash with a $6.4 million contract construction agreement for phase IV of the Huntsville Aquatics Center. The contract with Garber Construction involves […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s got a strange name, but pickleball will be the highlight for the John Hunt Park Recreation Center. With John Hunt Park quickly becoming known as Huntsville’s “Central […]

Tale of two halves mark Huntsville City FC loss

HUNTSVILLE — It was the best of games; it was the worst of games. (Apologies to Charles Dickens). What it was Sunday night was a heart-breaking 4-3 loss for Huntsville […]

MADISON – The calendar has turned and Sonny days and nights are in the forecast at Toyota Field. Sonny DiChiara, that is. The former Auburn slugger has been activated and […]

HUNTSVILLE – There will be some fishy business going on Saturday at the Brahan Spring Park North Lagoon. It’s the 39th annual Wally Vess Youth Fishing Rodeo. Anglers ages 6-12 […]

HUNTSVILLE – While athletes were competing for gold, Huntsville was seeing green. And, a lot of it. The Rocket City is quickly becoming a sports city, if last week was […]

HUNTSVILLE — The names of Jose Canseco, Prince Fielder and Don Mincher stand out in Huntsville baseball lore. But, the names of Gabby Street, “Hub” Myhand and “Ducky” Holmes are […]

TANNER — Age is no barrier when it comes to Calhoun Community College’s summer camps. The school released this summer’s schedule and there is something for everyone from elementary-school-age kids […]

HUNTSVILLE — International paracyclists are rolling into Cummings Research Park this weekend for the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup. Held every four years with the international world finals in Paris […]

HUNTSVILLE — It was life imitating art, so to speak, in the Huntsville area last weekend. There were packed houses at the newly renovated Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis […]

HUNTSVILLE — And, just like that, opening night is over and it’s back to work for the next match at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium for Huntsville City […]

HUNTSVILLE — The world is coming to Huntsville. That is, the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup. Athletes from 40 countries will be on the streets for the event this weekend […]

World’s fastest racing boats return to Lake Guntersville

GUNTERSVILLE — Alabama is known for fast cars and a NASCAR superspeedway, but the southern state has also developed a name for fast boats on a liquid track. Lake Guntersville’s extreme […]

UNA includes mental health screenings for student-athletes

FLORENCE — As more athletes acknowledge the toll that school, sports, and life in general take on their mental health, colleges and universities are stepping up their game when it […]