MADISON — The transition of the minor league Mobile BayBears to Madison was on a seamless track last year. Opening day for the return of professional baseball to the Tennessee Valley was not far off, and the renamed Rocket City Trash Pandas were ready to open their inaugural season at a brand new Toyota Field. […]
Host cities and venues generally have a year to prepare for the Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Championships. This year, the Von Braun Center had barely two months to prepare for the event after it was pulled from New Orleans because that city was deemed a COVID-19 hot spot. Alabama won the title with a late surge […]
Mack among the field in Korn Ferry Tour’s inaugural Huntsville Championship this week at The Ledges.
The outfield fences are down and earth is being moved as the city has started the renovation of Joe Davis Stadium from primarily a baseball park to a multi-use venue. If construction isn’t delayed, the former site of the Double-A baseball Huntsville Stars will once again host high school football, that is if school administrators […]
SOMERVILLE — For anyone who received an autographed collectible football at Super Bowl LV in Tampa, here’s a fun fact: the souvenir made its way to the Sunshine State via Somerville. The small town in Morgan County is home to the headquarters for Alabama Molding and Decorating (Amdek). That’s the name founder Robert Tetzlaff gave the […]
MADISON — In just six weeks and after a delay of more than a year, the Rocket City Trash Pandas will finally play in Toyota Field. A year after COVID-19 led to the cancellation of Minor League Baseball, and wiping out the team’s highly anticipated inaugural season, the organization is gearing up for a restart. […]
The North Alabama War Dawgs’ first trip into the American Basketball Association playoffs proved a big success with a 131-105 win over the River Region Generals last Sunday at James Clemens High School. The War Dawgs advanced to the Southeast Region championship game Sunday at James Clemens. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. against the […]
Korn Ferry Tour’s inaugural Huntsville Championship tees off April 26-May 2.
Less than a year working at Walt Disney World, Kenny Paone lost the feeling of any magic in the summer of 2016. The infamous Pulse nightclub shooting that killed 49 in Orlando dominated the news. Days later, a 2-year-old toddler was dragged into water by an alligator at Disney World and killed. There were other […]
Mayor Battle: “We still have to wear masks; we still have to stay apart; and we still have to sanitize”
