Huntsville to Host the 2021 SEC Gymnastics Championships

BIRMINGHAM – The Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday it is adjusting the site of the 2021 SEC Gymnastics Championship from New Orleans to Huntsville due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19. The 2021 SEC Gymnastics Championship will be held March 20 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. The event was cancelled in 2020 due to […]

A&M and UAH Athletics Tackle Financial Challenges During Pandemic

The pandemic created unique challenges for college athletic programs throughout the country, and the Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference came up with an original answer for its football programs. The SWAC moved the regular season to this spring. Players at Alabama A&M – the school is a member of the SWAC – reported for COVID-19 […]

Get the Inside Scoop Out in the Yard; Milkshake Bar to Open at Town Madison

Milkshakes wilder than Tim Tebow’s college football Freak of the Week.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame … to Work: Trash Pandas Hosting Job Fair

If you wanted to work for a baseball organization – and not just any baseball organization but the team with the most popular name in baseball – here’s your chance. The Rocket City Trash Pandas are hosting a job fair Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. at Toyota Field. As they prepare for their COVID-delayed inaugural […]

Attention all Thrashers (Even Grommets): A Skatepark is Planned for John Hunt Park

In a few months, you’ll be able to go to John Hunt Park and grab some air with your crew on a half-pipe. That’s right, thanks to a $1 million anonymous donation, the city of Huntsville moving ahead with plans for an innovative skatepark that will challenge skaters, from professional to novice. The proposed $4 […]

Business Execs, Make your Pitch at the Rocket City Trash Pandas Business Blast Off

MADISON – It’s time to play ball – B2B style. Toyota Field will feel the roar of the inaugural Rocket City Trash Pandas Business Blast Off from 6-8 p.m. Thursday in the SportsMed Stadium Club. The deadline to register is Tuesday. Visit https://www.milb.com/rocket-city/events/business-blast-off Sponsored by the Rocket City Trash Pandas, this B2B networking event is a […]

Built for Business and Baseball: New Avid Hotel at Town Madison Open

MADISON — It is sure to be a home run for business travelers and baseball fans – the new Avid Hotel at Town Madison has the perfect setup for both, at the Madison/Wall-Triana Highway exit of I-565. It is a just a throw across the infield from Huntsville International Airport, Redstone Arsenal and Cummings Research […]

Trash Pandas Offered 10-year Affiliation Contract with Angels

MADISON  – The Rocket City Trash Pandas have received a Professional Development License offer as the Double-A Minor League Baseball affiliate for the Los Angeles Angels in Major League Baseball’s new player development structure. “When we started talks to purchase the Mobile BayBears and move them to Rocket City, one of the most attractive aspects […]

Prelude to Tokyo: Team USA Rolls into 2021 Paralympic Cycling Season in Huntsville

The Rocket City is quickly becoming a city of elite athletic events. The latest jewel in Huntsville’s crown is the Huntsville Paralympic Cycling Open – a stepping-stone event for the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. After a year of postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Tommy Battle announced Huntsville, in partnership with the U.S. […]

Bryant Bank Donates $125,000 to UAH Nursing, Athletics Programs

Charger Blue has a shade of green today, thanks to a donation from Bryant Bank. Representatives of the bank’s Huntsville office visited the University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing and Athletics Department to make two donations in a total of $125,000. The UAH Charger Athletics program received an unrestricted gift of $25,000 that […]