Minor League Baseball ‘Modernized’; Trash Pandas in Double-A South League;

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Rocket City Signs Professional Development License With Angels

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Huntsville to Host the 2021 SEC Gymnastics Championships

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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 […]

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A&M and UAH Athletics Tackle Financial Challenges During Pandemic

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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 […]

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

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

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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Trash Pandas Offered 10-year Affiliation Contract with Angels

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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 […]

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

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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. […]

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