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The National Basketball Association has been ascendant for decades, and yet another influx of cash promises to keep the league near the top of the sports media ecosystem for years to come. In July, the NBA inked 11-year contracts worth $76 billion with the Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal, and Amazon Prime Video to broadcast games starting next season. It will increase the game's reach in the United States and around the world, as Commissioner Adam Silver said when the agreements were...
The official launch of the Auburn basketball season will begin on Thursday, October 17 at Toomer's Corner. The Auburn Athletics Department and the City of Auburn have teamed up for an evening basketball celebration that includes: live music, vendors, shopping, sports and more culminating with a concert by renowned country music superstar, singer and songwriter Cole Swindell. The full event is free and open to the public. Fans with deeper pockets can purchase enhanced experiences through VBIP...
October 15, 2024 - Mobile - South Alabama played well defeating Troy in Mobile in the Battle for the Belt 2024. The Troy-South Rivalry had a national TV audience via ESPN+. Troy officially is "tied" for the youngest team of starters in NCAA D1 football. Same is offered as a basis to understand the individual play and Coaching factors with the uniqueness of the greatest inexperience. Yet there should be no credit taken from South Alabama with regards to team play and exceptional sports play of...
October 12, 2024 - The Alabama Gazette panel bounced back in Week 7 after a really bad Week 6. Alabama's performance versus South Carolina was disappointing; but they managed to come away with the win. Auburn took the week off to try to get right for the SEC home stretch. Georgia is continuing to work on its issues, while Texas thoroughly dominated its rival. The staff finished in a 5-way tie at 6 and 1 for the week. The SEC games in week 7 were: Vanderbilt 20, Kentucky 18 LSU 29, Ole Miss 26...
October 18, 2024 – the Alabama Gazette panel has released their picks for Southeastern Conference week 8. Both Alabama and Auburn are on the road this week. Auburn goes to Missouri; while Alabama visits Tennessee. Alabama is fighting to stay in position to stay relevant in the SEC hunt. Auburn is just trying to win its first SEC game. The big game of the week for the SEC and the nation is Georgia at #1 Texas Auburn at Missouri Alabama at Tennessee South Carolina at Oklahoma Texas A&M at M...
October 19, 2024 – Knoxville – orange clad Volunteer fans were smoking cigars and singing 'Rocky Top' after the University of Tennessee football team bested the University of Alabama 17 to 24. For Tide head Coach Kalen DeBoer its been a rough introduction to SEC football. Just three weeks ago, Alabama was the number 1 team in the country. Then two road trips to Tennessee in the last three weeks happened. In the first, a trip up I-65 to Nashville to play Vanderbilt, resulted in Vanderbilt's fir...
October 19, 2024 – Columbia, Missouri - the Auburn University football team as most people expected fell to the Missouri Tigers in Columbia. The Auburn football program has fallen to such a low point that they were Missouri's homecoming opponent on Saturday and Missouri fans did not leave the stadium disappointed. Auburn has now lost all four Southeastern Conference games that they have played and has fallen to 2 and 5 for the season. Auburn's only wins were over Alabama A&M and New Mexico. T...
October 19, 2024 – the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) football team played much better than in recent weeks; but it ultimately was not enough to overcome the tenacity of the University of South Florida (USF). UAB had a five point lead late in the fourth quarter; but UAB was ultimately overrun by a determined comeback by USF and lost 25 to 35. UAB was outscored 15 to 6 in the fourth quarter. UAB Quarterback Jalen Kitna had arguably his best game as a Blazer in the loss – completing 33...
October 25,2024 - Week 8 of the Southeastern Conference was filled with disappointments. Alabama's playoff hopes hang by a thread after the Tide collapsed down the stretch and the dumpster fire that is Hugh Freeze's Auburn team continued a Missouri. Texas did not live up to their hype in Austin against Georgia. The Alabama Gazette panel (with some notable exceptions) predicted that Auburn would lose; but were burned by the Alabama, Kentucky, and Texas losses. The SEC games of the week were: Aubu...
It is hard to believe that we are already at week nine of the Southeastern Conference football season. We have another exciting week of games – games that will separate the contenders from the pretenders. Auburn is still looking for its first SEC win of the year. Alabama is at .500 in the conference and looking at possible playoff elimination this week. The SEC games of the week are Ole Miss at Oklahoma Arkansas at Mississippi State Missouri at Alabama Auburn at Kentucky Texas at Vanderbilt L...
October 26, 2024 – LEXINGTON, KY - the Auburn University football team defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 10 to 24 after trailing 10 to nothing in a game that was not really that close. Auburn has not been horrible this year. Arguably this is the most talented Auburn team that has taken the field in these last four years since the powers that be at Auburn inexplicably let go of Gus Malzahn. At points in every game these Auburn Tigers have played very good football – but they just have not done it...
October 26, 2024- TUSCALOOSA, AL.- The University of Alabama Crimson Tide got back in the win column with a 34 to 0 win over the Tigers of Missouri in week nine of the college football season. The Tide have not met the expectations of many this season, but they showed a determined effort against the #21 ranked tigers. The running game has been lacking for the majority of this campaign but there was an obvious emphasis Saturday on incorporating the ground game into the game plan. Coach Kalen...
The NFL isn't just about football games; it's a cultural powerhouse in the United States. With millions of fans across the country and beyond, it's no wonder the league dominates sports headlines year-round. But what really grabs people's attention is the battle for popularity among the teams. Fans show their loyalty not only by filling stadiums but also by following their favorite teams on social media platforms like Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, and Facebook. So, which is the most...
Auburn, Ala - - - East Alabama Area Youth for Christ (EAYFC), a local non-profit organization located in Auburn, AL hosted its 39th Annual Golf Classic at Auburn University Club on October 7, 2024. A total of 30 teams played in the tournament. All proceeds from the event were given in support of East Alabama Area Youth for Christ. Food and drinks for the event were provided by Chuck's Bar-B-Que, Krispy Kreme, Ross House Coffee, Chick-Fil-A, Auburn Coca-Cola Bottling Co., and Moe's Original BBQ....
October 26, 2024 – the Alabama Gazette football panel was divided by the games this week and by the results we were right to be divided. Auburn had by far their most complete game of the season thus far and gained their first Southeastern Conference win when they defeated Kentucky. Alabama bounced back from a disappointing trip to Knoxville with a stellar performance at home against Missouri. The SEC games of the week were: Ole Miss at Oklahoma – Ole Miss won 26 to 14 Arkansas at Mis...
November 1, 2024 - MONTGOMERY - Alabama has a bye week as they prepare for an epic showdown with LSU. The loser of that game will almost certainly not be in the playoffs. Auburn is at home this week hosting Vanderbilt. Auburn (3 and 5 on the season) desperately needs a win here is they hope to go to a bowl game and avoid a third straight losing season. The SEC games of the week are: Ole Miss at Arkansas Vanderbilt at Auburn Georgia and Florida at Jacksonville Maine at Oklahoma Massachusetts at...
September 9, 2024 - the University of Alabama had its' hands full on Saturday with the University of South Florida. For three and a half quarters the final outcome of the game was very much in doubt before Alabama pulled away and added some exclamation point touchdowns in the final five minutes of the game in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Legendary Tide Coach Nick Saban was on hand on Saturday as Alabama named their field after him. It will still be Bryant Denny Stadium but the field will be Saban Field...
On Saturday, the Auburn Tigers played a better team and were beaten on the field 21 to 14. Auburn's defense limited Cal to just fourteen points in three quarters of action; but the offense just never could get on track. Auburn scored its first touchdown early in the first quarter with three crisp pass completions and then did very little offensively until the fourth quarter. Cal's Fernando Mendoza had a much better game than Auburn's Payton Thorne. Mendoza had two touchdown passes and 233 yards...
The Alabama Gazette panel had a largely successful week during week two of the college football season. The Berkley Bears coming to Auburn and stifling the Tigers offense was surprising to the panel. Only Christopher Peeks correctly predicted that one. The South Carolina would thoroughly dominate Kentucky Wildcats shocked the panel. The panel was divided on the Arkansas versus Oklahoma State game. That was proven correct by Oklahoma State narrow victory. In the Arkansas versus Oklahoma State...
The third week of the SEC season is here. While many SEC teams are still playing non-conference opponents, more Southeastern Conference Teams are beginning conference play. The Alabama Gazette staff are picking the SEC games each week of the college football season. The games this week are: LSU (1-1)at South Carolina (2-0) Alabama (2-0) at Wisconsin (2-0) Boston College at Missouri (2-0) Texas A&M (1-1) at Florida (1-1) UAB (1-1) at Arkansas (1-1) Tulane (1-1) at Oklahoma (2-0) Ole Miss (2-0)...
On Saturday, UAB picked up its first loss of the season when the Blazers traveled to play ULM at Malone Stadium. The Warhawks crushed the Blazers in a 32 to 6 rout. UAB could not stop the ULM run game. The Warhawks rushed the ball 48 times for 205 yards and 2 touchdowns. ULM's Car'lin Vigers returned an interception 30 yards for another touchdown. UAB also turned it over twice on fumbles. ULM added three field goals and a safety. UAB scored on one field goal in the first quarter and a field...
Auburn improved to 2 and 1 on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium with a blowout win over New Mexico 45 to 19. Auburn opened the first two games of the season with Senior Payton Thorne starting at quarterback; but after week two's disappointing offensive performance in the home loss to California at Berkley Coach Hugh Freeze made a change at quarterback. Freeze announced on Friday that freshman quarterback Hank Brown would be the starter against New Mexico. That gamble by the coaching staff paid big...
It was billed as Bama's toughest test yet- a SEC powerhouse program versus one of the historically top 4 or 5 Big 10 programs. What it turned out to be was another tune-up game ahead of the University of Alabama's Southeastern Conference opener. The Tide journeyed all the way to Madison Wisconsin and thoroughly throttled the outmanned Badgers 42 to 10. It was Coach Kalen DeBoer's third win as the Tide's head coach and it was utter domination. The Tide defense was pushed on the first drive by...
The Alabama Gazette panel correctly picked that Georgia would defeat Kentucky; but most of us thought that Georgia would win it by four touchdowns. The hard fought defensive contest that they actually played in the third week of the SEC season was entirely unanticipated by most of the staff. The staff was divided on the LSU versus South Carolina game and we were correct in that game could have gone either way. Most of the panel failed to predict Toledo's dominance over Mississippi State. More...
Overall the Alabama Gazette panel had a good week picking Southeastern Conference football games. More teams will be starting conference play this week so expect some real wars like the LSU v. South Carolina and Georgia v. Kentucky games this week. A number of teams are still playing out of conference opponents. SEC games of the week Florida is at Mississippi State Ohio is at Kentucky Arkansas is at Auburn UCLA is at LSU Vanderbilt is at Missouri Akron is at Sout Carolina Bowling Green is at...
