Tag: football
BJCTA Fares to Increase; Many Not Pleased
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority’s (BJCTA) plans to increase fares and cut some routes beginning in September and some...
Former UA Quarterback Now Bessemer City High Head Football Coach
Special to The Times
Andrew Zow uses the word “challenge” a lot in describing his new position as head coach of the Bessemer City High...
Auburn announcer Rod Bramblett, wife killed in auto accident
Associated Press
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Rod Bramblett, the longtime radio announcer for Auburn football and basketball games, and his wife were killed in a...
Birmingham Iron makes impressive debut in Alliance of American Football
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Alabama NewsCenter
Dakota Nichols knows all about pro football in Birmingham, even though the 31-year-old wasn’t alive when most of those teams...
Word on The Street
Compiled by Erica Wright
The Birmingham Iron football kicked off its season on Sunday with a convincing victory. We asked area residents, Can the Iron...
Mayor: Rename CrossPlex in honor of Larry Langford
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday recommended that the city council rename the Birmingham CrossPlex in honor of former Mayor Larry...
Birmingham Iron roster filled with players who have Alabama connections
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
On the final day of its first-ever, league-wide training camp in San Antonio, Texas, the Birmingham Iron professional football team of...
Wormsby: Why I’m pulling for the new Birmingham Iron team
By Hollis Wormsby
This Sunday, at 2 p.m., Birmingham’s latest professional football team, the Iron, will begin play at Legion Field and here are some...
Magic City Classic Week Events Went Way Beyond Football (Photos)
Birmingham Times Staff report
Photos by Reginald Allen
Magic City Classic Week had it all -- from entertainment with hip-hop and R&B artists, live DJs, freestyle...
MCC2017: A Rivalry Far Bigger Than Homecoming and Won-Loss Records
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
Donald Hill-Eley gets it.
The interim head football coach at Alabama State University is in his third year on...