Tag: sports
City Council approves agreement with MLB for Youth Academy
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council voted 8-1 on Tuesday to approve an agreement with Major League Baseball for a Youth Academy...
Birmingham hosts NCAA Track and Field Championship, more to come
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Alabama Newscenter
Beth Monson sounded a four-fingered whistle as her daughter Alicia Monson rounded the track Friday, March 8, night at the Birmingham...
People, Places and Things
By Gwen DeRu
CELEBRATE WOMEN’S MONTH!
“HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY WEEKEND!”
TODAY
DAN + SHAY THE TOUR with special guest MORGAN EVANS at the Alabama Theatre.
THE CONGO SERIES:...
MLB Youth Academy could still open at George Ward Park with...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
After repeated delays, the Birmingham City Council could try again next week to consider George Ward Park as the site...
Miles College captures first ever SIAC basketball championship
milesgoldenbears.com
The Miles College Golden Bears completed a stunning one-year turnaround, dismantling LeMoyne-Owen College (LOC) 70-46 Saturday night at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham to win their...
Wenonah Dragons boys defeat Center Point, claim state basketball crown
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Wenonah High School limited Center Point to just two points in the second quarter en route to a 52-34 triumph as the Dragons claimed...
Major League Baseball reassesses Academy at George Ward Park
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Calling it a “sad day” in the city of Birmingham, Councilor William Parker said Major League Baseball is now reassessing...
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...
Frank Robinson, baseball’s fearsome trailblazer, dies at 83
By David Ginsburg and Ben Walker
Associated Press
Crowding the plate, fearsome and fearless, Frank Robinson hammered his way into the Hall of Fame.
His legacy, however,...
People, Places and Things
By Gwen DeRu
TODAY
THE FOUR Auditions Battle for Stardome & WATCH PARTY, at Iron City, 4 p.m.
REED TURCHI, JARED GRABB and BRETT CONLIN at the...