Tag: sports
People, Places and Things
By Gwen DeRu
TODAY…
**SISTAH STRUT at Legion Field
**NETWORK AFTER WORK
**COMEDIAN ROCKY DALE DAVIS at the StarDome Comedy Club.
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Naomi Osaka made sure Black lives mattered at the US Open
By Soraya Nadia McDonald
The Undefeated
Naomi Osaka made sure Black lives mattered as she pursued her third Grand Slam victory at the 2020 US Open.
Throughout...
John Thompson Jr., Legendary Georgetown Basketball Coach, Dies At 78
NPR
College basketball has lost a legend. John Thompson Jr., who turned Georgetown University's men's basketball team into a juggernaut and became the first Black...
People, Places and Things
By Gwen DeRu
TODAY…
**NETWORK AFTER WORK, TODAY, 3-5 p.m.
**READ THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES. Get all the latest news!
**COMEDIAN LEANNE MORGAN at the StarDome Comedy Club.
FRIDAY…
**COMEDIAN LEANNE...
Magic City Classic rescheduled to April 17, 2021
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Alabama State and Alabama A&M will play its annual Magic City Classic rivalry game at Legion Field on April 17,...
Former NFL player: Let’s step up our defense against kidney disease
By Gary Burley
As a 10-year National Football League veteran, I learned that the fastest way to a quarterback is a straight line. So, let...
Magic City Classic Moved to the Spring. What That Means for...
The Birmingham Times
The annual Magic City Classic football game between Alabama State University and Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical has been postponed this year and...
No Youth Football for 3,000 players in Birmingham this fall
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Football fans in Birmingham will have to wait to see the next David Palmer, Sam Shade, Olanda Truitt or Quinnen...
NASCAR, FBI investigating ‘heinous act’ after noose is found in Bubba...
By Des Bieler, Cindy Boren and Liz Clarke
Washington Post
NASCAR President Steve Phelps said Monday afternoon that the sport will permanently ban the person or...
World Police and Fire Games Coming to Birmingham 2025
By Pat Byington
bhamnow.com
The 2025 World Police and Fire Games is coming to Birmingham.
The decision which was announced Wednesday brings two major global sporting events...