Over the last two weeks, Friday nights filled with fantastic football games were overshadowed by some strong disagreement of calls. A week after Dadeville thought it made a game-winning field goal at the last second, Wetumpka did not get the benefit of a flag thrown when a deep ball fell incomplete late in the fourth quarter of a one-point game.
Over the weekend, Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger — the most accomplished quarterback of the 2000s who isn’t named Tom Brady — went down for the season with an elbow tear, killing any hope of a Steelers Super Bowl for 2019.
The No. 8 Auburn Tigers (3-0) will travel to College Station, Texas, this weekend and take on the No. 17 Texas A&M Aggies (2-1). It will be the eighth meeting between the two teams since A&M joined the conference in 2012.
Ticket scalping outside of college football stadiums is an American institution. It’s the Wall Street trading pit right there on the sidewalk.
Antonio Brown has been in the new cycle constantly for the past month and periodically over the past year for his antics on and off the football field. He has committed acts of selfishness whether it consists of temper tantrums, frostbite on his feet or calling out coaches and teammates on s…
The Auburn Tigers are 2-0 on the season and ranked No. 8 in the country by the Associated Press. They are also one of only six teams in the nation with a quality win over a top-25 opponent.
Miscellaneous thoughts from the college football weekend…
If there’s one place I feel most at home, it’s at a high school football game.
There are times when you should not try too hard to find flaws. There are definitely times where focusing on the positives can be a good thing but sometimes you have to find where the issues are so things can start improving.
As a diehard Philadelphia Eagles fan, it gives me physical pain talking about the Dallas Cowboys, mainly from gritting my teeth when I have to use their name or the heartbreak they cause me once — sometimes twice — a year. However, my job is to be unbiased when it comes to the NFL and I am a…
The lexicon of sports is full of wonderfully awful clichés like: “We have to play them one game at a time,” and “We must win the line of scrimmage” and “That guy really gives 110%.”
After a college football weekend with more stories than Aesop’s grandfather, it seems a little weird to be talking about Tennessee.
As diehard fans, we want our teams to do well.
Inappropriate adult behavior at high school athletic events in Alabama is a growing concern.
As much as I love college football Saturdays, there are times during the offseason where I feel like the hype is just a little too much. I do not need to read an article or watch a show every day on schedule releases, recruits, Heisman potential, new coaches, etc.
Former Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham has continued to wow both general managers and fans alike. The former Tiger can easily be forgotten with all the first-round drama at the quarterback position that happened in April, but once Stidham stepped on the field teams had to be scratching th…
After weeks of anticipation (or months for some of us), game week has finally arrived for the Auburn Tigers as they will travel to Arlington, Texas to take on the Oregon Ducks on Saturday.
After pining longingly all summer for football to return, what were we treated to? A Florida-Miami game that had enough bad plays to discredit Broadway.
“Oh, I’m sure your boyfriend really loves his sports.”
One of my favorite things about my job is getting to do things I normally wouldn’t do and learn things I often know nothing about. So when Lake magazine editor Betsy Iler asked me to take an Aqua Stand Up class for an article, I was eager to check it out.
With just a few days until college football’s official 2019 kickoff, I now present to you my final, set-in-stone, for-real-this-time predictions. Feel free to use these picks at your local gambling establishment. You can thank me later.
The Auburn Tigers wrapped up preseason camp Sunday with a light practice for the veterans and some situational work for the backups.
The best time of year is upon us with high school and college football starting this week and the NFL preseason underway. With a new season comes new expectations and new household names but who should you draft to your NFL fantasy team?
I’ve been in this business for almost 10 years.
As you know, the football season is just around the corner with high school and college regular season games beginning next week. However, for one final time this summer, I’m here to talk about what to pay attention to across the pond with the football season underway.
Recently, I pointed out how Major League Baseball has agreed to let the Tampa Bay Rays explore playing some of their home games north of the border, bringing baseball back to Montreal for the first time in 15 years.
In preparation for the 2019 college football season, I present to you a few interesting thoughts (and one boring one).
The clock is ticking and we are now only 408 hours (give or take depending on what time you’re actually reading this) away from Auburn’s long-awaited Duck-hunting trip in the state of Texas.
Neither coach Willie Carl Martin or Steve Savarese have stayed in Alexander City.
Humble brag incoming: I love being a part of the Alabama Sports Writers Association. Getting to be a part of the voting committee for high school sports rankings is something I do not take for granted.
Like many sports, baseball was initially seen as a way for America’s young men to get out, enjoy the fresh air and engage in worthwhile exercise.
The Auburn Tigers will scrimmage for the first time during preseason camp Thursday and all eyes will be on the quarterback position. Redshirt freshman Joey Gatewood and true freshman Bo Nix are currently in a heated battle for the coveted spot which, as of right now, is too close to call.
The Auburn versus Oregon game in Dallas, Texas is easily the most influential college football game of the year.
Last week I wrote about how student-athletes are putting in work year-round for just a few short months of actual play. I wrote about how important that offseason work was for building team chemistry, getting bigger, stronger and faster and bonding as one unit.
So far, 2019 has proven to be an exciting year in the world of international sports.
College football teams will finally begin practicing this week and not a moment too soon. As of next Monday, we all should be through the silly-season of miscellaneous polls, rankings and nonsensical quotes turned bulletin board material.
This is where the fun really begins. In just over a week, local teams will hit the fields for their first fall practices, and in just under a month, it’s officially game time.
With just one week to go until the Major League Baseball trade deadline, there are plenty of teams in both leagues with eyes on a spot in the postseason this October. Executives and coaching staffs will be working together to find the right piece to help their team get over the hump.
In a recent column, I mentioned how, over the past nearly two years, the United States men’s national soccer team has been attempting to turn the ship around since missing the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This push has paid some dividends since, as the men’s national team had a relatively strong sho…
All 14 SEC head coaches and 42 different representatives (three from each school) invaded the Hyatt Regency in Hoover last week to take part in the spectacle known as SEC Media Days.
How many times did you hear this little gem last week: “SEC Media Days is the unofficial start to the football season?”
Say what you want about athletes being paid too much or being idolized for the wrong reasons. They are role models, like it or not.
Part of the charm of going to a professional sporting event is watching the insane antics of the team mascot. With so many crazy and unique mascots out there, I decided to put together a list of what I felt are among the best North American sports mascots. For this list, I stuck with profess…
The 23rd annual AHSAA summer conference is upon us this week as administrators, coaches and players converge in Montgomery for practices, games and other events across nine different sports. Eight of those sports focus on upcoming seniors, giving them an extra opportunity for exposure to col…
SEC Media Days are finally here and that means football season isn’t far behind. Here are a few miscellaneous thoughts and comments heading into SEC Media Days...
Ever since the final whistle of Sunday’s World Cup final, I don’t think I have stopped being in a good mood. Despite the U.S. men’s soccer team losing to Mexico in the Gold Cup final that same night, the feeling of seeing the women’s national team win back-to-back world titles is something t…
I can still remember that moment as a little kid in El Paso, Texas. We took the field against our opponents, the Red Raiders, a team from a different league. As I chased down a Red Raider who was looking to score, I noticed something unusual — it was a girl. She eventually passed the ball to…
Sunday was a U.S. soccer fan’s dream.
We are now only 52 days away and counting until Auburn opens its season against the Oregon Ducks at AT&T Stadium on Aug. 31.
If you were asked to name a player or coach who personified the Southeastern Conference, who would it be? There are certainly many fantastic choices.
