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AAF Power Rankings – Week 5

AAF Power Rankings – Week 5

What a week of football as the entire Alliance and the power rankings were turned upside down outside of the #1 spot. Orlando continues to be the solid leader in the league, but Birmingham fell for the first time while Memphis and Atlanta made quarterback changes and got their first wins of the season. This…

AAF Power Rankings – Week 4

AAF Power Rankings – Week 4

Week 3 taught us a lot about the various teams in the Alliance of American Football. The Birmingham Iron continued their winning ways with a dominant 28-12 win over Atlanta. The Legends fall to 0-3 and continue to be looked at as one of the worst teams in the league. Overall, the league changed a…

AHSAA State Basketball Championships Set

AHSAA State Basketball Championships Set

The final 56 teams in the seven classifications of boys and girls basketball in the AHSAA are set to meet at Legacy Arena in Birmingham beginning on February 25 and running through March 2. Multiple reigning state champions will be the BJCC once again. Mountain Brook highlights the boys field with the Spartans led by…

Zion Williamson out with a “mild knee sprain” after bizarre shoe blowout

Duke freshman Zion Williamson left last night’s marquee match-up between the Blue Devils and rival North Carolina just 36 seconds into the contest after a bizarre incident where he planted his foot so hard, he ripped through his Nike basketball shoe and hit the floor grabbing his knee in pain. The rubber sole ripped loose…

Auburn shoots the lights out en route to 79-56 win over Arkansas

Auburn shoots the lights out en route to 79-56 win over Arkansas

23 points were scored in the first seven minutes, but Arkansas only had one of those as Auburn got off to a huge 22-1 start and never looked back as the Tigers cruised to victory Wednesday night 79-56 over the Razorbacks. Auburn hit 51.5% of their three-point attempts Wednesday night to get the win and…

Alabama blows double digit second half lead, drops 65-56 to Texas A&M

Alabama blows double digit second half lead, drops 65-56 to Texas A&M

The hits just keep coming for Alabama basketball as the Tide drop their third game in a row, giving them their first three-game losing streak of the season, as they travel to College Station and fall for the second time this season to Texas A&M. Alabama led by as much as 12 in the second…

Orlando Apollos move practice to Georgia due to worker’s compensation laws

Orlando Apollos move practice to Georgia due to worker’s compensation laws

The Alliance of American Football took another PR hit this morning when the Orlando Sentinel published a story about about the Orlando Apollos having to pick up and move their practice to Georgia at the beginning of March. The team has to do so due to the state of Florida excluding professional athletes from receiving…

Auburn hosts Arkansas to try and improve conference standing

Auburn hosts Arkansas to try and improve conference standing

Auburn is back in the win column after a couple of tough losses to LSU and Ole Miss. The Tigers defeated Vanderbilt on the road this past Saturday 64-53 for their first win at Vanderbilt since February 16, 2000 losing their previous 10 meetings in Nashville. They will host Arkansas tonight at 7:30 pm on…

Auburn vs. Georgia expected to move earlier in season

Auburn vs. Georgia expected to move earlier in season

One of the biggest complaints when it comes to scheduling in the college football season is the tough slate in the month of November, especially when it comes to the Auburn Tigers who have to play Georgia and Alabama both within three weeks, including both on the road every other year. That problem may be…

Former Virginia Tech QB Josh Jackson transfers to Maryland

Former Virginia Tech QB Josh Jackson transfers to Maryland

One of the hot destinations for former Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts to end up in his time in the transfer portal was Maryland, following former Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley up north. While Hurts ultimately chose Oklahoma, that left Maryland needing a quarterback after Kasim Hill put his name in the transfer portal as well.…