AP: An Alabama university professor accused of fatally shooting three colleagues at a faculty meeting this week shot her younger brother dead at their home in the Boston suburbs more than 20 years ago, but records of it are missing, police said Saturday. Amy Bishop shot her teenage brother in the chest in 1986, Braintree [...]
Archive | February, 2010
Tebow Update: NASCAR, EA Sports & NFL
Tim Tebow is busy these days. He filmed a Super Bowl commercial and this last week hit Daytona. According to the AP, “Tebow, serving as grand marshal for one of the Daytona 500 qualifying races Thursday, declined to address reporters in the media center because he wanted to avoid talk about his Super Bowl commercial [...]
Roundup of UAH shooting coverage
Here are samples of national and international coverage about the shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Powered by Mochila REUTERS: Three killed in Alabama shooting. Three people were killed and one wounded in shootings at the University of Alabama at Huntsville on Friday, and a suspected shooter was in custody, a university spokesman [...]
Goodman talks Alabama, Auburn & UCF
T.J. Walls Recruiting Correspondent Recruiting Profile: Josh Goodman, Lake Howell High School This past year Lake Howell High School produced Florida State signee Christian Jones. It appears over the next few years the 5A program is loaded with blue chip prospects and you will be sure to find college football coaches in the stands with [...]
The Tim Tebow Rule
The NCAA was busy making rules on everything from taunting to concussions to kickoff wedges to tv monitors in the coaching box and more. One rule of interest: “Requiring players who wear “eye black” to use solid black with no words, logos, numbers or other symbols. That will be effective next season.” I guess this [...]
Tide’s player personnel director & the NCAA
Report: Alabama’s director of player personnel committed major NCAA violations at Central Florida Don Kausler of the Birmingham News reported tonight something that might concern Alabama fans—an athletic department employee committed major recruiting violations while at the University of Central Florida. According to the Birmingham News, “Ed Marynowitz, who joined coach Nick Saban’s staff in [...]
Gerald Wallace didn’t mesh with Mark Gottfried
AP: Growing up in Childersburg, Ala., population 4,579, Wallace was the can’t-miss star. He earned national player of the year awards in high school, was a McDonald’s All-American and was expected to become a state hero down the road at Alabama. It didn’t happen. Wallace didn’t mesh with coach Mark Gottfried and knew right away [...]
PHOTOS: SI’s Swimsuit models & more
This week brought news of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit edition. Sports Illustrated Covergirl Brooklyn Decker poses (below) with a poster of the 2010 swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated magazine in New York, USA, 09 February 2010. The swimsuit issue hits newsstands this week and is the most widely-read issue of any magazine in the world. “Read” [...]
SEC Recruiting: LSU lands big play threat
Recruiting news of interest around the SEC T.J. Walls Recruiting Correspondent At 6’3”, 192 lbs, Armand Williams received the gift of a lifetime just 6 days before National Signing Day. On January 28th Les Miles extended Williams the offer that he’d been dreaming about all his life. Williams was the #98 wide receiver (in the [...]
Admission! Auburn fan running the News
I thought Alabama was the only school with sidewalk alums? It sure sounded like Pam Siddall was one of those sidewalk fans, but in an interesting twist. She cheers for Auburn. Based on the conversation today on Paul Finebaum’s Radio Network, the Birmingham News sports editor Tom Arenberg confirmed Pam Siddall as an Auburn fan [...]
Razorbacks on the case
There are certain things you don’t mess with, and Arkansas fans are one of them. Ask one of the best SEC coaches what happens when you piss off the Razorback faithful. Houston Nutt still coaches in the SEC but he is doing it at another school, and his cell phone records are now public. A [...]
Birmingham Snooze not biased, just cheap and lazy
By Hunter Ford Capstone Report founder Alan Atchison led off the Finebaum show on the day after the Super Bowl with a distinctive topic, namely that he believes the Birmingham News is acting as a public relations firm for Auburn athletics. He had some great points but I believe he stopped way short. When you’re [...]
The week in sports (pictures)
And yes this is just an excuse to post a few Carrie Underwood photographs and Danica Patrick too. And cheerleaders. Photo from fOTOGLIF Carrie Underwood sings the Star Spangled Banner before the New Orleans Saints face the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, February 7, 2010 in Super Bowl XLIV at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. [...]
Shane: Auburn gains momentum
Auburn gains momentum with amazing recruiting success By Shane from Centerpoint New head coach Gene Chizik came to Auburn amid controversy and doubt. The infamous “heckler” incident along with the Tiger fan base’s general lack of confidence in the young football coach’s abilities (mainly due to his 5-19 career record) were indicative of the uphill [...]
Stop reading the Birmingham News
Commentary by Alan Being number 1 is rough. Well maybe not. Sure you have to deal with the slings from rivals trying to catch you, but that is life. Also part of the life of a champion is dealing with a confrontational press. Those pompous pimps of positivism (aka those bums that work for Newhouse [...]
Super Bowl Preview: Brees vs. Manning
For those interested in the Super Bowl, here are two stories embedded in this post about this years Super Bowl. First, Brees takes leadership role beyond football. Second, Peyton’s Place: Star QB pitches for Super Bowl win. Enjoy. Powered by Mochila Powered by Mochila
Warren Sapp pulled from NFL Network
For those interested in the Super Bowl this is from the AP: Former football star Warren Sapp has been taken off the air while the NFL Network reviews a domestic battery allegation in Miami Beach. Network spokesman Dennis Johnson says the incident is being reviewed and Sapp won’t be part of Sunday’s Super Bowl coverage. [...]
BIZARRE: It is Alabama, no wait Auburn!
Will the recruiting news stop for one day so fans could enjoy basketball? Or at least not think about college football for one Saturday and maybe think about the Super Bowl? I guess that is an impossible dream in a state that is always obsessed with football. And Saturday was a bizarre day in the [...]
Recruiting: Vols landed a good one in Jackson
T.J.Walls Recruiting Correspondent Recruiting Analysis: Martaze Jackson The Tennessee Volunteer’s May Have Found a Diamond in the Rough Each year during National Signing Day great players across the country are overlooked by many Division I programs. Former Pro and now high school scout, Max Emfinger calls it “Flying Under the Recruiting Radar.” Derek Dooley and [...]
Capstone Saturdays: Fire When Ready, Aight?
Editorial Cartoon: Fire When Ready, Aight? I continue to be utterly amazed by the job Nick Saban has done and continues to do at Alabama. When you stop and think about what he’s accomplished in just three short years, it is staggering. First, there was the change of perception. Momentum and buzz stepped off the [...]
Alabama was a target in 2010 recruiting
Winning the national championship makes other teams insecure. Doubt that? Then the 2010 recruiting season is proof—Alabama was the target in the living rooms as rival teams tried anything to hurt Alabama. It was widely discussed during the recruiting season, but Nick Saban made it official at his National Signing Day press conference. “When a [...]
Alabama’s 2010 recruiting class
Here is the official release detailing the Alabama Crimson Tide’s 2010 recruiting class. Crimson Tide Ink 18 on National Signing Day (courtesy of UA Media Relations) TUSCALOOSA – University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban announced today that 18 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to play football with the Crimson Tide, joining [...]
Recruiting: Blue chippers flocking to Florida
AP: Despite the uncertainty about coach Urban Meyer’s future with the Gators, Florida landed one of the top classes in the country Wednesday on national signing day. …In December, Meyer first resigned, then decided instead to take a leave of absence to deal with health issues. That leave hasn’t happened yet, and any concern that [...]
Tony Mitchell’s suspension much needed
As the Crimson Tide takes the floor tonight in basketball’s version of the Iron Bowl (part one, anyway), it’ll do [...]