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Jones: They couldn’t beat the Bucs!

Sports In Paradise By Dale Jones The Saints lost to the Buccaneers. Remember? It happened just two days after Christmas. The Cowboys had ruined New Orleans’ perfect season just a week before when Romo and company visited the Superdome to beat Drew and his gang 24-17. Then, just one week later, the beloved Saints lost [...]

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Jones: Tiger should take Hume’s advice

Sports In Paradise By Dale Jones How interesting is it that Brit Hume is taking more heat over his comments regarding Tiger Woods and Christianity than Tiger Woods is for the numerous acts of infidelity he has obviously committed. There is probably no bigger sports figure on the face of the earth than Tiger Woods. [...]

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Jones: Leach will land on his feet

Sports In Paradise By Dale Jones Where do I begin? I guess by saying that I have never been a huge Mike Leach fan. As a football coach, I think he is talented and somewhat innovative, but as a person, well, I never really felt like he had it all together. Leach, who won three [...]

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Jones: Listening to the heartbeat of Urban Meyer

Sports In Paradise By Dale Jones It is official. Doctors did listen to Coach Urban Meyer’s heart and it sounded something like this…Tebow…Tebow…Tebow. Thinking there might be some mistake, the coach got a second opinion, but once again…Tebow…Tebow…Tebow. Crazy, huh? College football fans, and more importantly, Florida Gator fans, were stunned last Saturday when Coach [...]

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Hoover braces for baseball tournament without Bama

As the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament begins, Hoover businesses are getting ready to feel, well, not much of anything. Since [...]

FOOTBALL: SEC & Big 12 conference champs to meet in bowl game

Here is the official release from the SEC on the SEC vs. Big 12 bowl game: SEC AND BIG 12 [...]

ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Coach Nick Saban, Mal Moore talk about game against West Virginia

Alabama confirms game against West Virginia to open 2014 season in Atlanta. Alabama football coach Nick Saban says West Virginia “provides a great challenge for our players and gives us something to look forward to in the offseason.”

Nick Saban, Alabama continue plans to annex Atlanta

Alabama Football: Crimson Tide could face West Virginia in 2014 Chick-Fil-A College Kickoff Game in Atlanta

Recruiting: Alabama lands commitment from #6 pro style QB Cooper Bateman

Alabama needed a quarterback in the next recruiting class, and it landed a commitment from one of the top pro-style [...]

Leadership the Nick Saban Way: How to rally after a loss—four lessons from Alabama’s BCS National Championship

Leadership lessons from Alabama football coach Nick Saban: Turning a loss into an opportunity for growth The Alabama football team [...]