The dogs, hoses, and armored cars were not effective in the way that Bull Connor and much of white Birmingham wanted them to be. They did not stop the demonstrations, and they did not prevent desegregation.

The NFL announced the five finalists for the AP Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year awards on Thursday, and Alabama was represented on both lists. Running back Derrick Henry (2013-2015) and defensive back Pat Surtain II (2018-2020) were finalists on the offensive and defensive sides respectively.

The Rev. Boise Kimber, an Alabama native, was installed as the president of the nation’s largest Black denomination on Jan. 13, 2025, in a service at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com) [email protected]

One team has won three consecutive NFL championship games. The Green Bay Packers won the NFL title contest for the 1965, 1966 and 1967 seasons. In the latter two of those campaigns, the Packers defeated the AFL champion in the first two Super Bowls.

A surge in devotees visiting the Ram Janmbhoomi Temple in Ayodhya has led authorities to tighten security measures The influx is attributed to the ongoing Maha

Welcome to Synovus Park, the latest and perhaps greatest chapter in Columbus's long baseball history. Explore the past, embrace the future, eat a peach. (Note: This Ballpark Guide was written while the ballpark in question was still under construction. It will be updated with additional photos and info during the course of the 2025 season.)

Birmingham won that game 27-10 over the New Jersey Generals and went on to post the USFL’s best regular-season mark in 2023 at 8-2 with McGough at quarterback. McGough led the USFL in touchdown passes, TD responsibility and passing-efficiency rating at 108.3 while finishing sixth in rushing yards.

Mark Andrews is “absolutely gutted by what happened” in last weekend’s divisional playoff loss at Buffalo, the veteran Baltimore Ravens tight end said in a social

Wrexham and Birmingham City battled to a 1-1 draw in a potentially crucial match in the League One promotion battle. Ollie Rathbone gave Wrexham the lead inside nine minutes, only for Lyndon Dykes to scramble Birmingham level nine minutes later.

Lake Orion picked up a 65-46 victory at Birmingham Seaholm Wednesday night in an OAA White matchup originally scheduled for the night before.

The Associated Press  The Rev. Boise Kimber, at podium, president-elect of the National Baptist Convention, USA, addresses the group’s

It's time to vote for the Detroit Free Press Girls Prep Athlete of the Week for Jan. 12-18. This week's poll features four basketball players. Voting will be open until 11:59 a.m. Friday. We'll announce the winner here shortly after the poll closes.