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Decatur, Ala. | Monday, May 21, 2012

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Richardson is anything but ordinary

Ordinary? Really? Trent Richardson is ordinary? That’s the opinion of NFL Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown, a cranky 76-year-old ex-star who never is shy with his opinions and gave his … more

4/27/12 | 334 views

NFL scouts cast strong vote for Alabama

It hardly seems like an argument worth having. Was Alabama really most deserving of the national championship last college football season? Yes, I know — it seems as if polishing the … more

4/22/12 | 2194 views

It took years to build this champion

BIRMINGHAM — Four years ago, Ricky Allen built a Brewer girls basketball team he thought could win a state championship. At the least, he thought it could win regionals and get to the Final Four … more

3/4/12 | 1327 views | 3 comments

Brewer senior finds winning side of herself

BIRMINGHAM — Brewer High has a girls basketball player who’s considered a nice, sweet high school student. She dresses nice, makes good grades, smiles and doesn’t speak out often. This is … more

3/2/12 | 1152 views | 1 comment

This regional wasn’t great to underdogs

HANCEVILLE — The Northwest Regional ended Saturday night, and Cinderella didn’t do so well. This year’s tournament didn’t see a ton of upsets. For the most part, the favorites rolled … more

2/25/12 | 851 views

Hamby leaves huge legacy at West Morgan

HANCEVILLE — The question was short and so was the answer, but neither was simple. Not at all. After West Morgan fell 50-47 to Holly Pond in Thursday’s Class 3A Northwest Regional semifinals, … more

2/25/12 | 1112 views | 6 comments

Coaching tree grows from Wally Sanders

HANCEVILLE — It didn’t take but a moment for Wally Sanders to know what offense Athens High was running late in its Northwest Regional semifinal win Wednesday. Sanders retired in 1999 after a … more

2/23/12 | 252 views

Austin has winning pair on the bench

HANCEVILLE — Austin coach Demond Garth wasn’t happy, and his sharpshooting guard, Detrick Mostella, knew it. During a quick break in the action in Tuesday’s Northwest Regional semifinals, … more

2/22/12 | 319 views | 3 comments

4-team BCS wouldn’t stop the whining

The Bowl Championship Series appears to be moving closer to something that we might call a playoff, but here’s guessing the complaints about the system won’t go away. The conference … more

2/9/12 | 630 views | 1 comment

Eli is awesome, but his old man was good, too

The Manning family won another Super Bowl championship Sunday, giving Eli two to brother Peyton’s one. But are either truly the best quarterback in their family? Their father, Archie Manning, … more

2/6/12 | 467 views | 3 comments