[ South Alabama is back in the NCAA softball tournament and back in Gainesville. The Jaguars earned the No. 2 seed for the NCAA Gainesville Regional on Sunday, their first trip to the tournament since 2021 when they also played on the University of Florida campus in the postseason. South Alabama (32-18-1) will face No. … Read more
[ South Alabama has added its second transfer portal recruit of the 2024 spring cycle, with former Mississippi State safety Trent Singleton set to join the Jaguars’ program this summer. Singleton did not play in a game for the Bulldogs in 2023 after redshirting as a true freshman the previous year, and has three seasons … Read more
[ South Carolina capped an undefeated season with a n 87-75 win over Caitlin Clark and Iowa to win the women’s NCAA Final Four. Celebrate the SEC championship for the Gamecocks (38-0) with gear from Fanatics. The Gamecocks won their third national championship, a year after Dawn Staley’s team fell to Iowa and Clarke in … Read more
[ A Montgomery County deputy sheriff critically injured in an on-duty crash earlier this week has died. Deputy Jermyius Young, 21, died Friday night at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. “Deputy Young was a fine law enforcement officer,’’ Sheriff Derrick Cunningham said in a press release. “He was loyal, unselfish and efficient.” The deputy had worked … Read more
[ In the piece, “25 Southern Bucket List Experiences That Will Change Your Life,” Southern Living writer Tara Massouleh McCay explores “quintessential Southern experiences are things you can only do in the South” and says “they’re also things you’ll remember for the rest of your days.” The list includes rites of passage like watching a … Read more
[ There’s an armadillo nosing around in my garden. I hear he and his kin have been poking a nose in many of your gardens, too. It’s been banner year for armadillos. I’ve seen veritable herds of them messing around in the woods. Most of us don’t mind armadillos until we are sharing a bed … Read more
[ South Alabama homered four times — including twice in the first inning — to build an early lead at Troy on Saturday, then held on for a 10-8, series-clinching victory at Riddle-Pace Field. Ethan Melton, Jacob Haley, Micah Morgan and Brennan Holt all went deep for the Jaguars, who totaled 12 hits and nine … Read more
[ Former South Alabama quarterback Carter Bradley recently added a significant name to his list of mentors as he eyes a potential career in the NFL. Bradley, the son of longtime NFL coach Gus Bradley, worked the last two years with former South Alabama offensive coordinator Major Applewhite, a Texas quarterback in the late 1990s … Read more
[ South Alabama came tantalizingly close to snapping a nine-year losing streak to Louisiana at Jaguar Field on Saturday, but the Ragin’ Cajuns once again proved why they continue to rule the Sun Belt Conference in softball. The Ragin’ Cajuns won the first two games — including one suspended in the seventh inning on Friday … Read more
[ Storms had moved out of Alabama on Saturday morning after a busy night. South Alabama had been under tornado watches (all now canceled), and the National Weather Service issued several severe thunderstorm warnings and a few tornado warnings overnight. The tornado warnings (now canceled) were for Dale and Henry counties in southeast Alabama, but … Read more
