AG: Mortgage deal offers relief to Ala. borrowers

10 February 2012, 6:42 am

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says a $25 billion settlement involving the nation's five largest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses provides much-needed relief to Alabama borrowers.... Read More »

Can a rocky offseason result in smooth sailing for Alabama softball in 2012?

10 February 2012, 5:33 am

View full size Alabama softball coach Patrick Murphy. (The Birmingham News/Jeff Roberts) TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Any lingering agony for Alabama's softball team due to last season's postseason fallout appears to be nothing more than a few bad memories.... Read More »

Alabama to receive $107M in foreclosure abuse settlement

9 February 2012, 9:26 pm

Alabama will get about $107 million of the $25 billion that five major banks agreed to put up to settle foreclosure irregularities nationwide. Forty-nine states joined in the settlement, which federal and state officials announced Thursday. Oklahoma announced a separate deal with the five banks.... Read More »

South Alabama topples Arkansas State 74-57

9 February 2012, 9:02 pm

Mychal Ammons scored a career-high 25 points to lead South Alabama to a 74-57 win over Arkansas State Thursday night in Sun Belt Conference play. Ammons, who was one rebound shy of a double-double with nine boards, led the Jaguars (13-10, 5-7) to their largest margin of victory in a Sun Belt game th... Read More »

Alabama And Darius Philon: Timing Matters

9 February 2012, 11:34 am

With the new SEC rule limiting how many recruits a school can sign, Alabama got into a bit of a number crunch. Mobile defensive lineman Darius Philon was a casualty of that crunch, as he chose Arkansas when his Alabama offer turned into a grayshirt. This video shows a clearly conflicted Philon putti... Read More »

CHILDREN AT RISK Announces the Top 25 High Schools in Alabama

9 February 2012, 9:11 am

HOUSTON, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CHILDREN AT RISK has released their rankings of the top Alabama High Schools in Science and Mathematics. The organization researched and ranked public high schools ...... Read More »

Alabama Shakes Bowl Over Conan in TV Debut

8 February 2012, 8:06 am

The Alabama Shakes were on our list of 30 Acts You Can't Miss at CMJ last fall, and so far they're living up to expectations. Though the Athens, Alabama, blues busters don't drop their debut full-length Boys and Girls April 10 via ATO, they've been touring the West Coast to sold-out ... Read More »

Green leads Alabama past Auburn 68-50

7 February 2012, 8:02 pm

JaMychal Green scored 19 points and Trevor Releford added 15, leading Alabama to a 68-50 victory over rival Auburn on Tuesday night. The Crimson Tide (16-7, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) won its third straight since a four-game losing streak, and this time did it without suspended star Tony Mitchell.... Read More »

Alabama suspends forward Mitchell indefinitely

6 February 2012, 2:29 pm

Alabama junior forward Tony Mitchell has been suspended indefinitely from the team, the school announced Monday.... Read More »

Alabama edges Ole Miss in double overtime

4 February 2012, 8:02 pm

TUSCALOOSA | There were times Saturday night when the University of Alabama basketball team couldn't find the basket. There were times when it couldn't corral a loose ball rolling along the floor. There were times when the Crimson Tide couldn't get out of its own way. But when it had to ... Read More »