Discover St. Clair • 6th October 2021

Step into the ring

On a sweltering hot Friday afternoon in late July, the parking lot of Total Body Fitness is so full, many cars have parked in the grass and mud in the vacant lot next door. Inside, the gym is just as packed as dozens of athletes, trainers, and others mill about.

Tailgater Magazine • 8th September 2021

5 Ways to Sneak Booze Into the Game

What’s a ball game without a little bit of grandpa’s old cough medicine? Here are some helpful tips to sneak your own booze into any stadium or tailgate setting.

24th April 2021

A Day At The Races

Story by Loyd McIntosh and photos by Brit Huckabay To the ears of sports fans and gearheads, few words are as thrilling as these. A split second later, you can feel your molars rattle as two dozen of the world’s finest racing machines roar to life and begin zipping by at blurring speeds.

Portico Magazine • 1st April 2021

Birmingham Power

The ups and downs of the Birmingham Power, the city's first - and short-lived - women's professional basketball team.

Tailgater Magazine • 22nd April 2018

Soccer Crazies Unite

The 21st season of Major League Soccer (MLS) kicked off in early March as fans poured into stadiums across the nation.

B-Metro • 12th December 2017

A Storm Came Up

Set in the fictional town of Takasaw, Alabama, Doug Segrest’s novel follows three young men through the summer and fall.

Thicket • 4th September 2009

Battleground!

Once an east-west battle fought by Alabama and Auburn, the state's college football wars have two new captains in the north and south: Terry Bowden at UNA and Joey Jones at USA. Bombs Away!

Alabama High School Sports • 1st May 2002

An Interview With Scott Myers

Birmingham businessman and a former college football player for Samford University talks about his new foray as owner of the Birmingham Steeldogs indoor football team.

Issuu • 25th December 2017

Broadway Joe: The Man Who Made The Super Bowl

Broadway Joe: The Man Who Made The Super Bowl "Broadway" Joe Namath discusses his life, his incredibly colorful career with the New York Jets, his role in the pop culture, and life after...

Portico Magazine • 10th May 2019

HAMMER DOWN!

Birmingham soccer fans have a reason – a real reason – to rejoice. Professional soccer has finally come to the Magic City.

Portico Magazine • 10th May 2019

10 Years Of INDYCAR

The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park has become an important cultural event On April 11, 2010, Brazilian race car driver Hélio Castroneves took the checkered flag in the inaugural Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park. A decade later, this early-season race has become one of the premier events on the IndyCar calendar as nearly 100,000 people descend on eastern Jefferson County for a weekend of world-class open-wheel auto racing. It’s a developmen

Tailgater Magazine • 12th December 2017

Paul Finebaum: College Football's Mouth of the South

Interview with SEC Network and ESPN personality Paul Finebaum. Published in the September-October 2013 issue of Tailgater Monthly.

Tailgater Magazine • 11th March 2018

Rachel Baribeau Is Changing The Narrative

It started with a phone call. Now her passion for college football has become a burgeoning broadcast career.

Tailgater Magazine • 1st March 2019

Spring Training

"Pitchers and catchers report." Four little words that mean spring is almost here and make the heart of many a baseball fan skip a beat.

Tailgater Magazine • 22nd February 2019

Is It Tailgate Worthy?

As the Alliance of American Football closes out it inaugural season and two more minor circuits threaten to launch in 2020, there is no shortage of new professional sports competing for attention in a crowded sports marketplace.

Tailgater Magazine • 1st March 2015

Winning The War On Football

Interview with author Daniel J. Flynn regarding his book Winning the War on Football. Published in March/April 2014 issue of Tailgater Magazine.

Mainly Southern • 4th April 2014

Save Up On The Toilet Paper: Auburn to delay replacing Toomer’s Oaks Until 2015

Despite plans to replace the Toomer’s Corner oak trees on the campus of Auburn University, famously poisoned by retired Texas State Trooper and world-class weirdo Harvey Updyke, Jr., by the start of the 2014 season, Auburn officials recently announced a delay to the project.

Portico Magazine • 1st November 2004

Brandon Cox: Quarterback

On a hot and humid mid-afternoon in August, Auburn University second-string quarterback Brandon Cox tosses fade routes and timing patterns to Tiger teammate and fellow Hewitt-Trussville alum Lee Guess.

Tailgater Magazine • 12th December 2017

The Ryan Express

Interview with the great Nolan Ryan. Published in May/June 2012 issue of Tailgater Magazine.

SCOUT • 11th May 2019

3 Reasons Soccer is a Great Tailgating Sport

As the most popular sport by far in nearly the entire world, soccer is the rare game where we as Americans don’t more or less define the culture around it. Sports like (gridiron) football – and to a lesser extent, baseball – have pretty limited fan bases in most countries, and how we watch, support, and participate becomes synonymous with the game itself. Tailgating is one of those uniquely American experiences. European stadiums are often located in city neighborhoods and other areas with limi