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[SEC MEDIA DAYS] New father Bret Bielema welcomes first child; talks scoring as a dad

Monday, July 10 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

HOOVER, Ala. – After leading Iowa to a Big Ten title as a player in his senior year, Bret Bielema followed his football passion into coaching. He spent the next dozen years as an assistant before taking the reigns at Wisconsin for seven years.... Read More.

[SEC MEDIA DAYS] Day One Takeaways

Monday, July 10 by Jeremy Law

The first day of the 2017 edition of SEC Media Days is in the books. Compared to days in the past, it was a relatively quiet day in Hoover.

[OPINION] Questions Alabama and Auburn fans want answered at SEC Media Days

Sunday, July 9 by Jeremy Law

Football season in the Southeastern Conference begins far before the first kick-off in the fall. Most fans will tell you it never actually ends.

Yea!106.5, 105.1 WRFS, and SylacaugaNews.com to cover SEC Media Days in Hoover

Thursday, June 29 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Each year, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) holds a four-day media-based event to showcase all SEC coaches and several players from each team. Hundreds of members from local, state, regional, and national radio, print, online, and broadcast media converge at the Hyatt... Read More.

Auburn’s Austin Wiley; USA Basketball open U19 World Cup play Saturday

Thursday, June 29 by Michael Brannon

AUBURN, Ala. – Rising sophomore Austin Wiley and USA Basketball open the FIBA U19 World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday against Iran, Sunday against Angola and Tuesday, July 4 vs. Italy.

Sylacauga Next Level Football Camp set to teach more than just football

Wednesday, June 21 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - A former Samford football player and Sylacauga native, Kelsey Pope, will host a football camp for area children and teens.

[PHOTOS] Fayetteville child diagnosed with brain cancer tours UA athletic facility; meets Nick Saban

Friday, June 16 by Michael Brannon

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Colton Brannen, a six-year-old boy from Fayetteville, has faced tremendous adversity so far in 2017. On the surface, Brannen appears to be a normal, happy, six-year-old. However, there is more to Colton than meets the eye.

Talks of Auburn moving to the East & alcohol in stadiums dominate early 2017 SEC spring meetings in Destin

Thursday, June 1 by Michael Brannon

DESTIN, Fla. - As the SEC coaches, athletic directors, administrators, and media members ponder the greatest league's future, let's pull a few highlights from Destin so far: Former Auburn head football coach Pat Dye created quite a stir last week by suggesting Auburn should move... Read More.

[WATCH NOW] Fayetteville child with rare brain cancer scores touchdown for FHS football team

Monday, May 22 by Jeremy Law

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - The sixth year of a Fayettveville child's life has been everything other than ideal. Colton Brannen was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor shortly after the new year. His life since then has been filled with pain, treatments, and seizures. Since his... Read More.

Auburn parody Twitter account gains traction; keeps fans of all teams laughing

Sunday, May 14 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala . - Who do you follow on Twitter? Better yet: why? If you have the app, you know Twitter is one of the top ways to get sports and news information as soon as it happens. It can also provides comic relief, especially... Read More.

Sylacauga Boys Soccer heading to Final Four tournament

Thursday, May 11 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Sylacauga High School Boys Soccer team will compete in the Final Four tournament for class 4A-5A in Huntsville, Ala. The Aggies are set to face Randolph in the semifinals Thursday. In the event of a win, will play for the 4A-5A... Read More.

192,000 fans attended weekend NASCAR races in Talladega

Wednesday, May 10 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

LINCOLN, Ala. - Diehard NASCAR fans flocked to Talladega Superspeedway over the weekend for the first of two events at the biggest track on the schedule and the racing did not disappoint. The weekend did start off on a sour note as mother nature brought... Read More.