AltWeeklies Wire
The Sadist in the Skynew

Meteorologist Dave Neal and the mysterious science of killer storms.
Birmingham Weekly |
Matt Hooper |
06-13-2011 |
Science
NCAA Puts Alabama Football Back on Probationnew
The NCAA has levied a three-year probation against the University of Alabama athletic department and forced the school's football team to vacate 21 past victories as punishment for a wide-scale scandal involving student-athletes and textbooks.
Birmingham Weekly |
Matt Hooper |
06-23-2009 |
Sports
Alabama Baseball and a Long Night's Journey into Daynew
Two sports reporters' heroic efforts to liveblog the eleven-inning Alabama/South Carolina baseball game during the SEC Tournament, featuring references and metaphors ranging from Aqua Teen Hunger Force to the works of Joseph Conrad.
Birmingham Weekly |
Matt Hooper |
06-02-2009 |
Sports
How Bad Was that Lane Kiffin Hire?new
Fans across the country are still scratching their heads as to why the University of Tennessee hired Lane Kiffin to replace the legendary Phil Fulmer as head football coach. But is he the worst hire in the modern era of the Southeastern Conference? Let's break it down and find out.
Birmingham Weekly |
Matt Hooper |
05-05-2009 |
Sports
Anthony Grant Tapped as Bama's New Basketball Coachnew
Anthony Grant, a 42-year-old coaching prodigy, was officially introduced last Sunday as the the University of Alabama's new men's basketball coach, replacing the terminated Mark Gottfried and interim coach Phillip Pearson.
Birmingham Weekly |
Matt Hooper |
04-14-2009 |
Sports
Terry Bowden Ends His Decade-Long Coaching Sabbaticalnew
Terry Bowden, the scion of coaching legend Bobby Bowden and the former head coach at Auburn University from 1993 until 1998, takes over the reigns at the University of North Alabama in Florence.
Birmingham Weekly |
Matt Hooper |
02-03-2009 |
Sports