Posts by Trent Baker

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), who has a dueling college athletics reform bill, agreed with the state rivals, arguing that "[t]oo many people in Washington think they know college sports better than the coaches, athletic directors, and university presidents who live it every day."

The state's biggest rivals are joining teams to push back against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) effort to reform college athletics in the name, image and likeness (NIL) and transfer portal era.

On Saturday, the United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday, and one of the all-time greatest NFL players released his list of the most iconic sports moments in American history.

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) shared his reaction to a federal judge's ruling that a Trump administration effort to create a national database linking Social Security numbers with citizenship status violated privacy laws and has led states to wrongly purge voters.

Former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) announced a new campaign manager in his bid to take back his old congressional seat.

The Troy baseball team's postseason run came to an end on Tuesday in Omaha, as the Trojans fell to West Virginia 12-0.

A state championship-winning head football coach is leaving his position for a job with the Alabama High School Athletic Association.

The effort to formally change the Department of Defense to the Department of War took a step forward this week after the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed out of the Senate Armed Services Committee with an amendment by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

During a Wednesday appearance on Newsmax TV's "National Report," U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) issued a warning to Iranian leadership about "dragging their feet" in negotiating peace.

The 2026 World Cup has come to North America, and European soccer fans are embracing American culture.

During a Tuesday House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Southern Poverty Law Center, interim CEO Bryan Fair doubled down on his organization's labeling of TurningPoint USA and its deceased founder, Charlie Kirk, as having an "authoritarian vision for the country that threatens the foundation of our democracy." 

The Cinderella run continues for the Troy Trojans baseball squad.

On Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) campus to launch its new training center.

During a Wednesday U.S. Senate committee hearing, legendary former Alabama football coach Nick Saban testified in favor of a new bill to reform college athletics.

With the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) set to hear a residency challenge by Ken McFeeters on GOP gubernatorial nominee U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), party chairman State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) promised transparency and "no backroom deals."

The upset-minded Troy Trojans baseball team won its first-ever regional on Monday night, defeating the Gainesville Regional host and No. 8 national seed Florida Gators 10-2 in a winner-take-all final.

During a Monday interview on Fox News Channel's "The Faulkner Focus," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) called out the Democrat Party's leadership amid the numerous scandals surrounding Graham Platner, the presumptive Maine Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) introduced legislation this week to combat the rapid rise in youth gambling.

One of U.S. Rep. Barry Moore's (R-Enterprise) opponents in the Republican U.S. Senate primary has endorsed Moore for the GOP nomination.

Former Moody Mayor Bill Morris took down U.S. Army combat veteran Bryan Newell in Tuesday's Alabama House District 50 Republican primary.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) cleared his first hurdle in his bid to be the state’s next governor on Tuesday, winning the nomination over insurance salesman Ken McFeeters and small business owner Will Santivasci.

State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) voiced his frustration with the American Conservative Fund PAC for sending mailers across the state supporting some legislative candidates and attacking others without the candidates' approval.

On Friday, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame officially inducted its 2026 class into state immortality.

The first Alabamian inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame will be honored in his hometown of Tuscumbia with a vintage-style baseball game this month.

Ahead of being inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) discussed the special session to redistrict Alabama following the U.S. Supreme Court's historic majority ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.

On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) urged Alabama leadership to "take action" and redraw its congressional maps to better reflect the state's values and politics after the U.S. Supreme Court found race-based redistricting unconstitutional in a Louisiana case.

During a Tuesday interview on Huntsville WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) reacted to the report that Alabama teacher union payroll deductions are helping fund more than $660 million in contributions from national unions to far-left organizations and left-wing political groups, calling it "utterly ridiculous."