Pat Dye
FILE - In this Nov. 14, 1993, file photo, Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula is carried on his team's shoulders after his 325th victory, against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. Football lost a big piece of its heart: Don Shula, Gale Sayers, Paul Hornung, Bobby Mitchell. (AP Photo/ George Widman, File)
From Kobe to Maradona, a year of staggering losses in sports

By Fred Lief Dec. 29, 2020 12:54 PM EST

Russell County head football coach Mark Rose speaks during High School Football Media Days in Opelika, Ala., on July 22, 2020. Football is Mark Rose's life. He was an undersized lineman on Auburn's SEC championship teams of the late 1980s under Pat Dye. He's been a high school coach for three decades. But there was no way Rose was sending his players onto the field in the middle of a pandemic.(Jordan D. Hill/Opelika-Auburn News via AP)
Column: High school coach takes brave stand against COVID-19

By Paul Newbberry Nov. 20, 2020 05:42 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

By The Associated Press Jul. 08, 2020 02:37 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ July 8 The Times-News on communicating back-to...

Soccer solidarity...Tiger speaks...MLF pay differences

Jun. 02, 2020 02:05 AM EDT
UNDATED (AP) — FIFA is calling for flexibility in allowing players to make gestures of support of American protesters during soccer matches. Organizers have...

Update on the latest in sports:

Jun. 02, 2020 12:45 AM EDT
GEORGE FLOYD-MAYWEATHER-FUNERAL Boxer Floyd Mayweather to pay for George Floyd's funeral UNDATED (AP) — Former boxing...

Soccer solidarity...Dykstra defamation action loses...Coach Pat Dye dies

Jun. 01, 2020 07:35 PM EDT
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — English soccer players took a knee during a match today in Liverpool in support of American protests following the death of George...

Update on the latest in sports:

Jun. 01, 2020 11:05 AM EDT
GEORGE FLOYD-MAYWEATHER-FUNERAL Boxer Floyd Mayweather to pay for George Floyd's funeral UNDATED (AP) — Former boxing...