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Retired AP reporter Hoyt Harwell dies at 93. He covered key events in the American South
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Hoyt Garland Harwell, a longtime reporter for The Associated Press who covered key events in the American South and was a mentor to young reporters, has died. He was 93. Harwell died at home June 12 following a brief illness, according to his obituary. ...
Hall of Famer Willie Mays will not be in attendance for Negro League tribute game at Rickwood Field
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Willie Mays will not be in attendance when the San Francisco Giants face the St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field on Thursday in a game honoring him and the Negro Leagues. Mays, who began his career in Alabama with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro...
Rookie Linus Lundqvist is the surprise pole sitter for IndyCar event at Road America
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Linus Lundqvist called it one of the craziest rounds of qualifying he'd ever encountered. And it gave the 25-year-old Swede one of the biggest highlights of his rookie season with IndyCar. Lundqvist earned his first career pole on a rainy...
Hibbett: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Hibbett, Inc. (HIBB) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $32.5 million. On a per-share basis, the Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had net income of $2.67. The results did not meet Wall...
Last swing: Birmingham-Southern's baseball team keeping closing school's spirt alive in World Series
EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — They're playing for each other, a community dealing with a different kind of grief and a school that united them but is now closing — for good. Birmingham-Southern's baseball team is making one last run. The final swing. There's no waiting...
Birmingham-Southern's baseball team flooded with funds for World Series trip as school sets to close
CLEVELAND (AP) — The baseball team soon to be without a school has a growing fan base. Birmingham-Southern’s inspiring, unexpected journey has won over some hearts. The Panthers, who have kept their season alive as their school is on the brink of shutting down for...
Birmingham-Southern baseball trying to keep on playing as school prepares to close
Birmingham-Southern’s baseball team is playing on, even as the college prepares to close its doors. The Division III Panthers, in fact, could outlast the 168-year-old private liberal arts school with a super regional win this weekend at Denison in Grandville, Ohio. ...
Medical Properties: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) on Thursday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The real estate investment trust, based in Birmingham, Alabama, said it...
Former Alabama star player, athletic director Hootie Ingram dies at age 90
Cecil “Hootie” Ingram, a former Alabama football star and athletic director, died Monday. He was 90. Ingram, who had been injured in a fall in March, died at a Birmingham hospital, an athletic department spokeswoman said, citing information from the family. He was...
ProAssurance: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — ProAssurance Corp. (PRA) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $4.6 million. The Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had net income of 9 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 8 cents per share....
