Coronavirus

The SEC announced today that its member universities will honor the scholarships for athletes who elect not to participate in athletics this year due to health concerns. The action was unanimously passed in a vote of SEC Presidents and Chancellors following a recommendation of the Conference's Athletic Directors.

The NCAA just released a set of return-to-sport guidelines, detailing their plans to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the case that a fall sports season can take place.

Walmart is not the first retail giant to enforce a mask policy in its stores. Other stores with similar mandates include the Apple Store, Dollar Tree, Starbucks and Costco.

The Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed 40 deaths as a result of COVID-19 yesterday, the highest daily total since the agency began reporting virus data in March.

The novel Coronavirus pandemic continues to impact West Alabama, and now 58 City of Tuscaloosa employees are out because of the virus.

With the news of three major Power-5 conferences canceling their out-of-conference games for the upcoming college football season, I couldn’t help but reminisce on the 1918 college football season.

The PAC-12 announced today that it will be limiting schools to conference-only play, effectively cancelling USC's game against the Crimson Tide.

According to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports the Ivy League has informed all eight member universities that fall sports will be cancelled for the upcoming school year. He reports the conference will not entertain sports being played until after January 1. The league is not playing fall sports due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The City of Tuscaloosa has planned two additional face covering giveaways to ensure its residents meet the requirements of its new mask mandate.

A new organization is expressing concern over the University of Alabama's plan for students, staff, and faculty to return to campus.