COVID-19

Two days after SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey revealed that six of the 14 SEC teams have vaccination rates of at least 80%, Alabama coach Nick Saban stated that the Crimson Tide has reached a vaccination of around 90%.

SEC Media Days 2021 Day One has come and gone and per tradition Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey opened the proceedings by addressing the media. Sankey touted his conference's achievements on the playing field, in the classroom and in particular the way the conference navigated the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2020-21 athletic year.

The anticipated trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder that was originally scheduled for July 24 is apparently in jeopardy. According to Mike Coppinger of ESPN, the blockbuster fight is on thin ice after a COVID-19 outbreak has occurred in Fury's camp.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating to industries across the country. In particular, college athletic programs have suffered due to extra expenses in relation to testing and protecting its athletes, coaches and staff members. To help mitigate the losses that member athletic institutions have suffered this year the SEC has announced a $23 million distribution in supplemental revenue.

In a new PSA by the Alabama Department of Public Health, head coach Nick Saban asks Alabamians to go get their COVID-19 vaccine.

Former Alabama and current Detroit Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull is set to make his season debut tonight after battling COVID-19. Turnbull has been away from the Tigers, battling COVID-19 since March 19 and unfortunately the fourth-year pitcher lost 10 pounds of muscle during quarantine.

Fully-vaccinated people may resume travel with “low-risk” to themselves, according to updated guidance announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier Friday.

In an interview Tuesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the league would be expecting full capacity in all games in the upcoming season.

The National Football League announced Monday that the upcoming NFL Draft would feature in-person draft selections. In addition, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will be announcing picks in-person and a limited amount of fans will be allowed to attend the event.

The Alabama Men's basketball team is out of quarantine and ready to go in Indianapolis.