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Posted on October 29th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Is the NFL too dangerous?

Is the NFL too dangerous?

Pro football’s safety issue reaches critical mass

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Posted on October 23rd, 2009 by Matt Hooper

No Fun League, Part I

No Fun League, Part I

This season, the NFL seems eager to shrink it’s fan base.

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Posted on October 15th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Mid-Season Football Review!

Mid-Season Football Review!

It seems almost incomprehensible that half of college football’s regular season is over, but with [...]

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Posted on October 7th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Meet me in Birmingham, 2020, and other sports stories

Meet me in Birmingham, 2020, and other sports stories

Weekly sports columnist Matt Hooper takes sports to a place it’s never been… improv theatre.

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Posted on October 1st, 2009 by Matt Hooper

UAB/Southern Miss (Not-so) Live Blog!

UAB/Southern Miss (Not-so) Live Blog!

Follow along with tonight’s Blazers-Eagles game live from Legion Field! We promise not to break any NCAA rules this time!!

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Posted on October 1st, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Ramblings of a football-addled mind

Ramblings of a football-addled mind

Alone with my thoughts, with no game to cover…

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Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Corner of Stadium and Royal: The Story of the Greatest Game I Ever Saw

Corner of Stadium and Royal: The Story of the Greatest Game I Ever Saw

Florence, Alabama. Corner of Stadium and Royal. December 11, 1993. The most cherished memory of my childhood. The greatest football game I ever saw…

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Posted on September 16th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Live-blogging is not a crime

Live-blogging is not a crime

The NCAA should be far more concerned about graduation rates, fiscal responsibility and rogue boosters rather than whether live-bloggers are giving you too much analysis too quickly.

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Posted on September 12th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Birmingham Southern vs. Campbell – LIVE BLOG

Birmingham Southern vs. Campbell – LIVE BLOG

Birmingham Weekly’s live coverage of BSC/Campbell football!

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Posted on September 12th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

College Football Game Day, Week Two

College Football Game Day, Week Two

The Weekly’s coverage of week two of the college football season…

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Posted on September 9th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

College football’s back (and throwing me curves)

College football’s back (and throwing me curves)

After only one week of college football, I’ve already learned a lesson: My predictions were terrible.

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Posted on September 5th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

UAB routs Rice, 44-24, in season opener

UAB routs Rice, 44-24, in season opener

FINAL STATS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala – UAB QB Joe Webb rushed for nearly 200 yards and passed [...]

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Posted on September 5th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

LIVE BLOG – UAB vs. Rice

LIVE BLOG – UAB vs. Rice

Live coverage of today’s UAB/Rice game at Legion Field.

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Posted on September 5th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

College Football Game Day, Week One

College Football Game Day, Week One

The Weekly’s comprehensive coverage of college football in the state of Alabama, week one.

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Posted on September 3rd, 2009 by Matt Hooper

UAB’s 2009 record will be…

UAB’s 2009 record will be…

It’s no secret that UAB’s football program hasn’t been very good of late. The team, [...]

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Posted on September 2nd, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Julio Jones, Mark Ingram both cleared to play for Bama this weekend

Julio Jones, Mark Ingram both cleared to play for Bama this weekend

ESPN is reporting that NCAA has cleared University of Alabama stars Julio Jones and Mark [...]

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Posted on September 2nd, 2009 by Matt Hooper

College football? We’re live-blogging it!

College football? We’re live-blogging it!

As most of you know, this Saturday marks the first full day of college football [...]

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Posted on August 27th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Alabama’s 2009 record will be…

Alabama’s 2009 record will be…

The expectations for Nick Saban’s Tide are sky high for the 2009 season…but with so many new faces on both sides of the ball making their debut in 2009, are fans expecting too much?

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Posted on August 19th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Auburn’s 2009 record will be…

Auburn’s 2009 record will be…

With the start of the 2009 college football season just days away, fans are beginning to wonder what they can expect from first-year Auburn coach Gene Chizik. Well…

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Posted on August 16th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Football’s [almost] back

Football’s [almost] back

It occurred to me as I was watching the Hall of Fame Game last Sunday [...]

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War on Dumb

High stakes and cheapskates

High stakes and cheapskates

The cost of corruption when politicians come cheap

Upon Further Review

Is the NFL too dangerous?

Is the NFL too dangerous?

Pro football’s safety issue reaches critical mass

Column

The unfettered Leonard Cohen

The unfettered Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen fronts the house band in Purgatory.

Film

The magical adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are

The magical adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are

Spike Jonze’s WTWTA may be the most honest film ever made about the wildness of childhood.

Small World Cartoons

Not My President

Not My President

When “your man” didn’t become President, what did you say?