By Gary Lloyd The Boston Celtics draw basketball fans from all over the country, and for the last two seasons, I’ve driven to Atlanta to see my favorite green-clad NBA … Continue reading Circling the centers of Atlanta
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A brand new ballgame
By Gary Lloyd A decade ago, I’d be at a couple baseball games a week. I would bring two printed rosters, a three-subject college-ruled notebook, three black-ink pens, a tape … Continue reading A brand new ballgame
What content do you want to see in 2024?
Check out the below video and let me know what content you want to see from me in 2024? Videos? History? Sports? News and features? Longform? Drop a comment and … Continue reading What content do you want to see in 2024?
Column: Open season for high school sports
By Gary Lloyd What are we even doing here? Typically, my column ledes are painstakingly developed over dozens of minutes and thought. Sometimes hours. This one was easy. What are … Continue reading Column: Open season for high school sports
The tidal wave of enthusiasm and pride
By Gary Lloyd I was idling in my truck beside Block 4 at historic Oak Hill Cemetery, starting at downtown Birmingham. I had finished some Trussville-related historical research early and … Continue reading The tidal wave of enthusiasm and pride
Thinking outside the press box
By Gary Lloyd The Pentagon was always the goal. The one in Arlington, Va.? Lord, no. The one in Trussville. Ask any man my age: If he was a boy … Continue reading Thinking outside the press box
Sitting dead red at old baseball field
By Gary Lloyd It’s been 20 years since I was robbed of a home run to left field here, since I covered second base to tag out a would-be base-stealer. … Continue reading Sitting dead red at old baseball field
Basketball in the summer
By Gary Lloyd I was leaving the house one night recently, headed to Publix for at least the third time that week, when I saw it. Resting on a sewer … Continue reading Basketball in the summer
Former Clay, Crimson Tide standout heads to EMCC Hall of Fame
By Gary Lloyd SCOOBA, Miss. – Former Clay-Chalkville High School and University of Alabama standout defensive lineman Quinton Dial is being inducted into the East Mississippi Community College Sports Hall … Continue reading Former Clay, Crimson Tide standout heads to EMCC Hall of Fame
A Q&A on the Current College Football Recruiting Process
The effects of COVID-19 are far reaching. One area that has been particularly impacted is the athletics recruiting process. Briarwood Christian School’s athletics director and quarterback coach Jay Mathews recently … Continue reading A Q&A on the Current College Football Recruiting Process
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