UAB honors Alabama state Sen. Jabo Waggoner for lifetime of service
By Kevin Scarbinsky
Alabama state Sen. Jabo Waggoner recently received the UAB President s Medal. (UAB)
It doesn’t take much to get Bill Clark talking about Protective Stadium. On a recent Monday morning in Birmingham, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) football coach and some prominent friends shared their excitement over the new home of the Blazers, which is rapidly transforming from construction site to multipurpose mecca ready for kickoff later this year.
Clark likes to say “there are a million heroes” who helped make this long-awaited stadium come to life. The movers and shakers in that recent discussion have been among the most instrumental, but even among those distinguished individuals, Clark said one gentleman stood out: Alabama state Sen. Jabo Waggoner.
JSU women win SWAC tournament, heading to NCAAâs SOURCE: Southwestern Athletic Conference (Source: Southwestern Athletic Conference) By JSU Sports Information | March 13, 2021 at 8:35 PM CST - Updated March 13 at 8:35 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Jackson State womenâs basketball team is going dancing after winning the SWAC Championship over Alabama State Saturday afternoon by a final score of 67-66 at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
In the first quarter of play, the Lady Tigers and Lady Hornets were locked in to a close game midway through the quarter before JSU opened it up to a 22-14 lead at the end of one quarter. In the second quarter, ASU used a 9-4 swing to pull back to within a 29-23 deficit with 4:07 remaining in the half. Down the stretch of the second quarter, JSU knocked down seven free throws to take a 37-24 lead into the half.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | The top two seeds advanced through the 2021 Cricket Wireless Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament and will meet in the championship game live on ESPN3 Saturday afternoon.
No. 2 seed Alabama State advanced with a 69-60 victory over No. 3 seed Southern in the semifinals behind 22 points from Jayla Crawford. Alabama State (16-3) used a 47.8 (22-for-46) percent shooting performance to pull away from Southern for their first win over the Lady Jags in three tries this season. Although they were held to just a pair of three-pointers in the game, Alabama State finished the contest shooting 85.2 (23-for-27) percent from the free throw line. With its performance at the line, Alabama State has connected on 86.2 (50-for-58) percent of their free throws through the first two games of the tournament.
Lady Tigers beat Grambling, advance to SWAC final SOURCE: JSU Athletics (Source: JSU Athletics) By JSU Sports Information | March 12, 2021 at 11:32 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 11:32 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Jackson State Lady Tigers will play for tomorrow’s SWAC Championship after defeating Grambling State by a final score of 65-49 Friday afternoon.
It was all JSU in the first quarter of play after opening up the first five minutes on a 9-0 run. The JSU defense held Grambling scoreless until the 3:30 mark of the first quarter after an Alexis Holt layup finally ended the JSU run. Grambling utilized a 9-3 run of their own to battle back to a 12-9 score at the end of the first quarter, with Jackson State holding the three-point lead.
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