Unwittingly, Nick Saban added some spice to the 75th Sugar Bowl. Saban's intention - after his club fell out of the national title chase with a loss to Florida in the Southeastern Conference championship game - was to remind his players of their exceptional 2008 campaign. He noted the Crimson Tide was the only team to have an undefeated regular season in a "real BCS conference." ...more

January 2, 2009

It's not an all-inclusive list by any means, but here are 20 area athletes who made a mark in 2008: ...more

December 27, 2008

TCU's Joseph Turner dived into the end zone for the winning touchdown, and LaDainian Tomlinson went nuts on the sideline. ...more

December 24, 2008

Tim Tebow threw three touchdown passes to lead the No. 2 Gators to a 31-20 victory over No. 1 Alabama. ...more

December 7, 2008

Give that man a Heisman. Another one, that is. ...more

December 7, 2008

It's not official. The college football world has long assumed the winner of Saturday night's SEC Championship Game would earn a spot in the BCS National Championship Game. ...more

December 7, 2008

So many questions. One answer. Who will be the Southeastern Conference champion and most likely earn a shot at the BCS Championship Game? No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Florida have come to the Georgia Dome for today's SEC title game to decide the conference's first matchup between the top two teams in the Associated Press rankings. ...more

December 6, 2008

AT STAKE It's the SEC championship, with today's winner expected to earn an invitation to the BCS National Championship game. The winning team's coach also gets a Gatorade bath. ...more

December 6, 2008

It's far from a college football secret that Alabama coach Nick Saban is not - how do we say this? - considered a warm and fuzzy guy. ...more

December 5, 2008

The storyline of Saturday's SEC Championship Game between Florida and Alabama appears to be as obvious and contrasting as "American Idol" meets "American Bandstand," or rotary dial and cellular service. ...more

December 3, 2008