Alabama allowed to speak to Grant
RICHMOND, Va. - Anthony Grant, who has led Virginia Commonwealth University to the NCAA tournament twice in the last three seasons, is again a popular figure as major-conference schools look for a coach.

VCU's Grant accepts Alabama job
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Anthony Grant has been hired as Alabama's coach after three successful years with Virginia Commonwealth, leaving a school with no football program to take over one where the gridiron reigns.

Tennessee Tech sends Alabama packing
CLEMSON, S.C. - Sidelined the past two seasons with a back injury, Michael Alcorn carried the load Saturday as No. 4 seed Tennessee Tech knocked off No. 2 seed Alabama 6-2 in an elimination game at the NCAA tournament.

Alabama trio to perform at Gospel Barn
Susie Riggs has been blind since birth, but it has not hindered her love for sound - specifically, the sound of music.

Alabama #1
This route showcases six of Alabama's ten covered bridges and both of its natural bridges. That is only one aspect of this scenic, 140-mile drive across the state. Beginning in Gadsden, 63 miles northeast of Birmingham on I-59, travel west over the picturesque Lookout Mountain Parkway on U.S. 278 to Rte. 75 south. After finding the first two bridges near Oneonta, travel eight miles west on U.S. 231 to Cleveland and continue north on U.S. 231 back to U.S. 278, through Cullman and the William Bankhead National Forest to Hamilton. Finally, turn north on U.S. 43 to Russelville.