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Negro League Baseball Conference

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Published July 16, 2010 at 9:58 p.m.

The history of baseball is rich with legendary figures, but the players of the Negro League often remain in the background. Now, their story is being told in Birmingham ... "This was one of the fields that had the largest attendance that I had a chance to play at when we played here in 1957 we had a full house," Former Negro League baseball player, Sam Allen says.  ... Rickwood Field is more than an historic landmark for Allen, its a step back in time ... "1957 we kicked them and then I came

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Hoover Hosting Select 7-on-7 Tournament

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Published July 10, 2010 at 8:39 p.m.

HOOVER, AL - Hoover will host the National Select 7-on-7 Championship Tournament for the 8th year. Several national teams will make their way to Hoover to participate in the tournament. It will take place July 22-24th at Hoover High School & Regions Park ... Here is a list of the teams participating in this year's tournament: ... Alabama Teams ... Hoover High School (Varsity & B Team) ... Auburn High School ... Bob Jones High School ... Spain Park High School ... Austin High School ... Columbia

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Tide, Tigers surge into SEC tournament

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Published May 25, 2010 at 6:41 a.m.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama and Auburn are streaking into their first-round Southeastern Conference tournament matchup ... They'll open the tournament Wednesday morning at Hoover's Regions Park ... The Tigers have won six straight games to secure their first SEC West title in 15 years. The Crimson Tide earned a berth in the field with a five-game win streak ... For Alabama, the key was starting pitchers Jimmy Nelson and Nathan Kilcrease along with the league's most airtight defense. Nelson

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Author Hosts Negro League Q&A at Regions Park

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Published May 17, 2010 at 7:56 a.m.

Larry Tye, who just released a book on Satchell Paige, will discuss Negro League baseball with fans in Birmingham. Watch the story in our video viewer ...

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Hazardous Waste Day A Big Hit

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Published April 17, 2010 at 9:11 p.m.

Paint ... pesticides and furniture polish were three of the many items disposed of at Hoover"s 11th annual "Hazardous Waste Day."  People flock out to Regions Park to drop off toxic household trash ...

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Blazers Prep For Bama

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Published April 5, 2010 at 6:35 p.m.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The UAB baseball team will face Alabama for the second time in a week when the teams meet Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. CT at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala ... The Blazers (17-9) came out on top of a 6-4 decision last Wednesday against the Crimson Tide at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala. Harry Clark had three hits and two RBI in that game, while Luke Stewart and Ryan Ussery each homered in the Blazer win ... Alabama (19-8) was ranked 23rd in the country for last week’s

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Clark’s Three-Hit Effort Key In UAB Win Over Alabama

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Published March 31, 2010 at 10:29 p.m.

HOOVER , Ala. -- Behind a career-high three hits from freshman catcher Harry Clark, the UAB baseball team downed No. 23 Alabama, 6-4, at Regions Park on Wednesday night ...   ... Clark also finished with a pair of RBI as the Blazers won for the seventh time in the past eight games to improve to 17-7 on the season. Alabama, on the other hand, fell for the sixth time in the past seven games to drop to 17-7 ...   ... “I thought it was a heck of a college baseball game,” UAB head coach Brian

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Birmingham Barons To Hold Job Fair March 20 at Regions Park

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Published March 16, 2010 at 1:54 p.m.

Looking for some part-time work? Check out what's going on at Regions Park this Saturday ...

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Bama Baseball beats #25 Georgia

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Published March 4, 2010 at 12:11 p.m.

Bama Baseball beats #25 Georgia ... The Crimson Tide baseball team has gotten off to a strong start, winning their first 6 games. This includes a 13-2 demolition of their first ranked, SEC opponent in Georgia at Regions Park. Alabama next heads to College of Charleston for a 3 game series before heading to Montgomery to play Auburn at Riverwalk Stadium (1 game, exhibition-style). Alabama plays Auburn in a 3 game series in Tuscaloosa April 2, 3 &4 ...

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Tide Baseball Bats Beat Georgia, 13-2

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Published March 4, 2010 at 12:27 a.m.

HOOVER ... , Ala. – The Alabama baseball team got its first taste of Southeastern Conference action Wednesday night at Regions Park, and the offense responded with a double-digit scoring output en route to a 13-2 win over No. 25 Georgia on a chilly night in Hoover ... Senior first baseman Clay Jones had a monster night against the Bulldogs, going 3-for-5 with one home run and a career-high six RBI.  He drove in the Tide’s first run with a first-inning single and added another RBI in the

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