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Birmingham Legion hire Mark Briggs as Head Coach.
April 30, 2025 |
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The Birmingham Legion announce
Mark Briggs as Head Coach.
Viewed by many as one of the sports up-and-coming coaching talents,
Briggs returns to the USL Championship following a successful five-year
stint with Sacramento Republic FC. In 170 games with the club, Briggs
led SRFC to 74 wins and 49 draws.
With Briggs, Sacramento reached the USL-C playoffs on four occasions,
including a run to the Western Conference Finals in 2023. The highlight
came in 2022 when he and the Republic made it to the Finals of the Lamar
Hunt U.S. Open Cup as a second division club, the first time since 2008
that had happened in the tournament.
Prior to his time in Sacramento, Briggs first made waves in the USL as
the coach of Real Monarchs from 2017-18. The club took home the Players
Shield by posting a 20-7-5 record to clinch the first postseason berth
in its history, with Briggs being named 2017 USL Coach of the Year for
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Evansville Thunderbolts win 2024-25 SPHL President's Cup.
April 24, 2025 |
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The Evansville Thunderbolts defeated the Knoxville Ice Bears in overtime to
win the 2024-25 SPHL President's Cup.
This is Evansville's first SPHL championship. |
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Birmingham Bulls 2024-25 season ends in semifinal playoff loss.
April 19, 2025 |
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The Birmingham Bulls
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Stockton Kings win 2024-25 NBA G League
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April 14, 2025 |
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The Stockton Kings defeated the Osceola Magic in three
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NBA G League
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Birmingham Legion fire Head Coach Tom Soehn; Eric Avila named
Interim.
April 9, 2025 |
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Just five games into the 2025 season, the Birmingham Legion announces it has parted ways
with Head Coach Tom Soehn.
First Team Assistant Coach Eric Avila will serve as interim head coach. Avila
has served on the Birmingham coaching staff since 2022. With experience in
both USL-C and MLS across a 13-year player career, Avila was a fixture on Legion
FCs first squad in 2019 where he tallied four assists across 34 appearances
that season. Before joining the Legion FC staff, Avila began his coaching career
in MLS NEXT as the head coach of the San Diego Nomads in 2021.
A national search for the clubs next head coach is currently underway. |
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Birmingham Barons win opening game of 2025 season.
April 4, 2025 |
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The Birmingham Barons defeated the
Knoxville Smokies 6-4 at home to open the 2025 season.
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Birmingham Stallions open 2025 season with road loss.
March 30, 2025 |
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The Birmingham
Stallions, winners of the inaugural United Football League Championship
last season, began their title defense with a road loss to the DC
Defenders 18-11.
Next up is another road game in Detroit against the Michigan Panthers on
April 4th.
Week three brings the Stallions to Birmingham for their first home game
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Birmingham Squadron end 2024-25 season; miss playoffs.
March 29, 2025 |
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The
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United Soccer League announces promotion and relegation system.
March 19, 2025 |
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The United Soccer
League announced today that a supermajority of club owners voted to
implement a promotion and relegation system, marking a groundbreaking
decision that will reshape the future of professional soccer in the
United States.
The USL becomes the first professional sports league in the U.S. to
adopt this global model, creating an interconnected three-tiered mens
professional soccer system, where teams earn promotion to a higher
division or face relegation to a lower division based on their
performance during the season. With this historic step, the USL aligns
with the worlds top leagues, including the Premier League, La Liga, and
Bundesliga, where promotion and relegation raises the stakes of every
match, drives fan engagement, and elevates the overall competition of
the game.
"A new chapter in American soccer begins. The decision by our owners to
approve and move forward with this bold direction is a testament to
their commitment to the long-term growth of soccer in the United
States, said Alec Papadakis, CEO of the United Soccer League. This is
a significant milestone for the USL and highlights our shared vision
with our team ownership to build a league that not only provides
top-tier competition but also champions community engagement. Now, just
as it is in the global game, more communities in America can aspire to
compete at the highest level of soccer. Its time. |
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Will the Pelham Prowlers join the North American 3 Hockey League?
March 13, 2025 |
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The Pelham
Prowlers hope to join the North American 3 Hockey League,
the only USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior league in the nation.
The Prowlers are owned by Julia Stafford and will play in the Pelham
Civic Complex and Ice Arena.
The 2025-26 season is set to begin in September. |
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Birmingham Barons name Guillermo Quiroz as Manager for 2025.
January 17, 2025 |
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Guillermo Quiroz is named the
Birmingham Barons Manager for the 2025 season.
Quiroz is a former MLB catcher and started his playing career for the Toronto
Blue Jays in 2004. After two years in Toronto, he played for the Seattle
Mariners in 2006. 2007 took him to the Texas Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles
in 2008. He then returned to the Mariners for two more years. He signed with the San Diego
Padres but did not make the team, and spent the year in the minor leagues with the
Pacific Coast League's Tucson Padres. He returned to
the majors in 2012 with the Boston Red Sox. 2013 found him with the
San Francisco Giants where he played two seasons before retiring.
His first Manager position was in 2020 with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers,
the Single-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
The last two seasons he was Manager of the White Sox High-A affiliate Winston-Salem Dash.
He will be joined by John Kovalik, Daniel Milwee, and AJ Smith who have all
moved from Winston-Salem to Birmingham. |
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World Basketball Association returning to Birmingham in 2025?
December 15, 2024 |
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The Magic City
Court Kings could be returning to Birmingham as part of the planned
revival of the World Basketball Association in 2025. |
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United Football League announces expansion.
November 25, 2024 |
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The United
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No cities were named in the release, but that the league is now
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks win 2024 United Soccer League Championship title.
November 23, 2024 |
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks won the 2024
United Soccer League
Championship title 3-0 against the Rhode Island FC.
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Toronto Argonauts win 2024 Canadian Football League Grey Cup.
November 17, 2024 |
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The Toronto Argonauts came out on top as they defeated the Winnipeg Blue
Bombers 41-24 in the 111th Grey Cup.
It was the Argonauts' ninth time to win the Grey Cup.
In 1995 the
Birmingham Barracudas were members of the Canadian Football League
for a single season before folding. |
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Birmingham Legion end 2024 season; miss playoffs.
October 26, 2024 |
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The Birmingham Legion
ended their 2024 season with a 5-0 road victory over the Oakland Roots.
However, there were not enough wins during the season for Legion to
advance to the playoffs.
This is the first season ever that the Legion did not make the post
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Will Birmingham join the Big3?
October 3, 2024 |
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It is reported that the
Big3, a professional 3-on-3 basketball league co-founded by Ice
Cube, is "in talks" to bring a team to the Magic City.
The league is in talks with two cities, Birmingham and Philadelphia.
They hope to convince two pro basketball Hall of Famers to join,
Dominique Wilkins for Birmingham and Julius Erving for Philadelphia.
Wilkins is currently involved in the city's professional sports scene.
In June of 2023 he joined the
Birmingham Legion's
ownership group.
The league hopes to move from a touring format to a city-based model.
The terms havent been finalized and negotiations may still fall
through, however.
City-based franchises in Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, and Detroit have
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Birmingham Barons win 2024 Southern League title.
September 24, 2024 |
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The Birmingham Barons defeated the Montgomery Biscuits to win the 2024
Southern League
championship.
The Barons defeated the Tennessee Smokies to win the South Division and
went on to sweep the Biscuits for the championship in 2 games.
The Barons won their last title in 2013. Since that season, they have
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Birmingham Legion complete new training facility.
August 8, 2024 |
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The Birmingham Legion
announce they have completed construction on a new training facility.
The club will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, August 15.
Located at 1021 Dunnavant Valley Road, the 9,000 sq. ft. training
facility features a spacious weight room, locker rooms, a team
dining/lounge area, and multiple video and meeting rooms. The facility
overlooks the five soccer fields at Dunnavant Valley Fields, which
Legion FC has trained at for the past three seasons.
UAB Medicine Physical Therapy will have a fully staffed clinic in the
building to provide physical therapy services to local residents as well
as Legion FC players.
The club is currently identifying a naming rights partner. |
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Birmingham Legion 2 end inaugural season with a 3-1 home loss.
July 1, 2024 |
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The Birmingham Legion
2
wrapped up their inaugural season with a 3-1 home loss against Tennessee
SC at Spain Park High School.
The Legion 2's final record stands at one win, six losses, and five
draws. |
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Birmingham Legion WFC end 2024 season with cancelled match.
June 29, 2024 |
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The Birmingham Legion
WFC end their second season in the United Soccer League - W League
with a two match losing streak.
Their final home match was cancelled.
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Birmingham Stallions win United Football League title; third
consecutive title.
June 16, 2024 |
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The Birmingham
Stallions won the inaugural United Football League Championship by
defeating the San Antonio Brahamas 25-0 in The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Stallions have now won three consecutive league titles, with the
first two as members of the United States Football League in 2022 and
2023.
Stallions quarterback Adrian Martinez was voted the game MVP. |
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Major League Football postpones inaugural season to 2025.
June 15, 2024 |
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The proposed Major League Football has
postponed their inaugural season to the fall of 2025.
No reason was given. |
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Florida Everblades win
third straight ECHL Kelly Cup.
June 8, 2024 |
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The Florida Everblades won the 2024 ECHL Kelly Cup, defeating the Kansas
City Mavericks in the fifth game of the series.
The Everblades won their ECHL record setting third straight Kelly Cup title and their
fourth time overall.
They are the first ECHL team to win four titles.
The Birmingham Bulls
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BirminghamProSports.com debuts official logo.
September 18, 2023 |
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After years of tinkering with ideas, I finally decided on a logo for
this website!
I wanted to incorporate a few city symbols in the logo... the Vulcan
statue, the old train station sign, and the "All American City" logo the
city earned in the 1970's. I never could find a way to incorporate a
"Magic City" image, sadly. Vulcan in a top hat was not going to happen.
I also didn't want an exact copy of the Vulcan statue... I think he is
quite boring. In mythology Vulcan was ugly, so I made my Vulcan a little
wilder looking but tried to accurately copy the statue's hammerhead and
apron.
I kept him a grey tone like the statue, and I wanted him to be popping
out of the logo. I thought I'd make the train station sign a rusty color
to play off Vulcan's grey and if the original sign had never been torn
down, I'd think it would have a fair amount of rust on it today.
I've always like the font used at the Vulcan statue and wanted to use
something similar, so Art Deco was used. It looks old timey but still
looks cool to me.
The bottom portion was taken from the All-American City shield logo. The
vertical lines also remind me of the old TCI smokestacks I saw as a
youngster growing up in Ensley.
So, that's it. I hope everyone likes it.
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For the teams that suited up and played, you're probably well aware of
their team names.
But what about the teams that were proposed but never played any games?
Do you think you know all their names?
You might remember some of them,
but I'll bet there are a few you've never heard before.
Click here to check out my
page dedicated to all the team names and find out just how good your
memory really is! |
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