http://www.wkrg.com/media/ui/video/logo_small.png http://www.wkrg.com/ Sports GeoRSS is a set of standards for representing geographical location information. In GeoRSS, the content such as news articles consists of geographical points. Mobile News Alabama and Pensacola Florida News and the Gulf Coast Region News Video en-us Copyright WKRG http://www.wkrg.com/ http://www.wkrg.com/media/ui/logo.png Sports - WKRG.com News - Mobile Al - Pensacola Fl - Gulf Coast Sports Get the latest Video News Weather and Sports and more WKRG.com podcast WKRG.com WKRG.com drencher@gmail.com Sports,mobile alabama, mobile al, mobile news, mobile alabama news, mobile al news, wkrg mobile, WKRG, Mobile, Alabama, news, weather, sports no http://www.wkrg.com/feeds/pod/category/sports/ http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/kenny_stabler_arrested_for_drunk_driving/14660/Jul-31-2008_1-17-am/
Robertsdale police arrested former NFL star and Crimson Tide broadcaster Kenny Stabler early Sunday morning for driving under the influence of alcohol. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/kenny_stabler_arrested_for_drunk_driving/14660/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:40:34 +0000 30.551174290773453 -87.70883560180664 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/life_in_the_fast_lane/14647/Jul-31-2008_12-55-am/
Junior Dragsters tearing up the track at Mobile Dragway ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/life_in_the_fast_lane/14647/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:55:31 +0000 30.515207844828083 -88.22017192840576 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/sports_broadcasting_legend_dies/14637/Jun-07-2008_3-28-pm/
Jim McKay, host of "Wide World of Sports" dead at the age of 87 ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/sports_broadcasting_legend_dies/14637/ Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:05:00 +0000 39.57883490415933 -76.61556243896484 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/700_lbs_tuna_caught_off_coast_of_orange_beach/14257/Jul-31-2008_1-14-am/
Man fights with a monster bluefin tuna for seven hours. The Moby Dick sized battle paid off. The 700 lbs tuna was big enough to win first place in the Orange Beach Memorial Day Tournament. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/700_lbs_tuna_caught_off_coast_of_orange_beach/14257/ Mon, 26 May 2008 16:16:29 +0000 30.053642570466106 -87.55691528320312 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alma_bryant_hs_hits_their_target_at_nationals/13809/Jul-31-2008_1-07-am/
The Alma Bryant High School Archery Team aimed to finish in the top 5 at the United States Invitational Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. And that's exactly what they did. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alma_bryant_hs_hits_their_target_at_nationals/13809/ Mon, 12 May 2008 17:14:07 +0000 38.25597556838492 -85.75206756591797 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alma_bryant_hs_archery_team_hits_bullseye/13617/Jul-31-2008_1-07-am/
The archery team at Alma Bryant High School in Irvington won the State Championship and qualified for the United States Invitational Championship in Louisville, Kentucky on May 10. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alma_bryant_hs_archery_team_hits_bullseye/13617/ Wed, 07 May 2008 00:02:55 +0000 38.25651475638941 -85.75103759765625 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/eight_belles_trainer_defends_jockey/13565/May-05-2008_6-11-pm/
The trainer of euthanized filly Eight Belles insists his jockey handled the horse properly during Saturday's second-place finish at the Kentucky Derby. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/eight_belles_trainer_defends_jockey/13565/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:26:00 +0000 38.07404145941957 -84.517822265625 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/danica_patrick_makes_history/13016/Apr-20-2008_11-44-am/
In her 4th year in the IRL, patrick becomes the first woman to win an IndyCar race ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/danica_patrick_makes_history/13016/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:13:00 +0000 36.31512514748051 139.21875 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/jayhawks_celebrate_championship/12543/Apr-08-2008_12-22-am/
Kansas Jayhawks snag overtime victory and the NCAA basketball championship. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/jayhawks_celebrate_championship/12543/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:17:00 +0000 30.694611546632277 -88.13232421875 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/hank_aarons_mother_dies/12526/Jul-31-2008_1-09-am/
The mother of a baseball hall of famer and Mobile native dies at 96. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/hank_aarons_mother_dies/12526/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:15:57 +0000 33.77914733128647 -84.4189453125 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/michael_vick_playing_prison_football/12502/Apr-07-2008_11-26-am/
Just when you thought Michael Vick's football career was over, he's resurrected it once again in the joint. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/michael_vick_playing_prison_football/12502/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:59:00 +0000 33.75288969455201 -84.39010620117187 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/jags_mascot_fighting_for_national_championship/12419/Jul-31-2008_1-10-am/
Southpaw is in the championship round of the mascot challenge. Click here to cast your vote. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/jags_mascot_fighting_for_national_championship/12419/ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:00:16 +0000 31.553963481763723 -97.119140625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/baybears_helping_feed_the_hungry/12201/Jul-31-2008_1-10-am/
Mobile Baybear fans who bring a nonperishable food item to Sunday's game will receive a free ticket to a future game. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/baybears_helping_feed_the_hungry/12201/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:31:39 +0000 30.64603509423299 -88.11708927154541 http://www.wkrg.com/sideline/article/mccants_arrest_part_of_drug_prostitution_sting/12193/Jul-31-2008_1-16-am/
News 5 has learned former Alabama football star Keith McCants' arrest was part of a drug and prostitution sting. Click here to see the mugshots ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sideline/article/mccants_arrest_part_of_drug_prostitution_sting/12193/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:26:28 +0000 30.748216585297136 -88.07013988494873 http://www.wkrg.com/sideline/article/former_bama_star_tasered_arrested/12168/Jul-31-2008_1-16-am/
Keith McCants arrested for second time in two months. This time police say the former Alabama football star threw a screwdriver, a pair of pliers and a crack pipe at officers. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sideline/article/former_bama_star_tasered_arrested/12168/ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:05:30 +0000 30.770159115784214 -88.13644409179687 http://www.wkrg.com/ncaa/article/jags_fall_to_butler_in_ncaa_tourney/11833/Mar-21-2008_5-14-pm/
Three-point shooting propels Bulldogs to 81-61 victory over South Alabama. Click here for reaction from players and Coach Arrow ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/ncaa/article/jags_fall_to_butler_in_ncaa_tourney/11833/ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:46:00 +0000 33.519930379717245 -86.81396484375 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/kittie_allison_dead_at_101/11224/Mar-10-2008_12-09-am/
Mother of NASCAR drivers Bobby and Donnie Allison to be laid to rest Wednesday. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/kittie_allison_dead_at_101/11224/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:00:00 +0000 30.65681556429287 -88.1103515625 http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/brett_favre_retires/11014/Jul-31-2008_12-29-am/
Kiln, Mississippi native Brett Favre has decided to retire from the NFL after 17 seasons. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/brett_favre_retires/11014/ Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:53:21 +0000 44.52392653654213 -88.011474609375 http://www.wkrg.com/sideline/article/julio_jones_testifies_in_murder_trial/10518/Jul-31-2008_12-52-am/
Julio Jones, the top football recruit in the country, made national headlines when he signed with the Alabama Crimson Tide. Today, he's making headlines after taking the stand as a witness in capital murder trial. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sideline/article/julio_jones_testifies_in_murder_trial/10518/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:46 +0000 30.63082224973687 -87.04742431640625 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/vick_enters_drug_treatment_program/8885/Jan-07-2008_6-10-pm/
Michael Vick is hoping to reduce his 23-month sentence on a federal dogfighting conviction by entering a drug treatment program. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/vick_enters_drug_treatment_program/8885/ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:10:00 +0000 39.33429742980725 -94.92462158203125 http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/bama_wins_bowl_game/8569/Dec-31-2007_5-43-am/
Crimson Tide beat Buffaloes 30-24 in Independence Bowl. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/bama_wins_bowl_game/8569/ Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:40:00 +0000 32.51555203025782 -93.74771118164062 http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/namath_earns_degree_at_bama/8124/Dec-15-2007_3-50-pm/
42 years later, Broadway Joe was back on campus, finally getting a diploma to go with his football accolades. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/namath_earns_degree_at_bama/8124/ Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:32:00 +0000 33.20652045176062 -87.528076171875 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/bowden_contract/7929/Dec-10-2007_12-09-pm/
Bowden agrees to 1-year deal extenstion; Apparent successor in place. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/bowden_contract/7929/ Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:44:00 +0000 30.486550842588482 -84.3310546875 http://www.wkrg.com/nfl/article/michael_vick_sentenced/7928/Dec-10-2007_10-56-am/
Michael Vick's involvement in a dogfighting conspiracy that involved gambling and killing pit bulls has earned him a 23-month sentence in prison. New Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/nfl/article/michael_vick_sentenced/7928/ Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:36:00 +0000 37.735969208590504 -77.45361328125 http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/football_is_a_go_at_south/7816/Dec-06-2007_10-27-pm/
Football is a go at South Alabama. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/football_is_a_go_at_south/7816/ Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:34:00 +0000 30.696973304399858 -88.1817626953125 http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/football_coming_to_usa/7726/Dec-06-2007_4-14-pm/
First game will be played in 2009. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/football_coming_to_usa/7726/ Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:50:00 +0000 30.686344939344202 -88.04855346679687 http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/tuberville_im_not_looking_to_go_anywhere/7518/Nov-30-2007_4-37-pm/
Tuberville is telling fans not to panic over reports that he could leave Auburn for Arkansas. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/tuberville_im_not_looking_to_go_anywhere/7518/ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:54:00 +0000 32.5957092344345 -85.48221588134765 http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/tuberville_rumors_flying/7512/Nov-30-2007_11-34-am/
Auburn fans are on the edge of their seats as rumors fly about Head Coach Tommy Tuberville possibly going to Arkansas. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/tuberville_rumors_flying/7512/ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:15:01 +0000 47.30752110500848 -122.22650527954101 http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/heisman_hype_hits_daphne/7438/Nov-28-2007_7-20-pm/
Friends and fans of a former Daphne football star want you to help him win college football's top trophy. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/heisman_hype_hits_daphne/7438/ Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:30:00 +0000 39.63894269859353 -79.94905471801758 http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/ole_miss_goes_nutts/7428/Nov-28-2007_1-26-pm/
Hundreds of Ole Miss fans cheer as Houston Nutt is officially introduced as Mississippi's new head coach. Click to watch the news conference. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/ole_miss_goes_nutts/7428/ Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:15:01 +0000 34.45221847282654 -89.549560546875 http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/oj_pleads_not_guilty/7427/Nov-28-2007_1-22-pm/
O.J. Simpson and two co-defendants have pleaded not guilty to robbery and kidnapping charges. They're accused of robbing two memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a hotel room. New Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/oj_pleads_not_guilty/7427/ Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:41:00 +0000 37.02009820136811 -115.751953125 http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/larussa_strikes_out_in_court/7423/Nov-28-2007_11-43-am/
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pleads guilty to DUI. Eight months ago, police in Florida found him asleep inside his running SUV at a stop light and smelling of alcohol. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/larussa_strikes_out_in_court/7423/ Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:41:01 +0000 26.971037606255557 -80.1123046875 http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/gatorade_inventor_dies/7374/Nov-27-2007_1-08-pm/
Gatorade was created by a University of Florida researcher in 1965. Forty-two years later it's hard to find an athlete who doesn't drink it. Players even give coaches Gatorade baths. The man who invented it has died. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/gatorade_inventor_dies/7374/ Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:50:00 +0000 29.645393033250702 -82.35815048217773 http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/siran_stacy_out_of_hospital/7372/Nov-27-2007_10-46-am/
Former Alabama football standout Siran Stacy was released from a Dothan hospital a week after a deadly collision that killed his wife and four of his children. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/siran_stacy_out_of_hospital/7372/ Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:43:00 +0000 31.344254455668054 -85.40771484375 http://www.wkrg.com/nfl/article/nfl_star_shot/7336/Nov-26-2007_4-28-pm/
Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor is in critical condition after emergency surgery. Police believe Taylor was shot in the leg during an armed robbery at his South Florida home. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/nfl/article/nfl_star_shot/7336/ Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:26:00 +0000 27.526540383462787 -82.56912231445312 http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/siran_stacys_daughter_released_from_hospital/7285/Nov-25-2007_7-52-am/
3-year-old daughter of former Bama football star Siran Stacy was released from the hospital Saturday, nearly a week after being in a wreck that killed Stacy's wife and four of his children. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/siran_stacys_daughter_released_from_hospital/7285/ Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:42:00 +0000 31.240985378021307 -85.396728515625 http://www.wkrg.com/sideline/article/cheerleader_crushed_by_football_team/6454/Oct-31-2007_11-16-am/
A cheerleader gives new meaning to take one for the team. She was crushed by players returning to the field to play the second-half. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sideline/article/cheerleader_crushed_by_football_team/6454/ Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:26:00 +0000 47.31462086107463 -122.1844482421875 http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/words_not_nice_in_niceville/6287/Oct-24-2007_9-56-pm/
Florida panhandle high school baseball coach suspended for using racial slur. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/words_not_nice_in_niceville/6287/ Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:14:00 +0000 30.590637026892942 -86.4788818359375 http://www.wkrg.com/sideline/article/juilo_jones_is_more_than_the_1_high_school_prospect_in_america/5848/Oct-11-2007_10-14-am/
Despite being ranked the #1 high school prospect in America, and despite grabbing media attention both locally and nationally..... ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sideline/article/juilo_jones_is_more_than_the_1_high_school_prospect_in_america/5848/ Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:21:00 +0000 30.420256142845158 -87.68463134765625 http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/record_setting_ex_olympic_track_star_dies/5575/Oct-01-2007_12-43-pm/
Al Oerter died at a hospital near his Fort Myers Beach home. Oerter and Carl Lewis are the only track stars to win the same event in four straight Olympics. Oerter, however, is the only athlete to set an Olympic record in each of his victories. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/record_setting_ex_olympic_track_star_dies/5575/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:31:00 +0000 26.61799672211676 -81.859130859375 http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/ups_workers_arrested_for_stealing_bama_football_tickets/5478/Sep-26-2007_3-07-pm/
Three United Parcel Service workers have been charged with stealing University of Alabama football tickets from customers. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sec/article/ups_workers_arrested_for_stealing_bama_football_tickets/5478/ Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:44:00 +0000 33.21111647241685 -87.51708984375 http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/bonds_756th_hr_ball_to_be_branded/5477/Sep-26-2007_2-40-pm/
Baseball that broke Mobile native Hank Aaron's all-time HR record to be branded with an asterisk and displayed at the Baseball Hall of Fame ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/bonds_756th_hr_ball_to_be_branded/5477/ Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:27:00 +0000 37.80544394934271 -122.45361328125 http://www.wkrg.com/nfl/article/vick_indicted_on_new_charges/5450/Sep-25-2007_1-58-pm/
Michael Vick and three co-defendants have been indicted by a Virginia grand jury on state charges related to a dogfighting ring. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/nfl/article/vick_indicted_on_new_charges/5450/ Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:49:00 +0000 36.92135192790115 -77.2833251953125 http://www.wkrg.com/nfl/article/bond_set_for_oj/5280/Sep-19-2007_2-16-pm/
O.J. Simpson has been released from jail after posting bail on armed robbery charges. Click here for video. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/nfl/article/bond_set_for_oj/5280/ Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:33:00 +0000 36.94989178681327 -115.48828125 http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/hector_macho_camacho_kod_by_courts/5244/Sep-18-2007_10-31-am/
Former boxing champion Hector Luis "Macho" Camacho Sr. sentenced to house arrest for a break-in at a Gulfport computer shop. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/hector_macho_camacho_kod_by_courts/5244/ Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:11:00 +0000 30.372875188118016 -89.09912109375 http://www.wkrg.com/nfl/article/set_up/5243/Sep-18-2007_10-08-am/
Man arrested with O.J. Simpson says the memorabilia dispute feels like a "setup" ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/nfl/article/set_up/5243/ Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:00:00 +0000 36.87962060502676 -115.48828125 http://www.wkrg.com/nfl/article/elderly_extortionist_sentenced/4848/Aug-30-2007_12-59-pm/
An 82 year old Texas woman who pleaded guilty to trying to extort $2 million from Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr has been sentenced to one year probation. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/nfl/article/elderly_extortionist_sentenced/4848/ Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:19:00 +0000 30.050076521698734 -99.25048828125 http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/no_756_on_the_auction_block/4610/Aug-21-2007_8-32-pm/
The man who caught the ball that broke Mobile-native Hank Aaron's all-time home run record is selling the piece of baseball history because he can't afford to keep it. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sports/article/no_756_on_the_auction_block/4610/ Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:54:01 +0000 37.77892370057646 -122.3891544342041