
It didn’t seem as though anything could be better than seeing a record crowd of 59,135 at today’s BBVA Compass Bowl at Legion Field. Fate’s decided Birmingham native Joe Webb will give it a try…

UAB is challenging area residents, thought leaders, & academics to be shaken and stirred by the potential of The Edge of Chaos, a new collaborative space located on the fourth floor of the Lister Hill Library. It formally opened Monday night with its inspiration in attendance,
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Yes, the last three BCS championship games were won by teams hailing from the state of Alabama – so there’s a good reason to be paying a lot of attention to them on National Signing Day. It’d be a shame though if we didn’t take a moment and at least acknowledge the institutions in the immediate metro Birmingham area that signed student-athletes on February 1.
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The UAB Blazers Men’s Basketball team is getting to go to the dance – the NCAA Men’s Tournament that is! Birmingham’s team will take to the road on Tuesday night as one of the First Four games in Dayton, OH.
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It took 15+ months to get the first one in place, but Einstein Bros is now in the metro Birmingham market. Their fans can now rejoice (and wonder if we’ll see more locations elsewhere in the metro area sooner rather than later).
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Joe Webb finally got his first NFL start on Tuesday evening – a week after scoring his first NFL touchdown. Even a snowstorm couldn’t prevent the former UAB Blazer from getting this opportunity – against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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So former UAB starting quarterback Joe Webb didn’t get to start Monday night’s game for the Minnesota Vikings against the Chicago Bears, but he did get a chance to do the “Birmingham Walk” – though we may never see footage. They cut away after he ran the ball in for his first NFL touchdown in the third quarter.
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