Jeff Speegle

Weeknight Sports Anchor at WBMA-TV (Birmingham, AL)

Articles

Crichton on Talladega Superspeedway: "This place is just so special"

1 week ago | abc3340.com | Jeff Speegle

Race weekend is coming at Talladega April 25-27. It starts Friday, April 25 with ARCA Menards Series practice and NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying. The day wraps up with the Big Show on the Boulevard at 7:00. Saturday, April 26 the ARCA Menards Series General Tire 200 runs at 11:30, followed by the NASCAR Xfinity Series AG-Pro 300 at 3:00. The day culminates with a concert by Justin Moore at 7:30. Sunday, April 27 the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link's 500 runs at 2:00. "It’s the history.
Tide's Aaliyah Nye goes 13th in the WNBA Draft to Las Vegas Aces

1 week ago | abc3340.com | Jeff Speegle

TOPICS:Aaliyah NyeWNBA DraftLas Vegas AcesSarah Ashlee Barker3-pointersPro careerSupport systemBama familyFour picks after Sarah Ashlee Barker went ninth in the WNBA Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks, her Bama backcourt teammate Aaliyah Nye went 13th to the Las Vegas Aces, the first pick of the 2nd round Monday night. Nye is a deadly sharpshooter who set a program record with 111 3-pointers. She says she's looking forward to transitioning into a pro career.
Ty Simpson declared leader in Bama QB race, per Tide OC

1 week ago | abc3340.com | Jeff Speegle

Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb revealed some stunning news Monday. Ty Simpson is the leader of the Tide quarterback race. The news itself wasn't stunning. The fact Grubb declared a leader is a very non-Alabama thing to do. Nick Saban never showed his hand when it came to judging quarterback competitions until the week of the season opener and sometimes he'd wait until gametime when the starters were announced on the public address system at the stadium.
Florida Gators beat Houston 65-63 to claim 3rd National Title

2 weeks ago | abc3340.com | Jeff Speegle

The Florida Gators beat the Houston Cougars 65-63 to claim Florida's third national championship, its first since 2007. It was the first national title in basketball for the SEC since Kentucky won it all in 2012. And like many of Florida's victories in this tournament, this was done in come-from-behind fashion. The Gators trailed the Cougars 42-30 with 16:24 to play after a J'Wan Roberts jumper.
Auburn battles MSU in colossal coaching matchup

3 weeks ago | abc3340.com | Jeff Speegle

When Auburn (plays Michigan State in the South Regional Final at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, there'll be plenty of focus on the players. But it's also worth keeping an eye on the coaches, too. This is a matchup of coaching legends. Bruce Pearl has transformed Auburn from an SEC cellar-dweller to an SEC Champion. He's a four-time SEC Coach of the Year. He's won four SEC Regular Season titles, 2 SEC Tournament Titles and led Auburn to its first ever Final Four in 2019. Tom Izzo?
Alabama set for challenge of #1 seed Duke, Cooper Flagg

3 weeks ago | abc3340.com | Jeff Speegle

It's the way the NCAA Tournament Selection committee drew it up. #1 Duke, #2 Alabama for the East Regional Title. It'll happen Saturday night at 7:49 in Newark, New Jersey. Both teams are coming off incredible performances in the East Regional Semifinals. Alabama hit an NCAA Tournament record 25 three-pointers in a 113-88 victory over BYU. Duke beat Arizona 100-93 with Cooper Flagg scoring 30 points in the victory over the Wildcats.
Cardwell: "The glue" that holds the Tigers together

3 weeks ago | abc3340.com | Jeff Speegle

Auburn, the number one overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, got through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament South Region with wins over Alabama State and Creighton. Bruce Pearl said Thursday the first two rounds are the scariest for the big guns in the tourney. "The survive and advance thing I think that's really true in the first and second round for a one-seed," Pearl said. "It is about survive and advance for the top seeds.
Sears, Tide has record-breaking shooting night in 113-88 win over BYU in Sweet 16

4 weeks ago | abc3340.com | Jeff Speegle

Alabama set a 35-year-old NCAA Tournament record for 3-point shooting while blistering BYU 113-88 in a one-sided Sweet 16 matchup in Newark, New Jersey Thursday night. The 2nd-seededTide, who were a combined 13-of-38 from behind the arc in the previous two NCAA Tournament wins over Robert Morris and St. Mary's, were on fire against the Cougars. They hit 12-of-25 from 3-point range in the first half and kept firing in the second half, finishing 25-of-51 from 3-point range.
UAB's season ends in NIT Quarterfinals with 81-77 loss to UC-Irvine

4 weeks ago | abc3340.com | Jeff Speegle

UAB's basketball season ended Wednesday night with an 81-77 overtime loss at UC-Irvine in the NIT Quarterfinals. The Blazers led by five at halftime. When Yaxel Lendeborg found Ja'borri McGhee with the alleyoop, the Blazers had their largest lead 44-37 with 15:29 to go in the game. But UCI went on a 10-0 run to take a 47-44 lead with 12:12 to go. From there, it was a back-and-forth affair which had all the looks of being a one-possession game all the way to the end. And that's what we got.
A-Day April 12 will look different: No game

4 weeks ago | abc3340.com | Jeff Speegle

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama football’s annual Golden Flake A-Day is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT on Saturday, April 12 inside Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. It won't be like A-Days past. But it will likely look like many A-Days in the future. There won't be a game. Fans will watch an hour-and-a-half practice at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama is joining many football programs in discarding the game format out of fear other schools can get film and poach their prospects.