Timothy Belin

6 days ago | bhamsports.net | Timothy Belin

Coming off the high of Wednesday night, Birmingham Legion dropped a stinker against one of the worst teams in the league. Despite a bright opening half, the Three Sparks barely troubled Oakland’s Kendall McIntosh in goal. The team faltered after the 35-minute mark, leading to a dismal second period and 1-0 loss to the worst defense in the USL Championship. “The second half was embarrassing,” Mark Briggs said. “Shocking. Nothing to do with tactics.

1 week ago | bhamsports.net | Timothy Belin

After an elating end to Wednesday’s game, the good vibes are back in the Magic City. But it will all be for nothing if they can’t keep them rolling tonight against Oakland Roots SC. After claiming his first win at Protective Stadium, and the team’s first clean sheet of 2025, Mark Briggs wants the result to act as a springboard. With only two days rest before their next encounter, it’s crucial the team harness the momentum.

1 week ago | bhamsports.net | Timothy Belin

Birmingham Legion announced today the signing of 28-year-old forward Sebastian Saucedo. The Mexican-American winger joins after a decade-long career spent primarily in Major League Soccer and Mexico’s Liga MX. Saucedo last played senior soccer for Mexican side FC Juarez side in February 2024. He made two more appearance for their U23 side in March of the same year before becoming a free agent. He has been training with Legion the past few weeks as he looked to earn a contract.

1 week ago | bhamsports.net | Timothy Belin

In Mark Briggs’ first reunion with his former club, his new team took the long way to get him a much-needed win. Despite a bright start, Birmingham Legion looked set for a 0-0 draw with Sacramento Republic until deep into stoppage time. But after the away team won a corner in the third minute of four added on, the Three Sparks cleared it, ran up the field and scored with the final action of the game. “They kept going and going and going until the very last minute,” Mark Briggs said.

1 week ago | bhamnow.com | Timothy Belin

KD’s Fine Meats, a longtime butcher shop in Alabaster, reopened last week after significant delays. The shop was only supposed to close one month as it changed location, but has instead been shut since December. KD’s Fine Meats announced December 6 through their Facebook page that the next week would be their last at their former Highway 119 shop. With a close date of December 13, the store claimed in the same announcement that it would reopen at its new location by the end of January.