birminghamsucks - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Birmingham's Fake Basketball Tournament Causes International IncidentVenezuela's national basketball team flew all the way to Alabama to participate in an international tournament, only to discover they were the only international team there. Also, the "tournament" was just one game. You've done it again, Birmingham, Alabama....

The PapaJohns.com Bowl Doesn't Deliver To New JerseyRutgers University lost $184,000 by traveling to—and winning—the PapaJohns.com Bowl. But I'm sure the marching band had a lovely time in Birmingham. [Star-Ledger, via Bob's Blitz]...

Let Me Tell You Something About Birmingham, AlabamaApparently, some readers took issue with my recent characterization of Birmingham, Alabama, as a decrepit backwater devoid of all culture and sophistication. Wait, did I not say that? Because I should have....

The Worst Bowl Game In The World

As you're reading this, North Carolina State and Rutgers are playing at what has to be the absolute lowest level of collegiate football— a website-sponsored bowl game in Birmingham, Alabama, on a Monday afternoon....