Mobile Oddsmaker Danny Sheridan Heads Into Sports Hall of Fame
Danny Sheridan has spent more than three decades turning sports odds into a national brand from his home base in Mobile, and this week his hometown is recognizing him for…
As Mississippi Launches Sports Betting, Alabama Remains on the Sidelines
Mississippi has become one of the first states in the nation to launch legal sports betting, with the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi taking some of the country’s…
On the Eve of the 2012 Vote, Mobile-Baldwin Insiders Handicap Obama vs. Romney
On the eve of Election Day, attorneys, officials and operatives across Mobile and Baldwin County offered sharply divided predictions on whether President Obama or Mitt Romney would prevail in 2012.
Oddsmaker Favors Jones for Re-election; a Would-Be Rival Pushes Back
Sports and political analyst Danny Sheridan made Mayor Sam Jones a heavy favorite for re-election in 2013, prompting prospective challenger Tilmon Brown to argue that no candidate is unbeatable.
Golfers Name Their Nemesis: The Toughest Holes in Mobile and Baldwin
From the pond-guarded par 3 at Lake Forest to the island hole at Lakewood and the long par fours at Azalea City, area golfers offered spirited nominations for the region's…
An Orange Beach Developer Takes On Jo Bonner, and the Oddsmaker Is Unimpressed
Peter Gounares, 35, announced a Republican primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, arguing the incumbent had abandoned fiscal conservatism. Mobile oddsmaker Danny Sheridan called the newcomer a huge underdog.
An Oddsmaker’s Verdict: Alabama Was Sending Its Gambling Money to Everybody Else
Mobile oddsmaker and sports analyst Danny Sheridan said it was past time for Alabama to consider a lottery or casinos, arguing the state was subsidizing gaming in Mississippi, Florida and…
South Alabama Sizes Up Joe Biden: Mixed Verdicts From Mobile’s Political Class
Judges, lawyers, party officials and consultants across Mobile and the Eastern Shore delivered a split verdict on Barack Obama's selection of Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate in August…
Mobile Democrats Opened Their Season With Karaoke, a Food Drive and a Treasurer’s Race in Flux
County Democrats planned a kickoff reception with neighboring party chairs from three states, a retired union leader weighed a run for treasurer, and a Bishop State student announced for school…
Bubba, Mayer, Mr. Mitchell: Friends Recall a Mobile Life of Outsized Reach
Friends and colleagues remembered Mayer 'Bubba' Mitchell, the Mobile developer and philanthropist who died at 74, as a man whose influence ran from Leinkauf School to the White House.