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Joseph Goodman | jgoodman@al.com

Joseph Goodman is the lead sports columnist for AL.com. A national award-winning journalist, Joseph's columns have been voted the best in Alabama multiple years over. Born in Mobile and raised in Birmingham, Joseph returned home to Alabama and AL.com in 2015 after working for the Miami Herald for 11 years. Joseph has covered the biggest stories in sports throughout his career, including the Florida Gators during the Tim Tebow and Billy Donovan years, the Miami Heat during the LeBron years and Alabama during the mighty reign of coach Nick Saban. While in college, Joseph worked at multiple newspapers throughout Alabama, including the Birmingham News. Joseph is the author of "We Want Bama." It's a book about hope, togetherness and rum. Sign up for his weekly newsletter, "Joe Goodman's SPORTS Happy Hour." Email him at jgoodman@al.com. The good emails (or amazingly bad ones) sometimes go in the newsletter, but you gotta include your name and city.