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Jaden Shackelford (5) drives to the basket in Alabama’s 100-81 loss to No. 1 Auburn at Auburn Arena on Feb. 1, 2022.

Alabama suffers regular-season sweep against No. 1 Auburn

Austin Hannon, Staff Reporter February 2, 2022

Amid the whistles, the Alabama Crimson Tide (14-8, 4-5) gave up a season high in points on their way to a 100-81 loss against the No. 1 Auburn Tigers (21-1, 9-0). With the win, the Tigers swept the...

Junior Mati Waligora mounts the uneven bars against No. 12 Kentucky on Jan. 21, 2022.

Gymnastics returns home for tri-meet

February 2, 2022

No. 9 Alabama (1-3; 1-2 SEC) hasn’t fared well at road meets. Its lone win of the season came in a home meet against No. 12 Kentucky.  Luckily for Alabama, the team will return to Coleman Coliseum...

Alabama’s Jaden Shackelford (5) focuses on Auburn’s K.D. Johnson (0) during the Tigers’ 81-77 win in Coleman Coliseum on Jan. 11, 2022.

Alabama takes up-and-down season into second matchup with No. 1 Auburn Tuesday night

Austin Hannon, Staff Reporter February 1, 2022

Three weeks ago tonight, the Auburn Tigers came into Coleman Coliseum and were given all they could handle from the Alabama Crimson Tide. After trailing by 14 with under eight to go, the Crimson Tide eventually...

Alabama softball breaks season ticket sales record

Alabama softball breaks season ticket sales record

Blake Byler, Staff Reporter February 1, 2022

Parties at Rhoads Stadium will have more regular attendees this season than ever before. Alabama softball broke a program record on Monday, selling over 3,000 season tickets for the 2022 season. Alabama...

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal celebrates after his 5-set win over Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev on Jan. 30, 2022.

Opinion | Rafael Nadal’s resilience redefined sports during COVID

Ashlee Woods | @ashleemwoods, Sports Editor February 1, 2022

After two weeks filled with deportation scandals, vaccine debates and player resurgences, the 2022 Australian Open is over.  Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal capped off the fortnight in Melbourne with...

Alabama women’s basketball drops seventh conference game to Mizzou

Alabama women’s basketball drops seventh conference game to Mizzou

Ashlee Woods | @ashleemwoods, Sports Editor January 30, 2022
Alabama fell to the Missouri Tigers 77-61 Sunday night.
 Freshman Ansley Cheshire serving the ball at the Women’s Tournament on Oct. 14.

Alabama women’s tennis dominates in doubleheader against UAB and Chattanooga

Javon Williams| @javonwilliams_, Staff Reporter January 30, 2022
The weather in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was below 50 degrees, but the Alabama women’s team brought the heat inside the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility.
Jaden Shackelford celebrates during the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Jan. 29, 2022.

Alabama beats No. 4 Baylor in the Big 12/SEC Challenge

Austin Hannon, Staff Reporter January 29, 2022

It was a scramble for most of the game, but the Alabama Crimson Tide (14-7) made the bigger plays down the stretch and fed off of the crowd’s energy to beat the No. 4 Baylor Bears, 87-78, Saturday afternoon. “They're...

Alabama guard Keon Ellis (14) celebrates with fans following Alabama’s 86-76 victory over Missouri on Jan. 22, 2022

Alabama men’s basketball faces defending national champion Baylor in SEC/Big 12 Challenge

Austin Hannon, Staff Reporter January 29, 2022

The day is here.  Jan. 29 has been circled on the Alabama basketball calendar for some time now, as Coleman Coliseum will host the 2021 National Champion Baylor Bears (18-2). The Bears are currently...

Freshman Lilly Hudson does a split leap on the balance beam against Kentucky on Jan. 21, 2021

No. 9 Alabama gymnastics drops meet to rival No. 8 Auburn despite late push

Robert Cortez | @robertcortez27, Assistant Sports Editor January 28, 2022

No. 9 Alabama gymnastics (1-3; 1-2 SEC) fell in a road meet to in-state rival No. 8 Auburn ( 4-0; 2-0 SEC), despite a late push on the balance beam. The Tigers toppled the Crimson Tide 197.525-197.125....

Montana Fouts is prepared to build on last season’s success

Montana Fouts is prepared to build on last season’s success

Blake Byler, Staff Reporter January 26, 2022
Alabama softball’s senior pitcher Montana Fouts may have had the most successful 2021 calendar year of any Crimson Tide student-athlete. 
Alabama gymnastics prepares for an Olympic-sized clash with No. 8 Auburn

Alabama gymnastics prepares for an Olympic-sized clash with No. 8 Auburn

Robert Cortez | @robertcortez27, Assistant Sports Editor January 26, 2022
No. 9 Alabama gymnastics (1-2; 1-1 SEC) is set to hit the road for the third time in this young 2022 season to face in-state rival No. 8 Auburn gymnastics (3-0; 1-0 SEC).