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The 2021-22 Alabama water polo team completed its second undefeated season.

Water polo makes waves in fifth season

Ashlee Woods | @ashleemwoods, Sports Editor October 26, 2021

When most people think about Alabama sports, the first thing that comes to mind is football. Not many think about water polo.  The Alabama water polo team is looking to change that.  The current...

Alabama men’s basketball beats Louisiana in Charity Exhibition

Alabama men’s basketball beats Louisiana in Charity Exhibition

Austin Hannon, Staff Reporter October 25, 2021

Alabama men’s basketball fans got their first look at the 2021 team in a 73-68 win over the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns in the Charity Exhibition on Sunday. It wasn’t easy for the Crimson Tide. They...

Women's soccer falls to South Carolina in final road game

Women’s soccer falls to South Carolina in final road game

Austin Hannon, Staff Reporter October 25, 2021

In the final game of the regular season, the Alabama women’s soccer team (9-8-1, 4-4-1) lost 4-0 in Columbia to the South Carolina Gamecocks (10-5-1, 5-3-1). Both squads came into Sunday with a 4-3-1...

Doubles partners Filip Planinsek and Juan Martin pose with their award plaques.

Men’s tennis heads to national championships

Abby McCreary, Assistant Copy Editor October 24, 2021
Doubles partners Filip Planinsek and Juan Martin won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southern Regional Championship on Oct. 18, hosted this year in Auburn, Alabama. 
Alabama sends the Vols packing in homecoming matchup

Alabama sends the Vols packing in homecoming matchup

Ashlee Woods | @ashleemwoods, Sports Editor October 23, 2021

Alabama navigated the rocky road and came out on top on Saturday. No. 4 Alabama football defeated the Tennessee Volunteers, 52-24, at Bryant-Denny Stadium.  The fourth Saturday in October matchup had...

Alabama prepares for homecoming game against Tennessee

Alabama prepares for homecoming game against Tennessee

Ashlee Woods | @ashleemwoods, Sports Editor October 22, 2021

If there’s a team that can bounce back from a loss, it’s Alabama.  Alabama traveled to Starkville, Mississippi, and defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs 49-9 on Oct. 16. Now, the team hopes...

Golf finishes fifth, falls to San Diego State at Jackson T. Stephens Cup

Golf finishes fifth, falls to San Diego State at Jackson T. Stephens Cup

Blake Byler, Contributing Writer October 22, 2021

Alabama men’s golf traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas, from Oct. 18 to 20 for the team’s final tournament of the fall season, the Jackson T. Stephens Cup. The first two days of the tournament featured...

Alabama soccer squeaks out a win against Kentucky on Senior Night

Alabama soccer squeaks out a win against Kentucky on Senior Night

Austin Hannon, Staff Reporter October 22, 2021

The Alabama women’s soccer team has played in a lot of close games this season, and Thursday night was no different. Alabama (9-7-1, 4-3-1) defeated the Kentucky Wildcats (6-9-2, 0-8) in overtime, 2-1. The...

Pictured: Aniyah Smith

It’s time to put HBCU athletes in the spotlight

Tionna Taite, Nineteen Fifty-Six October 20, 2021
Athletes at historically Black colleges and universities receive less attention than athletes at predominantly white institutions despite being just as talented.
Wilbur Jackson was the first football player to receive a football scholarship. He played from 1971 to 1973.

Planting a Seed: Black athletes who paved the way

Ashlee Woods | @ashleemwoods, Sports Editor October 20, 2021
In recent years, some of the top athletes from Alabama athletic programs have been Black students.
Alabama soccer prepares for Senior Night against Kentucky

Alabama soccer prepares for Senior Night against Kentucky

Austin Hannon, Staff Reporter October 20, 2021

In their second-to-last home game of the season, the Alabama women’s soccer team (8-7-1, 3-3-1) will host the Kentucky Wildcats (6-8-2, 0-7) for Senior Night. The Crimson Tide will recognize seniors...

Alabama men’s basketball ranked No. 14 in Preseason AP Poll

Alabama men’s basketball ranked No. 14 in Preseason AP Poll

Blake Byler, Contributing Writer October 18, 2021

The Alabama men’s basketball team was slated at No. 14 in the Preseason AP Poll. This is the first time in head coach Nate Oats’ three-year tenure that the Crimson Tide has received a preseason...