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Former Alabama defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry during warm-ups at the SEC Championship game in Atlanta, GA.

Inseparable football duo prepares for the NFL draft

Henry Sklar, Contributing Writer April 7, 2024

As prospects prepare for the NFL draft beginning on April 25, Alabama has nine prospects who are hoping to hear their name called in Detroit, Michigan. A part of that group is two cornerback prospects:...

Fans attend the Final Four playoff game between Alabama and UConn on April 6 in Glendale, AZ.

Alabama basketball fans make first trip to Final Four

Quinn Shanley, Contributing Writer April 7, 2024

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Although the trip from Tuscaloosa to Arizona was 1,420 miles for the Alabama faithful, crimson and white were well represented at State Farm Stadium on Saturday night for the Final...

Alabama Track Athlete Holly Foley in action during day two of the Crimson Tide Invitational at Sam Bailey Track and Field Stadium in Tuscaloosa, AL on Saturday, Apr 6, 2024.

Track and field claims 40 top 10 finishes on home turf

Matthew Mason, Contributing Writer April 7, 2024

Alabama track and field competed in the Crimson Tide Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Sam Bailey Track and Field stadium and walked away with seven event titles and 40 top 10 finishes. Five athletes...

Alabama gymnast Gabby Gladieux jumps on the balance beam during the NCAA Regional Final at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday, Apr 6, 2024.

Alabama gymnastics keeps on dancing into NCAA championship semifinals

Manisha Ramachandran, Staff Writer  April 7, 2024

Alabama gymnastics was looking for a spot to compete in the national championships this season after a tough end to its season last year, when the team came up short in the regional finals. On Saturday,...

Alabama guard Mark Sears (#1) dribbles toward the goal during the NCAA Men’s Final Four game against Connecticut in Phoenix, AZ.

Alabama men’s basketball historic season ends at the hands of UConn

Orry Cantrell, Staff Writer April 7, 2024

GLENDALE, Ariz. — All good things must come to an end.   While Alabama men’s basketball hoped that its historic tournament run would last just a little bit longer, the UConn Huskies proved to be...

Alabama gymnast Gabby Gladieux performs on the balance beam at the NCAA Regional Championships at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI on Thursday, Apr 4, 2024.

Alabama gymnastics posts 197.45 to advance to regional finals

Manisha Ramachandran, Staff Writer April 5, 2024

The No. 8 Crimson Tide gymnastics team took on No. 9 Michigan, Penn State and Kent State in the regional semifinals Thursday to fight for a spot in Saturday night’s regional finals.    After a...

Alabama guard Aaron Estrada (#55) pushes toward the goal against Florida during the SEC Tournament.

Alabama men’s basketball feels no pressure ahead of first Final Four 

Orry Cantrell, Staff Writer April 4, 2024

Unpredictable.  Of all the ways one could summarize Alabama men’s basketball’s historic season leading into the program’s first Final Four, that just might be the most succinct.   Despite...

Alabama forward Jarin Stevenson (#15) speaks with the media prior to the Final Four.

The word that propelled Alabama men’s basketball into its first Final Four

Orry Cantrell, Staff Writer April 4, 2024

Dec. 13, 2013.   Alabama softball head coach Patrick Murphy lies in bed reading Kevin Pritchard and John Eliot’s “Help the Helper: Building a Culture of Extreme Teamwork,” a book named after...

Alabama guard Rylan Griffen (#3) wrestles his way toward the net.

Rylan Griffen inspired by WWE legends ahead of Final Four

Matthew Mason, Contributing Writer April 4, 2024

 The fourth-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team will face off with the top-seeded UConn Huskies in a Final Four matchup this weekend in Phoenix, Arizona.   UConn is favored in this game by...

Alabama forward Grant Nelson (#2) speaks with the media prior to the Men’s Final Four.

Chronicling the journeys of Alabama men’s basketball transfers

Luke McClinton, Staff Writer April 4, 2024

If the heightened prevalence of the transfer portal weren’t already evident, the 2024 Elite Eight made it crystal clear. This year’s fourth round of games featured only one team whose entire starting...

Alabama fell to San Diego State in the Sweet 16 during last year’s tournament.

How the 2024 Alabama men’s basketball team finally got it right to make first Final Four

Samuel Prestipino, Contributing Writer April 4, 2024

In recent memory, the Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team has fallen short of the promised land year after year. A Final Four appearance has eluded the team since the NCAA Tournament expanded...