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Luisa Blanco earns a perfect 10 during a home meet on March 8, 2024.

Alabama athletes punch their tickets to the Olympics

Manisha Ramachandran and Matthew Mason May 29, 2024

Editor’s note: The photo on this story was updated May 30 to include an athlete mentioned in this story. The story was updated May 31 to correct an error. Eight athletes, not five, from the swim and...

From the left: Alabama track athletes Khaleb McRae, Matthew Weaver, Chris Robinson and Samuel Ogazi punch their tickets to the National Championships in Eugene during the NCAA Regionals at the UK Track and Field Complex in Lexington, KY on Friday, May 24.

Multiple Alabama track and field athletes punch ticket to NCAA Championships

Matthew Mason, Contributing Writer May 27, 2024

Alabama had a strong showing at the NCAA East Preliminaries May 22-25 in Lexington, Kentucky. More than a dozen Crimson Tide athletes qualified for the NCAA Track and Field Championships to be held in...

Alabama tennis player Filip Planinsek celebrates during his match against Florida.

Filip Planinsek becomes first in school history to win national title in NCAA men’s tennis singles tournament

Graham Baakko, Contributing Writer May 27, 2024

Alabama’s men’s tennis season may be over as a team, but one player on the roster has made school history. On Saturday, junior Filip Planinsek became the first Crimson Tide player to win a national...

Alabama softball player Riley Valentine (#17) celebrates a grand slam against Tennessee in Knoxville, TN on Sunday, May 26, 2024.

Alabama softball secures Women’s College World Series spot with win over Tennessee

Callie Cassady, Contributing Writer May 27, 2024

Alabama softball traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, over the weekend for the NCAA Super Regionals with a weekend series win. Despite losing the first game 3-2 on Friday, Alabama came back to win the last...

Dennis Pursley, head coach of Alabama's swimming and diving teams from 2012 to 2019.

Former Alabama swimming and diving coach inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame

Courtney Larrimore, Sports Editor May 23, 2024

This October, the International Swimming Hall of Fame will induct former Alabama swimming and diving head coach Dennis Pursley as its Honor Coach for the Class of 2024. Pursley's success at Alabama...

Alabama baseball player Ian Petrutz runs through first base against South Carolina during the SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Ala.

Alabama baseball falls to South Carolina in opening round of SEC Tournament

Graham Baakko, Contributing Writer May 22, 2024

After a 13-17 finish in SEC play, Alabama earned the No. 7 seed in the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama. In the opening round Tuesday, the Crimson Tide faced off against the South Carolina Gamecocks. The...

Alabama softball player Jenna Johnson hits the ball against Southeastern Louisiana at Rhoads Stadium Sunday.

Nine-run first inning propels No. 14 Alabama to Super Regionals

Graham Baakko, Contributing Writer May 19, 2024

After Alabama’s win Saturday against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, the two teams found themselves in a rematch in the regional final. The Crimson Tide won 12-2 in only five innings due to the run-ahead...

Shortstop Justin Lebron makes a play at second base against Auburn at Plainsman Park in Auburn on Thursday.

Alabama baseball faces challenges in series against Auburn, rallies in regular season finale

Callie Cassady, Contributing Writer May 19, 2024

Alabama baseball lost its weekend series against Auburn after the Tigers narrowly won games on Thursday and Friday. Despite this setback, the Crimson Tide took Game 3 on Saturday, securing the team’s...

Alabama softball player Kenleigh Cahalan  tags the runner out at third against Southeastern Louisiana at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa on Saturday.

‘Gritty and not pretty’: Alabama beats USC Upstate, Southeastern Louisiana to advance to the regional final

Graham Baakko, Contributing Writer May 19, 2024

Despite coming up short in the SEC Tournament last week against then-No. 9 LSU, No. 14 Alabama held onto a top-16 ranking. This gave the team the opportunity to host a regional for the first round of the...

The cover for the deluxe edition of the game features Jalen Milroe in the background.

College Football 25 trailer hints at gameplay featuring Crimson Tide, new cover revealed

Courtney Larrimore, Sports Editor May 18, 2024

After the leak of the deluxe edition cover of its new College Football 25 video game, EA Sports unveiled a release date, a new cover and a trailer.  On Thursday, Electronic Arts announced that fans...

Alabama infielder Max Grant attempts to tag a runner from LSU out.

Alabama baseball clinches weekend series win over the LSU Tigers

Callie Cassady, Contributing Writer May 15, 2024

The Crimson Tide baseball team won 2-1 in its final home series of the regular season against the LSU Tigers this weekend. In Game 1, LSU maintained its lead throughout the game, but Alabama's late-game...

Announced in February 2021, EA Sports College Football 25 will feature a return to the beloved series, this time allowing fans to play as their favorite college athletes, including Jalen Milroe.

Milroe featured as one of six players on cover of EA Sports College Football 25

Courtney Larrimore, Sports Editor May 14, 2024

Quarterback Jalen Milroe was confirmed to be selected as one of six players featured on the deluxe cover of the EA Sports College Football 25 video game.  In a now deleted Instagram post, Milroe confirmed...