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SPORTS

A preview of the 2012 Southeastern Conference

Zachary Al-Khateeb July 11, 2012

The Southeastern Conference Media Days are set to begin for Tuesday, and the conference has a lot to discuss. Will the implementation of a playoff system in 2014 hurt the SEC’s chances of winning more...

GameStop’s midnight release of game draws crowd

Zachary Al-Khateeb July 11, 2012

The GameStop in Midtown Village was a little busier than usual Monday night as the store released the newest version of the highly acclaimed video game series NCAA Football 2013 at midnight. Roughly...

Kirani James prepared for games in London

Alexis Paine July 11, 2012

When former Crimson Tide standout Kirani James joined his first track club at the age of 13 and began running the 400 meter race, he never imagined he would make it to the Olympic Games. “[The Olympics]...

Tide names Max Norris as new assistant women’s tennis coach

Marquavius Burnett July 11, 2012

Max Norris has been selected as the next assistant women’s tennis coach at The University of Alabama, head coach Jenny Mainz announced on Tuesday. Norris joins the Crimson Tide after spending the past...

True camaraderie – SEC provides Aggies a brotherhood Big 12 couldn’t

Adam Greene July 11, 2012

No ideal reverberates stronger at Texas A&M than camaraderie. The University’s core values have been built around the concept since it’s founding in 1876, ringing true to this day among Aggies of all...

UA athletes compete in swimming, track Olympic Trials

Alexis Paine July 2, 2012

Only a few athletes make it to the Olympic Trials and even fewer are able to punch a ticket to the Olympic games. The University of Alabama had 11 current and former athletes compete in the USA swimming...

Alabama fans ready for NCAA Football ’13 game

Zachary Al-Khateeb July 2, 2012

College football fans across the nation will be able to satisfy their college football thirst Tuesday, July 10 with the release of NCAA Football 2013. The game has kept some of the game modes that helped...

U.S. soccer long way from world’s elite

Marc Torrence July 2, 2012

As I sat in a booth at Buffalo Wild Wings, watching Spain lift the 2012 European Championship trophy, an all-too-familiar feeling washed over me. No matter how excited I or other U.S. soccer fans get about...

Experts sound off on playoffs

Marquavius Burnett July 2, 2012

The 14-year reign of the Bowl Championship Series will come to an end at the conclusion of the 2014 season. The 12-year deal, approved by the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee last Tuesday, will be...

Why an NBA team won’t work in Birmingham

Marquavius Burnett June 27, 2012

Recently, the @NBABirmingham Twitter account was created and burst onto the scene in the local twitter world. Fifteen-year-old George Chamoun from Mountain Brook started the account, which became a Twitter...

NCAA football to get 4-team playoff

CW Staff June 26, 2012

The BCS Presidential Oversight Committee approved a 12-year plan for a college football playoff system on Tuesday that will eliminate the current Bowl Championship Series, beginning in 2014. The committee...

Wilder beats opponent in a 3-round TKO, improves to 23-0

Wilder beats opponent in a 3-round TKO, improves to 23-0

Marc Torrence June 23, 2012

The Tuscaloosa crowd hung on his every move. Deontay Wilder, the heavyweight boxer and hometown hero, circled his Jamaican opponent Owen Beck, hoping to give the crowd a show. They cringed when he got...