SPORTS

Hoffman leads Tide to 26th Regional Championship

Jason Galloway • April 2, 2011

Kayla Hoffman’s last ever performance in Coleman Coliseum may have been her best. As Alabama cruised its way to an NCAA-leading 26th Regional Championship Saturday night, she breezed past the rest of...

NIT Finals: Shock and ‘Aww’

Laura Owens • April 1, 2011

NEW YORK | In its second appearance in the NIT championship game, the Alabama Crimson Tide lost to the Wichita State Shockers 66-57 Thursday night in Madison Square Garden. The loss gives Alabama a final...

Tide wins without Wyatt

Miranda Murphy • April 1, 2011

The Alabama men’s golf team finished in first place without freshman Bobby Wyatt at the Linger Longer Invitational on Tuesday. Wyatt is currently out with a shoulder injury, but his teammates have learned...

Booher hits his stride at Nationals

Mike Albanese • March 30, 2011

French author Victor Hugo once said, “Perseverance, the secret of all triumphs.” When it comes to senior diver, Adam Booher, these words best describe his triumph at the NCAA Swimming and Diving National...

No separation at quarterback position

Marquavius Burnett • March 30, 2011

The biggest question on every Alabama fan’s mind is who will be the next starting quarterback for the Tide. AJ McCarron and Phillip Sims are the two players competing for the position. Alabama head...

Tide focused on regionals

Jason Galloway • March 30, 2011

The Alabama gymnastics team has won a Regional Championship 25 of the last 28 years and has advanced to nationals each of the past 29 seasons. That is still not quite enough for the Crimson Tide to look...

Bennett’s single lifts Tide to win

Tony Tsoukalas • March 30, 2011

Though the Crimson Tide did not have a spectacular day at the plate, it got the only hit that mattered as Alabama got a walk-off win against South Alabama on Wednesday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. “One...

Tide brings home third straight national title

Jasmine Cannon • March 30, 2011

The Crimson Tide women’s wheelchair basketball team defeated The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 58-56 in Arlington, Texas, to claim its third straight national championship last week. “It was...

Bama reaches final in thriller

Laura Owens • March 29, 2011

NEW YORK CITY | The Alabama Crimson Tide (25-11, 12-4) defeated the Colorado Buffaloes (24-14) 62-61 on Tuesday night in Madison Square Garden in Alabama’s only 2011 NIT thriller so far. After winning...

D-line pushing for better results

Marquavius Burnett • March 29, 2011

If you ask most experts where the game of football is won, they will tell you it is won in the trenches, or on the line of scrimmage. Offensive and defensive lines set the tempo for both sides of the...

Tide gets first conference wins

Jordan Bannister • March 27, 2011

The Crimson Tide women’s tennis team earned its first Southeastern Conference win on Friday against the University of Kentucky, 6-1, at the Alabama Tennis Stadium before going on the road Sunday to defeat...

Tide earns sweep against Razorbacks

Zachary Al-Khateeb • March 27, 2011

The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team beat Arkansas 9-0 on Sunday to sweep the weekend series with the Razorbacks. With the win, Alabama advances to 33-2 on the season and 9-1 in the Southeastern...