The death of old rivalries, student-athlete travel time increasing, concerning TV money grabs — there’s a lot not to like about collegiate conference realignment. One rarely addressed concern, though,...

Although head football coach Kalen DeBoer’s hire answered many questions three months ago, it raised many more, and the Crimson Tide fan base will start seeking those answers at Alabama’s annual A-Day...

Last week the Alabama women’s swimming and diving teams competed in the NCAA championships in Athens, Georgia, where five Crimson Tide athletes combined for 10 All-America honors and finished 23rd as...

With her long-awaited return to the Olympic stage, Gabby Douglas, the three-time Olympic gold medalist, will look to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Douglas received the all-around gold and the team...

One Alabama softball freshman has already made waves in her first official weekend with the program.   Outfielder Lauren Johnson was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week after her debut at Atlanta’s...

Roll Tide pins. Alabama buttons. A Crimson Tide needlepoint belt bought for a birthday. Even crimson beaded friendship bracelets. It sounds like just another game day in Tuscaloosa, but for one Birmingham...

On the University of Alabama campus, Jan. 10 was supposed to just be the first day of class, a day for students to get back into their routines, classmates to catch up, friends to grab dinner during syllabus...

As a novice journalism student, walking into your favorite team’s press conference, full of beat writers you read weekly and photographers whose pictures you fawn over, can be intimidating enough on...

Kalen DeBoer spoke in his first press conference as the head coach of Alabama football last Saturday. Here are the three main takeaways.   1. DeBoer understands Alabama culture.  Replacing former...

The entire state of Alabama and quite possibly the football world watched “Gravedigger” unfold last November, when Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe connected with wide receiver Isaiah Bond on fourth...

In a statement Friday evening, Alabama Athletics announced Kalen DeBoer will replace Nick Saban as the head coach of Alabama football.  “One of the things I told our team the other day is we are...

Before Alabama’s Luisa Blanco dazzled on the balance beam, before Florida’s Trinity Thomas wowed the nation with her floor routine, and before Auburn’s Suni Lee impressed the world with her bar routine...

Editors note: This story has been updated to include statements from Nick and Terry Saban, Director of Athletics Greg Byrne and President Stuart Bell. On Wednesday evening, Alabama football head coach...

Of the 96,371 fans who attended this year’s Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, the majority seemed to don maize and blue. Still, many Alabama fans made the journey and brought the energy of Bryant-Denny...

A month ago, blue and yellow confetti fell in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, marking an Alabama football victory over the No. 1 team in the nation and possible playoff contention.  In a strange, ironic twist,...

For Alabama football, bowl season is nothing new. The novelty, though, has yet to wear off, especially during a season that started with a hurricane of doubts but now leads to the iconic Rose Bowl as part...

No. 1 has been toppled.  In pursuit of the SEC championship title, No. 8 Alabama football took down the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs 27-24. With the win, the Crimson Tide broke the Bulldogs’ 29-game winning...

Tuscaloosa, the state of Alabama, and quite possibly the nation are still buzzing about fourth and 31, the “Gravedigger” and the Crimson Tide’s Iron Bowl victory.  The Crimson Tide itself, though,...

Fourth and 31.   Add it to the Kick Six and Bryce Young’s Heisman moment as another Iron Bowl classic. In Jordan-Hare Stadium, where the unexpected is expected, Alabama came from behind to win the...

With a spot in the SEC Championship on the line, Alabama football went into Lexington ready to claim it. The Crimson Tide scored three touchdowns in the first quarter on its way to a 49-21 victory over...

The revenge crusade is over.   After losing to both Tennessee and LSU last season, No. 8 Alabama defeated the Tigers 42-28, two weeks after filling the sky with cigar smoke.  With the win, Alabama...

The Alabama yellowhammer. To some, it’s a bird. To most, it’s a drink. To all, it’s a part of the Rammer Jammer, the song that sings Crimson Tide victory.   Sometimes, though, it’s just a...

Whether it’s a party at Rhoads or an afternoon at The Joe, many of UA Athletics’ favorite facilities are constantly referred to without a second thought given to their namesakes. Here are the Alabama...

The Third Saturday in October. The battle for Dixieland Delight. A revenge crusade.   Call it what you will, but No. 11 Alabama won it, defeating No. 17 Tennessee 34-20 with a dominant second-half...

Last year a last second field goal sealed the fate of the Crimson Tide on the Third Saturday of October. The football soared through the uprights to give Alabama its first loss to Tennessee in 16 years,...

Saturday afternoon, the No. 11 ranked Alabama football team earned a 24-21 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks that ended up a little too close for comfort.   Head coach Nick Saban said his team was...

For No. 11 Alabama football’s Homecoming game, the Crimson Tide will host the Arkansas Razorbacks in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday morning. The Razorbacks are currently winless in the SEC, but head...

Sports Illustrated and Travel + Leisure have joined forces to start a chain of sport-themed resorts in college towns and decided that Tuscaloosa will be their starting point.    News of the resort,...

With Alabama soccer’s loss to Texas A&M on Sunday night, the Crimson Tide fell to 8-3-4 on the season. All three of Alabama’s losses have been on the road, against an SEC team and when its opponents...

It was a record-breaking night in College Station, Texas, as No. 11 Alabama managed a 26-20 victory against Texas A&M.  Kyle Field welcomed 108,101 fans for the matchup, its third-highest attendance...

It was a messy first 10 minutes for quarterback Jalen Milroe’s first road start for the Crimson Tide. Regardless, No. 12 Alabama football effectively shut down the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville,...

The Alabama women’s basketball team had its first practice of the 2023-24 season this Monday as the program prepares for its season opener at home against Alabama State on Nov. 6.    Last season’s...

Once again, the Crimson Tide defense shone in the No. 13 Alabama football game against No. 15 Ole Miss. After struggling in the first half, the offense eventually came together as well, leading to the...

This week, Alabama football fell to No. 13 in the AP poll, breaking an eight-year streak of consecutive top-10 rankings (a total of 128 polls in the top 10). This season has seen one of the rougher opens...

If Alabama football was hoping for a breezy nonconference win after its upset loss to Texas last week, it was sorely mistaken. The Crimson Tide offense struggled against the South Florida Bulls on Saturday...

In a big-name game like Alabama vs. Texas, there's little room for error. Unfortunately for the Crimson Tide, there were a lot of errors Saturday night, and they all led to the No. 11 Texas Longhorns defeating...

Sarkisian vs. Saban. Quinn vs. Jalen. No. 11 Texas vs. No. 3 Alabama. Any way you look at it, this Saturday’s matchup in Bryant-Denny Stadium is the latest chapter in a contest of “Who will be the...

On Sunday, the Alabama soccer team will face one of its greatest challenges of the season. The Crimson Tide kicks off against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Alabama Soccer Stadium Sunday, Sept. 10,...

  This Saturday, the Texas Longhorns will travel nearly 750 miles to play football against the Crimson Tide in Bryant-Denny Stadium. For the Allstate Crossbar Classic, the mileage doesn’t seem so bad....

It only took Alabama football about five minutes to answer many of the questions college football fans had all summer, thanks to a rushing touchdown from quarterback Jalen Milroe. That set the tone for...

After 25 years with the University of Alabama softball program, associate head coach Alyson Habetz is retiring to help take care of her mom.   “It has been an honor to be a part of this culture...

With classes starting up again this fall, Alabama sports are also beginning their 2023-24 seasons. With championship-caliber teams around every corner, it can be difficult to keep track of every player,...

On Sunday, former Alabama golfer Lee Hodges won his first PGA Tour victory, earning the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, and becoming the first champion in the tournament’s history to...

On Monday, the Alabama softball program left the United States for a 10-day trip in Italy, featuring a pair of doubleheaders against the Italian national team.    “When I started at Alabama, I...

Within a week of coming back from Dubai with bronze medals at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation World Championships, four Alabama athletes were teaching their skills to the next generation...

On Monday, June 12, another Alabama club hockey team was approved to play at the Division I level.   College Hockey South of Amateur Athletic Union College Hockey created a D1 Division that will house...

With the fall semester right around the corner, new students can look forward to exploring Tuscaloosa and enjoying all it has to offer. With various local businesses, shops, bars and restaurants, there...

Beginning this fall, Alabama Adapted Athletics will introduce para track and field as the fourth sport in its growing organization.  Para track and field’s new head coaches will be Evan Williams,...

Brad Bohannon was relieved of his position as the head coach of the Alabama baseball program Thursday morning.  “Alabama director of athletics Greg Byrne announced he has initiated the termination...

An exciting year under first-year gymnastics head coach Ashley Johnston ended prematurely in Oklahoma on Saturday night.   Weeks of staying at the top of the national rankings, perfect scores and...

Anyone who has been to an Alabama baseball game knows right field’s most famous fans.   They snack on hot dogs, enjoy the people watching and soak in the atmosphere of Sewell-Thomas Stadium just...

Head coach Ashley Johnston named one theme for the SEC Championship.  “Let it rip.”  The Alabama gymnastics team did just that Saturday night in Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia. The Crimson...

This weekend, the Alabama gymnastics program competes in the SEC Championship attempting to defend a very important honor — Alabama is the only team to have never finished outside the top four in the...

The No. 8 Alabama gymnastics team beat the Boise State University Broncos 197.125-194.775 in an emotional last meet honoring the six members of the Crimson Tide senior class.   Senior Makarri Doggette,...

Four home meets, four road matchups and one quad challenge later, Alabama gymnastics will finish its regular season journey with a home contest against Boise State University on Friday night.   For...

For the second week in a row, the Alabama gymnastics program has fallen to Tigers.   Last week it was a narrow .050 loss at home to then-No. 8 Louisiana State University; this week the No. 8 Crimson...

The softball diamond in Rhoads Stadium glowed in the final light of the Wednesday afternoon. By 6 p.m., stadium lights had replaced the sun as the Crimson Tide began its seventh home game in a row. Already...

First it was sophomore Lilly Hudson on beam. Then LSU gymnast Aleah Finnegan on floor. Senior Luisa Blanco, the anchor of the Alabama gymnastics beam rotation, finished it off: three back-to-back perfect...

The last time a highly ranked Tigers team entered Coleman Coliseum, the Alabama gymnastics program defeated them in a thrilling final rotation.   This Friday, Feb. 24, the Crimson Tide hopes to repeat...

Another rivalry, another close call. Just like the Iron Bowl of gymnastics matchup earlier this month, Alabama gymnastics barely edged past one of its rivals once again, this time the Georgia Bulldogs,...

It’s been decades since legendary coaches Sarah Patterson and Suzanne Yoculan changed the world of college gymnastics. The pair helped make gymnastics a popular topic at the dinner table as their passion...

Eleven-year-old Gabby Gladieux dreamed of wearing the Script A while tumbling and vaulting across the floor of the Coleman Coliseum. After years of competing in her home state of North Carolina, the Junior...

Surrounded by some of the best programs in the country, Alabama gymnastics rose to the challenge Saturday night in Fort Worth, Texas.   Neck-and-neck with No. 1 Oklahoma in every rotation of the Metroplex...

After bringing down the top gymnastics program in the state, Alabama gymnastics turns its attention to the top programs in the nation this weekend in Fort Worth, Texas.  The No. 11 Crimson Tide will...

The Iron Bowl. It brings out the best in all of us.   On a very pink Friday night in Coleman Coliseum, the No. 11 Alabama gymnastics team brought down the No. 6 Auburn Tigers in a thrilling Power...

A sold-out Coleman Coliseum. An expanded student section. The 19th annual Power of Pink Match. An in-state rivalry. And Alabama gymnastics’ head coach Ashley Johnston’s first time going up against...

When she first stepped on The University of Alabama’s campus in 1998, Jenny Mainz was the only female women’s tennis head coach in the SEC and one of only two female head coaches at the University...

Immediately after sticking her landing from the uneven bars, senior Makarri Doggette celebrated the routine. The rest of the Alabama gymnastics team surrounded her with cheers and claps, and sure enough,...

Following last Friday’s loss at home, Alabama gymnastics is traveling to Lexington, Kentucky, this weekend to challenge the No. 10 Wildcats.   Head coach Ashley Johnston said that competing against...

On a star-studded Friday night in Coleman Coliseum, Alabama gymnastics fans packed in to watch the No. 11 Crimson Tide challenge the No. 2 Florida Gators.  “Friday nights are for the girls,” read...

Coleman Coliseum is in for a star-studded night on Friday.   The two most recent SEC gymnastics champions will come head-to-head on the competition floor with all three recipients of last week’s...

For The University of Alabama spirit squads, “gameday” means putting weekly practices and lifelong skills to work to support another team. It means helping fans cheer for the gymnastics team, taking...

Despite a night filled with falls, stumbles and uncharacteristic errors on both sides of the gym, Alabama gymnastics defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks in its first meet on the road this season. After last...

After a thrilling home opener last weekend, Alabama gymnastics is hitting the road for the first time this season. The No. 8 Crimson Tide will take on the No. 16 Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  “We’ve...

It was “Frozen Night” at Coleman Coliseum, but the Alabama Gymnastics team still brought the fire to its season opener Friday night against the Michigan State Spartans.   In front of a crowd of...

Ashley Johnston has lived many lives in the gymnastics world; she competed as an elite gymnast, graduated an Alabama alum, coached a club team, choreographed, judged, and served as an associate coach....

The Alabama hard hat has made its way to Foster Auditorium.   Paired with some script A stickers, several signatures and a shovel, the hard hat is ushering in a new Crimson Tide volleyball culture...

In Alabama volleyball’s final series of its 2022 season, the Crimson Tide (10-20, 4-14) played one of its best games of the year. The team’s 13 aces during its Wednesday night match were one of its...

Despite a tough pair of losses in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this weekend, Alabama volleyball saw a record-breaking performance at Barnhill Arena.  Outside hitter Abby Marjama served her 66th ace, the...

Alabama volleyball is back on the road this weekend for its final away contest of the season against the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.  Although the Crimson Tide’s latest victory has given the...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - After getting swept by the South Carolina Gamecocks on Friday night, Alabama volleyball rallied and pulled off a sweep of its own on Saturday afternoon.  “We were so close when...

After a disappointing match against Mississippi State last Saturday, Alabama volleyball continues its homestand this weekend with a pair of matches against South Carolina.   Head coach Rashinda Reed...

Surrounded by a crowd of former Alabama volleyball alumni to celebrate Alumni/’90s Day, the Crimson Tide fell in three sets to the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Foster Auditorium Saturday afternoon.  Head...

After winning its first road match of the season, Alabama volleyball is returning home to Tuscaloosa to continue its attempt to turn its 2022 campaign around.   The team’s Wednesday victory in College...

On Wednesday night, Alabama volleyball walked into Reed Arena ready to challenge the Texas A&M Aggies on their home court.  Walking away with a 3-1 victory, head coach Rashinda Reed and her Crimson...

After a bye week, Alabama volleyball jumps back into action Wednesday night in College Station, Texas, as they take on Texas A&M.  “I felt like it was much needed,” head coach Rashinda Reed...

This weekend, the Alabama women’s tennis team hosted its annual Roberta Alison Fall Classic. Nine teams traveled to the Alabama Tennis Stadium to compete, including conference opponent Ole Miss. As the...

Alabama volleyball fell to the Georgia Bulldogs (15-5, 6-3) in two hard-fought matches this weekend in Athens, Georgia. On Saturday, the Crimson Tide (7-15, 1-9) almost pulled off a reverse sweep and on...

After a tough five-set loss against LSU on Wednesday night, Alabama volleyball is back on the road. This weekend, the Crimson Tide (7-13, 1-7 SEC) is traveling to Athens, Georgia, to hopefully add to its...

A pinked-out Foster Auditorium watched a five-set thriller end in an Alabama loss during the annual Power of Pink match. The LSU Tigers (10-9, 5-4) won late Wednesday night after trailing the Crimson...

In pop culture, the stereotype of a cheerleader is that she’s peppy. She has a large, red-lipsticked smile plastered on her face, and she’s blonde. Usually super tan as well, but always blonde. From...

Alabama volleyball’s first conference win of the season was last Wednesday against the University of Missouri Tigers, and they hope to take their second against the LSU Tigers Wednesday night at Foster...

As the Alabama and University of Missouri volleyball teams stepped into Foster Auditorium Wednesday night, both knew that only one would step out with their first conference win.   From the very first...

The Crimson Tide hasn’t played in Tuscaloosa since September.  The team will return Wednesday, Oct. 12 for its first match in a three-game homestand. Alabama will play The University of Missouri...

The Alabama volleyball program went 0-2 this weekend against The University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The Crimson Tide took a total of two sets over the two matches, showing potential for...

In its first four matches of conference play, Alabama volleyball has played two nationally ranked teams and one undefeated team. Although it’s been a rough start in the SEC, the Crimson Tide (6-10,...

Alabama volleyball fell to No. 18 Kentucky in four sets Saturday afternoon in Lexington. The Crimson Tide (6-10, 0-4) won a dominant third set to avoid getting swept by the 2021 SEC conference champions....

This weekend, Alabama volleyball will travel to Lexington, Kentucky, to challenge the No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats.   The Wildcats have made 17 straight NCAA tournament appearances and have held the SEC...

The Iron Bowl of Volleyball ended in Auburn’s favor this weekend in Foster Auditorium.  Despite strong starts on both Saturday and Sunday, Alabama couldn’t win more than one set each day, losing...