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Men's tennis earns first home win over Auburn in eight years

Men's tennis earns first home win over Auburn in eight years

Ben Boynton March 26, 2016

When sophomore Korey Lovett’s final rally ended in a match victory, he was instantly mobbed by his teammates before he even had a chance to realize what had just happened. At 7:27 p.m. Friday night,...

Alabama prepares to face rival Auburn on the tennis courts

Alabama prepares to face rival Auburn on the tennis courts

Ben Boynton March 24, 2016

The University of Alabama had a record high enrollment of 37,100 students for the fall 2015 semester. With that many students on campus, one can expect to find a wide range of passions, and a lot of different...

Women's tennis looks to solve recent road woes with home support

Ben Boynton March 24, 2016

It has been a rough stretch for the University of Alabama women’s tennis team. The team is currently mired in a seven-match losing streak, and it has not won since Feb. 26 against Princeton in Birmingham....

​Men's tennis win Blue Gray National Tennis Classic

Ben Boynton March 1, 2016

The Alabama Crimson Tide came away with a 4-1 win over Princeton in second round play, and then captured the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic Saturday afternoon with a doubles-only victory over Oklahoma...

Women's tennis falls to Oklahoma State during Blue Gray National Tennis Classic

Women's tennis falls to Oklahoma State during Blue Gray National Tennis Classic

Ben Boynton February 27, 2016

The Alabama women’s tennis team were unable to follow up its first round victory in the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic as it fell to No. 11 Oklahoma State on Saturday, 4-0.  The Crimson Tide lost,...

Men's tennis falls to Oklahoma State during the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic

Ben Boynton February 26, 2016

The Alabama men’s tennis team played a tight match against the No. 9 ranked Oklahoma State, but ultimately lost, 4-0, Friday afternoon in the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic in Montgomery, Alabama....

Women's tennis sweeps Princeton in first round action

Ben Boynton February 26, 2016

The No. 28 Alabama women’s tennis team had a strong start at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic in Montgomery, Alabama on Friday afternoon, posting a 4-0 sweep over Princeton. The match started unfavorably...

Men's tennis finding success in doubles

Ben Boynton February 25, 2016

Sophomore Korey Lovett, standing at 6-foot-4, plays tennis utilizing every bit of his tall, lanky frame. Powerful serves are common when Lovett plays, but his doubles partner freshman Mazen Osama could...

Alabama hopes experience in tough matches prepares it for SEC play

Alabama hopes experience in tough matches prepares it for SEC play

Ben Boynton February 24, 2016

With three matches left in singles play against Northwestern, the Alabama women’s tennis team found itself tied 2-2. All three of the matches would go to a third set, with the Crimson Tide needing...

Alabama seeks to bounce back against Virginia

Alabama seeks to bounce back against Virginia

Ben Boynton February 15, 2016

The No. 18 The University of Alabama women’s tennis team faces a tough challenge Feb. 15 when it travels to Charlottesville, Virginia, to take on the No. 9 University of Virginia Cavaliers. The...

​Alabama men's tennis sweeps home doubleheader

​Alabama men's tennis sweeps home doubleheader

Ben Boynton February 8, 2016

The University of Alabama men’s tennis team rebounded from its loss to Oklahoma Friday night to defeat Troy and Lipscomb in a home doubleheader at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility on Sunday...

Women's tennis team ends weekend on losing streak

Ben Boynton February 7, 2016

The No. 13 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide women’s tennis team lost to No. 17 Texas Tech 4-1 in its final consolation match at the ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championship. The Crimson Tide led all...

Despite winning the doubles point Alabama falls to No. 5 Oklahoma at home

Despite winning the doubles point Alabama falls to No. 5 Oklahoma at home

Ben Boynton February 6, 2016

The Alabama men’s tennis team dropped a home match against No. 5 Oklahoma, 5-2 on Friday night at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility. The loss moves Alabama to 5-3, and OU raises its record...

​Alabama women’s tennis suffers first loss of the season

Ben Boynton February 5, 2016

The No. 13 Alabama Crimson Tide women’s tennis team fell to No. 5 North Carolina, 4-0, in its opening match of the 2016 ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championship. The loss marked the first of...

Women's tennis faces tough tournament challenge

Women's tennis faces tough tournament challenge

Ben Boynton February 4, 2016

The Alabama Crimson Tide women’s tennis team is in Madison, Wisconsin, to play in the ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Tournament, which starts on Friday. This is the fourth straight appearance in...

Men's tennis prepares to hosts No. 5 Oklahoma

Men's tennis prepares to hosts No. 5 Oklahoma

Ben Boynton February 4, 2016

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s tennis team currently sits with a 5-2 record after a loss Friday to Florida State. The No. 29 ranked Seminoles posed a very tough challenge, but while it lost 6-1 the...

Men's tennis falls to No. 29 Florida State

Ben Boynton January 29, 2016

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s tennis team lost a 6-1 match against the No. 29 Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida on Friday. The loss drops the Crimson Tide to 5-2 on the year. Florida...

SEC recognizes Osama's early season success as Alabama prepares for Florida State

SEC recognizes Osama's early season success as Alabama prepares for Florida State

Ben Boynton January 29, 2016

University of Alabama freshman Mazen Osama has enjoyed quite the start to his collegiate career, going 4-1 to start his season. This week, he was recognized for his stellar play. Osama was named the...

Women's tennis used fan support and composure to beat Penn 5-0

Ben Boynton January 25, 2016

The University of Alabama women’s tennis team came up with a big win in front of a raucous crowd in its first home match of the season, as part of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. The No. 15 Crimson Tide...

Men's tennis picks up road victories

Ben Boynton January 25, 2016

The Crimson Tide men’s tennis team had a successful first road trip of the season, picking up wins against North Florida and Miami in the North Florida Invite in Jacksonville, Florida. The two victories...

Women's tennis advances to ITA Indoor Championship

Women's tennis advances to ITA Indoor Championship

Ben Boynton January 25, 2016

It all came down to Alabama senior Natalia Maynetto, and she delivered. A 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory got her mobbed by her teammates and gave Alabama a dramatic 4-3 victory on Sunday afternoon.Maynetto took...

Men's tennis hits the road for early season tests

Ben Boynton January 22, 2016

So far so good for the University of Alabama men’s tennis team. They currently sit at 3-1 after a pair of season-opening doubleheaders at home in Tuscaloosa. However, this weekend they face their first...

GAMEDAY: One for the record books

GAMEDAY: One for the record books

Ben Boynton January 22, 2016

The University of Alabama football team has become known for several things. Success is one. Suffocating defense is another. There’s even the reputation for producing NFL talent, but Alabama has also...

Women's tennis hopes experience will help it find victory against ranked competition during ITA Kick-Off Weekend

Ben Boynton January 21, 2016

The match was even at one set apiece, and was heading into the tiebreaker.  Alabama senior Natalia Maynetto was going to have to play hard to win the match against her TCU opponent. Before she took the...

Men's tennis sweeps its second double-header of the season

Ben Boynton January 20, 2016

The University of Alabama men’s tennis team followed up a season-opening double-header on Friday with another home double-header Monday night where the team continued a strong start to the season...

Men's tennis seeks to build on opening weekend

Ben Boynton January 17, 2016

The University of Alabama men’s tennis coach, Dan Husack, has a simple goal for this season: continue to improve, and have the season last long. “I don’t want to have a May where we’re at home...

Men's tennis splits double-header to start season

Ben Boynton January 17, 2016

The University of Alabama men’s tennis team split its season opening double-header at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility on Saturday. The Crimson Tide lost to Virginia Tech 5-2 before defeating...

Alabama players in the Divisional round of the NFL Playoffs

Ben Boynton January 16, 2016

The Alabama Crimson Tide won its 16th football national championship on Monday night, ending the season with the ultimate success. The team won’t play another game until the 2016 season starts in September,...

Women's tennis returns to action in the Wildcat Duals

Ben Boynton January 16, 2016

The Alabama women's tennis team rebounded from a rough Friday outing to end its weekend with a total of 11 wins in the Wildcat Duals.Day1 Alabama experienced limited singles success on day one. Junior...

Former Alabama coach finding success at Florida

Ben Boynton December 5, 2015

When Alabama and Florida take the field on Saturday afternoon for the SEC Championship, fans expect a physical, defense heavy game. These are two programs that have played each other many times before,...

Alabama volleyball pushes Ole Miss, but ultimately falls to the rebels in four sets

Alabama volleyball pushes Ole Miss, but ultimately falls to the rebels in four sets

Ben Boynton November 26, 2015

The Crimson Tide lost its second to last game of the season, falling at home to the Ole Miss Rebels 3 sets to 1 in a match that was very hard-fought and competitive. Senior Krystal Rivers had 25 kills...

Hockey has a home in Alabama

Hockey has a home in Alabama

Ben Boynton November 12, 2015

Hockey probably isn’t something people think of when they think about sports at The University of Alabama. However, a dedicated hockey club team exists, even in the warm weather 
of Tuscaloosa.The...

Rowing takes midseason break after a strong showing in Chattanooga.

Ben Boynton November 9, 2015

The University of Alabama women’s rowing team won two medals and turned in several top 10 finishes in its fall finale at the Head of the Hooch Regatta in Chattanooga, Tennessee. “The team finished...

Rowing completes second race of the semester

Ben Boynton October 19, 2015

Alabama’s rowing team placed both its boats in the top 20 in the Head of the Charles Regatta. The Crimson Tide finished in sixth place and in 20th place out of 38 boats.The Tide was unable to earn automatic...

Rowers Atkinson and Palmer plan to hike the Appalachian Trail

Ben Boynton October 16, 2015

For many of the rowers on the University of Alabama’s women’s rowing team, the sport is an intense physical and mental challenge. For others, it is a stepping stone to even tougher tasks. Courtney...

Rowing team starts the season with success

Ben Boynton October 11, 2015

The Crimson Tide won four events and medaled 11 boats Saturday in the Chattanooga Head Race in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  The race was the first of the season for the Alabama, and coach Larry Davis was...

Rowing looks to build upon last season's success

Rowing looks to build upon last season's success

Ben Boynton October 9, 2015

The University of Alabama women’s rowing team starts its fall season on Saturday in Chattanooga, Tennessee at the Head of the Chattanooga regatta. The team has been working since the end of the spring...

RGIII has one more chance

RGIII has one more chance

Ben Boynton August 24, 2015

Flash back to 2012.The NFL Draft promised two franchise quarterbacks that were likely to go with the first two picks. Andrew Luck of Stanford was the prototypical passer, with brilliant arm strength and...

James Harden deserves NBA MVP

James Harden deserves NBA MVP

Ben Boynton April 21, 2015

The NBA has already begun its award season, with Sixth Man of the Year and Coach of the Year being handed out. The premier award, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, will likely come down to two players....

Wilson's two-sport quest doomed

Wilson's two-sport quest doomed

Ben Boynton April 19, 2015

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has accomplished quite a lot in his three seasons in the NFL. He has a Super Bowl ring from Super Bowl XLVIII and another Super Bowl appearance in this February’s...

Woods raises TV ratings for Masters

Woods raises TV ratings for Masters

Ben Boynton April 6, 2015

The Masters is perhaps the most prestigious tournament in all of golf. Sure, there are four total majors and the Player’s Championship, but the four rounds in Augusta National are truly special. One...

NFL hiring female referee a big step

Ben Boynton April 6, 2015

This past weekend, something historic happened. It wasn’t the Final Four and it wasn’t an MLB or NBA story. It was the NFL taking a big step towards gender equality among its workforce. The Los Angeles...

Rowing looks to start spring season strong

Rowing looks to start spring season strong

Ben Boynton March 10, 2015

The Alabama women’s rowing team starts its season off with the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, March 14 and 15. This is the first regatta of the spring season, coming after a successful...

​Eagles make puzzling trade of star player

​Eagles make puzzling trade of star player

Ben Boynton March 4, 2015

Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills made perhaps the biggest move of the NFL offseason so far. The Eagles agreed to a trade, sending Pro Bowl running back LeSean McCoy to Buffalo in return...

Russell Westbrook is one of NBA's best

Russell Westbrook is one of NBA's best

Ben Boynton March 3, 2015

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Those three duos are considered to be among the greatest pairs in NBA history. All six...

Rise of mid-majors good for college basketball

Rise of mid-majors good for college basketball

Ben Boynton March 3, 2015

No. 11 Wichita State beat No. 10 Northern Iowa 74-60 on Saturday in a college basketball match-up of two highly-ranked mid-major schools. Wichita State won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season...

Rolando McClain running out of chance in NFL

Rolando McClain running out of chance in NFL

Ben Boynton February 23, 2015

One of the brightest storylines of the 2014 NFL season was the play of formerly-retired linebacker Rolando McClain. The former Alabama star and eighth pick in the 2010 NFL draft started for the Dallas...

Magee deserves recognition

Magee deserves recognition

Ben Boynton February 8, 2015

Chances are you’ve never heard of Philadelphia University, a private school with around 3,600 students. Its athletics are Division II, which normally means it flies under the radar. However, the Philadelphia...

Late baseball great touched lives

Late baseball great touched lives

Ben Boynton January 27, 2015

Baseball lost one of its greatest men Friday when former Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks died at the age of 83 due to a heart attack.Banks had a laundry list of accomplishments, including but not limited...

Bucks likely the most interesting NBA team

Bucks likely the most interesting NBA team

Ben Boynton October 28, 2014

Tuesday night, the NBA tipped off its regular season with games starring well-known teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. Teams...

Women win Crimson Classic, Men finish 9th

Ben Boynton October 19, 2014

The Crimson Tide women’s cross country team won its fourth straight Crimson Classic and its third title of the season Friday night while the men’s team came in ninth place at the University of Alabama's...

NBA capitalizing on growing worldwide popularity through Global Games

NBA capitalizing on growing worldwide popularity through Global Games

Ben Boynton October 15, 2014

Most people would agree that football is the signature sport of the U.S. While it may be incredibly popular in America, to the rest of the world, football is what we call soccer. Basketball, on the other...

Royals end 29-year drought, Oakland A's collapse

Royals end 29-year drought, Oakland A's collapse

Ben Boynton October 1, 2014

On Aug. 9, the Oakland Athletics had a 72-49 record, the best in baseball. Now their season is over. The Kansas City Royals won an extra-innings thriller last night, defeating the A’s 9-8 in 12 innings...