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Loss hurts Bama's chance at tournament

Loss hurts Bama’s chance at tournament

Brett Hudson April 23, 2012

The Alabama Crimson Tide, trying to make a late push for a possible bid in the Southeastern Conference tournament, lost out on a sweep of the Vanderbilt Commodores with a loss on Sunday. Despite playing...

Baseball has a flair for the dramatic

Brett Hudson April 21, 2012

Early in the season, Sewell-Thomas Stadium saw a lot of dropped jaws exiting the building after losing numerous games it should not have, like to Florida Atlantic and Oral Roberts. Today, the Joe is still...

Tide opportunistic in win over Vandy

Brett Hudson April 20, 2012

Finding Alabama’s offense in the 2012 season has almost required a search party. Head coach Mitch Gaspard has admitted throughout out the course of the season that his staff has tried everything to get...

Bama hosting two tune-ups this week

Brett Hudson April 18, 2012

Alabama will try to find answers for its shortcomings before it faces another brutal Southeastern Conference weekend in hosting Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday and Wednesday night, with first pitch...

Tide travels to face tough pitching at LSU

Tide travels to face tough pitching at LSU

Brett Hudson April 12, 2012

The Alabama Crimson Tide will travel to Baton Rouge this weekend to face the No. 5 LSU Tigers. The Tide will be thrown into the purple and gold fire immediately, facing one of the best pitchers in the...

Hot streak at risk against UAB

Hot streak at risk against UAB

Brett Hudson April 10, 2012

It took 28 games — exactly half of the season — for the Alabama baseball team to find a groove. And when the Crimson Tide found its groove, it started demonstrating the dominant performances that...

Alabama baseball hosts rival Auburn

Alabama baseball hosts rival Auburn

Brett Hudson April 5, 2012

Head coach Mitch Gaspard said before Alabama’s 9-5 win over South Alabama on Tuesday that a lot of his team’s struggles (10-19, 1-8 Southeastern Conference) have come from an inability to build a winning...

Saban emphasizes development in spring

Saban emphasizes development in spring

Brett Hudson April 5, 2012

Head coach Nick Saban continued to focus on the improvements he wanted his team to make after their first scrimmage of the spring on Saturday. “The big focus after watching the scrimmage film on Monday...

Tide aims for turnaround

Tide aims for turnaround

Brett Hudson April 3, 2012

Taylor Dugas was drafted in the eighth round of the MLB Draft last year, but rather than take the money, he chose to stick around the Capstone for another shot at Omaha and the College World Series. The...

Players compete for starting positions

Brett Hudson March 27, 2012

While real depth-chart decisions will not be made until the season-opener against Michigan, there is certainly some battling going on with the goal in mind of having an upper hand heading into the fall....

UA sports Panic Meter

Brett Hudson March 27, 2012

If the first-round (technically second-round) loss to Creighton in the NCAA tournament did not alert you anyway, I’ll reiterate it: Alabama can’t win a national championship in every sport. Blasphemous,...

Collapse costs Alabama series

Collapse costs Alabama series

Brett Hudson March 26, 2012

In only 21 hours, the tables turned full circle on the Alabama baseball team. After Ole Miss closer Brett Huber gave up a walk-off homerun to give Alabama a 3-2 win in Saturday’s game, its first Southeastern...

Tide drops SEC home opener to Rebels, 11-7

Brett Hudson March 23, 2012

In Alabama’s first home Southeastern Conference action of the season, the No. 17 Mississippi Rebels were able to take advantage of yet another bullpen breakdown and defeat the Crimson Tide 11-7. After...

Tide one step closer to A-Day

Tide one step closer to A-Day

Brett Hudson March 22, 2012

Head coach Nick Saban held his third of 15 spring practices Wednesday, a practice riddled with injury problems. Running back Blake Sims, offensive lineman Arie Kouandjio, running back Eddie Lacy and tight...

Players adjust to practice after break

Players adjust to practice after break

Brett Hudson March 20, 2012

The Alabama football team finished its second day of spring training Monday after the Tide took a 10-day hiatus from its last practice on March 9 for spring break. Head coach Nick Saban said he thought...

Tide defense will be key against Creighton

Brett Hudson March 16, 2012

Coaches of teams heading into the postseason stress to their players that the postseason is an entirely new season. In the postseason, everyone is 0-0 and anything can happen. The statement is true; George...

Tide likely to falter in Round of 32

Brett Hudson March 16, 2012

Friday afternoon, the Alabama men’s basketball team will be playing its first meaningful postseason game since 2006. The road ahead is difficult, to say the least. In the opening round, Alabama will...

Tide wins thriller against Samford

Brett Hudson March 14, 2012

To this point, theAlabamabaseball season has been a seemingly never-ending search for consistent offense. WhenAlabamawas most desperate for a win, after going 1-2 in its only home tournament of the year,...

Tide baseball defeats Southern Miss 8-3

Brett Hudson March 13, 2012

Alabama head coach Mitch Gaspard has been searching for offense all season long. He got a glimpse of it in Tuesday night’s 8-3 win over Southern Mississippi, in which Alabama scored more runs in its...

Tide baseball upsets No. 14 Louisville

Brett Hudson March 10, 2012

After Friday night’s loss to East Carolina that was the second in a row and the fourth in the last five games, Alabama baseball head coach Mitch Gaspard said his team was in need of something positive...

Tide falls to East Carolina 3-1

Brett Hudson March 9, 2012

Some say that there are football games that can be decided by just a few select plays. The same can be said for basketball games, where three or four key shots can win or lose a game. Baseball is no different,...

No bye gives Tide tough run to title

No bye gives Tide tough run to title

Brett Hudson March 8, 2012

All season long, the Alabama men’s basketball team talked extensively about controlling its own destiny and only controlling what it can control. In reality, when the last day of the regular season...

Alabama, Auburn take to the mound

Alabama, Auburn take to the mound

Brett Hudson March 5, 2012

Alabama may be playing for more than a win tonight as it takes on the Auburn Tigers in the one-game Capitol City Classic played at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Ala. The Crimson Tide will be playing...

Tide stays perfect through Saturday

Brett Hudson March 3, 2012

In what is now a 15-game season-opening winning streak for the Crimson Tide softball team, Saturday afternoon’s 8-0 victory over Massachusettswas the sixth of those 15 to come via the mercy rule. Alabama...

Softball team dominates Maryland

Brett Hudson March 2, 2012

For its debut in the Easton Alabama Invite, the Alabama Crimson Tide took calm strides around the base-paths thanks to numerous walks from theMarylandpitching staff on the way to a 19-1 mercy rule final....

Tide holds on at home

Tide holds on at home

Brett Hudson March 1, 2012

On Feb. 23, 2011, then-junior forward JaMychal Green made a game-winning tip-in against the Auburn Tigers with 0.3 seconds left to send Coleman Coliseum into a victorious frenzy. 371 days later, with...

Tide still fighting for March Madness bid

Tide still fighting for March Madness bid

Brett Hudson February 29, 2012

Entering the regular season, Alabama was ranked in the top 15 in the nation and was considered an automatic participant in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Then the Crimson Tide started Southeastern Conference...

Midweek game presents challenges

Brett Hudson February 28, 2012

In one of the biggest fatigue generators in collegiate baseball, the Alabama Crimson Tide will play a weekday game before a weekend series, meeting the South Alabama Jaguars tonight. Head coach Mitch...

Students should support all champions

Brett Hudson February 28, 2012

Congratulations to the Alabama Crimson Tide, Southeastern Conference champions. Correction: Congratulations to the Alabama Frozen Tide, Southeastern Collegiate Hockey Conference champions. For those...

Tide earns dominant sweep

Tide earns dominant sweep

Brett Hudson February 27, 2012

Alabama exploded for a combined 30 runs this weekend as the Crimson Tide swept Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Alabama capped off the sweep with a 9-3 victory on Sunday. “It was good to see [freshman left-handed...

Balanced Tide routs Bulldogs

Balanced Tide routs Bulldogs

Brett Hudson February 27, 2012

Winning tournament basketball is all about getting on a hot streak at the right time. Alabama did just that Saturday night, going from the worst 3-point shooting team in the Southeastern Conference to...

Tide looks to sweep Arkansas

Tide looks to sweep Arkansas

Brett Hudson February 23, 2012

ball program recently, after his best three players ­– sophomore point guard Trevor Releford, senior forward JaMychal Green and junior forward Tony Mitchell – made headlines for all the wrong reasons....

Tide looks to rebound from tough opening

Tide looks to rebound from tough opening

Brett Hudson February 23, 2012

In baseball, game planning for your opponents’ pitchers and knowing what their hitters cannot do at the plate is a very important aspect of winning consistently. Alabama head coach Mitch Gaspard is...

Alabama to move forward without Mitchell

Alabama to move forward without Mitchell

Brett Hudson February 22, 2012

Some uncertainty around the Alabama men’s basketball program was cleared up on Monday when head coach Anthony Grant announced that junior forward Tony Mitchell had been suspended for the remainder of...

Andrew Steele talks his comeback

Andrew Steele talks his comeback

Brett Hudson February 22, 2012

Redshirt junior guard Andrew Steele once announced that his career as a Crimson Tide basketball player was over. Steele then re-joined the Tide’s coaching staff before announcing his return as a player....

Gators, suspensions overwhelm Tide

Gators, suspensions overwhelm Tide

Brett Hudson February 15, 2012

With the No. 14 team in the nation coming into Tuscaloosa, it was all the Crimson Tide could do to hang on for twenty minutes. After a hotly-contested first half, Alabama fell victim to the scary Florida...

Releford, Steele may return

Releford, Steele may return

Brett Hudson February 14, 2012

When Alabama and Florida meet in Coleman Coliseum tonight for ESPN’s Super Tuesday, the Crimson Tide will still be at a personnel disadvantage. However, the Tide will not face the mismatch in depth experienced...

Grant suspends three more starters

Grant suspends three more starters

Brett Hudson February 13, 2012

Alabama basketball was plagued with further suspensions Friday night, as head coach Anthony Grant suspended three starters: sophomore point guard Trevor Releford, senior forward JaMychal Green and redshirt...

We want rings, Coach Murphy

Brett Hudson February 7, 2012

At some places, they talk about winning the day. At Alabama, we win national championships. At some places, they talk about upsetting their rival. At Alabama, we go to their house and beat them 42-14,...

Tide plans to play tough defense at Auburn

Tide plans to play tough defense at Auburn

Brett Hudson February 7, 2012

After starting the Southeastern Conference schedule with two wins followed by four straight losses, the Crimson Tide basketball team seems to be righting the ship. The Tide is on another two-game winning...

Gueye another piece to puzzle

Gueye another piece to puzzle

Brett Hudson January 31, 2012

Coming to the University of Alabama was one of the biggest adjustments imaginable for sophomore center Moussa Gueye. In order to travel to Tuscaloosa from his hometown of Dakar, Senegal, Gueye had to stop...

South Carolina poses challenge for Bama

South Carolina poses challenge for Bama

Brett Hudson January 25, 2012

Alabama head basketball coach Anthony Grant and his team have created a trend: they do their best work with their backs against the wall. Grant’s first season at Virginia Commonwealth was highlighted...

Mitchell looks to rebound

Mitchell looks to rebound

Brett Hudson January 24, 2012

Even legendary basketball players are not immune to cold streaks. The reason behind these cold streaks is normally unknown, and eventually the shooter in question returns to his scoring ways, the slump...

Tide looks to push floor against Vanderbilt

Tide looks to push floor against Vanderbilt

Brett Hudson January 19, 2012

In collegiate basketball, sometimes the schedule can be a team’s worst enemy. On Saturday, Alabama traveled to No. 20 Mississippi State and was defeated 56-52. Alabama now has to rebound from that loss...

Bama loses assistant head coach

Bama loses assistant head coach

Brett Hudson January 17, 2012

As Alabama's football program has reasserted itself as a national power in recent years, the coaching carousel has made stops in Tuscaloosa several times, including one this off-season. UA's assistant...

Answer the question: What happened?

Answer the question: What happened?

Brett Hudson December 9, 2011

After being forced into overtime, the Game of the Century had ended in a 9-6 LSU win and fans began to file out of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Most of the crimson-clad men and women had the same look on their...

Redefining Bama's basketball program

Redefining Bama’s basketball program

Brett Hudson December 1, 2011

When college football experts are asked to compile a list of the top five programs of all time, Alabama is almost always on the list alongside a revolving door of candidates like Oklahoma, USC, Notre Dame...

Tide D adjusts, beats Eagles

Brett Hudson November 19, 2011

Georgia Southern is likely the only team in the FCS that can play with Alabama, and the Eagles showed just that, coming to Tuscaloosa and hanging with the Crimson Tide for a good amount of time, but eventually...

Fear the freshmen

Fear the freshmen

Brett Hudson November 15, 2011

Alabama’s NCAA tournament resume won’t be lacking a solid non-conference win this season, as the Crimson Tide beat the Oakland Grizzlies 74-57. The Oakland Grizzlies may not strike fear into a casual...

Saban keeps team focused

Saban keeps team focused

Brett Hudson October 20, 2011

Head coach Nick Saban is known for his tenacity in many areas, but especially in preparations. In his press conference Wednesday, he wasted no time making this known, addressing it in his opening comments....

Tight ends in limbo in offense’s identity

Brett Hudson October 13, 2011

Historically, the Alabama offense has been one centered around smash-mouth principles, of the mentality that the Crimson Tide can line up and beat its opponent using brute force and muscle in the running...

Tide runs over Razorbacks

Tide runs over Razorbacks

Brett Hudson September 26, 2011

The conversation surrounding Alabama’s Southeatern Conference opener against Arkansas Saturday focused on how the Crimson Tide would stop the potent Razorback offense. Defensive coordinator Kirby Smart...

Tide preparing for North Texas

Tide preparing for North Texas

Brett Hudson September 15, 2011

Alabama head football coach Nick Saban led a physical practice yesterday as the Crimson Tide prepares for a match-up against North Texas, the last non-conference game before Alabama opens up the conference...

The future of an expanded SEC

Brett Hudson August 29, 2011

With all the rumors and speculations about who will be joining the Southeastern Conference in the coming years and how the divisions will look afterwards, there is an interesting picture to be painted...

Bama Bash opens up Foster Auditorium

Bama Bash opens up Foster Auditorium

Brett Hudson August 25, 2011

For the eighth year in a row, the Alabama volleyball team will start off its season with the Hampton Inn Bama Bash. However, this will be the first time that Alabama volleyball will be held in Foster...

A tribute to ESPN: Bama Berman-isms

Brett Hudson July 27, 2011

If you remember from my last column, which named the top three traditions in Southeastern Conference football, I am an ESPN-aholic. I am perfectly okay with that. No 12-step process here.So I thought I...

Top three traditions in the SEC

Top three traditions in the SEC

Brett Hudson July 6, 2011

Hi, my name is Brett, and I’m an ESPN-aholic. Coming from this ESPN addiction, I saw ESPN’s “SportsNation” most recent big project, ranking the top 16 college football traditions and then putting...

Pitcher leads Tide to success

Pitcher leads Tide to success

Brett Hudson April 26, 2011

By Brett Hudson Contributing Writer All baseball teams in today’s competitive world need that one ace pitcher they can count on to keep the best of the best subdued. That starter is the one they turn...

Bama paintball building a dynasty

Brett Hudson April 22, 2011

Some traditions of excellence will probably never change at the University of Alabama. The football team will always be on a nationally important scale, gymnastics will be a threat to win national titles...

Samoei building to strong finish

Samoei building to strong finish

Brett Hudson April 20, 2011

The Alabama men’s track and field team, only about three and a half weeks removed from the Southeastern Conference Championship meet in Athens, Ga., is looking forward to creating another finish like...

Crimson team comes back to take the steak

Brett Hudson April 16, 2011

The Alabama football team had its annual A-Day game spring showcase and in a slew of good and bad, personified by electric plays by both teams and turnovers, the Crimson team completed the comeback against...

Consistency leads Tide over Volunteers

Consistency leads Tide over Volunteers

Brett Hudson April 14, 2011

Despite a minor hiccup in the top of the first inning and another small setback in the top of the seventh, the Alabama men’s baseball team systematically broke down the Volunteers, consistently padded...

Bama beats Vols, wins SEC West

Bama beats Vols, wins SEC West

Brett Hudson April 12, 2011

The fourth time was the charm to renew the traditional Alabama-Tennessee rivalry on the tennis courts. The Crimson Tide experienced rain-outs on March 4, April 9 and April 10, but was able to put away...

Tide returns to winning in classic

Brett Hudson April 7, 2011

The Alabama women’s golf team has gotten back to what it does best: winning. Before starting the Liz Murphey Classic on April 1, the Crimson Tide had not won a tournament since Feb. 15, in Puerto Rico....