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Two weeks bring questions, answers

Two weeks bring questions, answers

CW Staff September 24, 2013

 By Mark Hammontree and Jordan Cissell | CW Staff The past two weeks have brought significant changes to The University of Alabama. After The Crimson White’s Sept. 11 article, “The Final Barrier,”...

Efforts slow, results real

CW Staff September 22, 2013

History has been made. Friday, University of Alabama President Judy Bonner released a video statement announcing incredible progress on the UA campus. As a result of administration-willed continuous open...

Six minority women accept sorority bids

CW Staff September 22, 2013

 By Mark Hammontree and Sarah Elizabeth Tooker | CW Staff   University of Alabama President Judy Bonner issued a video statement Friday about the recent progress made by Panhellenic sororities to integrate....

Block seating application results

CW Staff September 20, 2013

The SGA has released the results from the Student Organization Seating (block seating) application. The seating map will be released next week, according to SGA Director of Media Relations Leela Foley....

Block seating application results

CW Staff September 20, 2013

The SGA has released the results from the Student Organization Seating (block seating) application. The seating map will be released next week, according to SGA Director of Media Relations Leela Foley....

President Bonner issues progress report on sorority integration

CW Staff September 20, 2013

Dr. Judy Bonner Issues Progress Report from The University of Alabama on Vimeo.   University of Alabama President Judy Bonner  issued a video statement on Friday about the recent progress made by...

President Bonner issues progress report on sorority integration

CW Staff September 20, 2013

Dr. Judy Bonner Issues Progress Report from The University of Alabama on Vimeo.   University of Alabama President Judy Bonner  issued a video statement on Friday about the recent progress made by...

March to Rose draws hundreds

CW Staff September 19, 2013

 By Deanne Winslett and Mackenzie Brown | CW Staff   Faculty, alumni and students – greek and non-greek alike – joined hands Wednesday in a march against segregation within The University of Alabama...

March to Rose draws hundreds

CW Staff September 19, 2013

 By Deanne Winslett and Mackenzie Brown | CW Staff   Faculty, alumni and students – greek and non-greek alike – joined hands Wednesday in a march against segregation within The University of Alabama...

UA gymnastics releases 2014 schedule

CW Staff September 8, 2013

The Alabama gymnastics team announced its schedule for the 2014 season, which will begin on January 10 against Missouri in Tuscaloosa. The schedule includes four of last year’s NCAA Super Six teams –...

President Bonner responds to allegations of voter fraud by UA students

CW Staff September 7, 2013

On Saturday UA President Judy Bonner issued a statement regarding allegations of voter fraud by UA students. Bonner told students, faculty and staff in an emailed statement that the University would await...

Official ballot count finds Garrison, Kirby winners

CW Staff September 3, 2013

Tuscaloosa City Council officially met Tuesday for the final counting of all the ballots cast in Tuscaloosa’s Aug. 27 municipal elections, including provisional ballots. Of the 19 provisional ballots...

Allegations continue, administration remains silent

CW Staff September 2, 2013

As the one-week mark approaches since Tuscaloosa’s municipal elections were held on Tuesday, Aug. 27, University of Alabama administration has yet to take action against the allegations of student involvement...

Wife of former UA President Guy Bailey dies after long battle with cancer

CW Staff September 2, 2013

Wife of former University of Alabama President Guy Bailey, Jan Tillery-Bailey, died Sunday evening after a long battle with cancer. Tillery-Bailey had been diagnosed with cancer at least twice in the past...

Horwitz calls alleged voter fraud part of larger issue

CW Staff August 30, 2013

In wake of the controversy surrounding Tuscaloosa’s municipal, Paul Horwitz, a professor at The University of Alabama and husband of Board of Education candidate Kelly Horwitz, wrote an email to the...

Law professor, BOE candidate's husband seeks action in wake of voting fraud allegations

Law professor, BOE candidate’s husband seeks action in wake of voting fraud allegations

CW Staff August 28, 2013

UPDATE: Horwitz calls alleged voter fraud part of larger issue On Tuesday, the city of Tuscaloosa held its municipal elections to decide several city government positions, including city council and...

SGA to hold large yard sale for students and faculty

CW Staff August 21, 2013

The Student Government Association in conjunction with The Crimson White will be hosting the first UA Yard Sale in the parking lot of Canterbury Chapel on Saturday from 10 a.m until 2 p.m. The yard sale...

Cornerback held from season opener

Cornerback held from season opener

CW Staff August 21, 2013

Sophomore cornerback Geno Smith has been suspended for Alabama’s season-opener against Virginia Tech in Atlanta, Ga., coach Nick Saban announced Tuesday. Smith was arrested early Sunday morning for a...

Advice for freshmen from seniors

CW Staff August 21, 2013

If you’re a freshman, chances are you have spent the past couple of days exploring The University of Alabama’s sprawling campus. You may have waited through the line for books at the SUPe Store, and...

Alabama releases 2013-14 men’s golf schedule

CW Staff July 30, 2013

The Alabama men’s golf head coach Jay Seawell announced the release of the Crimson Tide’s 2013-14 schedule Tuesday, which will place the defending national champions in some of the most challenging...

Alabama baseball players thrive in national summer leagues

CW Staff July 9, 2013

Fourteen players from the current Alabama baseball team continue to play in five different leagues across the United States this summer. Six players are playing in the prestigious Cape Cod League, four...

Local store torn down after 67 years

Local store torn down after 67 years

CW Staff July 9, 2013

University of Alabama students and Tuscaloosa residents have said goodbye to 67 years of history housed on the corners of Bryant Drive and 8th Avenue, known appropriately as The Corner Store. Built in...

Men’s sports finish 6th place in Capital One Cup, following Duke

CW Staff July 2, 2013

In a year that saw the Alabama athletics department win two national team titles and place seven teams in the top-12 nationally, the Crimson Tide men finished sixth in the Capital One Cup while the combined...

Tide and Trojans set to play in Pensacola next season

CW Staff June 26, 2013

The Pensacola Sports Association announced oThursday that it will host a pair of NCAA Division I baseball games in spring 2014. One of those games will feature the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Troy Trojans...

UA freshman Kyle Overstreet wins 2013 Rawlings Gold Glove second baseman award

UA freshman Kyle Overstreet wins 2013 Rawlings Gold Glove second baseman award

CW Staff June 26, 2013

Alabama freshman second baseman Kyle Overstreet was selected as the 2013 Rawlings Gold Glove second baseman, as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association on Wednesday. The national award goes...

Football, track and field signee awarded by Gatorade for achievement, character, athleticism

CW Staff June 25, 2013

University of Alabama football and track and field signee Grant Hill of Huntsville High School has been named the 2012-13 Gatorade Alabama Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year. The award is administered...

Crimson Tide schedule features 8 home games, 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off

CW Staff June 25, 2013

Home games against Final Four participant Wichita State and Big East member Xavier, as well as contests against NCAA Tournament teams Oklahoma and UCLA highlight the 2013-14 Alabama men’s basketball...

Former UA golfer starts career with win

CW Staff June 18, 2013

Former Alabama golfer Jennifer Kirby got her professional career started this week right, winning the CN Canadian Women’s Tour Quebec. Stephanie Meadow and Johanna Tillström also both advance to...

Women’s tennis team to welcome 4 players for 2013-14 season

CW Staff June 18, 2013

The Alabama women’s tennis team will have four new faces for the 2013-14 season as head coach Jenny Mainz announced the addition of Carmen Blanco, Luicelena Perez, Erin Routliffe and Danielle Spielmann...

Alabama trio earns Academic All-American honors

CW Staff June 11, 2013

A trio of University of Alabama student-athletes were named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America Women’s At-Large Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, according...

NCAA honors 5 UA athletic teams for academic success

CW Staff June 11, 2013

Led by the Crimson Tide’s national championship football and men’s golf teams, a total of five University of Alabama athletic teams were honored with the NCAA Division I Public Recognition Award,...

Two former Alabama players selected in MLB Draft

CW Staff June 11, 2013

  Two Alabama seniors, right-handed pitcher Charley Sullivan and catcher Brett Booth, were selected on the third day of the 2013 MLB Draft. Sullivan was picked in the 29th round by the Detroit Tigers...

Alabama 4x100m relay shatters school record

CW Staff June 11, 2013

The Alabama track and field team saved its best for the last day of the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships when its 4x100m relay crushed the school record and finished second overall, just 1/100th of a...

UA baseball season comes to end with 9-8 loss to No. 26 Troy

CW Staff June 4, 2013

The 2013 Alabama baseball season came to an end on Sunday afternoon with a heartbreaking 9-8 loss to the 26th-ranked and third seeded Troy Trojans in an elimination game of the Tallahassee Regional at...

Farmers markets encourage buying local

Farmers markets encourage buying local

CW Staff June 4, 2013

By Abbey Crain and Becky Robinson Sonja Rossow, art professor at The University of Alabama, decided to buy all local and organic produce one year ago. She said in those 12 months, she has found Tuscaloosa...

Van Dongen to join Netherlands women’s soccer team

CW Staff June 4, 2013

Alabama midfielder Merel Van Dongen will be one of 31 players to earn a roster spot on the preliminary Netherlands National Women’s Soccer Team, as announced Saturday. The squad, which will compete...

Men's golf wins NCAA Championship with victory over Illinois

Men’s golf wins NCAA Championship with victory over Illinois

CW Staff June 2, 2013

MILTON, Ga. – The Alabama men’s golf team laid claim to the program’s first National Championship with a 4-1 victory over Illinois on Sunday in the finals of the 2013 NCAA Golf Championship on...

Women’s golf team takes 7th place in NCAA Championship

CW Staff May 28, 2013

The No. 2 Alabama women’s golf team struggled to the finish in the final round of the NCAA Championships on the par-72, 6,372-yard University of Georgia Golf Course Friday. The Crimson Tide posted a...

Students, groups send supplies to Oklahoma

CW Staff May 28, 2013

Following the tornado that devastated Oklahoma last week, several Tuscaloosa and University of Alabama community members have been doing what they can to help with relief efforts, feeling a connection...

Crimson Tide to send 15 qualifying athletes to participate in NCAA Championships

CW Staff May 28, 2013

Five Crimson Tide athletes led the way in qualifying for The University of Alabama track and field team Saturday – the third and final day of the 2013 NCAA East Regional Preliminaries held at the Irwin...

Softball team sees season end at Knoxville Super Regional

CW Staff May 28, 2013

The Alabama Crimson Tide softball team saw its season come to an end as it fell 5-3 in game two against Tennessee, in the Knoxville Super Regional Saturday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. The Tide finished...

Cory Whitsett wins NCAA Elite 89 award for 2nd straight year

CW Staff May 28, 2013

Alabama junior golfer Cory Whitsett was named the recipient of the Elite 89 award for the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship Monday evening. He is the first men’s golf student-athlete at...

U.S. representative resigns to accept new position at UA

CW Staff May 23, 2013

By Mazie Bryant and Katherine Owen United States Representative Josiah “Jo” Bonner, R-Ala., will resign from office at the end of the summer to take a new position with The University of Alabama system...

Counter-protesters rally in response to Westboro Baptist Church

CW Staff May 18, 2013

By Katherine Owen and Ryan Phillips The Westboro Baptist Church, a religious group from Topeka, Kans., known for its extremist ideologies, led a picket on the University of Alabama campus Saturday, May...

Mayor Maddox, city council announce grant plans

CW Staff April 23, 2013

By Jordan Cissell and Mark Hammontree At the Tuscaloosa City Council meeting Tuesday night, Mayor Walt Maddox presented his plan for the distribution of funds from the grants recently awarded to the city...

Student-athletes awarded for 2012-2013

CW Staff April 23, 2013

The Crimson Tide athletic department’s annual Alabama Student-Athlete Awards Banquet, presented by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, was held Monday evening in Foster Auditorium. Senior gymnast...

Three Alabama golfers selected to United States Palmer Cup

CW Staff April 23, 2013

The 2013 Palmer Cup teams for both the United States and Europe were announced Tuesday. The Ryder Cup-style competition will be played June 7-9 at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Del. Alabama’s...

Senior Alexa Guarachi earns spot on SEC All-Tournament Team

CW Staff April 22, 2013

Alabama senior Alexa Guarachi was one of six student-athletes named to the 2013 Southeastern Conference Women’s Tennis Championship All-Tournament Team, announced at the conclusion of the tournament...

Former Alabama soccer player Victoria Frederick earns spot with Seattle Reign

CW Staff April 22, 2013

Former University of Alabama soccer player Victoria Frederick earned a spot with the Seattle Reign in the newly formed National Women’s Soccer League. Frederick, who played at Alabama from 2007-10...

Junior Diandra Milliner wins NCAA vault title

CW Staff April 22, 2013

A year after placing second, Alabama gymnast Diandra Milliner won the NCAA Vault Championship Sunday in Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus. Milliner shared the title with LSU’s Rheagan Courville after...

Students push to see slave quarters on tours

CW Staff April 21, 2013

By Ellen Coogan and Mark Hammontree Although they are painted crisp white to match the President’s Mansion, the former slave quarters behind the mansion serve as a subtle reminder of some of the darker...

Crimson Tide women’s golf pulls away in SEC championships

CW Staff April 21, 2013

The No. 2 Alabama women’s golf team pulled away from the competition on Sunday in the final round of the 2013 SEC Golf Championships at the par-72, 6,401-yard Greystone Golf and Country Club to win the...

Tide finishes 3rd behind Gators, Sooners

Tide finishes 3rd behind Gators, Sooners

CW Staff April 21, 2013

For the third year in a row, the NCAA Gymnastics Championships came down to the last rotation with Alabama locked in a tight battle for the title. After winning the NCAA Championship in 2011 and 2012,...

Eighth-ranked Tide comes up short against No. 3 Bulldogs

CW Staff April 21, 2013

The eighth-ranked Alabama women’s tennis team fell to No. 3 Georgia, 4-2, Saturday in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference Tennis Championship at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. With the loss,...

Tide athletes win 4 events at LSU Alumni Gold Track Meet

CW Staff April 21, 2013

University of Alabama track and field athletes won four individual events on Saturday against some of the nation’s top athletes at the LSU Alumni Gold track meet at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium on...

Men’s golf team wins 2nd SEC championships

CW Staff April 21, 2013

The second-ranked Alabama men’s golf team battled through 30 mph winds at the challenging Sea Island Golf Club Sunday to hold off South Carolina for the program’s fourth SEC Championship and second...

Tide’s run in SEC championship halted by Texas A&M

CW Staff April 21, 2013

The Alabama men’s tennis team ended its run at the Southeastern Conference Championship on Friday, falling 4-1 to 12th-ranked Texas A&M at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center. With the loss, the Crimson...

Student ticket process differs with institution

CW Staff April 17, 2013

By Adrienne Burch and Ashley Tripp From Saturday nights in Death Valley to A&M’s 12th man, SEC student sections have established themselves as some of the best in the country. However, the way students...

Mary Anne Macfarlane earns a spot on the SEC Community Service Team

CW Staff April 17, 2013

Alabama junior Mary Anne Macfarlane was named to the 2013 Southeastern Conference Women’s Tennis Community Service Team, the league announced this week. Macfarlane, from Ogden, Utah, is making her second-straight...

Grant adds two experienced players to roster

CW Staff April 17, 2013

Alabama men’s basketball team head coach Anthony Grant announced the addition of two veteran players to the Crimson Tide roster next season. Guard Ricky Tarrant, a two-time all-conference performer from...

Women’s golf team rallies to win PING/ASU Invitational Sunday

CW Staff April 14, 2013

The No. 2 Alabama women’s golf team caught fire in Sunday’s final round of the PING/ASU Invitational with a season-low 11-under 277 to overcome a four-shot deficit and win by nine strokes on the...

Rebels sweep series over Crimson Tide

CW Staff April 14, 2013

Tanner Mathis delivered a bases-loaded walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift the No. 18 Mississippi Rebels to a 4-3 Southeastern Conference win over No. 22 Alabama on Sunday afternoon...

Moussa Gueye to transfer for final season after graduation

CW Staff April 10, 2013

Alabama junior center Moussa Gueye will transfer for his final season of basketball, UA head coach Anthony Grant announced on Tuesday. Gueye earned his undergraduate degree in human environmental science...

Alabama teams rely on Booster Club support

CW Staff April 8, 2013

By Kyle Dennan and John Burleson Last weekend 2,000 University of Alabama students were able watch the Tide compete in the NCAA Regional meet in Tuscaloosa free of charge thanks to the gymnastics booster...

Alabama men’s golf team finishes with big win against Aggies

CW Staff April 7, 2013

The second-ranked Alabama men’s golf team ran away from the field at the 2013 Aggie Invitational to post an 18-shot victory on Sunday and Cory Whitsett captured medalist honors at the Traditions Club,...

Stores offer options for movers

CW Staff April 7, 2013

By Tori Linville and Ellen Coogan The end of the semester is approaching for most University of Alabama students and with it, the moving trucks of May. However, students leaving for summer have many options...

Natalia Maynetto earns SEC Freshman of the Week honors for women’s tennis

CW Staff April 3, 2013

Alabama’s Natalia Maynetto was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week for women’s tennis, the league announced Wednesday. “Natalia is very deserving of this recognition,” head...

Kayla Braud Named a Senior CLASS Award Finalist

CW Staff April 3, 2013

Alabama outfielder Kayla Braud was named one of 10 softball student-athlete finalists for the Senior Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School Award. The Senior CLASS Award winner will...

One year after creation, bus route still a success

CW Staff April 2, 2013

By Ellen Coogan and Justin Heck UA’s Downtown Express initiative has seen an average of 250 riders per weekend since its implementation in February of last year. In the first three months of 2013,...

UA men’s tennis team drops 4-1 decision at No. 14 Vanderbilt

CW Staff April 1, 2013

The Alabama men’s tennis team fell 4-1 to 14th-ranked Vanderbilt Sunday at the Currey Tennis Center in Nashville. The loss moves the Crimson Tide to 12-9 on the season and 3-6 against Southeastern...

Hornikel breaks school record, places 5th in NCAA 100 freestyle

CW Staff April 1, 2013

Alabama sprinter BJ Hornikel closed out his second appearance at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships by taking fifth place in the 100 freestyle with a school record time, earning first team All-American...

Women’s tennis team moves to 8-1 in conference play

CW Staff April 1, 2013

Freshman Natalia Maynetto fought her way through cramps in a three-hour singles match to clinch No. 8 Alabama’s 4-3 win over No. 19 Vanderbilt on Sunday at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Center....

University officials weigh in on Mal Moore’s life

CW Staff April 1, 2013

The University of Alabama will host a “Celebration of Life” in memory of former UA Athletics Director Mal Moore in Coleman Coliseum on Thursday, April 4 at 3 p.m. Further details will be announced...

Crimson Tide alumni players in Major League play opening day

CW Staff April 1, 2013

Five former University of Alabama baseball players were on Major League Baseball opening day rosters when the season got underway Monday. Former Crimson Tide standouts Alex Avila (Detroit Tigers), Josh...

Staff reporter fabricated sources in CW

CW Staff March 19, 2013

A Crimson White reporter fabricated sources in several news stories dating back to Jan. 10 of this year, a review of the reporter’s work by Crimson White editors has found. The reporter has been removed...

Alabama jumps to No. 3 at end of season

CW Staff March 18, 2013

The Alabama gymnastics team moved up to No. 3 in the national rankings after closing out its regular season with a 197.525 last Friday, which it used to knock off then No. 1 Oklahoma. It was the Crimson...

Men’s tennis team wins 4-3 over Auburn

CW Staff March 17, 2013

Freshman Becker O’Shaughnessey came up big for the Crimson Tide men’s tennis team, outlasting sophomore Lukas Ollert to clinch Alabama’s 4-3 victory over Auburn on Saturday at the Yarbrough Tennis...

Alabama softball team fights for a 7-6 win in weekend series at South Carolina

CW Staff March 17, 2013

The Alabama softball team held off a late South Carolina rally to earn a 7-6 victory to earn the series sweep, Sunday afternoon at the new Carolina Softball Stadium. With the victory, the Tide improves...

Tide wins Schenkel Invitational 2 years in a row with 10-shot victory Sunday

CW Staff March 17, 2013

The second-ranked Alabama men’s golf team cruised to a 10-shot victory and sophomore Justin Thomas won medalist honors Sunday in the final round of the Schenkel Invitational on the par-72, 6,947-yard...

Rowing team caps off opening weekend at Oak Ridge

CW Staff March 17, 2013

The Alabama rowing team capped off its opening weekend at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite Sunday morning at Melton Hill Lake. The Crimson Tide earned one win against stiff competition on the second day...

Minors can help students master alternative subjects

CW Staff March 17, 2013

The two most common questions college students get asked are about their name and major, but rarely do students get asked about their minor. For most college students, picking a minor to accompany their...

Jansen earns SEC women’s tennis Freshman of the Week honors

CW Staff March 13, 2013

Alabama’s Maya Jansen was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week for women’s tennis, the league announced Wednesday. Jansen was instrumental in the Crimson Tide’s victories last week...

Alabama Supreme Court overturns judge’s injunction of school flexibility bill

CW Staff March 13, 2013

The all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court decided Wednesday afternoon against the restraining order a Democrat Montgomery Circuit Judge ordered to prevent Gov. Robert Bentley from signing the Alabama Accountability...

Trevor Releford earns 1st Team All-SEC accolades

Trevor Releford earns 1st Team All-SEC accolades

CW Staff March 13, 2013

Tuesday it was announced Alabama junior guard Trevor Releford was one of eight players named to the Southeastern Conference First Team according to a vote of the league’s 14 head coaches. In addition,...

UA finishes tournament tied for 2nd

CW Staff March 11, 2013

The second-ranked Alabama men’s golf team finished tied for second at the 2013 Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters after shooting a 4-over-par 292 in the final round at the par-72, 7,510-yard Southern...

Alabama signs Sesu, brings signing class total to 10

CW Staff March 11, 2013

Alabama head soccer coach Todd Bramble has announced the signing of Beatrice Sesu. The Ghana National Team member is now the 10th player set to join the Crimson Tide for the 2013 season. “We are excited...

Randolph’s off-court work, community service earn him conference award

CW Staff March 11, 2013

Sophomore guard Levi Randolph has been selected to the 2013 Southeastern Conference’s Community Service team, announced Monday afternoon by the league office. Randolph’s community service has included...

Golfweek names Tide its Team of the Week

CW Staff March 11, 2013

The Alabama women’s golf team was named the National Team of the Week on Monday by Golfweek following the Crimson Tide’s victory at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. The second-ranked Tide, who entered...

Some avoid high out-of-state tuition

CW Staff March 11, 2013

One UA student said she has gone as far looking to purchase a grave plot in an Alabama cemetery to prove her commitment to living in the Heart of Dixie so she can receive in-state tuition rates. The difference...

Softball team bounces back with 7-1 win against No. 8 Tennessee

CW Staff March 10, 2013

The top-ranked Alabama softball team bounced back in a big way as it downed No. 8 Tennessee, 7-1, Sunday afternoon at Lee Stadium. With the win, the Crimson Tide improves to 23-3 on the season and 1-2...

Alabama baseball loses to Louisville in 10 innings, prepares for Memphis Tigers

CW Staff March 10, 2013

Ty Young delivered a one-out bases loaded single in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the No. 5 ranked Louisville Cardinals to an 8-7 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide Sunday afternoon from Jim Patterson...

Gymnastics team beats LSU with best score of the season

CW Staff March 10, 2013

In front of an LSU-record 8,574 fans, the No. 5 ranked Alabama gymnastics team put up its best score of the season to upend No. 4 LSU, which also put up its best score of the season, in the Pete Maravich...

Paine finishes 7th in pole vault; Reid, 5th

CW Staff March 10, 2013

The University of Alabama’s Alexis Paine set a school record in the women’s pole vault, and Jonathan Reid set a new personal best in the men’s triple jump, as both earned All-America honors Saturday...

Alabama women’s basketball team to take on Mississippi State in SEC tournament 1st round

CW Staff March 6, 2013

The Alabama women’s basketball team opens Southeastern Conference Tournament play Wednesday when it takes on Mississippi State in the first round at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Atlanta, Ga. The game...

Crimson Tide to kick off 2013 season in Atlanta

CW Staff March 6, 2013

Reigning National Champion Alabama and Virginia Tech will open the 2013 college football season August 31 in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta, Ga. Kick time has been set for 5:30 p.m. EST, and the...

Paine, Schade earn All-SEC honors

CW Staff March 5, 2013

UA senior pole vaulter Alexis Paine and senior high jumper Krystle Schade earned all-conference honors, in addition to the Crimson Tide placing a league-leading five athletes on the Southeastern Conference’s...

Alabama gymnastics team snags national No. 5 rank

CW Staff March 5, 2013

The Alabama gymnastics team is ranked fifth nationally this week after posting its third 197-plus score of the season to beat No. 6 UCLA last Friday in Coleman Coliseum. Rankings are calculated by Regional...

Freshman Hakansson breaks school record in men’s weight throw

CW Staff March 4, 2013

Alabama freshman Elias Hakansson broke the school record in the weight throw Friday night at the LSU Indoor Invitational in Baton Rouge, La. The Halmstad, Sweden, native won the event by more than four...

Men’s basketball team falls to Florida in Gainesville Saturday

CW Staff March 4, 2013

The Alabama men’s basketball team fell to No. 6 Florida 64-52 Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla. Alabama is now 19-10 overall and 11-5 in Southeastern Conference play. The score was close throughout....

Former Alabama golfer wins first PGA event

CW Staff March 4, 2013

Former Alabama golfer Michael Thompson shot a final-round 69 on Sunday to claim his first PGA Tour victory at the 2013 Honda Classic at PGA National. “I am so proud of Michael,” Alabama head golf...