BIRMINGHAM — In its fourth appearance at Legion Field, the U.S. Women’s National Team gave the 35,753 fans in attendance a show in an 8-0 rout of Haiti.The crowd was a record for a USWNT match in the...

At first, the crowd was loud, the stadium shaking. After the opening kickoff and subsequent fumble by Alabama, the crowd quieted.The trend continued throughout the night as No. 2 Alabama toyed with a comeback...

NCAA women’s tennis has a format that is unfamiliar to any pro fans.A head-to-head match is determined by the first team to win four of seven points. Six points are decided by singles matches amongst...

Hips and wrists injuries kept senior Janie Jackson from having a complete 2014-15 season, but now the Alabama women’s golfer said she has felt better than she has in over a year. For her, it was important...

February 24 was a special day for the Love family.Alabama’s Dru Love captured his first ever college tournament win at the Puerto Rico Classic, tying Virginia Tech’s Scott Vincent at 7-under par. On...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Give the ball to Derrick Henry and watch him run. All No. 20 Wisconsin could do was watch, as the junior running back worked his way to 147 yards rushing on 13 carries in No. 3 Alabama’s...

ESPN College Gameday is going to Arlington, TX for yet another Alabama game. The No. 3 Crimson Tide will have a ranked matchup against the No. 20 Wisconsin Badgers in the AdvoCare Classic. It will be the...

Somehow — between the demands of fall camp and football season, the demands of his position, perhaps the most demanding in the state — Nick Saban has time. Time to help, time to work with other coaches...

The Alabama cross country team traveled to Birmingham for the first meet of the year against Samford and Auburn. Alabama fell just short of Auburn on both the women’s and men’s side for a finish of...

The heat did not stop Katelyn Greenleaf from running and training for her final cross country season this fall. Greenleaf believes she has improved every year since she started running in high school....

            The temperature rose Friday afternoon as Alabama began its preparation for the season opener against the Wisconsin Badgers on Sept. 5 in Arlington, Texas. With just over a week left,...

ByThe Alabama program in sports communication is hosting special guest Mike Slive this afternoon. The former SEC commissioner will speak at 5 p.m. at 110 Graves Hall. Former Sports Illustrated writer and...

Last night another NFL star fell victim to a meaningless preseason game. Greenbay wide out Jordy Nelson is believed to have torn his ACL against the Steelers last night when he landed awkwardly following...

Alabama football hosted its first scrimmage of fall camp Saturday afternoon in Bryant-Denny Stadium. There were no stats provided from the closed scrimmage.Following the scrimmage, head coach Nick Saban...

HOOVER — The year has been a long one for Alabama running back 
Kenyan Drake.After ending his season with a leg injury at Ole Miss early October, Drake spent his offseason working on getting back to...

HOOVER — LSU’s 8-5 season was not up to standards.Head coach Les Miles said there were a number of factors involved in the year, including youth at quarterback and losing valuable juniors. Every year,...

HOOVER — While Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema made comments about the Razorbacks’ win over Texas in the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl that went viral Wednesday at SEC Media Days, he kept his speech tamer...

HOOVER — Ole Miss was a different team without wide receiver Laquon Treadwell.Treadwell suffered a season-ending injury in the final minutes of Ole Miss’ 35-31 loss to Auburn. He broke his leg as he...

By Kelly Ward | Digital Managing EditorEvery year, the first day of class marks the end of fall camp for Alabama football. This year, it cuts fall camp about a week short due to the season starting the...

HOOVER — SEC Media Days had a different look this year. For the first time since 2002, Mike Slive did not open the event. Greg Sankey, the new conference commissioner, represents a new era in the SEC.He...

HOOVER — Last season, Texas A&M was far from the team that produced a Heisman-winning quarterback. The 2014 squad began 5-0 before losing three consecutively, including a 59-0 loss to Alabama.This year,...

HOOVER — The Mississippi State head coach, Dan Mullen, walked in wearing a suit, a tie and a pair of Yeezy Boost 350 shoes by Adidas on Tuesday at SEC Media Days.“I’ve got a little sock game going...

HOOVER — Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III rarely gets beat. He’s not very talkative; he prefers to speak with his play, not unlike former Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper.Lining up against...

The first night Stuart Bell and his wife Susan were in Tuscaloosa, they had a late dinner before deciding to walk around the campus. The two made their way to the Quad where they saw two or three groups...

Alabama soccer coach Wes Hart was hired in April after the team spent a month without a coach. In the meantime, he’s been away recruiting, moving his family and getting adjusted to life at Alabama. The...

About 10 minutes from downtown Oklahoma City is softball’s biggest stage. Every year, thousands flock to the area for the Women’s College World Series.Five years from now it will still draw in crowds...

By Kelly Ward | Managing EditorIn recent years, the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships hasn’t had designated days for men’s and women’s events. That changes this year.With the exception of...

Sophomore Quanesha Burks didn’t know if she would be a jumper or a sprinter when she got to Alabama. In high school, she did both.She still does both, but only one – the long jump – has her as the...

Shelley Godwin has been named the new assistant coach for women's tennis, head coach Jenny Mainz announced Friday in a release.Godwin spent the last four years as Middle Tennessee State's women's tennis...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Of the eight teams that make it to the Women’s College World Series, only one ends its season with
a win.Even though Alabama softball’s 5-3 loss to LSU ended its season, the day...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Alabama softball faced an impossible challenge: win four games in two days. It won one game but couldn’t come back against LSU. Alabama had the bases loaded with one out in the top...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Chandler Dare might be the shortest player on Alabama’s roster. She’s listed at 5-foot-2, along with senior Danielle Richard. The sophomore outfielder might not be that tall.Dare...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Michigan got big hits. Alabama didn’t. Michigan gets to play Friday. Alabama plays on elimination Saturday.No. 6 Alabama softball (47-14) was shutout 5-0 to No. 6 Michigan (57-6) in...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The weather was more suited to Michigan than Alabama the last time the two softball teams faced off against each other.It was Feb. 20, and it was 37 degrees in Tuscaloosa.The Wolverines...

After some of the hubbub died down following No. 6 Alabama softball’s 5-3 come from behind win over Oklahoma to secure a spot in the Women’s College World Series, softball coach Patrick Murphy took...

Marisa Runyon was struggling.She didn’t have a hit in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional and the last time she came up to bat with the bases loaded, she struck out to end Alabama’s rally in Friday’s...

Everything was going right until, suddenly, it wasn’t.Alabama freshman right-hander Alexis Osorio (19-8) went five innings through the Oklahoma lineup without giving up a hit. Then, the Sooners got a...

Sooner or later it was bound to happen. Alabama and Oklahoma softball were bound to meet eventually. Fate in disguise as the NCAA selection committee made it happen sooner than it has in years past.On...

HOOVER — Eleven-seed Alabama baseball founded its offense with its season on the line in a 6-1 win over 6-seed Ole Miss to open the SEC Tournament.“It doesn’t take a baseball genius to figure out...

It was instinct for junior centerfielder Haylie McCleney to catch a fly ball in full stride in left field. It was smart for sophomore left fielder Chandler Dare to get out of the way.Plays like this are...

Freshman right-hander Alexis Osorio was almost perfect against Washington. Almost was good enough in No. 6 Alabama softball’s 9-0 win on Saturday in the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional.Osorio (18-7, 1.66 ERA)...

No. 6 Alabama softball doesn’t have a problem with its scoreboard. No, the two home runs off it weren’t personal. The team’s getting a new one anyway.The two home runs were just Alabama hitters getting...

Danae Hays put on her jersey, just as she has for the last four years, to play in front of fans that might have been her own, in an alternate timeline. She joked to a teammate that she should go to the...

After what coach Larry Davis called a successful weekend at the Knecht Cup Regatta, the Alabama rowing team has one final race before the Big 12 championships (The Crimson Tide competes in the Big 12 in...

After scoring 31 runs in a three-game series with Auburn, No. 6 Alabama softball took a long time getting going in the 5-2 win over Troy.Alabama stranded the bases loaded in the bottom of the second, and...

For No. 7 Alabama softball, it’s all about peaking at the right time. Dominant hitting and shut-down pitching have surfaced throughout the season but rarely together. One has usually been able to carry...

While Alabama’s quarterback question looms, the Crimson Tide defense has homed in on one thing: the ball.There were seven turnovers between the Crimson and White teams.“A big emphasis this spring has...

Not every midweek game can be a mercy-rule win for 
No. 7 Alabama softball, but a 2-0 win over North Carolina State is good enough for the Crimson Tide.“Obviously any time you can throw a shutout against...

One of the highlights that comes to mind for many Alabama football fans during the 2014 season was the 87-yard catch and sprint touchdown for Kenyan Drake against Florida. Just the next week, another play...

While most in-season sports had conference games this weekend, No. 7 Alabama softball took a break. After nine straight weeks of play minus some weather-related cancellations, the Crimson Tide enjoyed...

The first half of the SEC season has not gone as planned in Alabama baseball coach Mitch Gaspard’s eyes. Alabama had won just four SEC games before last weekend, until the Crimson Tide took a series...

Alabama baseball’s sophomore RHP Geoffrey Bramblett started Sunday against the University of Georgia in what became an important game after the first two games of the series were split. With the offense...

Saturday brought Alabama football coach Nick Saban another look 
at the position battles across 
the field.One of the largest battles on the team is for the quarterback position. Saban said it is still...

After 34 days without a head coach, Alabama soccer has found one.Alabama Director of Athletics Bill Battle announced Wes Hart as the next soccer head coach Thursday morning. Hart served as an assistant...

Avery Johnson came into his first press conference with a bold outlook on a run-down basketball program. He talked about Final Fours and championships.“The whole idea is that we are about excellence,”...

When Avery Johnson was introduced as the new Alabama men’s basketball head coach Wednesday, several coaches from other sports were in attendance.Notably missing was Alabama’s soccer coach.Former Alabama...

Danielle Richard didn’t think she would get a homecoming trip. The senior is from Priceville, Alabama, which isn’t more than a two-hour drive from Tuscaloosa.Homecoming trips are usually reserved for...

If No. 6 Alabama softball needed confidence, it got some last week. Its offense struggled to keep up with Texas A&M in the final game of the home series but powered to 29 runs over a little more than 24...

Rain pushed the Alabama football team indoors Monday afternoon. It is Alabama’s first practice since the scrimmage on Saturday. After practice Monday, linebacker Reggie Ragland strutted in with a gold...

It wasn’t a matter of if Alabama women’s tennis was going to beat Auburn, just a matter of when. On Saturday, the Crimson Tide swept Auburn 4-0. “I thought we came out with a good energy today,...

Jonathan Taylor is no longer a student at The University of Alabama and is not eligible for re-admission, UA spokesperson Deborah Lane said in a statement Thursday.Taylor was dismissed from Alabama football...

Two days, 29 runs.In just over 24 hours, No. 6 Alabama softball put up 29 runs over eight innings in its midweek games. On Tuesday, Alabama scored 15 runs in one inning. The Crimson Tide had an eight-run...

Tuscaloosa Police released a statement Wednesday morning that said former Alabama football player Jonathan Taylor’s accuser in a domestic violence charge on Saturday has recanted her allegations.The...

First came the rain, then the hail. Then after nearly and hour-and-a half delay, No. 5 Alabama softball hit into a triple play. Then, in the third inning, Alabama’s offense showed up in the 17-0 mercy-rule...

Late Tuesday morning, Alabama running back Tyren Jones was arrested on one charge of second-degree possession of marijuana. Tuesday afternoon, Alabama coach Nick Saban dismissed him from the team.“Tyren...

A series win over No. 23 Texas A&M wasn’t enough to lessen the sting of No. 5 Alabama softball’s 11-5 loss on Sunday.The Crimson Tide battled back, tying the game and coming within a run before the...

After an eventful weekend, Alabama football returned to practice Monday. Besides the absence of Jonathan Taylor and Geno Smith, there were several other stories surrounding the return to the field.Sophomore...

Early Saturday morning, senior Alabama defensive back Geno Smith was arrested on charges of driving under the influence. Smith's bond was set at $1,000. It is his second arrest on that charge at Alabama....

It started and ended with 
a bang.Senior Danae Hays hit the scoreboard with her first-inning two-run home run. Senior Chaunsey Bell hit the foul pole with sixth-inning grand slam to invoke the mercy...

The 2014-15 NCAA basketball season has been headlined by the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats all season. Heading into the sweet 16 this weekend the Wildcats have a record of 36-0. They are the first team...

Behind the arms of freshman right-hander Alexis Osorio (10-3, 1.76 ERA) and senior right-hander Leslie Jury (4-3, 2.61 ERA), No. 5 Alabama softball hasn’t needed to use much of the bullpen.Since sophomore...

After an inaugural race with the new facilities, the Alabama rowing team says it is confident coming into this weekend. Alabama swept Drake University in all four races on the Black Warrior River last...

As students returned to class Monday, the Alabama football team returned to the practice field. The players were suited up in pads and helmets running through drills for the first outdoor practice of the...

2004 was the last time Alabama had been swept at home in SEC play. Thanks to junior Haylie McCleney, No. 4 Alabama softball doesn’t have to change that year to 2015. It can add a game to the win column...

If a batter hits a ball anywhere near centerfield against Alabama, there isn’t much of a chance the ball gets by Haylie McCleney. Catching her out of position might be realistic, but it won't guarantee...

The rain held off for Alabama softball to get a midweek game but not long enough for the No. 4 Crimson Tide to get two games in on Saturday. Alabama and No. 2 Florida suspended play of the second game...

It’s been an emotional 24 hours for the Alabama men’s basketball team. Sunday afternoon, Alabama Athletics announced that Anthony Grant would not return to coach the Crimson Tide. In the evening, the...

On Sunday, Alabama director of athletics Bill Battle announced men's basketball coach Anthony Grant will not return next year.“Earlier today, I informed Anthony Grant that he will not be retained as...

The meet didn’t end the way Alabama wanted it to, with its second consecutive home loss of the season.  No. 1 Oklahoma came through and stayed true to its top-ranking, taking down No. 5 Alabama 197.725-197.5...

After yet another game canceled due to weather, No. 5 Alabama softball got another day of practice.“[Tuesday] when we were supposed to play UAB, we’re all, ‘Yeah, OK, we’re going to play. We’re...

No. 5 Alabama softball has had three games cancelled or postponed. The reason isn’t that Alabama doesn’t want to play, it just doesn’t want to play in below-freezing temperatures or wintry weather....