Wesley Wright is the sports editor of the University Press, Florida Atlantic University’s student publication. The Crimson White caught up with him to talk about this weekend’s matchup.Q: FAU threatened...

If you haven’t seen “The Sandlot,” I suggest you stop what you’re doing and watch it now. It’s hard to forget classic lines like, “You’re killing me, Smalls,” or the ever-inspiring, “Heroes...

Alabama football wasn’t the first team to partake in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and it won’t be the last. The Crimson Tide finished off practice on Tuesday with the challenge. “That was really...

Alabama played as hard as it could, but their best efforts weren’t enough in the 6-3 loss to the Florida Gators. With the win, Florida became the 2014 Women’s College World Series champion.“Congrats...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Florida’s Hannah Rogers pitched four perfect innings in the 5-0 win over Alabama to start the Women’s College World Series championship series. Rogers retired 20 batters in order,...

OKLAHOMA CITY — For the second consecutive game, Alabama found itself up 2-0 in the seventh inning with runners on base threatening to score.Just as it did against Kentucky, the Crimson Tide and senior...

Jaclyn Traina’s pitching talents are almost unheard of. Not many experienced pitchers can win a softball team a national championship. Traina, now a senior, did so as a sophomore. In 2012, she went...

In each of its three games last week, the No. 6 Alabama softball team attracted crowds in the thousands. Even when Alabama suffered a disappointing 6-2 loss last Wednesday to Auburn at Lagoon Park in...

The Alabama softball team didn’t have Auburn on its 2014 schedule, originally. The rivals weren’t supposed to meet due to the rotating SEC schedule. So when Alabama and Auburn weren’t slated to...

Alabama softball coach Patrick Murphy doesn’t like drama. “Only on TV,” he said. He got drama in the 4-3 win over UAB on Wednesday night. The No. 2 Crimson Tide had a 4-2 lead in the top of the...

Former Alabama safety Vinnie Sunseri was a little nervous when he woke up before Alabama’s second pro day. “I felt like I was going into my first football game since Oct. 19,” Sunseri said. “No...

As her career at Alabama winds down, senior infielder Kaila Hunt has a great deal of success to look back on, but it’s not the legacy she wants. Last year, she was named an NFCA second team All-American...

No. 4 Alabama went up against No. 11 South Alabama and its pitcher Farish Beard, who owns the lowest ERA in the country, and came out on top 3-0. Freshman right-hander Sydney Littlejohn (7-0, 1.30 ERA)...

Three runs, that’s all that No. 5/7 Alabama softball gave up when LSU came into town. “That’s the first thing I said was, ‘One run a game, there’s no way that we should lose any of those three...

When junior Jadyn Spencer is in the lineup, the only question is where she’s playing. She’s started at right field, first base and designated player. In high school, she pitched. “I don’t know...

It came down to the final out in the top of the seventh inning of Sunday’s game, but the No. 11 Alabama softball team came away with the series sweep over South Carolina in the opening weekend of SEC...

The veterans started the game, but the rookies finished it. The No. 11 Alabama softball team handed South Carolina a 10-5 loss on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the series with the help of its freshman....

The No. 11 Alabama softball team watched its share of chances to end the game early come to nothing. In the bottom of the sixth, senior infielder Kaila Hunt hit a three-run home run with runners at first...

Before the softball season started, coach Patrick Murphy laid out what he saw from his pitchers in the fall season. In 2013, junior Leslie Jury finished the season 18-7 with a 2.56 ERA. She started in...

The Alabama softball team that showed up to play UAB was a different team than the one that lost to McNeese State on Sunday. No. 10/11 Alabama beat the Blazers 5-0 in Birmingham Tuesday to advance to...

It ended with a walk-off but not a hit. Molly Fichtner stepped up to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning. The ball she hit was catchable. The University of...

After handing Virginia Tech a crushing 8-0 loss in five innings, Alabama struggled for five innings against University of Central Florida before pulling out a 8-3 win. It took some shifty base running...

Her story doesn’t start with what people thought was a career-ending injury at 17. It doesn’t start with a dislocated shoulder the summer before Sochi. Those are only pieces of her story. Alana Nichols...

For junior Chaunsey Bell, softball is a family affair. Her two older sisters played, and when she was younger, she wanted to follow in their footsteps. She started playing when she was 5 years old and...

Alabama softball coach Patrick Murphy doesn’t have to scramble to fill the infield. He doesn’t suffer from a lack of athletes. At first base, junior Jadyn Spencer and sophomore Leona Lafaele are viable...

Alabama softball coach Patrick Murphy sits behind his desk, admiring the new batting gloves the team will have this season. Outside, it’s windy and chilly, but it hasn’t kept the team from practice....

NEW ORLEANS—It was not the end to the BCS era that Alabama wanted. The two-time defending national champion Crimson Tide was stunned in the Allstate Sugar Bowl by a 45-31 loss to Oklahoma. If Alabama...

NEW ORLEANS — Kirby Smart is no stranger to the Sugar Bowl. This is his fifth. He’s no stranger to pressure either. He’s been Alabama’s defensive coordinator since 2008, and in that time has been...

NEW ORLEANS — The Bedlam Rivalry lived up to its name on Dec. 7 when No. 11 Oklahoma stole then No. 6 Oklahoma State’s chance at a Big 12 Championship and a BCS bid with a 33-24 win. The Sooners...

The schedule has been decided, the bid has been drawn, and the stage has been set for the Alabama volleyball team. Sunday night, the team received a bid to the NCAA Tournament. It isn’t the first time...

As the final matches of the season draw near, the Alabama volleyball team is preparing to spend Thanksgiving together in Tuscaloosa between matchups against Mississippi State and LSU. “I think we’re...

The Alabama volleyball team swept both matches over the weekend to improve to 23-8 on the season and 10-6 in the SEC. After coming back in the first two sets against Ole Miss, Alabama swept the Rebels...

The Alabama volleyball team will celebrate two of its seniors at the final home match of the season. Kelsey Melito and Andrea McQuaid will put on their white home jerseys for the last time Sunday afternoon...

It’s difficult enough to play a ranked team at home, but it’s a completely different story to play on its court. The Alabama volleyball team has done it before and is 7-2 on the road. The only two...

The weekend is full of potential for the Alabama volleyball team. The Tideis poised to make 2013 a 20-win season, the seventh since 1989. All the team needs is one more win. This weekend, Alabama also...

The Alabama volleyball team didn’t start out looking like a team that had won four of its last five matches. It didn’t start out looking like the team that handed Georgia its first home loss, either....

The Alabama volleyball team put up 10 blocks against Mississippi State Friday night, but it wasn’t enough, sophomore libero Kryssi Daniels said. “Blocking is something that we definitely need to...

California isn’t just Hollywood, beaches and In-N-Out Burger. California is a volleyball state, Alabama coach Ed Allen said. “[In] California, it’s a lifestyle sport,” he said. “People go to...

Tennessee called Alabama “the Red Team” going into Saturday afternoon’s game. The Crimson Tide took a different approach to the nickname in its 45-10 win over the Volunteers. “We just took it...

Mattie Weldy always knows exactly where her grandfather is sitting during her matches. He has an Alabama hat on and occasionally an Ole Miss shirt. “Everyone’s like, ‘Who is the man wearing Ole...

There was something different in Foster Auditorium during Friday night’s volleyball game when a mixture of pink and crimson shirts filled the stands. It was the Power of Pink, and the crowd rallied...

The University of Alabama volleyball team is temporarily abandoning its traditional colors – one of them, that is. The team is trading in crimson for pink on Friday for its fifth annual “Power of...

Despite being born and raised in California, freshman Bria Green did not have any trouble adjusting to life at The University of Alabama and playing on the volleyball team. “It’s not as hard as...

The Alabama volleyball team that showed up to play No. 3 Florida was not the team that head coach Ed Allen would have liked to see on the court. The team he wanted to see wouldn’t have dropped straight...

It took nearly two hours for the Alabama volleyball team’s 10-match winning streak to come to an end. After crushing No. 18 Kentucky in the opening set 25-15, Alabama lost the next three sets (19-25,...

The Alabama volleyball team made short work of Alabama State Tuesday night, winning the match in three straight sets. The Crimson Tide made it look all too easy with 39 kills and 40 digs. Setter Sierra...

Behind another stellar performance by Krystal Rivers, the University of Alabama volleyball team won its third tournament of the year. Rivers posted a .398 hitting percentage and 51 kills over the weekend,...

It took some time for freshman Brittany Thomas to adjust to the learning curve of college volleyball. She battled with inconsistent play in three tournaments before posting season-high stats in the win...

It took some time for freshman Brittany Thomas to adjust to the learning curve of college volleyball. She battled with inconsistent play in three tournaments before posting season-high stats in the win...

The Alabama volleyball team’s performance in the Hampton Inn Bama Bash was not what head coach Ed Allen was looking for. Winning the team’s second tournament was great, he said, but the team didn’t...

After spending a year on the sidelines, redshirt freshman Krystal Rivers has brought new life to The University of Alabama volleyball team. The middle blocker leads the team in points with 90 and has 75...

Injury is no excuse for setter Sierra Wilson; she has been playing through the pain since her preseason ankle sprain. This past weekend at the Black Knights Invitational, she earned her eighth career double-double...

  By Kelly Ward Contributing Writer ^ The Alabama softball team will travel to Baton Rouge, La., for a three-game series with LSU Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Crimson Tide is 29-35 in its history...

It is hard to imagine a softball crossing the plate at roughly the same speed as a car driving on the interstate. Step up to the plate against Leslie Jury, however, and this becomes a reality. The University...

There was never a dull moment in the seven-inning slugfest between Alabama and Mississippi State on Sunday. The game came down to the last out in the bottom of the seventh before the Crimson Tide pulled...

If anyone had any doubts about Alabama softball after Tuesday night, they changed their minds after the Crimson Tide’s 11-0 rout over UAB Wednesday. The Tide had 14 hits in six innings after only managing...

The Crimson Tide won two out of a three-game series against Missouri, winning the last one 14-6. The rout of the Tigers came after a 9-4 loss on Saturday. “I thought everybody battled hard,” coach...

The Alabama softball team fell behind early to Missouri and was never able to find enough momentum to rally more than four runs in the 9-4 loss. The Crimson Tide had eight hits and left eleven runners...

The No. 4 Alabama softball team will host the No. 7 Missouri Tigers for a three-game series this weekend. The Southeastern Conference newcomer is on a 10-game winning streak. Alabama is 8-2 in its last...

Lauren Sewell improved to 7-0 as the Tide’s starting pitcher in an 11-3 defeat of Jacksonville State. What started out as a shaky start for Sewell, who walked four batters and hit three, ended up as...

The Alabama track and field team will host seven schools this Friday and Saturday for the Alabama Relays. This meet marks the start of the outdoor season, and is in Tuscaloosa since an Oct. 13 cross country...

The Alabama softball team routed Georgia State 9-1 in five innings. Lauren Sewell improved to 6-0 after pitching five innings and allowing two hits. The win was Alabama’s third against the Georgia State...

Dear John (Kim Jong-un), It has been great getting to know you. Those threats will always have a special place in my heart. We’ve shared so much – mostly a demilitarized zone. You’re great. Really,...

The previously No. 1 Alabama softball team dropped to No. 4 after three consecutive losses. The Crimson Tide ended their skid with a 7-1 win over Tennessee this past Sunday. Now, the team will travel...

After a nearly 3-hour game, the No. 1 Alabama softball team lost its first game of the season to No. 4 Florida. Jackie Traina pitched her first incomplete game and loss as the Gators downed the Tide...

After an indoor season that spanned nearly two months, the Tide track and field team will send five athletes to the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday and Saturday. Two of the five...

On Feb. 22, 1980, a team of amateur hockey players represented an entire nation deeply embedded in the Cold War. This team took on the Soviet hockey team, but more importantly, this team took on communism...

The Alabama softball team routed Samford 11-0 Wednesday in front of a crowd of 2,602 people. It was the still-undefeated Tide’s 17th win this season. Leslie Jury pitched a one-hitter through five innings....

This weekend, Mar. 1-2, six members of the Crimson Tide track and field team will travel to South Bend, Ind., to compete in the Alex Wilson Invitational hosted by the University of Notre Dame. This meet...

The University of Alabama track and field team will travel to to Lincoln, Neb., for the Nebraska Triangular, a non-conference invitational hosted by the University of Nebraska. This meet marks the halfway...