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...

Alabama’s doubleheader sweep of Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday served as an example of a team that can at times pitch and hit its way to a victory. The Crimson Tide won the first game against the...

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 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...

If there is one major takeaway from Alabama’s quarterback battle from this Saturday’s A-Day game, it’s that Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban is still a long way from deciding on a starter.All five of...

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...

After almost a month of playing some of the best teams in the SEC, the Alabama baseball team is starting to hit its stride. The Crimson Tide played four consecutive weekend series against top-25 teams...

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...

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...

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...

After Tuesday’s 12-1 victory over Samford, in which the Alabama baseball team tied its season-high with 18 hits, the Crimson Tide is hoping to carry that momentum over into this weekend’s series with...

Alabama held its 10th spring practice Wednesday afternoon but Alabama’s new men’s basketball head coach, Avery Johnson, stole the show. Johnson, who was officially introduced in a press conference...

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...

As painful as it may be for Atlanta Braves fans to watch their team trade away most of their star players (and players that weren’t stars), it was what needed to be done. The Braves needed to rebuild...

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,...

A long week for the Alabama football program continued during Friday’s spring scrimmage when freshman Bo Scarbrough was carted off the field. Since last Saturday, Alabama has dealt with three player...

The Alabama baseball team battled for as long as it could on Thursday night, but No. 3 LSU was too much to handle.The Crimson Tide completed three different comebacks in the 16-inning affair but could...

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...

One of the toughest tasks for Alabama this upcoming season will be trying to replace All-American and Biletnikoff Award winning wide receiver Amari Cooper, who accounted for 1,727 receiving yards and 16...

With just one series left in a tough SEC stretch that has already seen Alabama play three consecutive weekends against top-15 teams, Crimson Tide coach Mitch Gaspard said he thinks this weekend’s matchup...

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...

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 2015 MLB season is just around the corner, spring training is wrapping up and most teams' rosters have begun to take shape. With Opening Day less than two weeks away, the Washington Nationals are the...

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...

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...

Alabama only won one game in its three-game series with Texas A&M, but it was an important one.With its 6-2 victory in game two of Saturday’s doubleheader, the Crimson Tide ended the nation’s longest...

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...

Mike Quenneville was 2 years old when he first learned how to skate. The ice he learned on was a frozen pond just down the way from his home in Massena, New York. By the time he was 4, he was playing organized...

With representatives from all NFL teams present, Alabama’s draft hopefuls participated in drills during Pro Day on Wednesday afternoon. The Crimson Tide had 17 former players participate in workouts,...

After starting the season 9-6 and dropping out of the top 25 rankings, Alabama’s baseball team saw fit to organize a team meeting.“We kind of had a come-to-Jesus meeting after one of the games against...

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....

Sophomore Sydney Littlejohn faced 15 Ole Miss batters on Sunday. She sat down 15 Ole Miss batters in her second perfect game of the season. She is the first Alabama pitcher to throw two in her career and...

At first, Rhoads Stadium was eerily quiet. A 10-0 lead in the top of the fifth rarely elicits any interest other than the shuffling of bags and belongings that usually accompanies a mercy-rule win.A 10-0...

There are 60 feet between home plate and first base at Rhoads Stadium. This is the same as any softball field.Speed is paramount in softball. With only 60 feet between bases, it can be difficult to safely...

After dropping the final two games of a weekend series with Louisiana-Lafayette, Alabama baseball will head to Montgomery for a non-conference game with in-state rival Auburn. The teams will face off Tuesday...

When No. 5 Alabama had runners in scoring position, it couldn’t execute on Saturday. In the Easton Crimson Classic series’ rubber match against No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday, the Crimson Tide...

Mikey White took a big base-running gamble that didn’t pay off in Alabama’s 6-5 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday.The junior shortstop singled with one out in the ninth inning and was standing...

Danae Hays is a leader. As a senior, she has the experience to be one. As a middle infielder, she has to be.In her first year, she was part of the team that won the 2012 National Championship and the first...

After sweeping Maryland-Eastern Shore in the first series of the year by a combined score of 36-0, Alabama will face a much tougher opponent in the second series of the season. The Crimson Tide will travel...