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Quick hits: Alabama downs Kennesaw State to open Avery Johnson era

Quick hits: Alabama downs Kennesaw State to open Avery Johnson era

Sean Landry November 13, 2015

The Alabama basketball team opened the Avery Johnson era with a sluggish 77-64 win over Kennesaw State on Friday night. The win showcased the struggles the team faces to implement the high-speed offense...

Quick Hits: Saban's pre-LSU press conference

Kelly Ward November 2, 2015

For the first time since August, Alabama football didn't play Saturday. Instead, it enjoyed its only bye week of the season.Alabama coach Nick Saban said it was a productive bye week but now it's time...

Smoke 'em if you got 'em: 9 wins in a row

Smoke 'em if you got 'em: 9 wins in a row

Kelly Ward October 26, 2015

Lighters went up and puffs of smoke erupted from Bryant-Denny Stadium as soon as A’Shawn Robinson scooped up the fumble Ryan Anderson forced and returned it nine yards to the Tennessee 4-yard line.The...

​Defense outscores offense, silences crowd in 41-23 win over Texas A&M

Kelly Ward October 17, 2015

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Welcome to the big leagues, Minkah Fitzpatrick.No. 10 Alabama’s 41-23 win over No. 9 Texas A&M was as good a coming out party as any. The freshman defensive back put on a show...

Four Downs in Alabama Territory: Alabama defense stifles Arkansas

Four Downs in Alabama Territory: Alabama defense stifles Arkansas

Kelly Ward October 12, 2015

There’s really only so much a defense can do when 12 yards separate its opponent from the end zone.That's the situation Alabama's defense faced late in the second quarter of the 27-14 win on Saturday.Arkansas...

Freshman show up big in road win

Freshman show up big in road win

Kelly Ward October 5, 2015

ATHENS, Ga. — On Monday, Alabama wasn’t supposed to beat Georgia. After a 72 game streak, the Crimson Tide opened as an underdog to the Bulldogs.At halftime on Saturday, when Alabama led 24-3, the...

Downpour: ​Alabama washes over Georgia in Sanford Stadium storm

Downpour: ​Alabama washes over Georgia in Sanford Stadium storm

Kelly Ward October 3, 2015

ATHENS, Ga. — Maybe a downpour was all No. 13 Alabama needed to figure out its game. When the sky opened up and the downpour came to Sanford Stadium, so did the Crimson Tide in a 38-10 win over No....

​Madi Moore brings new look to Alabama softball pitching staff

​Madi Moore brings new look to Alabama softball pitching staff

Kelly Ward October 1, 2015

Madi Moore isn’t going to have it easy when she scrimmages against her teammates on the Alabama softball team.They will repay the favor done to them by pitchers like Jaclyn Traina, who led the team to...

Crimson Tide offense still searching for identity

Crimson Tide offense still searching for identity

Kelly Ward September 28, 2015

Alabama’s offense sputtered early before finding some consistency in the 34-0 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday. Four games into the season, the offense hasn’t quite found its identity.“I was...

Quick hits from Nick Saban's pre-ULM Monday press conference

Quick hits from Nick Saban's pre-ULM Monday press conference

Kelly Ward September 21, 2015

Following Saturday’s 43-37 loss to Ole Miss, Alabama coach Nick Saban addressed what he liked and what he didn’t during his weekly Monday press conference.He liked the effort he saw from his players....

​U.S. Women's National Team routs Haiti in front of record Birmingham crowd

​U.S. Women's National Team routs Haiti in front of record Birmingham crowd

Kelly Ward September 20, 2015

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...

Alabama's turnover woes return in 43-37 loss to Ole MIss

Alabama's turnover woes return in 43-37 loss to Ole MIss

Kelly Ward September 20, 2015

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...

SGA releases "It's on Us" video

SGA releases “It's on Us” video

Sean Landry September 16, 2015

The University of Alabama SGA launched its "It's On Us" campaign this week, bringing attention to the threat of sexual assault on college campuses. The Crimson White is proud to support this initiative,...

UPDATED: SGA Judiciary strikes down block seating chart using code that never passed

Sean Landry September 11, 2015

UPDATE: The section of the Code of Laws cited by the SGA Judiciary does not exist and never passed the SGA Senate, per multiple senate sources and the SGA's public Code of Laws. After review by The Crimson...

​Derrick Henry runs over Badgers in 35-17 win

​Derrick Henry runs over Badgers in 35-17 win

Kelly Ward September 6, 2015

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...

WATCH: “Rammer Jammer” after Alabama's season opening win

Sean Landry September 6, 2015

No. 3 Alabama opened the 2015 season with a decisive win over No. 20 Wisconsin. A largely Crimson crowd closed the night with a loud "Rammer Jammer" in AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys.

The Closer

The Closer

Kelly Ward September 3, 2015

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...

PRACTICE REPORT: Bo Scarbrough mimics Wisconsin RB Corey Clement

PRACTICE REPORT: Bo Scarbrough mimics Wisconsin RB Corey Clement

Sean Landry September 2, 2015

Alabama practiced indoors ahead of its season opener against Wisconsin this Saturday. NOTES: The quarterbacks were inconsistent during Wednesday's practice. Cooper Bateman threw two sharp passes to transfer...

UAPD issues advisory following report of robbery on Jackson Avenue

Kelly Ward September 1, 2015

UAPD issued an advisory early Tuesday morning after a robbery was reported on the 1100 block of Jackson Avenue.According to the advisory, two men approached the victim around 9:45 p.m. as he was getting...

PRACTICE REPORT: Alabama practices 'dime rabbit.'

PRACTICE REPORT: Alabama practices 'dime rabbit.'

Sean Landry August 26, 2015

Alabama worked outside for practice Wednesday afternoon in full pads. NOTES: Jake Coker led the quarterbacks, followed by Alec Morris in one line. David Cornwell, Cooper Bateman and Blake Barnett worked...

Letter from the Editor: Introducing The Crimson White Media Group

Letter from the Editor: Introducing The Crimson White Media Group

Sean Landry August 24, 2015

For over 120 years, The Crimson White has been the student newspaper of The University of Alabama. Over the years, thanks to hundreds of talented editors and staffers before me, we’ve brought you, the...

Quick Hits from Alabama's second fall scrimmage

Quick Hits from Alabama's second fall scrimmage

Sean Landry August 22, 2015

Alabama returned to Bryant-Denny stadium for its second fall preseason scrimmage Saturday afternoon. QUICK HITS:  Jake Coker led the quarterback line for the first part of the viewing period, but Alec...

PRACTICE REPORT: Coker returns to drills on first day of class

PRACTICE REPORT: Coker returns to drills on first day of class

Sean Landry August 19, 2015

The Alabama football team capped the first day of classes in the 2015-16 year with a practice outdoors. Quarterback Jake Coker returned to the field for practice, leading the line after missing the last...

QB Coker battles foot injury

QB Coker battles foot injury

Sean Landry August 19, 2015

The Alabama football team continued its fall camp this week. Take a look at practice notes from the Crimson Tide’s practices.Monday morning session, Aug. 17:Alabama practiced indoors for its first session...

Alabama basketball to feature in 24 Hours of Basketball

Alabama basketball to feature in 24 Hours of Basketball

Sean Landry August 18, 2015

The Alabama men’s basketball team's first road game will also be its first national broadcast of the season. The Crimson Tide will make its first ever appearance on the ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon...

PRACTICE REPORT: Coker returns to sideline

PRACTICE REPORT: Coker returns to sideline

Sean Landry August 18, 2015

The Alabama football team worked in its indoor facility on Tuesday afternoon. Quarterback Jake Coker returned, working on the sideline with trainers. Coker missed yesterday's practice session due to a...

5-star shooting guard commits to Alabama

5-star shooting guard commits to Alabama

Sean Landry August 17, 2015

Terrence Ferguson, a 5-star shooting guard ranked No. 3 in the high school class of 2016, has committed to the University of Alabama in a video on Rivals.com.#BuckleUp #RollTide @AlabamaMBB — Avery...

PRACTICE REPORT: Jake Coker not practicing, WRs return

PRACTICE REPORT: Jake Coker not practicing, WRs return

Sean Landry August 17, 2015

Alabama practiced indoors for its first session of a two-a-day this morning. Practice Notes: Alabama QB Jake Coker was not at practice today. RB Kenyan Drake stood to the side of Alabama's RB drills....

Saban talks quarterbacks, secondary after first fall scrimmage

Saban talks quarterbacks, secondary after first fall scrimmage

Kelly Ward August 15, 2015

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...

Quick Hits from Alabama's Fall Scrimmage

Sean Landry August 15, 2015

The Crimson Tide will take to the field of Bryant-Denny Stadium for its first fall scrimmage today. Coach Nick Saban will address the media around 3 p.m., following the scrimmage.Quick hits from the media...

Basketball student section relocated to sideline

Sean Landry August 5, 2015

The view from the student section in Coleman Coliseum will be different-and much closer-in the upcoming men's basketball season.UA Athletics announced via press release a plan to relocate the student...

UAPD police chief promoted, replacement to be selected internally

Sean Landry August 4, 2015

The University of Alabama Police Department will conduct an internal search for a new police chief after former chief Tim Summerlin's promotion to an administrative position, The Crimson White has learned.UAPD has...

Alabama-Wisconsin selected for College Gameday Week 1

Sean Landry August 3, 2015

Alabama's season opener against Wisconsin in Fort Worth, Texas on Sept. 5 has been selected as the first location for ESPN's "College GameDay" pregame show this season. ESPN made the announcement via...

UA student dies in Texas theater explosion

Sean Landry August 1, 2015

A University of Alabama student died Friday in an explosion at Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas, The Crimson White has learned. Peyton Trueblood of Mobile, a senior majoring in theatre, was working...

Kenyan Drake prepared to return after injury

Kenyan Drake prepared to return after injury

Kelly Ward July 29, 2015

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...

LSU brings back some quarterback experience

LSU brings back some quarterback experience

Kelly Ward July 22, 2015

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,...

Arkansas' winning season a launching point

Arkansas' winning season a launching point

Kelly Ward July 22, 2015

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...

Treadwell likely to return for Ole Miss season opener

Treadwell likely to return for Ole Miss season opener

Kelly Ward July 22, 2015

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...

Football Continues Camp on First Day of Class

Football Continues Camp on First Day of Class

Kelly Ward July 19, 2015

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...

Saban talks NFL, Kenyan Drake at Media Days

Kelly Ward July 17, 2015

HOOVER — No news, while bad for the most in the room at SEC Media Days, is good news for Alabama coach Nick Saban.After a flurry of arrests in the spring, the summer has been quiet for football at the...

Another cannonball found on campus

Kelly Ward July 17, 2015

A crew installing wiring for lights near Rowand-Johnson Hall on Friday morning found a cannonball.Friday's find brings the total number of Civil War-era cannonballs discovered on campus this summer to...

New SEC commissioner addresses conference goals

New SEC commissioner addresses conference goals

Kelly Ward July 15, 2015

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...

Texas A&M looks for leadership

Texas A&M looks for leadership

Kelly Ward July 15, 2015

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,...

Mississippi State hopes for another competitive year

Mississippi State hopes for another competitive year

Kelly Ward July 15, 2015

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...

Hargreaves discusses Cooper

Hargreaves discusses Cooper

Kelly Ward July 15, 2015

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...

Bell to focus on research, recruitment as president

Bell to focus on research, recruitment as president

Kelly Ward June 24, 2015

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...

Soccer coach talks recruitment

Soccer coach talks recruitment

Kelly Ward June 24, 2015

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...

Softball should return to Olympics

Softball should return to Olympics

Kelly Ward June 17, 2015

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...

Welcome to Alabama: Deontay Wilder defends WBC heavy weight title

Welcome to Alabama: Deontay Wilder defends WBC heavy weight title

Sean Landry June 14, 2015

BIRMINGHAM -- Welcome to Alabama.For one night only, the biggest sporting event in the state so famed for college football wasn’t the Iron Bowl. There was no ‘Roll Tide,’ or ‘War Eagle’ or even...

WATCH LIVE: Wilder-Molina weigh-in

Sean Landry June 12, 2015

Deontay Wilder and Eric Molina will weigh-in for the final time before Wilder defends his heavyweight title tomorrow night in Birmingham. Broadcast set to begin at 1 p.m. CT. Video courtesy Showtime Sports. 

NCAA Outdoors splits days for men's and women's events

NCAA Outdoors splits days for men's and women's events

Kelly Ward June 10, 2015

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...

Familiar Approach: Alabama Track and Field teams ranked nationally

Familiar Approach: Alabama Track and Field teams ranked nationally

Kelly Ward June 10, 2015

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...

Three Alabama players selected in MLB Draft

Kelly Ward June 9, 2015

The Southeastern Conference has been the dominant conference in football. Fifty-four former SEC football players were selected in the 2015 NFL Draft.SEC baseball isn't far behind. The first two picks...

LSU Provost Bell recommended as UA President

LSU Provost Bell recommended as UA President

Sean Landry June 9, 2015

Former Alabama professor and current Louisiana State University executive vice president and provost Stuart R. Bell has been recommended by UA Chancellor Robert Witt to succeed Judy Bonner as president...

Shelley Godwin joins women's tennis coaching staff

Shelley Godwin joins women's tennis coaching staff

Kelly Ward June 5, 2015

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...

Johnson adds veteran AAU coach Pospichal to staff

Johnson adds veteran AAU coach Pospichal to staff

Sean Landry June 4, 2015

By Sean Landry | Contributing WriterAvery Johnson announced the addition of former AAU coach Scott Pospichal to his staff at Alabama via a UA Athletics release. Pospichal comes to the Crimson Tide with...

After loss, softball poised for long-term success

After loss, softball poised for long-term success

Kelly Ward June 3, 2015

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...

Alabama eliminated from WCWS after late rally falls short

Alabama eliminated from WCWS after late rally falls short

Kelly Ward May 31, 2015

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...

​Dare gets clutch hit in 2-1 win over Oregon

​Dare gets clutch hit in 2-1 win over Oregon

Kelly Ward May 30, 2015

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...

Alabama softball drops game to Michigan in WCWS opener

Alabama softball drops game to Michigan in WCWS opener

Kelly Ward May 28, 2015

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...

Alabama softball faces Michigan in rematch of early-season loss

Alabama softball faces Michigan in rematch of early-season loss

Kelly Ward May 28, 2015

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...

OKC you soon: Alabama softball heads to NCAA Women's College World Series

OKC you soon: Alabama softball heads to NCAA Women's College World Series

Kelly Ward May 27, 2015

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...

Home Runyon

Home Runyon

Kelly Ward May 24, 2015

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...

Alabama drops game one of Tuscaloosa Regional 5-2

Alabama drops game one of Tuscaloosa Regional 5-2

Kelly Ward May 22, 2015

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

Sooner or later

Kelly Ward May 21, 2015

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...

​Alabama baseball leans on Bramblett, clutch hitting in 6-1 win over Ole Miss

​Alabama baseball leans on Bramblett, clutch hitting in 6-1 win over Ole Miss

Kelly Ward May 19, 2015

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...

​Alabama cruises past Washington, gets set to host Super Regional

​Alabama cruises past Washington, gets set to host Super Regional

Kelly Ward May 17, 2015

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...

No. 6 Alabama softball run-rules Washington behind Osorio's 1-hitter

No. 6 Alabama softball run-rules Washington behind Osorio's 1-hitter

Kelly Ward May 16, 2015

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 beats Fairfield 8-0 to start Tuscaloosa Regional

No. 6 Alabama softball beats Fairfield 8-0 to start Tuscaloosa Regional

Kelly Ward May 15, 2015

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...

Runyon leads Alabama with 7 RBI in series win over Tennessee

Kelly Ward April 25, 2015

No. 6 Alabama softball needed a hero. Alabama got a hero.In front of a capacity crowd of 3,940, sophomore Marisa “Home” Runyon hit two home runs, had an RBI groundout and a two-run double for a grand...

​Alabama softball’s late-inning rally falls short in 3-2 loss to Tennessee

Kelly Ward April 24, 2015

The space between third base and home may as well have been a canyon for No. 6 Alabama softball with the amount of success the team had in crossing it.The Crimson Tide loaded the bases twice and didn’t...

Softball seniors aiming for perfect bookend

Softball seniors aiming for perfect bookend

Kelly Ward April 21, 2015

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...

Softball beats Troy 5-2 in midweek matchup

Softball beats Troy 5-2 in midweek matchup

Kelly Ward April 21, 2015

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...

Alabama softball hosts Troy in final midweek game

Alabama softball hosts Troy in final midweek game

Kelly Ward April 21, 2015

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...

Crimson Tide defense creates turnovers in A-Day

Crimson Tide defense creates turnovers in A-Day

Kelly Ward April 19, 2015

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...

Foster, Stewart lead receptions for offense

Foster, Stewart lead receptions for offense

Sean Landry April 19, 2015

Alabama won’t be able to replace outgoing receiver Amari Cooper, owner of nearly every school receiving record, but it might have found the top two candidates to try in Saturday’s A-Day spring scrimmage.Junior...

White team pulls away in final minutes for 27-14 win on A-Day

Kelly Ward April 18, 2015

Take it for what it is – a practice – but in Saturday’s A-Day scrimmage, the White team’s defense won the day in the 27-14 win over Crimson.Quarterbacks David Cornwell, Cooper Bateman and Blake...

No. 7 softball beats North Carolina State 2-0

No. 7 softball beats North Carolina State 2-0

Kelly Ward April 16, 2015

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...

A-Day Inaccurate

Kelly Ward April 15, 2015

I don’t like A-Day. Honestly.It is a cheap substitute for a fall Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Every other in-season Alabama sport is out of town this weekend, whether because how the schedule worked out or...

Chief of staff nomination voted down for second time

Sean Landry April 14, 2015

For the second time, the SGA Senate voted to reject SGA president Elliot Spillers's nomination for chief of staff on Tuesday night. Spillers nominated Douglas Logan, a junior majoring in education, for...

​Osorio leaves game after getting hit by line drive

Kelly Ward April 14, 2015

In one swing, No. 7 Alabama softball’s season changed.Freshman right-hander Alexis Osorio (12-5) took a line drive below the ribs in the top of the second and was taken to the hospital as a precaution....

Crimson Tide softball hosts UAB

Crimson Tide softball hosts UAB

Kelly Ward April 13, 2015

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...

Alabama hires Wes Hart to coach soccer

Alabama hires Wes Hart to coach soccer

Kelly Ward April 9, 2015

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...

Johnson has plans for coliseum

Johnson has plans for coliseum

Kelly Ward April 8, 2015

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,”...

I'm Your Guy: Avery Johnson introduced as Alabama's newest coach

I'm Your Guy: Avery Johnson introduced as Alabama's newest coach

Sean Landry April 8, 2015

Avery Johnson has seen the promised land for Alabama basketball. It's in Durham, North Carolina, he said, and in Indianapolis last week and at the very end of the college basketball season, when March...

Battle discusses vacancy of Alabama soccer coach

Battle discusses vacancy of Alabama soccer coach

Kelly Ward April 8, 2015

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...

Richard gets homecoming trip

Richard gets homecoming trip

Kelly Ward April 8, 2015

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...

NBA champ hired for UA basketball

Sean Landry April 7, 2015

Former NBA champion and NBA coach of the year Avery Johnson signed on as Alabama’s next men’s basketball coach, athletic director Bill Battle announced Monday night.“I am very pleased to announce...

Softball heads up to Birmingham for midweek game

Softball heads up to Birmingham for midweek game

Kelly Ward April 6, 2015

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...

It's official: NBA champ Avery Johnson hired as basketball coach

It's official: NBA champ Avery Johnson hired as basketball coach

Sean Landry April 6, 2015

Former NBA champion and NBA coach of the year Avery Johnson has signed on as Alabama's next men's basketball coach, athletic director Bill Battle announced Monday night. “I am very pleased to announce...

​Women’s tennis wins 4-0

​Women’s tennis wins 4-0

Kelly Ward April 6, 2015

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,...

ESPN says Johnson to coach at UA

Kelly Ward April 6, 2015

Alabama has reached a verbal agreement with former NBA coach Avery Johnson to coach men’s basketball, according to ESPN reports.Johnson, a New Orleans native, played for 16 years in the NBA. He was a...

Jonathan Taylor no longer at Alabama

Jonathan Taylor no longer at Alabama

Kelly Ward April 2, 2015

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...

Jonathan Taylor's accuser recants assault allegation

Kelly Ward April 1, 2015

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

Softball run-rules Southern Miss 12-1

Softball run-rules Southern Miss 12-1

Kelly Ward April 1, 2015

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...

Former Alabama football player Jonathan Taylor's accuser has recanted allegations

Former Alabama football player Jonathan Taylor's accuser has recanted allegations

Kelly Ward April 1, 2015

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...

Hail or high water

Hail or high water

Kelly Ward March 31, 2015

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...

Suspended running back Tyren Jones arrested, dismissed from team

Suspended running back Tyren Jones arrested, dismissed from team

Kelly Ward March 31, 2015

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...

UA to host MSU Tuesday

UA to host MSU Tuesday

Kelly Ward March 31, 2015

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...

Alabama DB Geno Smith arrested for DUI

Alabama DB Geno Smith arrested for DUI

Kelly Ward March 28, 2015

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....