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...

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...

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...

Justin Coleman is small.At 5 foot 10 inches and 160 pounds, the freshman point guard for Alabama might be the smallest player in the SEC. On his own team, the next biggest player is four inches taller...

Editor's note: This story's headline and URL were rewritten to correct a typo in Elliot Spiller's name, removing a second "t" from his first name. Unfortunately, this disrupted many links and lost the...

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...

Senior guard Levi Randolph left the floor of Coleman Coliseum on Tuesday night likely for the last time as a competitor, covering his face with his jersey minutes after Alabama dropped its last regular-season...

One of the Alabama basketball team’s seniors has a perfect shooting percentage in the Southeastern Conference this season.Dakota Slaughter, a walk-on senior majoring in marketing from Fishers, Indiana,...

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...

In the 2013-14 season, then-redshirt sophomore Retin Obasohan had 12 double-digit performances. The guard from Antwerp, Belgium, developed a reputation as a speedy, high-flying guard capable of blocking...

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...

As Tuscaloosa ground to a halt, paralyzed by the threat of impending snow, 8838 fans trickled into Coleman Coliseum, quiet as a grave for most of the game.On the court, senior Levi Randolph and junior...

Four days after dropping yet another one-possession game, the Alabama basketball team has the chance to avenge one.The Crimson Tide will host South Carolina on Tuesday night in its penultimate home tilt...

Just short. Again.Alabama lost its fifth consecutive one-possession game, falling 66-65 to UGA at Coleman Coliseum on Saturday night. A career-high in scoring by freshman Riley Norris and a double-double...

There are no easy games left for Alabama softball. After going 4-1 at the Stanford Nike Invitational, the Crimson Tide returns home for a five-game slate in the Easton Bama Bash against three teams who...

After losing to Vanderbilt on Saturday, the Alabama basketball team has next to no hope of an at-large tournament bid.According to the database at TeamRankings.com, the team has a 5.4 percent chance to...

Alabama men’s basketball never had a safe lead in its 76-68 loss at home to Vanderbilt. When the Crimson Tide pulled away, the Commodores came back. Then Vanderbilt took a lead and never gave it up.“Give...

An official visit is usually the time for coaches to market their program. Recruits can see the facilities and experience what it’s like to be on campus. Junior Leona Lafaele didn’t need an official...

This weekend, when the Alabama basketball team hosts Vanderbilt (13-10) it will have its best chance since the start of conference play to do something it hasn't done in over a month: win back to back...

If football at Alabama is king, then Sarah Patterson was queen. No other Alabama figure led with such grace and charm as Patterson. She isn’t the most legendary figure – not even she could come close...

Alabama softball’s season is already one for the history books.After coming back in the seventh inning to beat then-No. 23 South Alabama 2-1, Alabama put together a gem for the start of the Sand Dollar...

For the fourth consecutive game, the Alabama basketball team will be at less than full strength when it travels to Starkville, Mississippi, to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs.In addition to injured...

Eight months ago, the Alabama softball team watched from the first base line as Florida hoisted the national championship trophy.Now, the Crimson Tide is a different team. No longer can it rely on Jaclyn...

The Alabama basketball team had one of the toughest months in the country in January, posting a 4-5 record on a schedule that currently ranks as the 16th toughest schedule in the country and the top in...

When the Alabama basketball team hosted No. 1 undefeated Kentucky earlier this month, the season was full of possibility for Alabama coach Anthony Grant’s squad. The Crimson Tide had dropped a close...

Alabama came within seconds of forcing overtime in its bid to break a then-eight game losing streak to Florida. Guard Ricky Tarrant, playing on an injured ankle, drilled a three with two minutes remaining...

For the past two decades, the Southeastern Conference basketball standings have been a story of Kentucky, Florida and a cast of thousands. Under Billy Donovan, the Gators have become perennial NCAA Tournament...

It was a messy affair, dominated by fouls, questionable refereeing, sloppy play and poor shooting, but when the final buzzer went, one thing remained.Alabama beat Auburn. The game didn’t look like...

No. 1 Kentucky is at the top of the league, still unbeaten at 18-0. The Wildcats made quick work of the Crimson Tide in Alabama’s last game, dispatching it 70-48.Until last week, Arkansas was the only...

If Alabama was going to beat No. 1 undefeated Kentucky, everything had to go right for the Crimson Tide. As it was, nearly nothing went right for coach Anthony Grant’s squad as the Crimson Tide fell...

Alabama basketball coach Anthony Grant came to the Capstone just under six years ago, a former assistant to one of the top college basketball coaches in the country – Florida’s Billy Donovan – and...

The Alabama basketball team came into its matchup in Knoxville against Tennessee on Saturday night with something to prove. After a disappointing finish to last season, including a streak of no true road...

Not every success for a student-athlete is measured on the field. Hours are spent in the weight room and practice field before a game. Alabama coach Nick Saban’s 
“process” extends past the gridiron.These...

For the second time in five seasons, the Alabama basketball team will carry a double-digit win record into its first road SEC game. With its highest scoring offense in years and coming off a 65-44 win...

Postgame handshakes are banal at this point. Coaches make a show of sportsmanship to keep the fanbases happy and the media at bay. It’s a formality, and not one many coaches enjoy.Bill Snyder is the...

NEW ORLEANS - All season, the Alabama Crimson Tide set offensive school records by sticking to a simple formula: keep pressure off of quarterback Blake Sims long enough for him to get the ball to the skill...

NEW ORLEANS – As any college student knows, nothing is worth doing now if it can be done five minutes before it’s due. And any college student also knows that gamble doesn’t always pay off.Alabama...

NEW ORLEANS – The Alabama defense that had kept the team in games so many times this season couldn’t hold its ground against the Ohio State Buckeyes, surrendering 28 consecutive points en route to...

NEW ORLEANS | For the second time in a row, the Alabama Crimson Tide started its year in New Orleans, in the Sugar Bowl and in defeat.For the second year in a row, Alabama’s season ended in the Superdome...

NEW ORLEANS | Forget the regular season. Forget the SEC Championship or revenge in the highest-scoring Iron Bowl of all-time or the win over then-No. 1 Mississippi State at home. Forget, too, the loss...

NEW ORLEANS | After No. 1 Alabama’s 23-17 loss to Ole Miss on Oct. 4, the Crimson Tide hasn’t dealt much with complacency.“Since the Ole Miss game, we've sort of been in a playoff of our own kind,”...

Ricky Tarrant is undefeated as Alabama’s starting point guard. Tarrant got his first start in a Crimson Tide uniform in Tuesday night’s 82-71 victory over the University of South Florida Bulls. The...

The Alabama basketball team returns to Coleman Coliseum Tuesday to host the South Florida Bulls (5-1) after playing in Kansas City last weekend. The Crimson Tide returns to its home court after splitting...

Saturday was an offensive shootout with Alabama crawling back into contention and an eventual 55-44 win over Auburn.It took effort from every part of the offense to push past a first half performance where...

Blake Sims was floundering. All the doubts about the fifth-year senior were coming home to roost after three interceptions in a little over half of the Iron Bowl. Backup quarterback Jake Coker, favored...

There is no bigger game in Alabama. There may not be a bigger game in the country – Alabama coach Nick Saban has said as much. “The Iron Bowl is one of the greatest rivalries in college football,”...

After an unpredictable and historic season in 2013, the Auburn Tigers have failed to reach the same heights in 2014. Alabama’s rival has lost three games this season, including a 34-7 loss to No. 15...

Alabama returned to the practice fields to prepare for Saturday's rivalry contest against Auburn. Several players returned to practice after off weeks and injuries on Saturday. Running back T.J. Yeldon...

Amari Cooper needed four catches to become Alabama’s career reception leader. He only got three in Saturday’s 48-14 win over Western Carolina. On his third catch, he was brought down at the Western...

Nobody was immune from Alabama’s FCS-induced doldrums in Saturday’s 48-14 win over Southern Conference foe Western Carolina. The fans didn’t get up for the game, and the offensive players literally...

For the first time this season, the Alabama basketball team will be at full strength when it takes the floor against Southern Mississippi in Coleman Coliseum at 8 p.m. Thursday. Freshman Jeff Garrett will...

One game after recording his first career double-double, Alabama captain and guard Levi Randolph led the Crimson Tide in a 80-74 victory over Western Carolina in Coleman Coliseum Monday night. Randolph...