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Alabama softball wins in dramatic fashion

Alabama softball wins in dramatic fashion

Kelly Ward May 31, 2014

OKLAHOMA CITY — No. 2 Alabama’s 2-0 win over No. 14 Kentucky didn’t suffer from a lack of drama. In the bottom of the seventh, the Crimson Tide was in jeopardy of a walk-off loss after the Wildcats...

Alabama softball team opens WCWS play with 6-2 win

Alabama softball team opens WCWS play with 6-2 win

Kelly Ward May 30, 2014

OKLAHOMA CITY — Behind a one-hitter from senior right-hander Jaclyn Traina, the Alabama softball team opened its play in the 2014 Women’s College World Series with a 6-2 win over defending national...

Alabama Men’s Golf team wins back-to-back National Championships

Alabama Men’s Golf team wins back-to-back National Championships

Sean Landry May 29, 2014

UA Athletics The history of the Alabama Crimson Tide is rife with back-to-back National Champions. The Alabama football team has accomplished the feat four separate times, dating back to the 1925 and...

Baseball team to compete in regional

Sean Landry May 28, 2014

By the time the Alabama baseball team is finished with their NCAA Regional this weekend, it will be very familiar with Tallahassee, Florida. The Crimson Tide will return to the home grounds of the Florida...

Softball team downs Nebraska 2-1, clinches World Series berth

Softball team downs Nebraska 2-1, clinches World Series berth

Sean Landry May 23, 2014

The margin of victory was the same. The total amount of errors was the same. Beyond that, Thursday night’s and Friday afternoon’s NCAA Super Regional games couldn’t have been much more different....

Freshmen come up big in softball team’s marathon win

Sean Landry May 23, 2014

Alabama’s comeback 6-5 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers Thursday night belonged to the team’s freshmen. Sydney Littlejohn threw eight innings of scoreless relief, Marisa Runyon hit a bottom-of-the-seventh...

Crimson Tide stumbles from start in 7-1 loss, exit from SEC Tournament

Sean Landry May 20, 2014

Sloppy defense and a dormant offense doomed Alabama’s SEC Baseball Championship hopes from the 1st inning Tuesday afternoon, when the Crimson Tide dropped their single-elimination first round game to...

Traina, Spencer shine as Alabama advances to Regional Championship

Sean Landry May 17, 2014

  When the NCAA Tuscaloosa Softball Regional was announced, the pre-game narratives were all about quality pitching. Alabama sported SEC Pitcher of the Year Jaclyn Traina, while the Crimson Tide’s...

Softball team run-rules SIU-Edwardsville on first day of NCAA play

Sean Landry May 17, 2014

The No. 5 Alabama softball team had been threatening to send the nearly 2000 fans at Rhoads Stadium for the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional home early for most of the night. Alabama led SIU-Edwardsville 9-0...

Alabama swimmer remembered for 'giving spirit'

Alabama swimmer remembered for ‘giving spirit’

Kelly Ward April 29, 2014

A University of Alabama spokesperson confirmed the death of UA student John Servati, 21, a junior on the men’s swim team, Tuesday morning. Servati died Monday night at DCH Regional Medical Center as...

Senior Traina well-loved on and off field

Kelly Ward April 23, 2014

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...

Softball team concludes nonconference schedule

Kelly Ward April 22, 2014

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...

Tide comes up short in Super 6 final

Tide comes up short in Super 6 final

Sean Landry April 21, 2014

Like so many meets this season, Saturday night’s NCAA Gymnastics Championship came down to the final rotation. Unlike so many meets this season, Alabama’s hopes for its seventh national title came...

Alabama comes up short in Super Six final

Sean Landry April 19, 2014

Like so many meets this season, Saturday night’s NCAA Gymnastics Championship came down to the final rotation. Unlike so many meets this season, Alabama’s hopes for its seventh national title came...

Jacob wins all-around as Alabama advances to championship

Sean Landry April 19, 2014

BIRMINGHAM--Alabama senior gymnast Kim Jacob’s floor exercise soundtrack starts with “Sweet Home Alabama.” Friday night in the BJCC Arena, that was more appropriate than any might have guessed,...

UA celebrates swimming and diving records

UA celebrates swimming and diving records

Sean Landry April 17, 2014

The Alabama swimming and diving program honored the 21 records broken this season at a celebration Wednesday afternoon. Seventeen of those records were broken during the SEC Championships, including freshman...

Softball team drops 3rd straight

Softball team drops 3rd straight

Kelly Ward April 17, 2014

The No. 6 Alabama softball team added another loss to the column on Wednesday night. It came at the hands of in-state rival No. 23 Auburn in a midweek game that ended 6-2 in favor of the Tigers. After...

Curtain Call

Curtain Call

Sean Landry April 17, 2014

The Alabama gymnastics team will send its seniors out on the biggest stage of all when it competes for the program’s seventh national championship this weekend in Birmingham. The meet this weekend marks...

Tide softball team travels to Montgomery

Kelly Ward April 16, 2014

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...

Previewing the 1st round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs

Sean Landry April 14, 2014

Fact: The NHL playoffs are the best in North American professional sports. Baseball’s system is all messed up with the new wild card play-in. The NBA, as inconsistent as it is, leaves too much room for...

Hank Aarons’ 715th homerun can still be heard 40 years later

Sean Landry April 10, 2014

My dad watched Henry Aaron’s 715th home run on television in a fifth-floor common room in Paty Hall that may or may not still exist. When he recalls that night, he says the room erupted after the ball...

Alabama scrapes by with 4-3 win over UAB

Kelly Ward April 10, 2014

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...

Kaila Hunt finishes career at UA

Kelly Ward April 9, 2014

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...

Sunseri, Kouandjio, Steen shine on Pro Day

Kelly Ward April 9, 2014

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...

College football unionization creates complicated issue

Sean Landry April 8, 2014

Some of you might not have noticed, but football is a very popular game at The University of Alabama. I don’t have numbers to prove this, but I suspect the game of football is probably more popular than...

Vision in place: Anthony Grant hopes to improve through consistent play, recruiting

Vision in place: Anthony Grant hopes to improve through consistent play, recruiting

Sean Landry April 3, 2014

Alabama men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant is not a preacher. He clarified this twice over the course of 24 hours, but that didn’t stop him from sharing the good news of his vision for Alabama basketball....

Alabama preps for NCAA Regionals in Seattle

Alabama preps for NCAA Regionals in Seattle

Sean Landry April 3, 2014

Coming off a Southeastern Conference championship, the Alabama gymnastics team didn’t have much of a spring break. After the team heard it would be traveling to Seattle, Wash., this weekend for NCAA...

Softball team ends South Alabama’s winning streak

Kelly Ward April 3, 2014

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)...

Tide softball team prepares for midweek matchup

Tide softball team prepares for midweek matchup

Kelly Ward April 2, 2014

  After holding LSU to three runs in the series sweep over the weekend, the No. 4 Alabama softball team (31-5, 11-1 SEC) was in no danger of losing its place at the top of the SEC. Two of the three...

Alabama holds LSU to 3 runs in series sweep

Kelly Ward March 30, 2014

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...

Alabama wins SEC Championship on final routines

Alabama wins SEC Championship on final routines

Sean Landry March 22, 2014

The Alabama gymnastics team created some March Madness of its own Saturday night, coming from behind to win the Southeastern Conference Championship with a final score of 197.875, over Florida’s 197.7....

UA gymnasts return to BJCC Arena

Sean Landry March 20, 2014

The last time Alabama’s senior gymnasts stood on the floor of the BJCC Arena in Birmingham, they were crowned the Southeastern Conference champions. That was back in 2011. Their names are familiar to...

Alabama softball team wins 8th straight game

Alabama softball team wins 8th straight game

Kelly Ward March 20, 2014

The game was a little too close for the team that swept two conference opponents. It took three Alabama pitchers and seven innings to put away Georgia State in a 3-1 win. No. 7 Alabama (25-4) had a 3-0...

Swimmers finish long journey towards NCAAs

Sean Landry March 19, 2014

The Alabama swimming and diving program has long awaited the upcoming national championships. The meets come at the end of a six-month season, but Alabama will be able compete at a level they haven’t...

Spencer hones softball skill

Kelly Ward March 19, 2014

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...

Gymnastics team continues perfect scores

Gymnastics team continues perfect scores

Sean Landry March 17, 2014

  The Crimson Tide has seen two perfect scores in its final two weeks of the season. Senior Diandra Milliner was faultless on vault against Stanford a week ago, and on Friday night junior Kaitlyn Clark...

Clark earns perfect score, Alabama downs Auburn on Senior Night

Sean Landry March 14, 2014

Perfection is becoming a theme with Alabama’s gymnastics team. The Crimson Tide has seen two perfect scores in its final two weeks of the season. Senior Diandra Milliner was faultless on vault against...

Gymnastics seniors to end regular season

Sean Landry March 13, 2014

Perfection is a rare concept in sports, but five Alabama seniors have the chance to keep several perfect streaks intact when the gymnastics team faces No. 11 Auburn on Friday. The seniors will look to...

Tide prepares for SEC tournament play

Sean Landry March 12, 2014

When the Alabama men’s basketball team travels to Atlanta, Ga., to compete in the SEC Tournament on Thursday, it and coach Anthony Grant will have one objective: upsets. As the No. 10 seed, Alabama will...

Coach Patrick Murphy aims for depth of roster

Kelly Ward March 11, 2014

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...

Softball team sweeps Gamecocks

Softball team sweeps Gamecocks

Kelly Ward March 10, 2014

The No. 11 Alabama softball team’s bats cooled off when South Carolina’s heated up. It wasn’t Alabama’s greatest performance, but it got the job done in a 4-3 win to sweep South Carolina to open...

UA swimmers hope to claim NCAA titles

Sean Landry March 10, 2014

The recently resurgent Alabama swimming and diving program will look to add to its national championship roster when five athletes compete at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships this week. Seven swimmers...

Alabama freshmen shine in win over South Carolina

Kelly Ward March 8, 2014

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....

Kaila Hunt hits walk-off in first SEC game

Kelly Ward March 8, 2014

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...

Alabama sets school record in win over No. 10 Stanford

Alabama sets school record in win over No. 10 Stanford

Sean Landry March 8, 2014

Friday night’s gymnastics meet was nearly over from the start, when a perfect 10 from senior Diandra Milliner on vault pushed the Crimson Tide into a lead over the No. 10 Stanford Cardinal that it never...

Milliner vital leader for Alabama gymnastics team

Milliner vital leader for Alabama gymnastics team

Sean Landry March 6, 2014

Halfway through Friday’s gymnastics meet against Florida, senior Diandra Milliner, filling in for the injured Sarah DeMeo, fell hard from the uneven bars. Backed by her teammates and coach, the NCAA...

Releford ends final season at UA

Releford ends final season at UA

Sean Landry March 6, 2014

When senior guard Trevor Releford chose to come to The University of Alabama, he turned down offers from then-Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl, then-Oklahoma basketball coach Jeff Capel and someone unusual...

Leslie Jury leads team in ERA, wins

Kelly Ward March 6, 2014

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...

Tide breaks school records at SECs

Sean Landry March 4, 2014

Heading into the last day of the SEC Tournament, the Alabama men’s swimming team sat in sixth place, a decent position for the team that finished 10th last year, but short of the team’s goals for the...

Levi Randolph dominant in win over Auburn

Sean Landry March 3, 2014

For the second home contest in a row, Levi Randolph powered the Alabama men’s basketball team to victory, leading the Crimson Tide to a 73-57 win over the Auburn Tigers. The junior guard scored 24 points...

Derek Jeter deserves respect in final season playing base

Sean Landry March 3, 2014

When you’re a sports fan, the games you follow seem to have this uncanny ability to echo your personal growth. Just as you hit transitional times in your life, so do the teams, players and sports you...

Murphy leads UA toward success

Murphy leads UA toward success

Kelly Ward February 27, 2014

Patrick Murphy is competitive. Some coaches might use a flight delay to look at game tape or hold a team meeting. In 2012, Murphy didn’t. When the Alabama softball team was stuck in an airport in Kentucky,...

Crimson Tide looks for 1st away win

Sean Landry February 26, 2014

When the Alabama men’s basketball team travels to Oxford, Miss., on Wednesday, it will be looking to break one of the more ignominious streaks in team history. The Crimson Tide is winless away from...

Softball team defeats UAB, continues winning streak

Kelly Ward February 26, 2014

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...

Tide softball team heads to UAB after loss

Tide softball team heads to UAB after loss

Kelly Ward February 25, 2014

For the first time in nearly two seasons, the Alabama softball team was handed a home loss by a nonconference opponent. McNeese State ended the Crimson Tide’s run at a perfect record in the Easton Bama...

McNeese State ends softball's winning streak

McNeese State ends softball’s winning streak

Kelly Ward February 24, 2014

The Alabama softball team almost pulled out needed runs in the seventh inning, but it couldn’t capitalize on missed opportunities in the 5-3 loss to McNeese State. There wasn’t a walk-off error that...

Alabama softball team gets pair of wins

Kelly Ward February 22, 2014

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...

Softball team wins big in home opener

Kelly Ward February 22, 2014

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...

U.S. men’s hockey team faces uphill battle in fight for gold medal

Sean Landry February 20, 2014

Thirty-four years later, almost to the day, and there will be no repeat of the “Miracle on Ice,” after the host Russians fell 3-1 to underdog Finland. There never would have been, really, with a U.S...

Case adapts to new role on team

Case adapts to new role on team

Kelly Ward February 20, 2014

Sophomore Kallie Case is a true utility player. She plays wherever the softball team needs her. In 2013, that meant the infield. So far this year, she’s been a staple in left field, playing in all 10...

Swim coaches see raw potential

Sean Landry February 18, 2014

Kristian Gkolomeev stands on a starting block in the Alabama Aquatics Center while associate head coach Jonty Skinner looks on. When the Greek Olympian launches himself into the Don Gambril Olympic...

Paralympic skier prepares for Sochi competition

Kelly Ward February 17, 2014

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...

UA softball to play first ranked team

Kelly Ward February 13, 2014

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...

Releford, Alabama snap streak

Releford, Alabama snap streak

Sean Landry February 12, 2014

It was so nearly the same old story for Alabama basketball Tuesday night. Turnovers and a stagnant offense made a halftime lead evaporate, and Alabama was fading down the stretch. The same formula had...

Openly gay Michael Sam will matter in NFL

Sean Landry February 12, 2014

Like most sports addicts, I’m watching the Olympic Games while I’m supposed to be working. Infamously, these Sochi games are being held in a country where it is illegal for people to be openly gay....

Alabama men’s basketball team seeking shelter from storm

Sean Landry February 11, 2014

The Alabama men’s basketball team will be seeking the shelter of home when it takes on an impressive Ole Miss team Tuesday night. While Tuscaloosa faces the prospect of more winter weather and class...

Hawkins, McCleney lead Tide from outfield

Hawkins, McCleney lead Tide from outfield

Kelly Ward February 6, 2014

Alabama softball coach Patrick Murphy’s outfield is full of young talent. “This is the youngest outfield I think we’ve ever had,” Murphy said. “Could be three sophomores, could be two sophomores...

Men’s basketball team begins crucial stretch against Arkansas

Sean Landry February 5, 2014

The Alabama men’s basketball team has had a rough couple of weeks. Coach Anthony Grant said the Crimson Tide’s recent form has been distressing, but the program is moving forward competitively....

Swimming and diving to be without key figures against Georgia

Sean Landry January 30, 2014

The Alabama swimming and diving team will travel to Athens, Ga., to take on the University of Georgia in the final meet of the regular season. When the Crimson Tide gets to the Gabrielsen Natatorium it...

Women’s basketball team ready for Florida offense

Sean Landry January 30, 2014

The Alabama women’s basketball team will be looking to continue its form coming out of a weekend of upsets. The Crimson Tide beat No.6 Kentucky at the buzzer in Lexington, Ky., last Thursday and returned...

Men’s tennis team seeking to build momentum against Texas

Sean Landry January 30, 2014

When the Alabama men’s tennis team travels to Texas to conclude its season-opening road trip, it will be looking to build momentum for what coach George Husack hopes will be an exciting season. The...

Murphy has lineup options with 2014 infield

Kelly Ward January 28, 2014

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...

Seniors perform in last home meet without Pursley

Sean Landry January 27, 2014

The final home meet for Alabama swimming and diving was nearly the perfect send-off for Alabama’s seniors. The Alabama men won 15 of their 16 events, defeating Emory 192-62. On the women’s side, Alabama...

Alabama basketball misses Obasohan against hot shooting Florida

Alabama basketball misses Obasohan against hot shooting Florida

Sean Landry January 23, 2014

The Alabama basketball team kept it close but will be left wondering what might have been after falling to the No. 6 Florida Gators Saturday night. Alabama’s second leading scorer, Retin Obasohan...

Alabama swimming and diving team celebrates seniors

Sean Landry January 22, 2014

With the SEC Swimming and Diving Championship growing ever nearer, Alabama coach Dennis Pursley has turned his attention firmly toward championships, with the Alabama swim team set to begin its final tuneups...

Traina, Jury look to lead Alabama

Kelly Ward January 21, 2014

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....

Norwood leads Tide by example

Norwood leads Tide by example

Kelly Ward January 16, 2014

After five years at Alabama, senior wide receiver Kevin Norwood put on his jersey for the last time in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Jan. 2. “To me, this is where it began for me,” Norwood said. “The...

Men’s basketball team hopes to defend home winning streak

Sean Landry January 15, 2014

When the Alabama basketball team hosts Mississippi State in Coleman Coliseum Wednesday, it will be looking to defend a conference-high 13-game SEC home-court winning streak. The Crimson Tide has not lost...

Tide wins home swim meet

Sean Landry January 13, 2014

Kristian Gkolomeev traveled 50 hours, roughly 5,700 miles in the air, arrived in Tuscaloosa from Athens, Greece on Wednesday morning, and swam 50 yards in 20.48 seconds on Saturday afternoon – good...

Oklahoma stuns Alabama 45-31 in Sugar Bowl

Kelly Ward January 3, 2014

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...

Kirby Smart to appear in fifth Sugar Bowl

Kelly Ward December 30, 2013

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...

Oklahoma defense to rely on speed against Alabama

Kelly Ward December 29, 2013

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...

NWTF donates $20,000 to found UA shooting team

Sean Landry December 5, 2013

There will soon be a new team pursuing championships on campus: The University of Alabama shooting team. Representatives of the National Wild Turkey Federation gathered Tuesday morning at Denny Chimes...

Sports can affect fans in emotional ways

Sean Landry December 4, 2013

“It’s only a game,” people always say. “Why should people care so much?” I don’t know if anyone could ever really answer that. Who knows why people care so much – too much, even – about...

Tide volleyball team to take on Oklahoma

Kelly Ward December 4, 2013

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...

Tide prepares for away matches

Kelly Ward November 26, 2013

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...

Tide wins final home matches

Kelly Ward November 25, 2013

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...

Kristy Curry begins new era at UA supported by husband, children, other coaches

Kristy Curry begins new era at UA supported by husband, children, other coaches

Kelly Ward November 21, 2013

Sitting in women’s basketball head coach Kristy Curry’s office, the walls give visitors a revealing glimpse into her career before the topic of conversation can even turn to her. There’s a poster...

Volleyball team honors seniors at final home game

Kelly Ward November 21, 2013

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...

Alabama frequently ‘comes out flat’

Sean Landry November 20, 2013

I haven’t spoken to my father – an Alabama alumnus and lifelong fan – since Alabama’s relatively narrow victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. I haven’t needed to speak to my father because...

Tide hits the road to face No. 5 Florida

Kelly Ward November 13, 2013

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...

NBA tanking becoming terrible trend

Sean Landry November 12, 2013

It’s basketball season. A time for some of sports’ greatest traditions – the Cameron Crazies at Duke, St. John’s ever-flapping hawk mascot, Kansas’ “Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk” and Taylor University’s...

Crimson Tide volleyball team splits weekend games

Crimson Tide volleyball team splits weekend games

Kelly Ward November 11, 2013

It was a back-and-forth affair on Sunday afternoon, but the Alabama volleyball team couldn’t hold on in the fourth set against undefeated Missouri. The Crimson Tide took it to four sets but fell (22-25,...

Alabama volleyball team ready to face Arkansas, Missouri

Kelly Ward November 7, 2013

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...

Pursley pushes for team improvement throughout season

Sean Landry November 6, 2013

When Alabama swimming and diving coach Dennis Pursley sits in his office, memories of his long and illustrious coaching career surround him. There’s the flag from the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where...

Tide volleyball team scrapes by with win over UAB

Kelly Ward November 6, 2013

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....

UA volleyball team strives for more blocks

Kelly Ward November 5, 2013

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...

Tide prepares for championships

Sean Landry October 30, 2013

The University of Alabama cross-country teams are ready to be competitive and travel to Gainesville, Fla., to compete in the SEC Championships Friday. The men’s team had several competitive finishes...

Bernadin adjusts to life in South, brings positivity to Crimson Tide

Kelly Ward October 30, 2013

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...

Alabama’s offense rolls over Tennessee

Kelly Ward October 26, 2013

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...