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Women’s basketball loses heartbreaker to JSU

Elliott Propes November 18, 2014

Freshman Hannah Cook took the ball and was set up by two screens, coming open at her sweet spot. Cook nailed the three-point shot and tied up the game against Jacksonville State 62-62 with 18 
seconds...

Crimson Tide practices for homecoming game

Crimson Tide practices for homecoming game

Nolan Imsande November 18, 2014

The Crimson Tide practiced for the first time this week on Tuesday afternoon in preparation for Saturday’s game against the Western Carolina Catamounts. The team practiced inside in full pads, likely...

Alabama works to stay focused in final games

Alabama works to stay focused in final games

Nolan Imsande November 17, 2014

After two physically taxing wins against ranked SEC West opponents, the Crimson Tide will get a break this weekend when it plays Western Carolina. Alabama coach Nick Saban stated it is important that his...

Alabama falls to No. 7 Duke 90-40

Elliott Propes November 16, 2014

The No. 7 Duke Blue Devils came into Foster Auditorium Sunday night and quieted a “white-out” crowd. The Alabama women’s basketball team fell behind 22-2 at the beginning of the game and never came...

Women's basketball opens season at Coleman Coliseum

Women's basketball opens season at Coleman Coliseum

Elliott Propes November 14, 2014

The Alabama women’s basketball team tipped off the 2014-15 campaign in Coleman Coliseum  in the first game of a men's and women's doubleheader on Friday night It was big night for the program, and one...

Running Ragged: Ragland making most of time

Running Ragged: Ragland making most of time

Nolan Imsande November 13, 2014

Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland has finally gotten the chance to prove himself this year. The junior from Madison, Alabama, who was buried on the depth chart by Nico Johnson and C.J. Mosley, has made...

Women’s basketball tips off

Women’s basketball tips off

Elliott Propes November 12, 2014

Coleman Colliseum will host both Alabama basketball teams for the first time since 2011 Friday. Both teams will play their season-opening matchups in a double-header in the 15,000-person venue. “I’m...

Football to start home stretch

Nolan Imsande November 12, 2014

Through the first nine games of the season, there have been two different Crimson Tide offenses. When the team plays at home in the friendly confines of Bryant-Denny Stadium, it averages 48.5 points per...

Cleveland can make playoff run

Cleveland can make playoff run

Nolan Imsande November 11, 2014

The Cleveland Browns have put themselves in a position to make the playoffs for the first time since 2007 and to have just their third winning record since they returned to the NFL in 1999. The Browns,...

Tide readies for top offense

Tide readies for top offense

Nolan Imsande November 11, 2014

Alabama’s defense has held strong all year but this weekend’s game will be its toughest task to date. The Crimson Tide will face a high-powered Mississippi State offense that ranks No. 12 in points...

Tide ready for another tough test against MSU

Tide ready for another tough test against MSU

Nolan Imsande November 10, 2014

Two days after a taxing 20-13 overtime victory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Alabama coach Nick Saban expressed his pleasure with his team’s performance but said the Tide has to get ready for another tough...

Women's basketball team defeats UNA 80-48

Women's basketball team defeats UNA 80-48

Elliott Propes November 9, 2014

A short-handed Alabama women’s basketball team began its season Sunday in an exhibition game against the University of North Alabama. The Crimson Tide rode a second half run to beat UNA 80-48 with only...

Curry begins new season on Sunday

Curry begins new season on Sunday

Elliott Propes November 5, 2014

The Alabama women’s basketball team had one of its best seasons in a long time last year. Alabama won seven SEC games, the most since 2002. Second-year coach Kristy Curry said she is excited about the...

Tide up for November stretch

Tide up for November stretch

Nolan Imsande November 5, 2014

Saturday’s game in Baton Rouge will be the start of Alabama’s toughest and most important month of the year. The Crimson Tide will face No. 16 LSU, No. 1 Mississippi State and No. 3 Auburn during the...

Collins, Tide ready for LSU

Collins, Tide ready for LSU

Nolan Imsande November 4, 2014

Alabama safety Landon Collins plays every game like he has something to prove. However, this Saturday’s game in Baton Rouge, the junior said, will mean just a little more for the Louisiana native. “Personally,...

Left tackle not ruled out

Left tackle not ruled out

Nolan Imsande November 3, 2014

The Crimson Tide will travel to Baton Rouge to face LSU this Saturday in what has become one of the SEC’s 
biggest games. “These games are traditionally very tough, physical games between two...

Athletics construction paddles on

Athletics construction paddles on

Elliott Propes November 2, 2014

Everywhere on campus new buildings are popping up and old buildings are being renovated, with the rowing and baseball teams being the most recent sports to receive major building improvements.The University...

Bye week offers chance to heal

Bye week offers chance to heal

Nolan Imsande October 28, 2014

Alabama has almost two full weeks to figure out who will replace freshman left tackle Cameron Robinson when the team plays LSU on Nov. 8 in 
Baton Rouge. “We have a couple of options there,” coach...

Women's tennis to host 18 team tournament

Women's tennis to host 18 team tournament

Elliott Propes October 28, 2014

By Elliott Propes | Staff Reporter With mixed feelings from coaches and players, the Alabama women’s tennis team is looking to end its fall season on a high note. Coach Jenny Mainz said the team has...

Death of outfielder Taveras difficult for baseball fans

Nolan Imsande October 27, 2014

For whatever reason, I have always followed baseball’s minor leagues and their prospects. It’s intriguing to me to hear about how good a player is and then to see that sometime down the road they...

Women's golf team to finish fall season

Women's golf team to finish fall season

Elliott Propes October 22, 2014

The fall season is coming to a close for the Alabama women’s golf team. The Crimson Tide will travel to Wilmington, North Carolina, for the Landfall Tradition tournament this weekend. The team is the...

Tide prepares to take on Vols

Tide prepares to take on Vols

Nolan Imsande October 22, 2014

Alabama will travel to Knoxville, Tennessee, this weekend to renew its annual rivalry with the Volunteers. The two sides will be meeting for the 96th time with a series record of 50-38-7 in Alabama’s...

Tide defense gaining confidence

Tide defense gaining confidence

Nolan Imsande October 21, 2014

Seven games into the season, the Alabama defense has done all it can to pressure the opposing quarterback and it has paid off. The team currently has 19 sacks, just three shy of last year’s total of...

Muschamp overstays welcome

Muschamp overstays welcome

Nolan Imsande October 20, 2014

The time has come for the Florida Gators to part ways with head coach 
Will Muschamp. The fiery coach, who is in his fourth season at Florida, has finished in the top 25 just once, and his team is already...

Tide gears up for Tennesse trip

Tide gears up for Tennesse trip

Nolan Imsande October 20, 2014

After beating Texas A&M 59-0 on Saturday, Alabama coach Nick Saban expressed his happiness with his team’s performance, but said he does not want to dwell on the victory. “The comfort in this last...

Tide to face tough Aggies offense

Tide to face tough Aggies offense

Nolan Imsande October 15, 2014

Alabama will face another tough test this weekend when Texas A&M comes to Tuscaloosa. The Aggies possess a high-powered, spread offense that ranks third in passing yards per game with an average of 396....

Alabama offense looking for identity

Alabama offense looking for identity

Nolan Imsande October 14, 2014

After putting up at least 500 total yards in its first four games, the Alabama offense totaled only 227 total yards with just 66 on the ground in its 14-13 win against Arkansas. “I still don’t think...

Tide plagued by turnovers

Nolan Imsande October 13, 2014

Two days after a sloppy game in which Alabama barely squeaked by with a 14-13 win over Arkansas, coach Nick Saban addressed some issues that plagued the team during Saturday’s game, including poor special...

Tide replacing key starters

Tide replacing key starters

Nolan Imsande October 8, 2014

Alabama coach Nick Saban has emphasized the way his team has practiced following the loss to Ole Miss. Saban said the focus has been on how the team responds from the adversity it has created for itself....

​Women’s golf to play at Chapel Hill

​Women’s golf to play at Chapel Hill

Elliott Propes October 8, 2014

After a much-improved rebound tournament in Kissimmee, Florida, the Alabama women’s golf team will play again this weekend at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The University of North Carolina is hosting...

Outcome of Major League Baseball postseason impossible to predict

Outcome of Major League Baseball postseason impossible to predict

Elliott Propes October 7, 2014

By Elliot Propes I know it seems hypocritical to say stop making predictions when I’ve made them myself. Last year, I struck out when it came to MLB postseason predictions. I had the Tigers and the...

Crimson Tide readies for Arkansas trip

Crimson Tide readies for Arkansas trip

Nolan Imsande October 7, 2014

When Alabama travels to Fayetteville for the game against Arkansas, they will be facing a much different Razorback team than that of years past. Through their first five games, the Razorbacks rank in the...

Saban talks problems, injuries

Saban talks problems, injuries

Nolan Imsande October 6, 2014

After losing to Ole Miss 23-17 on Saturday, Alabama will have the unusual task of having to figure out how to recover from an early season loss. In a tough road game that was marred by injuries, penalties...

Western Conference dominates NHL

Western Conference dominates NHL

Nolan Imsande October 6, 2014

When you think of the NHL and success, you probably think of the Eastern Conference – the conference that has five of the “Original Six” teams that created the NHL and the conference that dominated...

Sims ready to face Rebels

Sims ready to face Rebels

Nolan Imsande October 1, 2014

Alabama quarterback Blake Sims, who has been nursing a shoulder injury since the Florida game, was still somewhat limited in Wednesday’s practice. Sims left the game against Florida after landing hard...

Simply Sims: After four years in the background, quarterback starts setting records

Simply Sims: After four years in the background, quarterback starts setting records

Nolan Imsande October 1, 2014

Blake Sims has gone from a player without a position to a record-breaking quarterback during his time at Alabama. After just four starts, he has already helped rewrite the Alabama record book, setting...

US golf falls short again in European-hosted Ryder Cup

US golf falls short again in European-hosted Ryder Cup

Nolan Imsande September 30, 2014

It is not news that the U.S. was beaten by Europe in the Ryder Cup over this past weekend. I say it is not news because it has become somewhat of a tradition for the Americans to lose the competition that...

Football heads to Ole Miss

Football heads to Ole Miss

Nolan Imsande September 30, 2014

It has been a while since Alabama was in Oxford, Mississippi. In fact, the last time the team was there Blake Sims was a freshman running back. He carried the ball five times for 74 yards in the 2011 game....

Men's golf team finishes 2nd

Men's golf team finishes 2nd

Elliott Propes September 30, 2014

The Crimson Tide had built a six-stroke lead over second-place North Florida at the Shoal Creek Invitational at the par-72 Shoal Creek Country Club. Alabama had the momentum, but it slipped away Tuesday...

Men's golf team leads tournament by 8

Men's golf team leads tournament by 8

Elliott Propes September 29, 2014

The Alabama men’s golf team finished in first place, up eight strokes after the first two rounds at the Graeme McDowell Shoal Creek Invitational in Birmingham. The Crimson Tide ended the first day with...

Saban praises role of bye week in Ole Miss prep

Saban praises role of bye week in Ole Miss prep

Nolan Imsande September 29, 2014

Alabama will face its toughest opponent so far this season when it takes on No. 11 Ole Miss this weekend. The Crimson Tide will be coming off of a bye week that coach Nick Saban said he hopes helped the...

Men's tennis picks up wins for championship

Men's tennis picks up wins for championship

Elliott Propes September 28, 2014

Sophomore Nikko Madregallejo finished up the Crimson Tide Four-in-the-Fall with a good day. Three Alabama men’s tennis players won, including Madregallejo, who won the championship of the second singles...

Saban stresses individual fundamentals for bye week

Nolan Imsande September 24, 2014

The Alabama Crimson Tide held its second practice of the open week on Wednesday. The team practiced outside in the cool 83-degree Alabama air in 
helmets and full pads. Alabama coach Nick Saban discussed...

Women’s golf gains experience in fall

Women’s golf gains experience in fall

Elliott Propes September 24, 2014

Injuries and graduated players left the Alabama women’s golf team shorthanded this fall season. Junior Janie Jackson has aggravated her hip and is expected to miss most of the fall. Without Jackson,...

Alabama sends four to All-American Championships

Alabama sends four to All-American Championships

Elliott Propes September 23, 2014

There were plenty of stars on the Alabama women’s tennis team last year. Natalia Maynetto, Erin Routliffe, Danielle Spielmann and Maya Jansen helped the Crimson Tide claim its first ever SEC championship....

Saban confirms commitment to Blake Sims

Nolan Imsande September 14, 2014

Alabama coach Nick Saban confirmed the Crimson Tide’s commitment to starting quarterback Blake Sims Wednesday evening as the team wrapped up its preparations for its conference opener against Florida...

Alabama women's golf team looks for new leadership

Alabama women's golf team looks for new leadership

Elliott Propes September 14, 2014

The Alabama women’s golf team finished ninth at the 2014 NCAA Championships, but to the team that’s not enough. The team is hungry, and wants to take the next step this season. To get to that next...

Collins to play against brother on Saturday

Collins to play against brother on Saturday

Nolan Imsande September 14, 2014

Alabama safety Landon Collins said he will do whatever it takes to play against his younger brother when the Crimson Tide takes on the Florida Gators. He said he would even try to lobby to play on the...

Coach Strong will fix Texas football program's issues

Coach Strong will fix Texas football program's issues

Nolan Imsande September 7, 2014

Charlie Strong has made quite an impression since The University of Texas hired him as Mack Brown’s replacement on Jan. 5 of this year. Strong has dismissed a total of seven players, including three...

Crimson Tide to begin SEC schedule

Crimson Tide to begin SEC schedule

Nolan Imsande September 7, 2014

The Crimson Tide will start its SEC schedule Saturday with a home game against the Florida Gators. Alabama coach Nick Saban said the Gators are a much better team than last season’s team that finished...

White, Jones limited in drills

White, Jones limited in drills

Nolan Imsande September 7, 2014

The Crimson Tide practiced in full pads and 90–degree heat Tuesday afternoon for its second practice of the week leading up to the home game against the Southern Mississippi 
Golden Eagles. Senior...

No starting QB named after FAU game

No starting QB named after FAU game

Nolan Imsande September 1, 2014

After two weeks and two wins, Alabama football coach Nick Saban said the status of the quarterback position remains unchanged between Blake Sims and Jake Coker after Alabama’s 41-0 win over Florida Atlantic...

Saban explains defensive changes ahead of FAU clash

Saban explains defensive changes ahead of FAU clash

Nolan Imsande September 1, 2014

During his final press conference before the Crimson Tide’s Saturday home opener against Florida Atlantic, Nick Saban stressed the importance of his players’ development in 
practice. “The focus...

DePriest suspended for opener

DePriest suspended for opener

Nolan Imsande August 27, 2014

Alabama’s defense will be without one of its leaders to start the 2014 football season. Senior linebacker Trey DePriest will sit out Alabama’s season opener against West Virginia on Saturday. Coach...

Kiffin to coach from sideline in season opener

Kiffin to coach from sideline in season opener

Nolan Imsande August 27, 2014

By Nolan Imsande | Staff Reporter New Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin will make his coaching debut Saturday on the sideline, where he will coach for the rest of the year. “Even though...

Alabama quarterback competition continues

Alabama quarterback competition continues

Nolan Imsande August 24, 2014

Two days after Alabama beat West Virginia 33-23 in its season-opening game, Alabama head coach Nick Saban addressed the quarterback situation and announced injuries to two starters.Saban announced that...

Roger Goodell needs more consistency in suspensions

Roger Goodell needs more consistency in suspensions

Nolan Imsande August 24, 2014

If NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is going to keep suspending his players for their wrongdoings, he needs to find a fair way to do it.There is no problem with Goodell suspending players that deserve to...

No starting QB listed on depth chart

No starting QB listed on depth chart

Nolan Imsande August 17, 2014

Alabama’s first game of the football season may be less than a week away, but coach Nick Saban is still not ready to name a ?starting quarterback. The Crimson Tide coach listed both Blake Sims and Jake...