Robert Cortez | @robertcortez27, Assistant Sports Editor
![What to know about the sports of the 2022 World Games](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_5326-900x599.jpg)
What to know about the sports of the 2022 World Games
![Ashley Priess-Johnston is introduced as the new head gymnastics coach on May 27 in the Naylor Stone Media Room in the Mal Moore Athletic Facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KG_17734-900x506.jpg)
Priess-Johnston makes her first appearance as Gymnastics’ head coach
![Duckworth steps down as gymnastics head coach](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/033122_WGY_DuckworthDa_NCAA_RC4223-900x506.jpg)
Duckworth steps down as gymnastics head coach
![Gymnastics’ season ends in the national semifinals](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screenshot-2022-04-16-8.25.25-AM.png)
Gymnastics’ season ends in the national semifinals
![Gymnastics is set for the national semifinals](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GYM_4.13-900x600.jpeg)
Gymnastics is set for the national semifinals
![Gymnastics rolls to Seattle Regional final](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screenshot-2022-04-01-8.20.43-PM.png)
Gymnastics rolls to Seattle Regional final
![Junior Luisa Blanco gets a pep talk before her balance beam routine on Feb. 11, 2022.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/gymnastics_2.11_0161-900x600.jpg)
No. 8 Alabama gymnastics drops road meet to No. 5 LSU
![Alabama gymnasts celebrate during a tri-meet against Western Michigan and North Carolina of Feb. 4, 2022.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CW_GYM_2_4_0088-900x600.jpg)
No. 8 Alabama gymnastics prepares for road test against LSU
![Junior Makarri Doggette shared a hug with a teammate during Kentucky meet on Jan. 21, 2022.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screenshot-2022-02-04-11.28.42-PM-900x595.png)
Alabama Gymnastics tumbles to season-best performance
![Justice is slowly prevailing for women’s collegiate athletics](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Fouts_Square-01-900x900.png)
Justice is slowly prevailing for women’s collegiate athletics
![Freshman Lilly Hudson does a split leap on the balance beam against Kentucky on Jan. 21, 2021](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CW_GYM_vsKentucky_0020-900x600.jpg)
No. 9 Alabama gymnastics drops meet to rival No. 8 Auburn despite late push
![Alabama gymnastics prepares for an Olympic-sized clash with No. 8 Auburn](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Gym_Auburn-900x593.jpeg)
Alabama gymnastics prepares for an Olympic-sized clash with No. 8 Auburn
![Lexi Graber performs her beam routine against Kentucky in Coleman Coliseum on January 21, 2022.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CW_GYM_vsKentucky_0008-900x574.jpg)
Doggette shines as gymnastics secures first win of 2022 season against No. 9 Kentucky
![Freshman Lilly Hudson salutes before her balance beam routine against the Florida Gators on Sunday.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Gym_Preview.jpeg)
Alabama Gymnastics to host No. 9 Kentucky in home opener
![Gymnastics to open conference play at No. 2 Florida](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/unnamed-10.jpg)
Gymnastics to open conference play at No. 2 Florida
![Gymnastics falls to No. 3 Oklahoma in season opener](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/unnamed-8.jpg)
Gymnastics falls to No. 3 Oklahoma in season opener
![Graduate student Lexi Graber performs her floor routine during SEC Championships on March 20, 2021.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screenshot-2022-01-07-3.39.24-PM.png)
Gymnastics to open 2022 campaign against No. 3 Oklahoma
![Alabama gymnastics signs teamwide NIL deal with CrowdPush](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/unnamed-6.jpg)
Alabama gymnastics signs teamwide NIL deal with CrowdPush
![Alabama’s top five SEC championship wins under Saban](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/unnamed-4.jpg)
Alabama’s top five SEC championship wins under Saban
![Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams jumps over an Arkansas defender to catch a pass from Bryce Young on Saturday, Nov. 21.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Bama_vs_Arkansas_0068-900x591.jpg)
Football defeats Arkansas, clinches SEC West
![Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game CEO discusses Bama vs. Miami](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Football_UA_Athletics.jpeg)
Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game CEO discusses Bama vs. Miami
![Meet the UA student-athletes who signed NIL deals](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/NIL_Deal_CW___Davida_Franklin.jpeg)
Meet the UA student-athletes who signed NIL deals
![Meet the UA student-athletes who signed NIL deals in first week](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Courtesy_of_UA_Athletics-900x609.jpeg)
Meet the UA student-athletes who signed NIL deals in first week
![‘The Advantage’: UA student-athletes to benefit from name, image, likeness](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/NIL_Courtesy_of_UA_Athletics-900x540.jpeg)
‘The Advantage’: UA student-athletes to benefit from name, image, likeness
![Want to attend away games this football season? Here’s how to opt in](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BDS_Goal_Post_View-900x600-1.jpeg)
Want to attend away games this football season? Here’s how to opt in
![Softball's season ends in WCWS semifinals](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WCWS-Last-Game-900x599.jpg)
Softball’s season ends in WCWS semifinals
![Softball falls to Florida State](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Softball--900x596.jpg)
Softball falls to Florida State
![Softball baffles Bruins: Perfect game sends Alabama to WCWS Semifinals](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Fouts-Courtesy-of-UA-Athletics-900x599.jpg)
Softball baffles Bruins: Perfect game sends Alabama to WCWS Semifinals
![Recap | Softball secures World Series opening win](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/World-Series-Opener-Win-Courtesy-of-UA-Athletics-900x600.jpg)
Recap | Softball secures World Series opening win
![Recap | Women’s rowing caps off historic season](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Rowing_recap_may-900x599.jpeg)
Recap | Women’s rowing caps off historic season
![Recap | Softball punches its ticket to the Women’s College World Series](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SB-vs-UK-SP-G2-900x507.jpeg)
Recap | Softball punches its ticket to the Women’s College World Series
![Recap | Softball edges out Kentucky in game one of super regional play](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Softball-900x599.jpeg)
Recap | Softball edges out Kentucky in game one of super regional play
![Recap | Softball clinches 16th Super Regional berth](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/big_052321_WSB_ClarkTa_Regional_KG4819-900x608.jpg)
Recap | Softball clinches 16th Super Regional berth
![Recap | Tide topples Tigers in regional semifinal](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Regional-Semifinal-Courtesy-of-UA-Athletics-900x600.jpg)
Recap | Tide topples Tigers in regional semifinal
![Recap | Softball opens NCAA Tournament with 9-0 win](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/big_050621_WSB_Team_BrownEl_Ole_Miss_RS0570-900x608.jpg)
Recap | Softball opens NCAA Tournament with 9-0 win
![Preview | Softball to host NCAA regional](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Preview-NCAA-Tournament--900x634.jpg)
Preview | Softball to host NCAA regional
![Recap | Softball powers through to SEC championship game](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Semifinal-514-Courtesy-of-UA-Athletics-900x646.jpg)
Recap | Softball powers through to SEC championship game
![Recap | Softball opens postseason play in historic fashion](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Semifinal-Courtesy-of-UA-Athletics-900x620.jpg)
Recap | Softball opens postseason play in historic fashion
![Recap | Softball dominates Ole Miss](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC_8902-900x600.jpg)
Recap | Softball dominates Ole Miss
![Recap | Softball claims third SEC sweep](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC_9012-900x600.jpg)
Recap | Softball claims third SEC sweep
![Recap | Softball sweeps ranked out-of-conference foe](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC_2994_1-900x600.jpeg)
Recap | Softball sweeps ranked out-of-conference foe
![Recap | Softball drop SEC series against top-5 opponent](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DSC_5098-900x600.jpeg)
Recap | Softball drop SEC series against top-5 opponent
![Softball | Alabama advances to top-5 series against Florida](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Saad-SBTennessee-5281-900x600.jpeg)
Softball | Alabama advances to top-5 series against Florida
![Softball clinches a top-10 series road win](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DSC_9366-900x600.jpeg)
Softball clinches a top-10 series road win
![Graduate student Alexis Mack is ready to play ball.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Saad-SBNorthCarolina-2424_2-900x790.jpeg)
Preview | Softball will meet an improving SEC foe this weekend
![Recap | Softball rebounds with sweep of Texas A&M](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DSC_5177-900x600.jpeg)
Recap | Softball rebounds with sweep of Texas A&M
![CW / Hannah Saad](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Saad-GymRegionals2021-11523-900x778.jpg)
Gymnastics | Tide rolls to Nationals semifinals
![Senior Kaylee Tow dealt the decisive blow in Alabama's single win over Kentucky.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC_5398-900x600.jpeg)
Recap | Softball drops first SEC series
![Preview | Softball heads north for a top-10, SEC showdown](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC_2994_1-900x600.jpeg)
Preview | Softball heads north for a top-10, SEC showdown
![Softball | The Crimson Tide serves the Vols a series loss](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Saad-SBTennessee-5471-900x864.jpeg)
Softball | The Crimson Tide serves the Vols a series loss
![Recap | How gymnastics clinched its 10th SEC title](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gym-900x600.jpeg)
Recap | How gymnastics clinched its 10th SEC title
![Preview | Softball to host its first SEC series on Friday](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC_9146-854x900.jpeg)
Preview | Softball to host its first SEC series on Friday
![Preview | The SEC gymnastics championship is this weekend](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gymnastics_davida-900x600.jpeg)
Preview | The SEC gymnastics championship is this weekend
![Recap | Softball shows off against Auburn](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC_9855-600x900.jpeg)
Recap | Softball shows off against Auburn
![Preview | Softball hits the road to begin SEC play](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC_3175-900x600.jpg)
Preview | Softball hits the road to begin SEC play
![Recap | Alabama tramples non-conference opponent](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC_0072-900x600.jpg)
Recap | Alabama tramples non-conference opponent
![Freshman Shania Adams goes through her beam routine just after scoring a career high on the uneven bars.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC_1435-600x900.jpg)
Recap | Gymnastics falls short of SEC domination in final meet
![Fouts in a Feb. 26 game against Memphis](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC_1448-1-900x600.jpg)
‘Star of the show’: Fouts sets new career-high in Mississippi State victory
![Senior Lexi Graber, a strong presence on the floor exercise, goes through her routine in a meet against Kentucky in a previous season.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Saad-GymKentucky-5352-900x608.jpg)
Preview | One team stands in the way of Alabama gymnastics’ 10th SEC title
![These are the teams Alabama softball must face before its first SEC series](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC_1448-900x600.jpg)
These are the teams Alabama softball must face before its first SEC series
![Trio of shutouts lead to Softball sweep of the Crimson Classic](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Saad-SBNorthCarolina-2412-900x826.jpg)
Trio of shutouts lead to Softball sweep of the Crimson Classic
![Senior Lexi Graber executes her balance beam routine at a 2020 meet with the Georgia Bulldogs.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Saad-GymGeorgia-9907-900x624.jpg)
Recap | Gymnastics remains in title contention
![Recap | Softball keeps up a streak in win over Memphis](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Saad-SBLibertyFeb19-0580-900x815.jpg)
Recap | Softball keeps up a streak in win over Memphis
![Recap | Softball motors past UAB](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Saad-SBArkansas-8720-900x555.jpg)
Recap | Softball motors past UAB
![CW / Carson Redwine](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/softball22-900x600.jpg)
Preview | Who softball will face in this weekend’s Crimson Classic
![Softball | The Crimson Tide easily sweeps Easton Bama Bash](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Saad-SBLibertyFeb19-0362-900x506.jpg)
Softball | The Crimson Tide easily sweeps Easton Bama Bash
!['The small details': Alabama gymnastics vaults to new season high](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gymnastics29-1-900x600.png)
‘The small details’: Alabama gymnastics vaults to new season high
![Softball | Easton Bama Bash to feature an SEC foe](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Saad-SBArkansas-10664-900x704.jpg)
Softball | Easton Bama Bash to feature an SEC foe
![This photo is from a pre-pandemic meet.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Saad-GymMissouri-6464-900x656.jpg)
Preview | SEC gymnastics is certain to see a rankings switch-up after this meet
![The Crimson Tide competes against Georgia in 2020.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Saad-GymGeorgia-9311-801x900.jpg)
Gymnastics | Season high not enough to stop No. 13 Georgia
![CW file](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AL_TUS_softball_20190223__23233-900x775.jpg)
Recap | Pitching propels softball sweep of Alabama State tournament
![Running the Gauntlet: Gymnastics emerges from bye week poised for Georgia](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Saad-GymGeorgia-10408-900x621.jpg)
Running the Gauntlet: Gymnastics emerges from bye week poised for Georgia
![Pregame Presser | Softball, we missed you](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/podcast-02-1.png)
Pregame Presser | Softball, we missed you
![Volleyball sweeps weekend doubleheader at Ole Miss](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Saad-0917VBKennesawState-8886-900x590.jpg)
Volleyball sweeps weekend doubleheader at Ole Miss
![Consistency Concerns: Missteps add up in Alabama volleyball loss](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/saad-900x598.jpg)
Consistency Concerns: Missteps add up in Alabama volleyball loss
![Courtesy of Alabama Athletics.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gym-900x600.jpg)
Alabama gymnastics is undefeated. They’ll need to step it up to win the conference
![Three Alabama gymnasts scored 9.9 or higher on the balance beam.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/012221_WGY_DoggetteMa_Auburn_RC1716-900x600.jpg)
How the Tide Turns: Record-setting beam performance leads to gymnastics win
![Up in the Air: Gymnastics fans have a lot to look forward to](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/01152021_WBB_Mizzou_vs_Alabame_hd_edits_01.JPG-900x600.jpg)
Up in the Air: Gymnastics fans have a lot to look forward to
![The Tide faces off against Arkansas in the winter of 2020.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Saad-GymArkansas-8446-900x530.jpg)
Alabama gymnastics lets out a sigh of relief in Columbia
![The Tide faces off against Oklahoma in the winter of 2020.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Saad-GymOklahoma-9037-860x900.jpg)
Gymnastics faces Missouri Tigers in first road test of the season
![Makarri Doggette, Winter 2020.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Saad-GymKentucky-3737-900x533.jpg)
Gymnastics soars to new heights in first meet of season
![Relentless finish leads to road win for women’s basketball](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AL_CW_022020WBBvsFlorida_JA1670-878x900.jpeg)
Relentless finish leads to road win for women’s basketball
![Courtesy of Alabama Athletics](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/112520_WBB_AbramsMe_Samford_JH4975-900x600.jpg)
Women’s basketball opens season in style against Samford
![‘What’s in front of us’: Volleyball goes half-and-half in double-header finale](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Saad-111019VBTennessee-11549_1-900x735.jpg)
‘What’s in front of us’: Volleyball goes half-and-half in double-header finale
![CW file](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1W5A1201-900x513.jpg)
Recap | UA soccer’s underperforming season comes to an end
![Preview | How UA women's volleyball can improve in its final matches](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Saad-VBvsLSU-2986-900x695.jpg)
Preview | How UA women’s volleyball can improve in its final matches
![Preview | Alabama soccer to face off against LSU in SEC tournament](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/image.jpeg-900x866.jpg)
Preview | Alabama soccer to face off against LSU in SEC tournament
![The Rise of Sides: Confidence is key for this Bama softball player](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Saad-SBArkansas-10739-900x735.jpg)
The Rise of Sides: Confidence is key for this Bama softball player
![Women’s soccer turns page against Auburn](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Saad-0817Soccer2457-820x900.jpg)
Women’s soccer turns page against Auburn
![Preview | Women's soccer prepares for crucial last game. Here's what's at stake.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Saad-SoccerTennessee-7965-900x566.jpg)
Preview | Women’s soccer prepares for crucial last game. Here’s what’s at stake.
![Recap | Alabama soccer has one last chance to finish strong](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Saad-0926SoccervsSouthCarolina-15012_1-900x676.jpg)
Recap | Alabama soccer has one last chance to finish strong
![Preview | It's crunch time for women's soccer](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Saad-0926SoccervsSouthCarolina-14867-900x788.jpg)
Preview | It’s crunch time for women’s soccer
![Late surge not enough for Alabama volleyball](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Saad-111019VBTennessee-11549-900x735.jpg)
Late surge not enough for Alabama volleyball
![Volleyball opens up season against top 10 foe on Wednesday](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Saad-VballSouthAlabama-6622-900x648.jpg)
Volleyball opens up season against top 10 foe on Wednesday
![Slump rolls on for women's soccer](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CWFile_IMG_3259-900x488.jpg)
Slump rolls on for women’s soccer
![Alabama softball enters fall with relentless mentality](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Saad-SBArkansas-8688_1-900x647.jpg)
Alabama softball enters fall with relentless mentality
![Tall task lies ahead for women's soccer](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Saad-SoccerTennessee-8125-588x900.jpg)
Tall task lies ahead for women’s soccer
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