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Don't wait on a storm to show what you can be

Sean Landry April 27, 2016

I wasn’t in Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011. My brother was, somewhere in one of the new dorms (Riverside West, I think?), so I remember the anxiety of watching what happened that day from far away. I remember...

Letter from the editor: An apology

Sean Landry March 1, 2016

The Crimson White recently published a feature about Lillian Roth, a candidate for SGA president, both in print and online, as part of our traditional coverage of the SGA executive races. This depiction...

Letter from the Editor: Why we endorse

Sean Landry February 29, 2016

A responsible and free press is instrumental in the preservation of a democracy. The freedom of the press is enshrined in the first amendment because the framers knew without a watchdog press, a ‘Fourth...

We Are Done, UA to open diversity center today

We Are Done, UA to open diversity center today

Sean Landry February 1, 2016

Just two months after its initial presentation of demands, the We Are Done movement, with the University of Alabama administration, is on the verge of opening the Intercultural Diversity Center, a student-staffed...

Stop telling Cyrus Jones to turn his head

Stop telling Cyrus Jones to turn his head

Sean Landry January 10, 2016

Cyrus Jones has heard you screaming at him to turn his head in pass coverage. He has heard the anguished cries of Alabama fans after yet another pass interference flag flies. He knows what some of you...

Clemson speed “concerns” Kirby Smart

Sean Landry January 10, 2016

Clemson's offense goes fast. By adjusted pace, it ranks ninth in the nation. It rarely substitutes, frequently quick-snaps and almost never huddles. It aims to go faster than you can imagine, and it will...

Alabama PG Dazon Ingram out for season

Alabama PG Dazon Ingram out for season

Sean Landry December 10, 2015

Alabama freshman point guard Dazon Ingram is out for the season after fracturing his left foot in practice, coach Avery Johnson confirmed in a release.“I am extremely disappointed for Dazon and his...

10 Alabama players named all-SEC

Sean Landry December 8, 2015

The University of Alabama football team placed a league-leading 10 players on the Coaches all-SEC teams, the league office announced Tuesday.Seven players made first-team All-SEC, and Alabama led the...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. 

Baseball sweeps doubleheader 3-1, 16-5

Baseball sweeps doubleheader 3-1, 16-5

Nolan Imsande April 21, 2015

Alabama’s doubleheader sweep of Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday served as an example of a team that can at times pitch and hit its way to a victory. The Crimson Tide won the first game against the...

Learn how to take a chance

Nolan Imsande April 21, 2015

I knew that this day was coming for a while, the day I would write my final column for The Crimson White, but I was still unsure of exactly what I wanted to write. My time at The University of Alabama...

By the Numbers and Position Grades

Nolan Imsande April 20, 2015

6 – The total number of interceptions thrown on Saturday.243 – The number of yards receiving that co-MVPs Robert Foster and ArDarius Stewart combined for. Stewart had 118 yards receiving and two...

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...

Shifting Secondary

Nolan Imsande April 15, 2015

After a season in which Alabama’s secondary struggled mightily, coach Nick Saban made a big change to the coaching staff to address the issue. Saban hired Mel Tucker to be the new secondary coach.Defensive...

Quarterback Battle

Nolan Imsande April 15, 2015

In the world of college football, spring indicates a couple of things: the start of spring practice, the first time many early enrollees from the year’s signing class take the field and the beginning...

Johnson speaks to football team

Johnson speaks to football team

Nolan Imsande April 8, 2015

Alabama held its 10th spring practice Wednesday afternoon but Alabama’s new men’s basketball head coach, Avery Johnson, stole the show. Johnson, who was officially introduced in a press conference...

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...

Baseball swept for first time this season

Baseball swept for first time this season

Nolan Imsande April 6, 2015

The Alabama baseball team battled for as long as it could on Thursday night, but No. 3 LSU was too much to handle.The Crimson Tide completed three different comebacks in the 16-inning affair but could...

Football team practices in full pads

Nolan Imsande March 26, 2015

After just three days of practice, Alabama coach Nick Saban said he is happy with the way his team has responded so far, but knows they have a long way to go.“I am pleased with the retention that we...

Baseball wins against Texas A&M

Baseball wins against Texas A&M

Nolan Imsande March 24, 2015

Alabama only won one game in its three-game series with Texas A&M, but it was an important one.With its 6-2 victory in game two of Saturday’s doubleheader, the Crimson Tide ended the nation’s longest...

Tide preps for weekend game

Tide preps for weekend game

Nolan Imsande March 11, 2015

After starting the season 9-6 and dropping out of the top 25 rankings, Alabama’s baseball team saw fit to organize a team meeting.“We kind of had a come-to-Jesus meeting after one of the games against...

Freshman Justin Coleman focused on future

Freshman Justin Coleman focused on future

Sean Landry March 11, 2015

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...

Elliot Spillers wins the SGA presidency

Elliot Spillers wins the SGA presidency

Sean Landry March 10, 2015

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...

UA men's basketball loses in final home game

UA men's basketball loses in final home game

Sean Landry March 4, 2015

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...

Baseball team to face Auburn

Baseball team to face Auburn

Nolan Imsande March 3, 2015

After dropping the final two games of a weekend series with Louisiana-Lafayette, Alabama baseball will head to Montgomery for a non-conference game with in-state rival Auburn. The teams will face off Tuesday...

Baseball drops weekend series

Baseball drops weekend series

Nolan Imsande March 1, 2015

Mikey White took a big base-running gamble that didn’t pay off in Alabama’s 6-5 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday.The junior shortstop singled with one out in the ninth inning and was standing...

The Belgian Blur

The Belgian Blur

Sean Landry February 25, 2015

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...

Men's basketball to host Gamecocks

Men's basketball to host Gamecocks

Sean Landry February 23, 2015

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...

Basketball falls in overtime to UGA

Basketball falls in overtime to UGA

Sean Landry February 22, 2015

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...

University to investigate UAPD allegations

Sean Landry February 19, 2015

The University of Alabama will investigate allegations of misconduct by University of Alabama Police Department officers detailed in an anonymous letter sent to President Judy Bonner and other top officials,...

Baseball faces first test of season

Baseball faces first test of season

Nolan Imsande February 19, 2015

After sweeping Maryland-Eastern Shore in the first series of the year by a combined score of 36-0, Alabama will face a much tougher opponent in the second series of the season. The Crimson Tide will travel...

Basketball faces in-state rival

Basketball faces in-state rival

Sean Landry February 17, 2015

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 sweeps first season series

Alabama sweeps first season series

Nolan Imsande February 16, 2015

In the Alabama baseball team’s season opener, starting pitcher Taylor Guilbeau tied a career high by pitching seven strikeouts and six scoreless innings in Alabama’s 6-0 win over the University of...

Chasing a Streak

Chasing a Streak

Sean Landry February 12, 2015

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...

Met Life

Met Life

Nolan Imsande February 12, 2015

“I don’t see the travel being a real issue, especially for college-age guys, they’re pretty resilient when it comes to that,” Gaspard said. “They’re very excited about being here.”Alabama...

Kentucky basketball dominates 2015 season

Kentucky basketball dominates 2015 season

Nolan Imsande February 11, 2015

There is a very good chance this version of the Kentucky Wildcats could go down as one of the best teams in the history of college basketball. John Calipari’s squad, which features a number of future...

Baseball to start season Friday

Baseball to start season Friday

Nolan Imsande February 9, 2015

With the start of the season just around the corner, Alabama baseball coach Mitch Gaspard announced the starting pitching rotation for the Crimson Tide. The four-man rotation will consist of Taylor Guilbeau,...

Free throws clinch win over Mizzou

Sean Landry February 5, 2015

If nothing else, the Alabama basketball team can shoot free throws. Against Missouri, the basement-dwellers of the SEC, the Crimson Tide stepped to the charity stripe a season-high 34 times, making...

Men's basketball hosts Mizzou

Men's basketball hosts Mizzou

Sean Landry February 4, 2015

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...

Tide prepares for new season in new location

Tide prepares for new season in new location

Nolan Imsande February 2, 2015

With the season opener just around the corner, the Alabama baseball team is looking to solidify its weekend rotation while also getting familiar with most of its returning starting lineup.Coach Mitch Gaspard’s...

Crimson Tide will rematch No. 1 Kentucky

Crimson Tide will rematch No. 1 Kentucky

Sean Landry January 29, 2015

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...

Tide falls short in comeback bid

Tide falls short in comeback bid

Sean Landry January 28, 2015

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...