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Basketball hosts Florida Gators

Basketball hosts Florida Gators

Sean Landry January 26, 2015

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...

Alabama wins last second in slugfest against Auburn

Alabama wins last second in slugfest against Auburn

Sean Landry January 25, 2015

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...

UA men's basketball to take on Razorbacks

UA men's basketball to take on Razorbacks

Sean Landry January 21, 2015

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...

Linebacker arrested for domestic violence

Sean Landry January 21, 2015

Alabama junior linebacker Ryan Anderson was arrested Tuesday morning for misdemeanor domestic violence in the third degree. Anderson was arrested by the Tuscaloosa Police Department and booked into the...

Track and filed heads to Vanderbilt

Track and filed heads to Vanderbilt

Tyler Waldrep January 20, 2015

The Alabama track and field team is looking to quickly turn the page after a successful meet at the Auburn Invitational. The team heads to the Vanderbilt Invitational this weekend with plans to pick up...

Cleveland Cavaliers not returning  powerhouse team fans expected

Cleveland Cavaliers not returning powerhouse team fans expected

Tyler Waldrep January 19, 2015

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in free fall. Since Christmas, the Cavaliers have lost 10 of 14 games. Cleveland accumulated most of those losses with LeBron James sitting out, but even with James on the court,...

Crimson Tide falls to No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats

Crimson Tide falls to No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats

Sean Landry January 19, 2015

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 falls to Kentucky, 70-48

Sean Landry January 17, 2015

If Alabama was going to beat No. 1 undefeated Kentucky, everything had to go right for the Crimson Tide. As it was, matched up against a team replete with future NBA draft picks, nearly nothing went...

Coming for the Cats: Alabama basketball returns home to host unbeaten No. 1 Kentucky

Coming for the Cats: Alabama basketball returns home to host unbeaten No. 1 Kentucky

Sean Landry January 15, 2015

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...

Men's basketball team travels to USC

Men's basketball team travels to USC

Sean Landry January 12, 2015

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...

Men's basketball faces road trips

Men's basketball faces road trips

Sean Landry January 7, 2015

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...

Alabama downs Texas A&M in SEC opener

Sean Landry January 7, 2015

At halftime of Alabama’s SEC opener against Texas A&M, the game looked like it would come down to the wire. Alabama’s 13-point lead had dwindled to three after a controversial buzzer-beating layup...

Offense staggers, strays in 42-35 Sugar Bowl loss

Offense staggers, strays in 42-35 Sugar Bowl loss

Sean Landry January 6, 2015

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...

Same Old Lang Syne: Alabama falls in Sugar Bowl again

Same Old Lang Syne: Alabama falls in Sugar Bowl again

Sean Landry January 2, 2015

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...

A New Year: No. 1 Alabama takes on No. 4 Ohio State

A New Year: No. 1 Alabama takes on No. 4 Ohio State

Sean Landry December 31, 2014

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...

Alabama defense prepares for unknown quarterback

Sean Landry December 31, 2014

NEW ORLEANS | When the Alabama defense takes the field in the Superdome for the Sugar Bowl and one of the inaugural College Football Playoff semifinal games, it will face opponents both familiar and unknown....

Lane Kiffin grateful for opportunity at Alabama

Sean Landry December 29, 2014

NEW ORLEANS | According to Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, college football’s odd couple may not be as unlikely a fit as some think. “I think that assumption about us being so different...

Practice Report: Alabama preps for Sugar Bowl in Super Dome

Sean Landry December 28, 2014

NEW ORLEANS | Alabama ventured to the Super Dome on Sunday for its first practice in New Orleans ahead of the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. The team wore full pads.Yeldon limitedRunning back T.J. Yeldon...

Two Games to Glory: Alabama wins the SEC Championship

Sean Landry December 6, 2014

ATLANTA | For the second time in three years, Alabama is the champion of the Southeastern Conference. For the sixth time since 2009, Alabama is the victor in the Georgia Dome.The Crimson Tide opened the...

Championship week: Around the Country

Sean Landry December 4, 2014

No. 7 Arizona vs. No. 2 OregonDec. 5 at 8 p.m. on FOXAfter yet another season on top of the non-SEC college football world, Oregon has one more hurdle to clear before the College Football Playoff. With...

Men's basketball beats South Florida 82-71

Men's basketball beats South Florida 82-71

Sean Landry December 2, 2014

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...

Alabama returns to host South Florida Bulls

Alabama returns to host South Florida Bulls

Sean Landry December 1, 2014

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...

The Comeback Kids

The Comeback Kids

Sean Landry November 30, 2014

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...

On a Mason-Dixon Night: Sims leads historic comeback over Auburn

Sean Landry November 29, 2014

Blake Sims was floundering. All 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 in...

Alabama prepares for dynamic Auburn offense

Alabama prepares for dynamic Auburn offense

Sean Landry November 24, 2014

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...

Practice report: Alabama prepares for Iron Bowl

Practice report: Alabama prepares for Iron Bowl

Sean Landry November 24, 2014

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...

Tide Defense starts slow, rotates

Tide Defense starts slow, rotates

Sean Landry November 23, 2014

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...

Perfect start leads Alabama past Southern Miss

Sean Landry November 20, 2014

Alabama men's basketball got off to a perfect start against Southern Miss on Thursday night, riding a 9-of-9 shooting start from the floor and another outstanding performance from captain Levi Randolph...

Back on top: How Alabama got back to No. 1

Sean Landry November 20, 2014

Once again, Alabama is on top of the college football world. The earth is returned to its proper orbit, time marches ever on, and the weather outside will soon revert to its normal, bearably balmy standard....

Alabama heads to Virginia Tech

Alabama heads to Virginia Tech

Tyler Waldrep November 19, 2014

The Alabama swimming and diving teams will go on the road this weekend to compete in a meet that could have lasting implications. Both the men’s and the women’s teams will compete in the Virginia Tech...

Tide hosts Southern Miss

Tide hosts Southern Miss

Sean Landry November 19, 2014

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...

Atlanta Falcons could secure a NFC playoff spot with losing record

Atlanta Falcons could secure a NFC playoff spot with losing record

Tyler Waldrep November 18, 2014

Success in the NFL is not an easy thing to come by. Every game offers the potential to be a competitive one. Winning enough games to make the playoffs often requires teams to possess something that separates...

Men's basketball defeats Western Carolina 80-74

Men's basketball defeats Western Carolina 80-74

Sean Landry November 17, 2014

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...

Alabama basketball opens season with 82-54 win

Sean Landry November 16, 2014

A vicious full-court press and high-powered offense led the Alabama men's basketball team to a 82-54 season-opening win over Towson Friday night. The Crimson Tide forced 22 turnovers resulting in 34...

On to the Next One: Alabama beats No. 1 Mississippi State

On to the Next One: Alabama beats No. 1 Mississippi State

Sean Landry November 15, 2014

After jumping out to the unusual lead of 19-3 at halftime, No. 5 Alabama was under pressure in the fourth quarter, leading No. 1 Mississippi State by only six points while Bulldogs quarterback Dak Prescott...

Examining the post-LSU slump

Sean Landry November 13, 2014

Historically speaking, Alabama-LSU isn’t much of a rivalry. Alabama leads the all-time series 49-25-5, including an 11-game undefeated streak by Alabama from 1971 to 1981. For the most part, the two...

Men's basketball to tip off season Friday

Men's basketball to tip off season Friday

Sean Landry November 12, 2014

The 2013-2014 season was a disappointing one for the Alabama men’s basketball team and coach Anthony Grant. The Crimson Tide finished 13-19, including a 5-10 skid to end the season and a 5-13 record...

Kayak Club growing in numbers, events

Kayak Club growing in numbers, events

Tyler Waldrep November 10, 2014

Alabama kayak club president Brian Bartlett said the sports of whitewater kayaking and regular kayaking have less in common than first glance might suggest. “It’s a different sport entirely,”...

Randolph leads UA to win

Randolph leads UA to win

Sean Landry November 10, 2014

With six seconds to play in Alabama’s preseason exhibition against Montevallo, Levi Randolph leapt high above the basket to slam home an alley-oop pass from Justin Coleman, the exclamation point on...

Sims, offense come through last minute

Sims, offense come through last minute

Sean Landry November 9, 2014

BATON ROUGE, La. – When it was needed most, No. 5 Alabama’s high-octane offense and hotshot new kicker came through, lifting Alabama to a comeback overtime 20-13 victory over No. 16 LSU. Down three...

Sims, White lift Alabama in comeback overtime win

Sean Landry November 8, 2014

BATON ROUGE, La. - When it was needed most, No. 5 Alabama’s high-octane offense and hot shot new kicker came through, lifting Alabama to a comeback, overtime 20-13 victory over No. 16 LSU.Despite an...

Impact performer: Yeldon has 618 yards rushing so far

Impact performer: Yeldon has 618 yards rushing so far

Sean Landry November 5, 2014

The last time Alabama played in LSU’s famed Tiger Stadium in 2012, the roar of the crowd was constant for almost all 60 minutes. Even at halftime, the noise never let up, transitioning from boos for...

Former Tide coordinator deserves big-time chance

Former Tide coordinator deserves big-time chance

Tyler Waldrep November 4, 2014

Have you heard Jon Gruden’s name mentioned in a coaching search yet this season? If not, don’t fear because just like winter, it is coming. The season for firing and hiring head coaches will soon arrive....

Club hockey gears up for November games

Tyler Waldrep November 3, 2014

Alabama’s club hockey team intends to make this season special. With an 8-1 start, many would say the team is well on its way. President Clay Link said the team still has a long way to go before it...

Assistant to compete with players

Assistant to compete with players

Tyler Waldrep November 2, 2014

The Alabama men’s tennis team will travel to Birmingham this week to compete in the USTA 10K Futures tournament as individuals instead of teammates. Assistant coach Ryler DeHeart said while the mental...

Stanford-Oregon still matters

Stanford-Oregon still matters

Tyler Waldrep October 28, 2014

By Tyler Waldrep | Contributing Writer Only two teams (excluding Alabama) have finished in the top 11 the last four years and they play each other this week. These teams have a combined record of 93-14...

Cooper breaks record as Alabama beats Tennessee

Cooper breaks record as Alabama beats Tennessee

Sean Landry October 25, 2014

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - No. 4 Alabama didn’t exorcise all of its road demons in Saturday night’s 34-20 win over Tennessee, but it did enough to overcome the orange-clad Volunteers and the more than 102,000...

Kiffin to return to Knoxville with inspired Crimson Tide

Kiffin to return to Knoxville with inspired Crimson Tide

Sean Landry October 22, 2014

The last time Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin walked a sideline in Knoxville, Tennessee, he wore the UT orange so emblematic of Alabama’s 
second rivalry. In 2009, at only 33 years old, Kiffin...

Breakdown of Derrick Henry's 41-yard score

Breakdown of Derrick Henry's 41-yard score

Sean Landry October 20, 2014

The Alabama offense found itself in the end zone many times on Saturday, each time in a new way. Saturday’s performance showcased the creativity of new offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, perhaps exhibited...

Alabama dismantles Texas A&M defense in shutout

Alabama dismantles Texas A&M defense in shutout

Sean Landry October 19, 2014

Before Saturday’s 59-0 mauling of Texas A&M, Blake Sims ran down his sideline, helmet on, beating himself on the chest. Kickoff was a half hour away, but the Crimson Tide’s quarterback said he already...

Resurgent Alabama dominates No. 21 Texas A&M

Sean Landry October 19, 2014

Coming into Saturday’s game against Texas A&M, the 7th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide’s position was precarious, at best. Playoff contention had been preserved by a fingertip interception against Arkansas....

​Cross country teams look to capitalize at home

​Cross country teams look to capitalize at home

Tyler Waldrep October 15, 2014

Hannah Waggoner did not always run cross country, but she is no stranger to competition. Before attending The University of Alabama, Hannah experienced success in soccer, tennis, karate and track in addition...

On the Road Again

On the Road Again

Sean Landry October 8, 2014

Minutes after the upset loss to the Ole Miss Rebels, the leaders of the Alabama football team stood in a dimly lit clearing outside the visitor’s locker room of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi....

Alabama grants waiver release

Sean Landry October 7, 2014

The Alabama Athletics department has sent a letter to the NCAA endorsing former women's basketball player Daisha Simmons' transfer to Seton Hall, reversing its prior position opposing the move. "This afternoon,...

Alabama faces Title IX complaint

Alabama faces Title IX complaint

Sean Landry October 6, 2014

Attorney Don Jackson has filed a Title IX complaint against the University of Alabama on behalf of his client, former Alabama women’s basketball player Daisha Simmons. “Information has come to my attention...

Alabama Triathletes club trains to compete

Alabama Triathletes club trains to compete

Tyler Waldrep October 6, 2014

Some students at The University of Alabama say they have broadened their horizons by running, swimming and biking as part of the Alabama Triathletes club. “It has definitely improved my time here,”...

Crimson Tide offense stalls in loss to Ole Miss

Crimson Tide offense stalls in loss to Ole Miss

Sean Landry October 5, 2014

Late in the game, with the clock winding down, after the penalties, turnovers, missed field goals and blown coverages had taken their toll, with the No. 3 Crimson Tide down 23-17 and the Ole Miss student...

Special teams struggles, Alabama falls to Ole Miss

Sean Landry October 5, 2014

OXFORD, Miss. — On a night marred by injuries, turnovers, penalties and missed field goals, No. 3 Alabama fell to the No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels 23-17 Saturday night, toppled like the goalposts in the post-game...

Halloween celebration season comes early for Florida State fanbase

Tyler Waldrep September 28, 2014

When football season began, Florida State fans expected to be treated to a second undefeated season and national title in a row. This year, the Seminoles’ undefeated record seems more of a trick than...

Sims, Cooper set records as Alabama beats Florida

Sims, Cooper set records as Alabama beats Florida

Sean Landry September 22, 2014

With four minutes left in the first quarter, quarterback Blake Sims found Amari Cooper in yards of space, with the closest Florida defensive back so far away, he might as well have been on the sideline. The...

Preseason polls carry too much weight

Tyler Waldrep September 14, 2014

The most important number on the scoreboard should be the final score, but unfortunately that is not always true. Too much attention is given to the number that comes before a team’s name. Preseason...

Sims, Cooper lead Alabama in win over Southern Miss

Sims, Cooper lead Alabama in win over Southern Miss

Sean Landry September 13, 2014

No. 3 Alabama’s quarterback battle may not be over, according to coach Nick Saban, but for at least one game, senior Blake Sims was unquestionably on top.Sims went 12-17 passing for 168 yards and two...

Secondary struggles to defend pass

Secondary struggles to defend pass

Sean Landry September 7, 2014

Three games into the season, Alabama’s defense has two distinct identities: one dominant, the 
other inconsistent. In Alabama’s 52-12 victory over Southern Mississippi, the Crimson Tide defense held...

Alabama dominates Florida Atlantic

Alabama dominates Florida Atlantic

Sean Landry September 6, 2014

By the time the lightning came and the game was called, the work had already been done. The Alabama football team shutout the Florida Atlantic Owls, winning 41-0 and recording over 600 yards of total...

GAMEDAY: Star position breakdown

Sean Landry September 1, 2014

Sometime during last week’s victory over the West Virginia Mountaineers, Alabama defensive back Jarrick Williams picked up a foot injury. He finished the game, recording three tackles and affording some...

Offense rolls, secondary struggles as Crimson Tide beats West Virginia

Offense rolls, secondary struggles as Crimson Tide beats West Virginia

Sean Landry August 30, 2014

For all of the talk surrounding the new quarterbacks and Lane Kiffin’s new offense, No. 2 Alabama returned to a familiar formula to beat the West Virginia Mountaineers 33-23 Saturday night in the Georgia...

WVU sports editor talks season opener

WVU sports editor talks season opener

Sean Landry August 27, 2014

Alabama returns to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers in the season opener Saturday. The Crimson White caught up with Connor Murray, sports editor of The Daily Athaeneum...

Offensive line swaps tackles at practice

Offensive line swaps tackles at practice

Sean Landry August 26, 2014

The Alabama football team remained at the Indoor Practice Facility as it prepared for its season opener against West Virginia this Saturday. The quarterbacks executed drills in the order listed on the...

Junior Cyrus Jones a leader in secondary

Junior Cyrus Jones a leader in secondary

Sean Landry August 24, 2014

Alabama’s secondary was beaten several times in Alabama’s 33-23 win over West Virginia Saturday night. The unit blew several coverages and conceded major gains on more than one occasion, endangering...

Alabama looks to answer questions in season opener

Alabama looks to answer questions in season opener

Sean Landry August 24, 2014

For eight months, the Alabama football team has been forced to live with the memories of the back-to-back losses that ended its 2013 season. The now-infamous missed field goal return for a touchdown –...

UA soccer to adopt fluid new philosophy

UA soccer to adopt fluid new philosophy

Sean Landry August 24, 2014

In a sport dominated by variable tactics and numerical formations, the Crimson Tide soccer team won’t define itself with one particular playing philosophy. Instead, the team will “take what the opponent...

Women's tennis team reaching new heights

Sean Landry August 17, 2014

Women's tennis coach Jenny Mainz is the longest tenured coach at The University of Alabama. In 2014, the team won its first regular season SEC title. It also reached the SEC tournament championship...

Targeting revisited for 2014 season

Targeting revisited for 2014 season

Sean Landry August 17, 2014

On September 14, 2013, at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, with Alabama leading Texas A&M 21-14 with 8 minutes and 48 seconds to go in the second quarter, quarterback Johnny Manziel dropped back and...

College Football Playoff replaces BCS

Sean Landry August 17, 2014

For 16 years, the Bowl Championship Series ruled the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with an algorithm designed to put the two best college football teams on the field at the end of the season to decide...

Linebackers regroup for season

Linebackers regroup for season

Sean Landry August 17, 2014

Under the watchful eye of position coach Lance Thompson in practice, the outside linebackers worked against the tight ends, attacking a stand-in ?quarterback. For the most part, the linebackers, led by...

Quarterback decision still up in the air

Quarterback decision still up in the air

Sean Landry August 17, 2014

J ake Coker, the much-anticipated transfer from Florida State, stands at 6 feet 5 inches, 250 pounds. Wearing No. 14, Coker resembles a larger, stronger edition of AJ McCarron, the three-time national...

Former Ohio State assistant hired for UA Gymnastics post

Former Ohio State assistant hired for UA Gymnastics post

Sean Landry August 6, 2014

University of Alabama gymnastics coach Dana Duckworth hired former Ohio State assistant Bill Lorenz to fill the vacancy left by her own promotion, UA Athletics announced Friday. “We are extremely...

Reed wins annual US scholar-athlete award

Reed wins annual US scholar-athlete award

Sean Landry July 22, 2014

University of Alabama track and field athlete Hayden Reed may have two more years of NCAA eligibility, but the redshirt sophomore has already accomplished more than most. After winning the discus championship...

Jeter shouldn't be first unanimous election to Hall of Fame

Jeter shouldn't be first unanimous election to Hall of Fame

Sean Landry July 22, 2014

This weekend, during all the pomp and circumstance of inducting two of the greatest pitchers of all time into the Baseball Hall of Fame, former New York Mets Pitcher and Hall-of-Famer Tom Seaver unleashed...

Taking a shot

Taking a shot

Sean Landry July 22, 2014

The golf course at The Country Club of Mobile, designed in 1928 by perhaps the most prolific golf architect of them all – Donald Ross, of Pinehurst No. 2 fame – has seen its share of  world-class...

Drake, Reed won't be dismissed from team

Drake, Reed won't be dismissed from team

Sean Landry July 17, 2014

In the midst of a hectic appearance on the final day of SEC Media Days, Alabama football coach Nick Saban took time to update the media on the status of recent arrestees Kenyan Drake and Jarran Reed....

SEC Media Days: LSU running back already drawing comparisons to the greats

Sean Landry July 16, 2014

HOOVER - Within half an hour, LSU freshman running back Leonard Fournette had been compared to Michael Jordan and Adrian Peterson - all before playing a down of college football. LSU coach Les Miles commended...

Changes to targeting foul, other rule changes for the 2014 football season

Sean Landry July 16, 2014

HOOVER - SEC Coordinator of officials Steve Shaw appeared before assembled media on day three of SEC Media Days to clarify a number of rule changes and points of emphasis for the upcoming season.Shaw explained...

SEC Media Days: Coaches discuss expectations

Sean Landry July 15, 2014

The first day of SEC Media Days was led by defending SEC Champion Auburn, with much of the talk concerning consecutive titles. “Last year we weren’t on anybody’s radar,” Auburn coach Gus Malzahn...

Saban, players hushed on starting quarterback

Saban, players hushed on starting quarterback

Sean Landry July 15, 2014

For months, the buzz around Florida State transfer quarterback Jacob Coker has been building. Coker’s former coach and current Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher told TideSports.com in June that Coker...

Dana Duckworth takes over as gymnastics coach

Dana Duckworth takes over as gymnastics coach

Sean Landry July 15, 2014

New Alabama gymnastics coach Dana Duckworth doesn’t have a championship ring from the 2011 season, despite serving as the assistant coach during the team’s 5th ?championship season. Instead of a ring,...

Defensive lineman arrested

Defensive lineman arrested

Sean Landry July 15, 2014

Alabama defensive lineman and junior college transfer Jarran Reed was arrested Sunday morning and charged with DUI, according to the Tuscaloosa County Sherriff’s Department. Reed was held in the Tuscaloosa...

The Power of Patterson

The Power of Patterson

Sean Landry July 15, 2014

For the first time in nearly four decades, Sarah Patterson is not the coach of the University of Alabama gymnastics team.Facing dual knee replacement surgeries, the 36-year coach stepped down Tuesday,...

SEC Media Days: Coaches discuss expectations for coming season

Sean Landry July 14, 2014

HOOVER - The first day of SEC Media Days was led by defending SEC Champion Auburn, with much of the talk concerning consecutive titles. “Last year we weren’t on anybody’s radar,” Auburn coach...

SEC Commissioner Slive describes future for SEC, calls for NCAA reform

SEC Commissioner Slive describes future for SEC, calls for NCAA reform

Sean Landry July 14, 2014

In his customary ‘state of the Conference’ address, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive discussed several upcoming changes to the Southeastern Conference and voiced his support for reform to the NCAA. “As...

Quarterbacks headline at SEC Media Days

Quarterbacks headline at SEC Media Days

Sean Landry July 8, 2014

The summer holidays have passed, the weather in the South has turned oppressively hot, the summer doldrums have truly begun and the return of college football seems devastatingly far away. Fortunately...

Drake, Reed will not be dismissed from team

Drake, Reed will not be dismissed from team

Sean Landry July 8, 2014

In the midst of a hectic appearance on the final day of SEC Media Days, Alabama football coach Nick Saban took time to update the media on the status of recent arrestees Kenyan Drake and Jarran Reed. Drake,...

Saban talks playoff, Kiffin, more at media Days

Saban talks playoff, Kiffin, more at media Days

Sean Landry July 8, 2014

After fighting his way through crowds of media and autograph-seeking fans, meeting a man who traveled from Australia to a mall in Hoover, Alabama, just for the occasion and after his customary appearance...

SEC Network to air hundreds of games, sports content

Sean Landry July 8, 2014

The Alabama football team could play live in front of more than a million people in 2014. The Tide will play in the 101,000-person Bryant-Denny Stadium, the 102,000-person Neyland Stadium in Tennessee...

Mike Trout an All-Star player worth watching

Mike Trout an All-Star player worth watching

Sean Landry June 24, 2014

The baseball season is half-over. The All-Star break is rapidly approaching and with it the annual showcase of extraordinary baseball talent that used to be all about seeing the best baseball players...

Alabama baseball players hone their skills in summer leagues

Sean Landry June 24, 2014

The Alabama baseball team’s season is over. Sewell-Thomas Stadium is closed, soon to be added to the laundry list of on-campus renovations. The coaches have gone on the recruiting trail, the newest athletes...

UA Athletics finishes high in season rankings

UA Athletics finishes high in season rankings

Sean Landry June 24, 2014

Eight spring championships powered Alabama up the two all-sport collegiate rankings designed to determine the best all-around athletic programs in the country: the Learfield Sports Directors Cup and the...

Defeat in World Cup marks end of Spanish soccer dominance

Defeat in World Cup marks end of Spanish soccer dominance

Sean Landry June 17, 2014

The phrase “end of an era” is frequently tossed around in the sports world. People used the phrase, probably inaccurately, when the Miami Heat fell to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals this year....

Redskins name change should have happened several years ago

Sean Landry June 17, 2014

I can’t believe I’m writing this column in June 2014. Two years or more after we started having this conversation, and we’re still talking about the name of the National Football League franchise...

Alabama duo named to national softball team

Alabama duo named to national softball team

Sean Landry June 17, 2014

Alabama outfielder Haylie McCleney and former pitcher Jaclyn Traina were named to the USA Softball National Team that will represent the U.S. in several competitions over the summer, according to a UA...