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Alabama fans ready for NCAA Football ’13 game

Zachary Al-Khateeb July 2, 2012

College football fans across the nation will be able to satisfy their college football thirst Tuesday, July 10 with the release of NCAA Football 2013. The game has kept some of the game modes that helped...

UA athletes compete in swimming, track Olympic Trials

Alexis Paine July 2, 2012

Only a few athletes make it to the Olympic Trials and even fewer are able to punch a ticket to the Olympic games. The University of Alabama had 11 current and former athletes compete in the USA swimming...

U.S. soccer long way from world’s elite

Marc Torrence July 2, 2012

As I sat in a booth at Buffalo Wild Wings, watching Spain lift the 2012 European Championship trophy, an all-too-familiar feeling washed over me. No matter how excited I or other U.S. soccer fans get about...

Experts sound off on playoffs

Marquavius Burnett July 2, 2012

The 14-year reign of the Bowl Championship Series will come to an end at the conclusion of the 2014 season. The 12-year deal, approved by the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee last Tuesday, will be...

Why an NBA team won’t work in Birmingham

Marquavius Burnett June 27, 2012

Recently, the @NBABirmingham Twitter account was created and burst onto the scene in the local twitter world. Fifteen-year-old George Chamoun from Mountain Brook started the account, which became a Twitter...

NCAA football to get 4-team playoff

CW Staff June 26, 2012

The BCS Presidential Oversight Committee approved a 12-year plan for a college football playoff system on Tuesday that will eliminate the current Bowl Championship Series, beginning in 2014. The committee...

Wilder beats opponent in a 3-round TKO, improves to 23-0

Wilder beats opponent in a 3-round TKO, improves to 23-0

Marc Torrence June 23, 2012

The Tuscaloosa crowd hung on his every move. Deontay Wilder, the heavyweight boxer and hometown hero, circled his Jamaican opponent Owen Beck, hoping to give the crowd a show. They cringed when he got...

Alabama athletics continue hauling in recruits

Zachary Al-Khateeb June 20, 2012

The Alabama football team has continued its fast pace on the recruiting trail heading into the summer. Since the commitment of four-star defensive end Jonathan Allen in late May, Alabama has added another...

Trustees approve Sarah Patterson's Champions Plaza

Trustees approve Sarah Patterson’s Champions Plaza

Marc Torrence June 20, 2012

Sarah Patterson couldn’t have imagined this when she had to lobby for funds from then-athletic director Paul “Bear” Bryant for an exercise mat when she first started 34 years ago. Along with the...

Recent Alabama success could be continued over future althetic seasons

Zachary Al-Khateeb June 20, 2012

If this year has served any purpose for Alabama fans, other than offering a chance to witness four national championships, it’s made the Alabama faithful even more excited for the upcoming academic year....

Deontay Wilder- Fight on, fight on

Deontay Wilder- Fight on, fight on

Marc Torrence June 20, 2012

“60 seconds!” Jay Deas shouts from inside a boxing gym in Northport, Ala. Heavyweight Deontay Wilder unleashes a flurry of punches at the heavy bag hanging from the ceiling. The first thing that stands...

College football moving closer to playoff

David Marshburn June 13, 2012

For years, many fans and pundits throughout the country have clamored for a playoff in college football to replace the current Bowl Championship Series formula. But it took two teams from the same conference...