Bama Baseball Drops Sunday Game With Presbyterian
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Crimson Tide baseball head coach Greg Goff said, "I thought Presbyterian came out [Sunday] and the guy on the mound (Hayden Deal) did a really good job early on. It was a great game and a great series. We had two one-run games, and I feel good that we won the series at home the first weekend. Hopefully we can learn from [yesterday]."
Bama sophomores Kyle Kaufman and Gene Wood led the Crimson Tide in hitting with two apiece. Kaufman went two-for-three with one RBI, while Wood was two-for-four with one run scored. Chandler Taylor again stepped up big with a home run, going one-for-four with an RBI, a run scored and a walk. Sophomore Dylan Duarte is charged with the loss.
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Crimson Tide Men's Golf Team 11th
After Opening Round Of Puerto Rico Classic
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There is a possibility that Riley may be able to return today for the second round. Riley will test his injury prior to tee time, and a determination will be made as to whether he is fit to play.
Alabama will start the day just seven strokes back of a top five spot. It is very possible to make that up today, especially if Riley is in shape to play. Georgia leads the 15-team field with a 7-under par 281, two strokes ahead of second place North Carolina State at 283. Clemson (284) is in third, followed by Kentucky (286) and Ohio State (289) to round out the top five.
The Crimson Tide was led in the first round by junior Steven Setterstrom, finishing the day at 2-under par 70. He is currently in a tie for seventh overall and only five strokes back of overall leader Stephen Franken of North Carolina State (67).
Bama junior Lee Hodges is in a tie for 12th after shooting a 1-under par 71. Junior Jonathan Hardee currently sits in a tie for 37th at 2-over 74, while redshirt freshman Josh Sedeno is in a tie for 70th with an 81.
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Alabama Women's Basketball To Face Auburn Tonight
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Alabama Women's Basketball To Face Auburn Tonight
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The University of Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
team (16-10, 4-9 SEC) will face in-state rival Auburn (15-12, 5-8 SEC) tonight to begin the final week of regular season. The game will tip off tonight at 6 p.m. CT at Auburn Arena, and will be broadcast on the SEC Network.
In the earlier meeting
in Tuscaloosa this season, the Tigers came away with a 66-55 victory. Auburn has won seven of the last eight meetings in the series, with the Crimson Tide's last win over the Tigers coming back in January 2015, 51-50, in
Tuscaloosa. Bama's last win in Auburn came in February 2011,
59-51.
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Coach Avery Johnson Suspends Shannon Hale
For Conduct Detrimental To The Team
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - University of Alabama men's head basketball coach Avery Johnson has suspended Bama forward Shannon Hale. Reports are that Hale has been suspended due to a conduct infraction, calling it "conduct detrimental to the team." No report as yet as to how long the suspension will be.
Hale averages 4.1 points per game, quite a drop from last season's 10.8-point average. Of course his playing time had been greatly cut this season, down from 24.6 minutes per game last season to 11.7 minutes this season.
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana – The fourth-ranked Alabama softball team was shutout the first time this season by the 18th-ranked Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns 7-0 in their weekend finale on Sunday afternoon. Bama managed only two hits throughout the losing effort.
The Crimson Tide's Chandler Dare and Merris Schroder picked up Alabama's only two hits, but left a total of seven runners stranded on base. Eight games had been played to this point with the Tide allowing only 18 walks throughout. However Alabama allowed nine walks in this one contest, as well as five hits, including two home runs. Crimson Tide pitcher Alexis Osorio (4-1) took her first loss of the season.
Next up for Alabama (7-2) will be North Florida (4-3) this Wednesday, February 22nd, for the first of a six-game home stand. First pitch this Wednesday is at 6 p.m CT at Rhoads Stadium.
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – The Alabama swimming and diving
teams captured three individual Southeastern Conference titles, an SEC record, 12 medals and nine school records after spending five days in Knoxville, Tennessee for the 2017 Southeastern Conference Championships.
Overall, the Crimson Tide men finished fourth in the tournament with a total of 897 points while the women finished 10th with 464 points at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center on the University of Tennessee campus. Both teams matched their 2016 finish.
Leading the way for the Bama boys was senior Connor Oslin capturing his third-consecutive SEC title in the 100 backstroke. Oslin completely destroyed Ryan Lochte's 12-year-old SEC record in the process with a time of 44.73 seconds. making Oslin the first UA swimmer under 45 seconds in the 100 backstroke and the first swimmer under 45 at the Southeastern Conference Championships. Junior Luke Kaliszak took second place in the 100 backstroke while junior Christopher Reid took fourth.
Reid also was able to win Alabama's first SEC 200 backstroke title since Bryan Jennings won the 1986 championship. Reid recorded both a school- and pool-record 1:39.64 to win his first Southeastern Conference title. Oslin was second in the 200 backstroke, once again giving the Tide the two top finishes in an event.
The 2014 SEC 200 breaststroke champion, Anton McKee, captured another SEC title, winning the 2017 200 breaststroke championship with a time of 1:52.22. McKee also took third place in the 100 breaststroke to medal with a time of 52.28. He also broke the Alabama record in the 200 individual medley with a mark of 1:44.47, becoming the first UA swimmer under 1:45 in the event.
Junior Bailey Scott set school marks in the 50 and 100 freestyles. In the 50, she became the first UA swimmer in history to go under 22 seconds, breaking her own Alabama record with a 21.84 to reach the podium and earn the bronze medal. She won the B final of the 100 freestyle with a school record of 48.48, taking ninth overall.
Senior Bridget Blood took third place in the women's 100 breaststroke, taking third in a time of 59.95. After coming close in the preliminaries, junior Mia Nonnenberg took third place in the B final, and 11th overall, in the finals of the 500 freestyle.
In the 200 medley relay, the Bama belles set a school record with a time of 1:37.02 to capture sixth place. The team consisted of senior Caroline Korst, Blood, junior Hannah Musser and Scott.
Taking second in the men's 200 relay, senior Pavel Romanov, Kaliszak and freshman Zane Waddell finished in a time of 1:23.52. Waddell also won the silver medal in the 50 freestyle with a time of 19.17, which ranks him second all-time at The Capstone.
Waddell, Kaliszak and sophomores Robert Howard and Laurent Bams captured third place in the men's 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:16.40.
To close out SEC championship week, the Crimson Tide captured school records in the men's and women's 400 freestyle relays. Waddell, Howard, Reid and Bams took second for the men with a time of 2:49.68. In the women's race, junior Temarie Tomley, junior Lindsay Morrow, junior Hannah Musser and Scott took eighth place with a time of 3:17.98.
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Alabama Softball Is Shut Out On Sunday
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The Crimson Tide's Chandler Dare and Merris Schroder picked up Alabama's only two hits, but left a total of seven runners stranded on base. Eight games had been played to this point with the Tide allowing only 18 walks throughout. However Alabama allowed nine walks in this one contest, as well as five hits, including two home runs. Crimson Tide pitcher Alexis Osorio (4-1) took her first loss of the season.
Next up for Alabama (7-2) will be North Florida (4-3) this Wednesday, February 22nd, for the first of a six-game home stand. First pitch this Wednesday is at 6 p.m CT at Rhoads Stadium.
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Crimson Tide Swimming & Diving Wins 3 SEC Titles
While Setting 9 School Records During SEC Championships
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Overall, the Crimson Tide men finished fourth in the tournament with a total of 897 points while the women finished 10th with 464 points at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center on the University of Tennessee campus. Both teams matched their 2016 finish.
Leading the way for the Bama boys was senior Connor Oslin capturing his third-consecutive SEC title in the 100 backstroke. Oslin completely destroyed Ryan Lochte's 12-year-old SEC record in the process with a time of 44.73 seconds. making Oslin the first UA swimmer under 45 seconds in the 100 backstroke and the first swimmer under 45 at the Southeastern Conference Championships. Junior Luke Kaliszak took second place in the 100 backstroke while junior Christopher Reid took fourth.
Reid also was able to win Alabama's first SEC 200 backstroke title since Bryan Jennings won the 1986 championship. Reid recorded both a school- and pool-record 1:39.64 to win his first Southeastern Conference title. Oslin was second in the 200 backstroke, once again giving the Tide the two top finishes in an event.
The 2014 SEC 200 breaststroke champion, Anton McKee, captured another SEC title, winning the 2017 200 breaststroke championship with a time of 1:52.22. McKee also took third place in the 100 breaststroke to medal with a time of 52.28. He also broke the Alabama record in the 200 individual medley with a mark of 1:44.47, becoming the first UA swimmer under 1:45 in the event.
Junior Bailey Scott set school marks in the 50 and 100 freestyles. In the 50, she became the first UA swimmer in history to go under 22 seconds, breaking her own Alabama record with a 21.84 to reach the podium and earn the bronze medal. She won the B final of the 100 freestyle with a school record of 48.48, taking ninth overall.
Senior Bridget Blood took third place in the women's 100 breaststroke, taking third in a time of 59.95. After coming close in the preliminaries, junior Mia Nonnenberg took third place in the B final, and 11th overall, in the finals of the 500 freestyle.
In the 200 medley relay, the Bama belles set a school record with a time of 1:37.02 to capture sixth place. The team consisted of senior Caroline Korst, Blood, junior Hannah Musser and Scott.
Taking second in the men's 200 relay, senior Pavel Romanov, Kaliszak and freshman Zane Waddell finished in a time of 1:23.52. Waddell also won the silver medal in the 50 freestyle with a time of 19.17, which ranks him second all-time at The Capstone.
Waddell, Kaliszak and sophomores Robert Howard and Laurent Bams captured third place in the men's 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:16.40.
To close out SEC championship week, the Crimson Tide captured school records in the men's and women's 400 freestyle relays. Waddell, Howard, Reid and Bams took second for the men with a time of 2:49.68. In the women's race, junior Temarie Tomley, junior Lindsay Morrow, junior Hannah Musser and Scott took eighth place with a time of 3:17.98.
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February 20, 2017
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Cindy Crawford, Model, 51
Ivana Trump, Entrepreneur, 68
Charles Barkley, Basketball player, 54
Trevor Noah, Comedian, 33
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Sidney Poitier, Actor, 90
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