Bama Gymnastics Defeats Auburn
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| Alabama gymnastics defeats Auburn Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The sixth-ranked University of Alabama gymnastics team defeated in-state and Southeastern Conference rival Auburn 197.350-196.450 at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa on Friday night in front of 13,127 excited and screaming fans. This victory marks the Crimson Tide's third-consecutive score of 197 and higher.
UA gymnastics head coach Dana Duckworth said, "First of all, we came into this meet with one job to do. It was to execute one skill at a time, one event at a time. We were not perfect, but we were very good. I am super excited that they were focused,,,laser focused really...and it was a great win. To have 13,000 fans in attendance and to have the energy from our student section was fantastic."
The Crimson Tide began the meet with a score of 49.225 on the vault led by Bama junior Kiana Winston scoring a 9.875, followed by a 9.85 from both Tide senior Katie Bailey and freshman Wynter Childers. Posting a pair of 9.875s, seniors Keely McNeer and Amanda Jetter both helped lead Alabama to a 49.275 team score on the uneven bars.
Crimson Tide junior Nickie Guerrero's career-best 9.975 led Alabama on the balance beam, with Winston posting a 9.925.
On the floor exercise, Alabama scored a 49.425 on the floor exercise to seal the win over Auburn. Winston recorded a score of 9.925. Sophomore Ari Guerra and freshman Maddie Desch scored identical 9.90s.
Winston captured her fourth all-around total of the season with a 39.500. Childers came in second in her first collegiate all-around, scoring a 39.300.
Next up for Crimson Tide gymnastics will be seventh-ranked Boise State coming to Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Friday, February 24th at 7:30 p.m.
UA gymnastics head coach Dana Duckworth said, "First of all, we came into this meet with one job to do. It was to execute one skill at a time, one event at a time. We were not perfect, but we were very good. I am super excited that they were focused,,,laser focused really...and it was a great win. To have 13,000 fans in attendance and to have the energy from our student section was fantastic."
The Crimson Tide began the meet with a score of 49.225 on the vault led by Bama junior Kiana Winston scoring a 9.875, followed by a 9.85 from both Tide senior Katie Bailey and freshman Wynter Childers. Posting a pair of 9.875s, seniors Keely McNeer and Amanda Jetter both helped lead Alabama to a 49.275 team score on the uneven bars.
Crimson Tide junior Nickie Guerrero's career-best 9.975 led Alabama on the balance beam, with Winston posting a 9.925.
On the floor exercise, Alabama scored a 49.425 on the floor exercise to seal the win over Auburn. Winston recorded a score of 9.925. Sophomore Ari Guerra and freshman Maddie Desch scored identical 9.90s.
Winston captured her fourth all-around total of the season with a 39.500. Childers came in second in her first collegiate all-around, scoring a 39.300.
Next up for Crimson Tide gymnastics will be seventh-ranked Boise State coming to Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Friday, February 24th at 7:30 p.m.
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Alabama Gymnastics Press Conference
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Alabama Men's Basketball Faces LSU Today
The Tide comes into today's contest riding a two-game winning streak over the Tigers, and is 71-20 against LSU in Tuscaloosa, including a 39-8 slate when playing at Coleman Coliseum.
Today's game will be televised on the SEC Network, with Mike Morgan handling play-by-play and Pat Bradley providing color analysis on the broadcast. The game will also be broadcast on the radio via the Crimson Tide Sports Network, with Chris Stewart (play-by-play) and Bryan Passink (analyst) calling the action.
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Crimson Tide Baseball Opens 2017 With A Win
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Crimson Tide Baseball Opens 2017 With A Win
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| Greg Goff gets first win as skipper of the Crimson Tide Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Kent Gidley |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The Greg Goff era at the University of Alabama has begun. The Crimson Tide claimed its first victory
of the 2017 baseball season with a 4-3 win over Presbyterian College on Friday evening
at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Head coach Greg Goff picked up his first career win at the helm of the Tide, as Bama now is 1-0 on the season.
Goff commented, "I'm just so thankful that the good Lord has brought me here and
opened this door. I'm glad that Coach (Bill) Battle hired me. The
biggest thing for me is that these guys have bought in to what we're
doing. Nick Eicholtz has been a tremendous leader on and off the field. Cody Henry
has been one of our hardest workers, and I think that all of guys are
like that. It's a special night because great players make great
coaches."
Nick Eicholtz
(1-0) earned the victory. The Alabama senior pitched 5.0 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on three
hits with no walks and three strikeouts. Eicholtz threw a total of 80 pitches
before handing the ball over to sophomore right-hander Brock Love.
Love put in 4.0 innings of scoreless baseball, picking up his first
career save. Presbyterian starter Brian Kehner (0-1) took the loss,
going 5.0 innings and allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits
with a pair of walks and strikeouts.
Crimson Tide leadoff man Chandler Avant finished 2-for-5 with an RBI and a team-high two runs scored, followed by Cobie Vance with two hits in four at-bats as well as one RBI. No. 3 hitter in the Bama lineup, Hunter Alexander, was able to reach base four times, going 2-for-2 with a
run scored, a walk and a hit-by-pitch. Chandler Taylor, hitting cleanup, finished 1-for-4 with a triple and a team-high two RBI.
The Crimson Tide and Blue Hose will play game two in the series this evening 5 p.m. CT. Jake Walters will take to the mound later today while Presbyterian will counter with a junior right-hander Tanner Chock.
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| A.D. Bill Battle (left) Coach Greg Goff (right) Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Kent Gidley |
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| Bama Baseball wins season-opener Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Kent Gidley |
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Bama Men Preview Basketball Game With LSU
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Saban Reportedly Hires Daboll As New OC
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| Brian Daboll Photo Credit: USA TODAY Sports/Kyle Terada |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — University of Alabama football head coach Nick Saban has reportedly hired his new offensive coordinator. Though a formal announcement has not yet been made, Saban pulled the trigger on the deal on Friday, according to various sources. That OC is New England Patriots tight ends coach Brian Daboll. He will replace Steve Sarkisian who departed for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL for the same position after coaching only one game with the Crimson Tide.
Daboll served as a graduate assistant under Saban at Michigan State (1998-99). Saban is well-known for hiring coaches who have worked for him at some point.
The fact that Daboll worked for the Patriots under Bill Belichick, whom Saban respects, admires and was mentored by certainly didn't hurt things either.
Though the 41-year old Daboll was born in Welland, Ontario, he attended high school in New York, and was, in fact, a pretty famous letterman there. He then became a two-year starter in college at the University of Rochester.
Following his stint as a graduate assistant at Michigan State, Daboll had a brief turn as a defensive assistant with the Patriots in 2000, which didn't last long. Daboll moved to the offensive side of the ball in 2002, and has since coached offense in some capacity each season since.
One could say that Daboll got his first real big break as the Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator in 2009, where he spent the 2009-10 seasons in that capacity.
From there, Daboll was with the Miami Dolphins (2011) for a year and the Kansas City Chiefs (2012) for one season. After spending one year as a coaching assistant (2013) with the Patriots, he was made the tight ends coach in 2014.
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Friday's Bama Softball Game Cancelled Due To Rain
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Doubleheader Scheduled For Today
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Nick King Will Not Return This Season
To Alabama Men's Basketball
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| Nick King Out remainder of season Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
Johnson announced just Friday that recent tests have revealed that King will not be able to return to participate in active practices or games this season. Johnson said that King has been "unable to participate in any basketball activities" since the young student-athlete was diagnosed with a lung infection in the late fall, causing him to rapidly lose weight. It was just this past November that King began to feel ill during a tournament in Las Vegas.
King averaged 3.3 points and 12.7 minutes per game for Bama in the seven contests in which he was able to participate early in the season.
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Tide Track & Field Shine At Tiger Tuneup
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
Men's Event Summaries
60 Meter Hurdles – Junior Ruebin Walters won the 60-meter hurdles in both a personal and Alabama season best time of 7.74. The time ties for the third-fastest in Crimson Tide history. Junior Angelo Goss finished second in 7.94. Goss ran a 7.87 in the prelims to advance while Walters posted a 7.90 to qualify.
60 Meters – Junior Terry Jernigan finished 14th in the preliminaries with a time of 6.96 and did not advance to the finals.
200 Meters – Terry Jernigan finished 12th in 22.19
Pole Vault – Sophomore Will Herrscher won the men's pole vault with a clearance of 17-3 (5.26m), the second-best vault in Tide track history.
Women's Event Summaries
60 Meter Hurdles – Senior Vanessa Clerveaux finished fourth in the women's 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.30. Clerveaux advanced to the finals with a personal-best time of 8.15 in the preliminaries.
60 Meters – Vanessa Clerveaux won the women's 60-meters in a personal-best equaling 7.42. Senior Diamond Gause was second in 7.45. Clerveaux ran a 7.45 in the preliminaries to advance while Gause came in at 7.53 to move on.
200 Meters – Freshman Takyera Roberson won the women's 200 meters in a time of 23.46, the third-fastest time in school history. Roberson now owns the second- and third-fastest indoor 200 meter times at Alabama. Diamond Gause finished fourth in a personal-best 23.67, the ninth-fastest time in Alabama history.
Pole Vault – Senior Lakan Taylor won the women's pole vault with a season-best clearance of 13-11 1/4 (4.25m). The win was her third victory of the season. The mark is the fourth-best clearance in the SEC to this point in the season and the sixth-best all-time at Alabama.
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Trent Richardson Arrested For Domestic Abuse
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| Trent Richardson Photo Credit: Hoover Police Department |
HOOVER, Alabama - There have been a lot of scrapes with the law the past few years concerning current and former University of Alabama football players. The latest is former Crimson Tide running back Trent Richardson who was arrested in Hoover on Thursday on a domestic violence charge.
A 911 emergency call came in to the Hoover Police Department at approximately 8:04 p.m. CT. The report was a possible domestic disturbance at the Hyatt Place Hotel located on John Hawkins Parkway. A second call came only one minute later reporting that yelling was coming from one of the guest rooms, according to Hoover Police Captain Gregg Rector. Officers were responded to the calls at approximately 8:08 p.m. and were escorted to the room of which the complaint had been made.
The contact was an adult male, later identified as Richardson, and an unnamed adult female. The pair were involved in a domestic altercation according to Rector. The pair were interviewed and it was discovered the argument had actually begun earlier at the Walmart just down the road. Reportedly the argument became physical and the woman sustained minor injuries, mainly scratches and bruising to her face.
The victim's injuries were cared for by Hoover Fire Department paramedics at the scene and required no further medical treatment.
The two calls to 911 came from a guest as well as a hotel employee.
Rector stated that Richardson was "cooperative" and "was arrested without incident."
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Besides great baseball, the University of Alabama Athletic Department and the Crimson Tide baseball team has
released its 2017 promotional schedule, which features various
season-long and game-specific promotions at
Sewell-Thomas Stadium during the new home campaign.
Going to have to love the all-new "Taco Tuesday" at "The Joe" for every Tuesday game as well as the "Saturday Entertainment Series", "Sunday Brunch" and "Kid's Day" promotions for all weekend series. Each Tuesday, fans can purchase a "Taco Tuesday" ticket for only $10 (limit of 200 promotional tickets). This particular promotion purchase includes a game ticket along with admission to the taco and salsa bar on the Third Base Patio. "Taco Tuesday" will be at all Tuesday games including Southern Miss (February 21st), Jacksonville State (February 28th), Troy (March 7th), Eastern Illinois (March 14th), UAB (April 11th), Alcorn State (April 25th) and Jacksonville State (April 25th).
Saturdays are looking good as well and will feature a different entertainment group pregame. Fans can check RollTide.com for updates on who the featured artist will be before every game. Sundays will feature a brunch option that costs $25 per fan and includes a game ticket and admission to the Third Base Patio, where a breakfast buffet will be provided. "Sunday Brunch" tickets are also limited to only 200 fans, so it would be wise to purchase early. "Kid's Day" will also be a part of each Sunday contest, featuring interactive activities for kids, as well as post-game fun such as running the bases, playing catch in the outfield and post-game autographs in order to provide additional excitement for the young ones.
Coming back due to popular demand from last season is "$5 Wednesdays," where fans purchase game tickets on Wednesday for $5. The two games are March 15th against Samford and May 10th for Grambling.
T-shirt giveaways will be offered three times this season, including the first, on Friday, February 21st when Alabama takes on Southern Miss. The first T-shirt giveaway will be an Alabama Baseball shirt, followed on March 3rd against ULM, where fans can get a Greg Goff Bit Moji T-shirt. Finally, a St. Patrick's Day Alabama Baseball T-shirt will be handed out on March 17th at the contest with the Missouri Tigers.
Along with T-shirt giveaways, Bama will also have two hat giveaways this season. The first will come on Friday, March 31st against the Arkansas Razorbacks. There will also be an Alabama baseball hat giveaway on Thursday, April 13th against Texas A&M. The matchup with the Aggies will be hosted by the Crimson Chaos where '90s hats will be given away to celebrate the Crimson Tide's "'90s Night."
Alabama will once again host a "Bama Salute Weekend" during that series with A&M from April 13-15. Friday will feature "Bama Salute" rally towels that will be given out. The whole weekend will also feature special presentations honoring our veterans and current service men and women.
The Tide's "Heroes Weekend" will come during the Arkansas - Pine Bluff series. Police, fire and emergency personnel are welcomed with free admission with their ID and all family members receive $5 to join them at those games.
Alumni weekend this year will be during the LSU series from April 27-29. Friday's game with the Tigers will feature an Alabama baseball anniversary pennant giveaway in honor of Alumni Weekend. Other promotional giveaways include a Coach Goff stadium lapel pin on Friday, February 17th to kick off Opening Weekend, and "Mardi Gras Night" on February 24th against Oral Roberts, where beads for the Crimson Tide will be handed out.
Team trading cards will be given away on Friday, May 12th to conclude the giveaways. Alabama will take on Florida that day.
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Bama Baseball Announces 2017 Promotional Schedule
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
Going to have to love the all-new "Taco Tuesday" at "The Joe" for every Tuesday game as well as the "Saturday Entertainment Series", "Sunday Brunch" and "Kid's Day" promotions for all weekend series. Each Tuesday, fans can purchase a "Taco Tuesday" ticket for only $10 (limit of 200 promotional tickets). This particular promotion purchase includes a game ticket along with admission to the taco and salsa bar on the Third Base Patio. "Taco Tuesday" will be at all Tuesday games including Southern Miss (February 21st), Jacksonville State (February 28th), Troy (March 7th), Eastern Illinois (March 14th), UAB (April 11th), Alcorn State (April 25th) and Jacksonville State (April 25th).
Saturdays are looking good as well and will feature a different entertainment group pregame. Fans can check RollTide.com for updates on who the featured artist will be before every game. Sundays will feature a brunch option that costs $25 per fan and includes a game ticket and admission to the Third Base Patio, where a breakfast buffet will be provided. "Sunday Brunch" tickets are also limited to only 200 fans, so it would be wise to purchase early. "Kid's Day" will also be a part of each Sunday contest, featuring interactive activities for kids, as well as post-game fun such as running the bases, playing catch in the outfield and post-game autographs in order to provide additional excitement for the young ones.
Coming back due to popular demand from last season is "$5 Wednesdays," where fans purchase game tickets on Wednesday for $5. The two games are March 15th against Samford and May 10th for Grambling.
T-shirt giveaways will be offered three times this season, including the first, on Friday, February 21st when Alabama takes on Southern Miss. The first T-shirt giveaway will be an Alabama Baseball shirt, followed on March 3rd against ULM, where fans can get a Greg Goff Bit Moji T-shirt. Finally, a St. Patrick's Day Alabama Baseball T-shirt will be handed out on March 17th at the contest with the Missouri Tigers.
Along with T-shirt giveaways, Bama will also have two hat giveaways this season. The first will come on Friday, March 31st against the Arkansas Razorbacks. There will also be an Alabama baseball hat giveaway on Thursday, April 13th against Texas A&M. The matchup with the Aggies will be hosted by the Crimson Chaos where '90s hats will be given away to celebrate the Crimson Tide's "'90s Night."
Alabama will once again host a "Bama Salute Weekend" during that series with A&M from April 13-15. Friday will feature "Bama Salute" rally towels that will be given out. The whole weekend will also feature special presentations honoring our veterans and current service men and women.
The Tide's "Heroes Weekend" will come during the Arkansas - Pine Bluff series. Police, fire and emergency personnel are welcomed with free admission with their ID and all family members receive $5 to join them at those games.
Alumni weekend this year will be during the LSU series from April 27-29. Friday's game with the Tigers will feature an Alabama baseball anniversary pennant giveaway in honor of Alumni Weekend. Other promotional giveaways include a Coach Goff stadium lapel pin on Friday, February 17th to kick off Opening Weekend, and "Mardi Gras Night" on February 24th against Oral Roberts, where beads for the Crimson Tide will be handed out.
Team trading cards will be given away on Friday, May 12th to conclude the giveaways. Alabama will take on Florida that day.
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Alabama Football Ranked 10th In 2018 Recruiting
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football machine continues to roll, both on the field and in the recruiting wars. The 2017 Recruiting Season is barely over and now the 2018 recruiting season is in full swing. Bama is currently ranked 10th in the class of 2018 recruiting, according to 247Sports.
Three teams from the Southeastern Conference are in the Top-10 of 247Sports recruiting for the class of 2018. The LSU Tigers are the highest rated, coming in fourth. Texas A&M is next for the SEC, coming in at No. 8. Alabama rounds out the group from the SEC, coming in 10th.
A total of seven teams from the SEC are in the top 25. Besides LSU (4), Texas A&M (8), and Alabama (10), the Southeastern Conference has Georgia (16), Auburn (18), Mississippi State (20), and Tennessee (23) complete the top 25.
Here is a look at the Top-25 Class of 2018 Football Recruiting Standings according to 247Sports:
Three teams from the Southeastern Conference are in the Top-10 of 247Sports recruiting for the class of 2018. The LSU Tigers are the highest rated, coming in fourth. Texas A&M is next for the SEC, coming in at No. 8. Alabama rounds out the group from the SEC, coming in 10th.
A total of seven teams from the SEC are in the top 25. Besides LSU (4), Texas A&M (8), and Alabama (10), the Southeastern Conference has Georgia (16), Auburn (18), Mississippi State (20), and Tennessee (23) complete the top 25.
Here is a look at the Top-25 Class of 2018 Football Recruiting Standings according to 247Sports:
1. Penn State
2. Notre Dame
3. Miami
4. LSU*
5. Florida State
6. USC
7. Clemson
8. Texas A&M*
9. Kansas
10. Alabama Crimson Tide*
11. Ohio State
12. Oklahoma
13. Louisville
14. Brigham Young
15. Washington
16. Georgia*
17. Michigan State
18. Auburn*
19. Nebraska
20. Mississippi State*
21. North Carolina State
22. Virginia Tech
23. Tennessee*
24. Texas Tech
25. Michigan
*Southeastern Conference
*Southeastern Conference
