Bama Softballs Takes Two On Saturday
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Wins Two By Shutout At Easton Bama Bash
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
Bama (12-2) out-hit its opponents 19-4 on Saturday, including five extra-base hits with 17 runs scored. It was the UA tandem of Demi Turner and Carrigan Fain putting out a four-hit performance between the two games, including a team-leading three RBIs by Fain. Merris Schroder tied Fain for the team lead in RBIs with three of her own, while Chandler Dare provided a 3-4 performance against the Red Raiders with a pair of RBIs.
The Crimson Tide's Madi Moore (2-1) pitched a complete-game shutout in the opener before Sydney Littlejohn (5-0), came through in a special senior day taking the win in the finale, with Alexis Osorio earning her second save.
Alabama will face UCF today to conclude the Easton Bama Bash tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. CT.
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
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Bama Men's Basketball Suffers Loss
Falls At Texas A&M 56-53
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Robert Sutton |
The loss drops Alabama to 16-12 overall, 9-7 Southeastern Conference, while the Aggies improve to
15-12, 7-9 SEC. Of the 56 points scored by A&M, 26 came from the free throw line, hitting 26-of-37. The Tide hit only seven-of-nine from the charity stripe.
Bama junior Ar'Mond Davis led the Tide in scoring with 11 points, all scored in the second half. Junior Riley Norris was just one back with 10 points. Leading defensively for UA was senior Jimmie Taylor with seven rebounds and three blocks, as well as pumping six points offensively.
The Tide was 20-of-59 (34 percent) from the field, including 6-of-23 (26 percent) from behind the three-point line. The Bama defense was able to hold the Aggies to just 2-of-12 (26 percent) from behind the three-point line, and 14-of-45 (34 percent) from the field. Bama's bench came on strong, hanging 26 on A&M while the Aggie's bench was only able to muster seven points.
Alabama returns to the court on Wednesday night against Ole Miss, with a tip time of 7:30 p.m. CT on the SEC Network. This game will be the Tide's Senior Night, recognizing the UA men's basketball senior class prior to tipoff.
| Game Stats | UA | TAMU |
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| FG% | .339 | .311 |
| 3FG% | .261 | .167 |
| FT% | .778 | .703 |
| RB | 37 | 37 |
| TO | 15 | 12 |
| STL | 5 | 6 |
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Robert Sutton |
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Robert Sutton |
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Avery Johnson Press Conference
Following Alabama Loss To Texas A&M
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Tide Men's Tennis Splits
At Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
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UA men's tennis head coach George Husack said, "Good finish this morning against Boise State. We needed to bounce back after letting Virginia Tech slip away. And finally we needed to finish strong against Texas Tech. We competed our tails off, and it was a good battle. While we didn't get the result we wanted, we performed the best of the weekend tonight. Blue Gray has prepared us for conference and we are excited to kick off the SEC portion of our schedule at home on Friday."
Alabama 4, Boise State 1
DOUBLES:
1. Mazen Osama/Alexey Nesterov (Alabama) defeated Kyle Butters/Jack Heslin (Boise State) 7-6(2)
2. Spencer Richey/Edson Ortiz (Alabama) defeated Pedro Platzeck/Greg Wischer (Boise State) 6-3
3. Harvey Shackleton/Brian Tran (Boise State) defeated Thibault Cancel/Zhe Zhou (Alabama) 7- 6(7)
SINGLES
1. No 62 Mazen Osama (Alabama) defeated Kyle Butters (Boise State) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
2. Brian Tran (Boise State) Thibault Cancel (Alabama) 6-1, 6-4
3. Edson Ortiz (Alabama) defeated Jack Heslin (Boise State) 6-3, 6-2
4. Spencer Richey (Alabama) vs. Pedro Platzeck (Boise State) 7-5, 0-1 DNF
5. Zhe Zhou (Alabama) vs. Morgan Stone (Boise State) 4-6, 0-1 DNF
6. Alexey Nesterov (Alabama) def. Greg Wischer (Boise State) 6-2, 6-0
Alabama 1, Texas Tech 4
DOUBLES
1. Connor Curry/Bjorn Thomson (Texas Tech) defeated Spencer Richey/Mazen Osama (Alabama) 6- 2
2. Carlos DiLaura/Jolan Cailleau (Texas Tech) defeated Edson Ortiz/Alexey Nesterov (Alabama) 6-1
3. Hayes Brewer/Ritchie Kruunenberg (Alabama) vs. Jackson Cobb/Alex Sendegeya (Texas Tech) 6-4 DNF
SINGLES
1. No. 62 Mazen Osama (Alabama) vs. No. 54 Jolan Cailleau (Texas Tech) 6-1, 6-6 DNF
2. Connor Curry (Texas Tech) defeated Thibault Cancel (Alabama) 6-0, 6-4
3. Bjorn Thomson (Texas Tech) defeated Edson Ortiz (Alabama) 7-6, 6-2
4. Alex Sendegeya (Texas Tech) defeated Spencer Richey (Alabama) 6-4, 6-3
5. Zhe Zhou (Alabama) vs. Carlos DiLaura (Texas Tech) 7-5, 5-2 DNF
6. Alexey Nesterov (Alabama) defeated Jackson Cobb (Texas Tech) 6-4, 6-1
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Alabama Athletics Spends $838,187 On Unlimited Meals
An NCAA ruling back several years ago said that scholarship athletes were allowed unlimited meals. Recently the University of Alabama Athletic Department released the expenses for the unlimited food, and that amount comes to $838, 187 for the meals, according to information revealed by AL.com.
The Crimson Tide football team's total came to $512,656, nearly two-thirds of the total amount spent. Breaking the total down per athlete, it comes to $6,031 apiece. It should be noted that the amount spent by the women athletes came to $161,099, relatively small in comparison.
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Alabama Football Brings In The Moolah
Alabama Football Brings In The Moolah
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - Remember that old song that goes, "We're in the money. We're in the money...."? That would fit the University of Alabama football program. The Crimson Tide is raking in the moolah, hauling in the dinero, tapping the...well, okay, you've got the idea.
Let's face it, winning brings in the millions. And under Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, Bama has, indeed, been winning. In 2016, UA has hit a new annual record in revenue...a whopping $103.9 million!
In a report from AL.com, it appears that means the Tide revenue was up 21.3 percent.
That translates into $47.7 million in profit for 2016.
According to Forbes, the football programs in The Southeastern Conference brought in a total of $476 million in the previous year though final numbers aren't available as yet for 2016.
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Celebrity Birthdays
February 26, 2017
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Celebrity Birthdays
February 26, 2017
Michael Bolton, Singer, 63
Johnny Cash, Singer, (1932-2003)
Juliet Simms, Singer, 30
Nate Ruess, Singer, 34
Kepler Pepe, Soccer player, 33
Taylor Dooley, Actress, 23
Carlos Esparza, Actor, 26
Teresa Palmer, Actress, 30
Alba Rico, Actress, 27
Tony Randall, 1920-2007
Danny Mac, Actor, 28
Max Lloyd-Jones, Actor, 25
Alex Heartman, Actor, 26
Beren Saat, Actress, 32
Morgan Brian, Soccer player, 23
Charley Webb, Actress, 28
Fats Domino, Musician, 88
Maz Jobrani, Comedian/Actor, 44
Leah Roga, Dancer, 15
Buffalo Bill Cody, (1846-1917)
Crimson Tide Women's Basketball To Host
24th-Ranked Missouri In Regular Season Finale Today
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The University of Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team (17-11, 5-10 SEC) will play host to the 24th-ranked Missouri Tigers (20-9, 10-5 SEC) in the regular season finale today in Coleman Coliseum. Game time in beautiful Tuscaloosa is set for 2 p.m. CT.
Today's big promotion is Season Ticketholder Appreciation Night, allowing all UA women's basketball season ticketholders to pick up eight additional tickets for their family and friends. Other promotions for the contest are also planned.
This key Southeastern Conference game will air live on SEC Network + with Eli Gold handling play-by-play, Rick Moody on color analysis and Hannah Chalker with courtside information and updates. The game can also be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Roger Hoover and Tyler Williams calling the action.
Today's game will be Alabama's third contest of the week. The Crimson Tide defeated the Auburn Tigers in a 63-61 overtime win on the Plains on Monday before falling to Georgia 75-61 on Thursday.
This will be the second meeting of the season between Alabama and Missouri. In the earlier meeting in Columbia, the Tide defeated the Tigers 59-58 at the buzzer, marking the first defeat Missouri has suffered on their home court this season.
