Crimson Tide Football Double-Digit Favorite Over USC
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The Alabama Crimson Tide has been installed as a double-digit favorite over the USC Trojans in their 2016 football opener this coming fall. Bama is a 10-point favorite to defeat USC in the neutral site venue, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The Tide is also projected to fall to the Ole Miss Rebels by three this coming season according to Sportsbook, as well as losing to the Tennessee Volunteers by three and a half.
Other big game projections from around the country are Oklahoma over Ohio State by nine, LSU by 10 over Wisconsin, Clemson by 8.5 over Auburn and the biggest spread of all being Oklahoma over Texas by 14.
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Quanesha Burks Is 2016 SEC Long Jump Champion
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2nd Consecutive Year Burks Takes Title
Quanesha Burks Wins 2nd Consecutive Long Jump Title
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Bama Baseball Bests Razorbacks 8-6 Last Night
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Quanesha Burks Is 2016 SEC Long Jump Champion
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2nd Consecutive Year Burks Takes Title
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Wonder Woman has done it again!
Alabama Crimson Tide Track & Field long jumper Quanesha Burks has captured her second consecutive outdoor long jump title at the 2016 Southeastern Conference Track & Field Championships yesterday at the Sam Bailey Track & Field Complex.
Burks had a season-best jump of 22 feet 2 1/2 inches (6.77 meters) on her second jump to
outdistance runner-up Sha'Keela Sanders of Kentucky (21-8 ¼: 6.61
meters). Georgia's Chanice Porter finished third (21-8: 6.60m)
After the competition Burks commented, "It felt good just to get (the winning mark) in on my second jump. I thought, `alright, we're going to have a great day
today.' Usually I get it in on my last or second-to-last jump. I'm
thankful for today's effort. This was the first day I was able to get it
going on the first run."
Burks, a junior out of Hartselle, Alabama, now holds the top 10 long jump performances in school history,
including today's mark, which stands as the third-best in school history
behind her record 22-9, set at the North American, Central American and
Caribbean Senior Championships in Costa Rica last August and her 22-5 ¼
effort to win last year's SEC title in Starkville, Mississippi.
Congratulations, Quanesha! Roll Tide!
Quanesha Burks, 2016 SEC Outdoor Long Jump Champion
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Bama Baseball Bests Razorbacks 8-6 Last Night
The Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball team improved its record to 28-21overall and 12-12 in the SEC with an 8-6 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks last night in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
"We received another great start from Geoffrey Bramblett," said Alabama baseball head coach Mitch Gaspard.
"We did some good things on offense, particularly early in the game
when some guys were able to leave the yard and stretch the lead.
Arkansas did a good job of responding late to get back in the game, but
(Thomas) Burrows was able to close it down. This was a good Friday night
win for us."
Tide starter Geoffrey Bramblett
(5-3) picked up his fifth victory of the season, pitching 6.0 innings of baseball. The junior allowed just two earned
runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three batters in the
process. It was his second win in as many weeks and marked the first
time since March at LSU and against Tennessee in which he
earned the win in back-to-back starts.
Thomas Burrows came on in relief to ensure the victory for Alabama, entering with one down and one on in
the eighth to record the next two outs. Burrows walked one in the ninth,
but the runner would get no further than first base. The Bama junior
picked up his 11th save of the season. His 11 saves this year ties his
career-high mark, which he accomplished as a freshman in 2014.
Seven of nine Crimson Tide batters picked up at least one hit, with freshman Cobie Vance
recording a team-high two hits on the night. Vance banged out his second
home run of the season and added one RBI to go with his team-high three
runs scored. Also picking up a home run was fellow freshman Chandler Taylor, with the right fielder recording his team-high tying seventh home run and adding a career-high four RBIs on the night. Will Haynie got Bama a third home run for the night, a solo shot, and
finished with one RBI and one run scored. Haynie's homer was his sixth
during SEC play, a total that leads the team.
"You enjoy this win tonight, and tomorrow we have to get our focus back
on what we have to do," Gaspard added. "We have an opportunity to win a
series on the road [today]. There is a lot at stake in this weekend and
moving forward, so our guys have to lock in and be ready to play
baseball at a high level again [today].
The next game of the series is this evening at 6 pm CT. Alabama will start Jake Walters on the mound.
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Saban, Tide Dismiss RT Charles Baldwin From Team
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The top-ranked junior college player in ESPN's 2016 rankings, Charles Baldin, has been dismissed from the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. The reason given was for a violation of unspecified team rules.
Baldwin was a transfer from ASA College in Brooklyn, New York and was expected to compete for the starting job at right tackle for the Tide. He was highly-sought after by numerous schools coming out of junior college, including Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Michigan State.
According to Michael Cagrande of AL.com, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban confirmed the dismissal of Baldwin in a brief statement that reads, "Charles Baldwin has been dismissed from the program for a violation of team rules.
Baldwin was listed as a 4-star prospect and No. 2 JUCO transfer in the country, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.
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Alabama Softball Falls 6-4 To Auburn
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Exits SEC Tournament At 1-1
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The Tigers scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a lead over the Tide they would never relinquish.
Haylie McCleney and Andrea Hawkins both turned in multi-hit performances. McCleney scored scored two of the Tide's four runs.
Sydney Littlejohn (22-6) suffered the loss. Madi Moore came to the mound in relief for 3.1 shutout innings and holding the Tigers to just three hits. Rachael Walters (10-3) was the winning pitcher for the Tigers, with Makayla Martin picking up her third save.
The Crimson now must await its fate concerning their NCAA Tournament seeding and regional assignment which is to come Sunday night. The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will air live on ESPNU at 9 pm CT.
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Alabama Rowing Paricipates In Big 12 Championships
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The Alabama rowing team begins postseason competition today at the Big 12 Rowing Championships on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Racing is today and tomorrow.
All eight of the league's teams will be competing in preliminary heats today, with teams advancing to Petite Finals and Grand Finals on Sunday, May 15th. The First Varsity 8+ will get underway today at 1 pm CT, followed by the Second Varsity 8+ (1:30 pm), First Varsity 4+ (2 pm), Second Varsity 4+ (2:30 pm) and Third Varsity 8+ (3 pm). Alabama, Texas and Kansas will also compete in an additional Third Varsity 4+ exhibition race at 4:30 pm to close out today's action.
Tomorrow's event finals will start at 8 am CT, culminating with the First Varsity 8+ Grand Final at 10:15 am. The award ceremony will begin shortly thereafter.
Live results will be posted throughout the day at the Big 12 Championship central page and each day of the championship will be live streamed through the Big 12 Digital Network.
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Alabama Crimson Tide Swimming & Diving
Places 3 On 2016 Men's CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
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The University of Alabama swimming and diving team has placed three swimmers on the 2018 Men's Capital One Academic All-District IV Team as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America. The three Crimson Tiders are Anton McKee, Connor Oslin and Pavel Romanov.
The three young men will now advance to the national ballot for the 2016 Academic All-America At-Large Team. The men's at-large team spans the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo, volleyball and wrestling.
UA is the only school with three student-athletes on the District IV list, as well as the only one among all eight district teams to have three student-athletes from the same team earn the honor. McKee and Oslin earned district honors for the second year in a row while Romanov made the team for the first time.
To qualify for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30 on a scale of 4.0, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at her current institution.
