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Alabama softball: A look at the UT-Martin Skyhawks
Only a week removed from Alabama softball head coach Patrick Murphy’s Southeastern Conference Tournament title, the Crimson Tide will open play in the NCAA Tournament on Friday against the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks in Tuscaloosa. The winner will play the winner of the Georgia Tech versus South Alabama game. The Skyhawks are the recent winners of the [...]
Read More →Crimson Tide picks up 2013 quarterback commitment
The Alabama Crimson Tide picked up a commitment from one of the nation’s best quarterback prospects. Cooper Bateman, a 6-foot-3, 190 pound quarterback from Salt Lake City, Utah, committed to the Crimson Tide today over offers from Auburn, LSU, Washington and Florida. Bateman is rated a four-star prospect by most scouting services and had been [...]
Read More →Alabama baseball beats Troy 10-5, closes out non-conference play
The Alabama baseball team has had quite a rough season. The Crimson Tide was 18-33 heading into Tuesday’s game against in-state opponent Troy, and Coach Mitch Gaspard’s team had a chance to finish out non-conference play with a victory. They did just that. Alabama knocked off Troy 10-5 behind the pitching efforts of Taylor Guilbeau, [...]
Read More →Freshman to watch: Amari Cooper
During the summer, CrimsonConfidential.com will look at different freshman from the 2012 recruiting class that could potentially make an impact during the upcoming season. The Alabama Crimson Tide lost a lot of key receivers after the 2011 season. Seniors Darius Hanks, Marquis Maze and Brandon Gibson moved on to the NFL or other endeavors. Ronald [...]
Read More →Alabama softball earns No. 2 overall seed
The Alabama softball team finally found out its NCAA Tournament fate on Sunday evening. The Crimson Tide earned the No. 2 seed overall, and will play UT-Martin in the Tuscaloosa Regional. Should the Crimson Tide win, it would then take on the winner of Georgia Tech and South Alabama, which is also taking place in [...]
Read More →Weekend update: Around the Capstone
Very rarely does a weekend pass by in Tuscaloosa that the University of Alabama’s athletic teams don’t make the news. This past weekend was no different. The baseball team took on No. 7 Kentucky, the women’s tennis team began competition in the NCAA Tournament, the softball team won the Southeastern Conference Tournament and men’s basketball [...]
Read More →SEC Champions: Alabama softball wins SEC tournament title with 10-1 victory against Florida
The top seeded Alabama softball team had a chance for a fifth Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship on Saturday afternoon against third seeded Florida. They would have to do it without sophomore Jackie Traina. She had pitched all of Alabama’s previous 606 pitches, and head coach Patrick Murphy decided that the team’s best option for preserving [...]
Read More →SEC Championship Game is Set
Sophomore pitcher Jackie Traina pulled a Houdini act this afternoon at Rhoads Stadium. Traina and Alabama shut out #15 Georgia 1-0 in the second semi-final of the SEC Tournament scattering 6 hits in a complete game. Traina, the SEC Pitcher of the Year, had 5 strikeouts including 2 in the final inning with runners on [...]
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Alabama softball: A look at the UT-Martin Skyhawks
Only a week removed from Alabama softball head coach Patrick Murphy’s Southeastern Conference Tournament title, the Crimson Tide will open play in the NCAA Tournament on Friday against the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks in Tuscaloosa. The winner will play the winner of the Georgia Tech versus South Alabama game. The Skyhawks are the recent winners of the [...]
Read More →Crimson Tide picks up 2013 quarterback commitment
The Alabama Crimson Tide picked up a commitment from one of the nation’s best quarterback prospects. Cooper Bateman, a 6-foot-3, 190 pound quarterback from Salt Lake City, Utah, committed to the Crimson Tide today over offers from Auburn, LSU, Washington and Florida. Bateman is rated a four-star prospect by most scouting services and had been [...]
Read More →Freshman to watch: Amari Cooper
During the summer, CrimsonConfidential.com will look at different freshman from the 2012 recruiting class that could potentially make an impact during the upcoming season. The Alabama Crimson Tide lost a lot of key receivers after the 2011 season. Seniors Darius Hanks, Marquis Maze and Brandon Gibson moved on to the NFL or other endeavors. Ronald [...]
Read More →Freshman to watch: Landon Collins
During the summer, CrimsonConfidential.com will look at different freshman from the 2012 recruiting class that could potentially make an impact during the upcoming season. Throughout Nick Saban’s time in Tuscaloosa he has been able to utilize the talents of numerous freshman during their first season at the Capstone. Mark Ingram was used in numerous roles [...]
Read More →What We Learned: Barrett Jones
This is the third edition of a five-part series looking at different positions using what we learned from spring practice. The school year has come to a close, and in just a few days most members of the Crimson Tide football team will return home to spend time with family before returning to Tuscaloosa for [...]
Read More →Numerous former Alabama players sign free agent contracts
The Alabama Crimson Tide had eight players drafted in the 2012 NFL Draft. Four players were taken in the first round, and it wasn’t until the seventh and final round that the last Alabama player was drafted. The draft wasn’t the only source for former Alabama players to receive opportunities to play in the NFL. [...]
Read More →Eight Tide players drafted in 2012
The NFL Draft has come and gone, and there were eight Alabama players drafted. There were a few surprises in story lines, but overall it was a good few days for former Alabama players. The Cleveland Browns made a little noise before the draft even began. The Browns traded up to secure a chance to [...]
Read More →Phillip Sims transferring from Alabama
It has been speculated for quite a while, but nothing ever came from it. Now, it’s official. Redshirt sophomore Phillip Sims is transferring from the University of Alabama following the spring semester. A statement released by the University of Alabama cited ‘personal reasons’ as the primary factor behind the decision. “This was a very difficult [...]
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Alabama softball: A look at the UT-Martin Skyhawks
Only a week removed from Alabama softball head coach Patrick Murphy’s Southeastern Conference Tournament title, the Crimson Tide will open play in the NCAA Tournament on Friday against the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks in Tuscaloosa. The winner will play the winner of the Georgia Tech versus South Alabama game. The Skyhawks are the recent winners of the [...]
Read More →Alabama softball earns No. 2 overall seed
The Alabama softball team finally found out its NCAA Tournament fate on Sunday evening. The Crimson Tide earned the No. 2 seed overall, and will play UT-Martin in the Tuscaloosa Regional. Should the Crimson Tide win, it would then take on the winner of Georgia Tech and South Alabama, which is also taking place in [...]
Read More →Weekend update: Around the Capstone
Very rarely does a weekend pass by in Tuscaloosa that the University of Alabama’s athletic teams don’t make the news. This past weekend was no different. The baseball team took on No. 7 Kentucky, the women’s tennis team began competition in the NCAA Tournament, the softball team won the Southeastern Conference Tournament and men’s basketball [...]
Read More →SEC Champions: Alabama softball wins SEC tournament title with 10-1 victory against Florida
The top seeded Alabama softball team had a chance for a fifth Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship on Saturday afternoon against third seeded Florida. They would have to do it without sophomore Jackie Traina. She had pitched all of Alabama’s previous 606 pitches, and head coach Patrick Murphy decided that the team’s best option for preserving [...]
Read More →SEC Championship Game is Set
Sophomore pitcher Jackie Traina pulled a Houdini act this afternoon at Rhoads Stadium. Traina and Alabama shut out #15 Georgia 1-0 in the second semi-final of the SEC Tournament scattering 6 hits in a complete game. Traina, the SEC Pitcher of the Year, had 5 strikeouts including 2 in the final inning with runners on [...]
Read More →Traina continues phenomenal play
Alabama softball head coach Patrick Murphy already knew how good sophomore Jackie Traina was in the circle. She recently won the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year award, and on Friday afternoon she put the Crimson Tide one step closer to another SEC title. The sophomore from Naples, Fla. was simply phenomenal on Friday. She [...]
Read More →No. 1 seed Alabama softball tops No. 8 seed Mississippi State, 5-2
The third ranked and top-seeded Alabama softball team returned to the diamond on Thursday night as the Tide began its postseason play in the SEC Tournament. The Tide didn’t have to travel far, as this year’s tournament is being held in Tuscaloosa. Who did the Tide have to face? None other than long-time friend of [...]
Read More →No. 3 Alabama softball brings home numerous individual awards
You usually don’t win a regular season conference title without the help of some phenomenal athletes. The third ranked Alabama softball team won the SEC regular season title this past Sunday, and on Wednesday the players that made the Tide’s regular season so special were recognized with numerous awards. The SEC Coach of the Year [...]
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Alabama baseball beats Troy 10-5, closes out non-conference play
The Alabama baseball team has had quite a rough season. The Crimson Tide was 18-33 heading into Tuesday’s game against in-state opponent Troy, and Coach Mitch Gaspard’s team had a chance to finish out non-conference play with a victory. They did just that. Alabama knocked off Troy 10-5 behind the pitching efforts of Taylor Guilbeau, [...]
Read More →Weekend update: Around the Capstone
Very rarely does a weekend pass by in Tuscaloosa that the University of Alabama’s athletic teams don’t make the news. This past weekend was no different. The baseball team took on No. 7 Kentucky, the women’s tennis team began competition in the NCAA Tournament, the softball team won the Southeastern Conference Tournament and men’s basketball [...]
Read More →Football to Baseball
After being National champions in many sports it is not a secret that at The University of Alabama there is no problem recruiting the best athletes. It is very difficult to be qualified as a college athlete making it seem impossible to ever be considered to play two different sports at the college level. The [...]
Read More →Meet Taylor Dugas
Some say that he is the Crimson Tide’s best player but anyone that knows him knows that he is an even better person than a player. An all around team player who hands out the accolades to anyone who deserved it before even mentioning anything he accomplished. With his long career at the University of [...]
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Weekend update: Around the Capstone
Very rarely does a weekend pass by in Tuscaloosa that the University of Alabama’s athletic teams don’t make the news. This past weekend was no different. The baseball team took on No. 7 Kentucky, the women’s tennis team began competition in the NCAA Tournament, the softball team won the Southeastern Conference Tournament and men’s basketball [...]
Read More →How They Got There
When Coach Anthony Grant looks in the mirror in the future and sees a gray hair, he’ll think back to the 2011-12 Alabama basketball team and thank them for it. His third year at the Capstone has been his most stressful and volatile. Multiple suspensions, injuries, and maddening inconsistent play have most certainly contributed to [...]
Read More →Season Rewind: Alabama Basketball
As the clock hit triple-zeroes in Greensboro, North Carolina – the site for Alabama’s second- round match-up against Creighton in the NCAA tournament – the feeling of disappointment was overwhelming amongst Crimson Tide fans and players alike. The goal for any team that makes the NCAA Tournament is to earn a spot in the Final [...]
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Headlines- Big Ten: Bid could decide national title location May 17, 2012How about a national championship game in Detroit? Or Minneapolis? What about Boston or New York? […]
- Ohio St.'s Meyer: Leadership brings the rings May 16, 2012A new coach is relying a lot on team leaders to drive the ballyhooed "Urban Renewal" project at Ohio State. […]
- Irish LB charged for remark during Rees arrest May 16, 2012Prosecutors charged Notre Dame linebacker Carlo Calabrese with a misdemeanor count of intimidation Wednesday for allegedly making threatening remarks to a police officer after quarterback Tommy Rees was arrested near an off-campus party. […]
- Sandusky renews effort to throw out charges May 16, 2012Jerry Sandusky again asked a judge to throw out the child sexual abuse charges against him on Wednesday, arguing that some counts are too vague to defend and others involve alleged victims whose identities have not been determined. […]
- Maisel: Change through renewal May 16, 2012More than any other quality, spring football is about renewal. That is true every spring on every campus, but never more so than in 2012. […]
- Big Ten: Bid could decide national title location May 17, 2012