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Alabama QB Jalen Milroe blazes 40 at pro day with Steelers front and center
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe posted a 40 time in the 4.5-second range at the Crimson Tide pro day in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday morning. ,NFL Network reported some in attendance clocked Milroe as fast as 4.37 seconds on his first of two 40-yard dash attempts. ,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data...
Alabama may be without key piece vs. 15 seed Robert Morris
Alabama begins its push to reach its second straight Final Four as it prepares to face Robert Morris in a first-round game of the East Region of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon at Cleveland.,The Crimson Tide (25-8), who drew a No. 2 seed in the region following a loss to Florida in the SEC t...
Top-seed Auburn to open vs. First Four winner Alabama State
Auburn, the No. 1 overall seed, now has an opponent for its first-round game in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Lexington, Ky.,It will be in-state foe Alabama State, a 70-68 winner Tuesday night against St. Francis (Pa.) in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. The Hornets authored ...
Alabama State stuns Saint Francis for last-second First Four victory
DAYTON, Ohio -- Amarr Knox grabbed a loose ball on a length-of-the-court heave and put in the game-winning layup with one second remaining to lift Alabama State to a thrilling 70-68 win over Saint Francis Tuesday night in the First Four.,Knox scored a team-high 16 points and TJ Madlock, son of head ...
South Alabama fuming after NIT bid is rescinded
South Alabama coach Richie Riley is fuming after his program accepted a bid to the NIT on Sunday evening and had the invitation rescinded later that night.,Riley informed his players that they would be playing in the tournament after the NIT told him it was OK to do so.,But UC Riverside had invitati...
Saint Francis, Alabama State meet for right to face top-seed Auburn
DAYTON, Ohio -- A pair of No. 16 seeds will square off Tuesday night for the right to take on the top overall seed of the NCAA Tournament when Saint Francis (Pa.) battles Alabama State in the opener of the First Four., ,The winner will play No. 1 Auburn on Thursday in a first-round South Region game...
East Region: No. 1 Duke's chance for title run goes through Cooper Flagg
A decade has passed since Duke won its most recent of five national championships, the longest title drought for the program since claiming its first in 1991. All five of those titles came under the direction of legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski.,Duke has the firepower in 2025 to end an excruciating w...
Mirra Andreeva wins Indian Wells with upset of Aryna Sabalenka
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva recorded six aces and overcame a first-set deficit to post a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday at Indian Wells, Calif.,The ninth-seeded Andreeva is the tournament's third-youngest champion at 17 years, 301 days...
No. 4 Florida aims to continue sharp shooting vs. No. 5 Alabama
Neither Florida nor Alabama trailed in their respective Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinal contests.,Something will have to give one day later when the second-seeded Gators (28-4) and third-seeded Crimson Tide (25-7) battle in the semifinals on Saturday afternoon in Nashville.,No. 4-ran...
Mirra Andreeva, 17, advances to Indian Wells final
Seventeen-year-old Mirra Andreeva is on the rise on the WTA Tour, and even the defending champion couldn't stop her from getting to the final of the BNP Paribas Open.,The ninth-seeded Russian upset second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-3 on Friday in Indian Wells, Calif.,Andreeva's opp...
No. 5 Alabama goes wire to wire in win over No. 15 Kentucky
Labaron Philon scored 21 points and No. 5 Alabama never trailed while routing No. 15 Kentucky 99-70 in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Friday in Nashville.,The Crimson Tide (25-7), who pulled away thanks to a 54-32 scoring advantage in the second half, will play No. 4 ...
Orlando City sign 16-year-old M Gustavo Caraballo
Orlando City SC announced the signing of 16-year-old midfielder Gustavo Caraballo on Friday.,At 16 years and 198 days old, he is the youngest player in club history to sign a first-team contract.,The Venezuela native's homegrown deal runs through 2027 and includes an option for 2028.,"This is a grea...
No. 5 Alabama makes SEC tournament debut vs. No. 15 Kentucky
Alabama knows that neither success nor failure in the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville is necessarily a predictor of what will happen in the NCAA Tournament., ,The No. 5-ranked Crimson Tide (24-7) have won the conference tournament twice in the last four seasons but didn't advance pas...
Iga Swiatek makes Indian Wells semis ... again
Defending champion Iga Swiatek made history in Indian Wells, Calif., on Thursday, becoming the first woman to advance to the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open four years in a row.,The second-seeded Polish player rolled past eighth-seeded Qinwen Zheng of China 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals.,Swiatek,...
No. 7 Alabama stuns No. 1 Auburn in overtime upset
Mark Sears connected on a 15-foot floater as time expired in overtime to give No. 7 Alabama a dramatic 93-91 victory over top-ranked Auburn in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday afternoon.,Sears had a quiet game with nine points but hit the big shot to give the Crimson Tide (24-7, 13-5 SEC) a ...
No. 7 Alabama searching for extra gear in finale vs. No. 1 Auburn
No. 7 Alabama isn't out of gas, even if the tank has looked closer to empty than full in recent weeks.,Alabama (23-7, 12-5 SEC) has dropped four of its last six games and can't finish higher than third place in the SEC as it wraps up the regular season at top-ranked Auburn on Saturday,The slide star...
Alex Condon, No. 5 Florida power past No. 7 Alabama
Alex Condon scored a career-best 27 points and collected 10 rebounds and No. 5 Florida clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Southeastern Conference tournament with a solid 99-94 victory over No. 7 Alabama on Wednesday at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Walter Clayton Jr. recorded 22 points, eight assists and fi...
High stakes in play as No. 5 Florida visits No. 7 Alabama
The No. 2 seed in the Southeastern Conference tournament is up for grabs, and the team that earns it just may land a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.,That means there is plenty to play for when No. 5 Florida faces No. 7 Alabama on Wednesday night at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,The Gators (25-4) and Crimson T...
Manel Kape ends Asu Almabayev's win streak at Fight Night
Flyweight Manel Kape earned a third-round TKO stoppage at 2:16, halting the 17-fight winning streak of Asu Almabayev in the main event on Saturday in Las Vegas at UFC Fight Night.,Kape (21-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) made his intentions clear he wants a flyweight title shot in his next fight but paused to remin...
No. 5 Tennessee stuns No. 6 Alabama on Jahmai Mashack buzzer-beater
Tennessee's Jahmai Mashack drained a long 3-pointer at the buzzer as the No. 5 Volunteers miraculously rallied past the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide 79-76 in a Southeastern Conference battle on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn.,Vying for a No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed with Alabama, the Volunteers (...