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No. 7 Alabama rallies, survives South Carolina upset bid
Jalen Milroe rushed for two touchdowns and passed for one and No. 7 Alabama trailed in the fourth quarter before escaping with a 27-25 victory over South Carolina on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Domani Jackson made the game-sealing interception as time expired for the...
Aryna Sabalenka seeks third consecutive Wuhan Open title
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka moved closer to her third consecutive championship at the Wuhan Open after coming from a set down to defeat fourth-seeded Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.,The semifinal win moved Sabalenka to 4-4 in her career meetings with Gauff. Sabalenka now is 16-0 on the hardcourts...
Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka to square off in Wuhan semifinal
Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka set up a semifinals showdown with quick victories Friday over a pair of Polish opponents at the Wuhan Open in China.,Gauff defeated Magda Linette 6-0, 6-4 in 84 minutes -- a minute longer than it took Sabalenka to knock out Magdalena Frech 6-2, 6-2.,Gauff, the fourth s...
Coco Gauff reaches Wuhan quarters, Jessica Pegula out
Coco Gauff extended her winning streak in China to eight matches and advanced to the Wuhan Open quarterfinals Thursday with a 6-4, 6-1 win over 13th-seeded Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine.,The fourth-seeded Gauff is trying to become only the second player to sweep the WTA 1000 events in Beijing and Wuhan i...
Aryna Sabalenka tops Katerina Siniakova, stays perfect in Wuhan
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka recorded a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Czech Katerina Siniakova in the second round of the Wuhan Open on Wednesday in China.,Sabalenka followed up a first-round bye by benefitting from seven double faults by Siniakova to win the match in 94 minutes and improve to 13-0 all-time i...
No. 7 Alabama, facing South Carolina, looks to get past shock loss
Alabama attempts to move on from an embarrassing setback when it faces South Carolina in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,The then-No. 1 Crimson Tide lost 40-35 at lowly Vanderbilt last weekend, a result that sent tremors through the college football landscape.,The Commod...
Alabama DT Jehiem Oatis leaves team, will transfer
Alabama junior defensive tackle and former top 75 recruit Jehiem Oatis is taking a redshirt this season and will enter the transfer portal this winter over a lack of playing time with the No. 7 Crimson Tide. ,Oatis started 13 games in his first two seasons in Tuscaloosa under former coach Nick Saban...
Texas No. 1, Alabama falls to No. 7 in AP Top 25 poll
After spending one week atop the AP Top 25 college football poll, Alabama tumbled to No. 7 following a monumental upset at Vanderbilt on Saturday and Texas returned to the top spot after Week 6.,Texas, which was idle this week, faces its toughest test to date on Saturday when the Longhorns (5-0, 1-0...
Alabama’s Loss to Vanderbilt Bring Questions About Readiness After Signature Win
Coming off an impressive victory against Georgia, Alabama responded with an embarrassing loss to Vanderbilt, something that hasn't happened since the 1980s....
Vanderbilt jumps ahead early, never trails in stunning upset of No. 1 Alabama
Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns as the Commodores shocked top-ranked Alabama, 40-35, at First Bank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday.,Pavia connected on 19 of 25 throws, with six going to tight end Eli Stowers for 113 yards.,Vanderbilt, a 23 1/2-point underdog ...
Vanderbilt Commodores Just Made History With Upset Victory Against Alabama
The Vanderbilt Commodores upset Alabama 40-35 in a historic victory for the program as they've rebuilt under Clark Lea....
Blue Jackets sign F Kevin Labanc to one-year contract
The Columbus Blue Jackets signed forward Kevin Labanc to a one-year, $775,000 contract on Saturday.,Labanc, 28, recorded six goals and an assist during four games in the preseason with the New Jersey Devils, however he did not receive a contract from the team following a professional tryout agreemen...
Aryna Sabalenka storms into quarterfinals in Beijing
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka cruised into the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over No. 18 Madison Keys in just 65 minutes on Wednesday at the China Open in Beijing.,It is the 10th consecutive WTA Tour quarterfinal for the Belarusian star. The reigning U.S. Open champion has tied her personal bes...
No. 1 Alabama aims to continue dominance of Vanderbilt
Top-ranked Alabama looks to take another step towards a league title and the College Football Playoff when it travels to Nashville, Tenn., to face Vanderbilt in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday.,It'll be the conference home opener for the Commodores (2-2, 0-1 SEC), and the first conference r...
Kalen DeBoer, No. 1 Alabama riding high after taming Georgia
One month into the first season as Alabama head coach, Kalen DeBoer checked off a couple of bucket-list items by beating Georgia in an epic comeback that puts the Crimson Tide in the SEC driver's seat.,DeBoer's first SEC game was an instant classic. The Crimson Tide scored 28 points on their first 2...
Aryna Sabalenka continues winning ways in China Open
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka extended her winning streak to 14 matches with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Ashlyn Krueger on Monday in the third round of the China Open in Beijing.,Sabalenka, of Belarus, won 71.8 percent of her first-serve points to dispatch Krueger in 74 minutes. ,"Maybe right now I'm not p...
Alabama back in familiar spot atop AP Top 25 poll
Buoyed by a dramatic come-from-ahead victory over Georgia on Saturday night, Alabama jumped three spots into the No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll after Week 5.,The Crimson Tide had not been atop the rankings since Oct. 2, 2022, with the latest poll making 16 of 17 s...
No. 4 Alabama ends No. 2 Georgia's 42-game win streak
Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more and Zabien Brown made a game-saving interception as No. 4 Alabama recorded a wild 41-34 victory over No. 2 Georgia on Saturday night in a Southeastern Conference showdown at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Alabama blew a 28-point second-quarter lead an...
Garrett Nussmeier accounts for 4 TDs as No. 14 LSU routs South Alabama
Garrett Nussmeier had two touchdown passes and a pair of touchdown runs as No. 14 LSU defeated South Alabama 42-10 in a nonconference game Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Nussmeier, who was tied for second in the country with 13 touchdown passes and seventh in passing yards per game (311.75), com...
Week 5: Georgia-Alabama Preview, Props, Prediction
Georgia traveling to play bitter SEC rival Alabama on Saturday is one of the most highly anticipated regular-season games of the season, so it stands to reason that it has also been the most popular Week 5 play at most sportsbooks.,"Georgia-Alabama will be the most bet game so far this season," BetM...