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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...

Aryna Sabalenka continues quest of first China Open win
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka overcame a sluggish start to defeat Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-4, 6-1 and move to the third round of the China Open in Beijing on Saturday.,Sabalenka won her 13th straight WTA Tour match in 76 minutes, but she wasn't completely pleased by her play.,"In the first ...

Report: Georgia's Mykel Williams a game-time decision at Alabama
Defensive lineman Mykel Williams will be a game-time decision for No. 2 Georgia's showdown at No. 4 Alabama on Saturday night, ESPN reported.,An ankle sprain has kept Williams, projected as a high first-round NFL draft pick in 2025, out of the Bulldogs' past two games after sustaining the injury on ...

Alabama A&M-Florida A&M postponed due to Tropical Storm Helene
Florida A&M has postponed Saturday's home game against Alabama A&M due to the approach of Tropical Storm Helene, the school announced Tuesday.,The game instead will be played Friday, Nov. 29, now marking the end of the regular season for both teams.,The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurrica...

Under new regime, No. 4 Alabama out to halt No. 2 Georgia's streak
One of college football's oldest rivalries will lack a familiar face on the sideline, but that won't diminish the anticipation for the meeting of perennial powers.,No. 2 Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) travels to Tuscaloosa to take on No. 4 Alabama (3-0, 0-0) on Saturday as the SEC rivals match up for the 74...

No. 14 LSU to test mettle vs. South Alabama's high-octane offense
LSU played its best defensive half of the season when it shut out visiting UCLA in the second half of a 34-17 victory last Saturday. ,It was the most positive sign for a unit that had struggled in its first three games of the season. ,The No. 14 Tigers (3-1) will get a better idea of whether last we...

No. 2 Georgia very familiar with QB, getting to know new-look No. 4 Alabama
Georgia coach Kirby Smart spent the weekend getting to know a familiar foe with relatively unfamiliar names at the top.,Smart, a former assistant coach at Alabama under Nick Saban, takes Georgia back to Tuscaloosa this week for a big-ticket SEC showdown with the Crimson Tide.,The meeting of teams ra...

Crimson Tide rare home underdogs vs. No. 2 Georgia
No. 4 Alabama opened the week as a rare home underdog for Saturday's Southeastern Conference opener against No. 2 Georgia in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,The Crimson Tide (3-0) were underdogs ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 points at various sportsbooks on Monday heading into the showdown with the Bulldogs (3-0).,Alaba...

Kirby Smart, Georgia in self-improve mode; Alabama on horizon
No. 2 Georgia started the off week zeroing in on personal improvement plans and preparation for a showdown with Alabama.,With more than one week to prepare for an opponent, the Bulldogs have won 21 games in a row under Smart. ,"I certainly attribute a lot of it to having really good players," Smart ...

Jalen Milroe dominates as No. 4 Alabama topples Wisconsin
Jalen Milroe passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more Saturday to pace fourth-ranked Alabama to a 42-10 nonconference rout of Wisconsin, which lost starting quarterback Tyler Van Dyke on its opening possession.,Van Dyke, a redshirt senior transfer from Miami, was carted off the field with an...

Wisconsin QB Tyler Van Dyke injured, out for rest of game vs. Alabama
Wisconsin starting quarterback Tyler Van Dyke was carted off the field after being injured on the opening drive against No. 4 Alabama on Saturday in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin announced at halftime that Van Dyke would miss the remainder of the game.,Van Dyke, a redshirt senior transfer from Miami, was ...

Wisconsin QB Tyler Van Dyke hurt on opening drive against Alabama
Wisconsin starting quarterback Tyler Van Dyke was carted off the field after being injured on the opening drive against No. 4 Alabama on Saturday in Madison, Wis.,Van Dyke, a redshirt senior transfer from Miami, was hurt on a third-down scramble and appeared to injure his right leg. He was replaced ...

Alabama continues NFL opening roster dominance
Alabama averaged nearly two players for all 32 NFL teams when the 2024 regular season kicked off last week.,For the eighth consecutive year, the Crimson Tide were the college program with the most or tied for the most players on NFL kickoff weekend rosters, with 61. That outpaced No. 2 Ohio State, w...

No. 4 Alabama prepares for road challenge at uneven Wisconsin
The degree of difficulty jumps exponentially for undefeated Wisconsin when fourth-ranked Alabama rolls into Camp Randall Stadium for a marquee nonconference matchup Saturday in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin (2-0) has been unimpressive in two victories. In its opener, the Badgers rallied from a 14-13 fourt...