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Alabama WR/PR Cole Adams (lower body) done for season
Alabama will be without wide receiver/punt returner Cole Adams for the rest of the season due to a lower-body injury, coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday.,Adams suffered the injury early in Alabama's 34-0 win over Missouri on Oct. 26. The Crimson Tide are returning from a bye week.,"With his injury, he'l...

Aryna Sabalenka clinches semifinal spot at WTA Finals Riyadh
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated No. 4 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy 6-3, 7-5 on Monday to improve to 2-0 at the WTA Finals Riyadh and guarantee herself a spot in the semifinals in Saudi Arabia.,Sabalenka opened the tournament Saturday with a straight-sets victory over China's Qinwen ...

Mark Sears, No. 2 Alabama to get started vs. UNC Asheville
Alabama reached new heights last season by reaching the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.,Now the task is getting back to the pinnacle of the sport.,The No. 2 Crimson Tide will start their path toward another standout season when they open against UNC Asheville on Monday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,A...
2025 NFL Draft: Top Midseason Quarterback Prospects
As the college football season meets the halfway point, keep an eye on these top five quarterback prospects that will look to make an impact in the NFL next year....

No. 15 Alabama has more than enough offense in shutout of No. 21 Missouri
Jalen Milroe passed for 215 yards and rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown as No. 15 Alabama defeated No. 21 Missouri 34-0 on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Milroe completed 16 of 25 passes as the Crimson Tide (6-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) outgained the Tigers (6-2, 2-2) 486-239.,Justice Haynes ru...

Stakes high for No. 15 Alabama as No. 21 Missouri visits
No. 15 Alabama will look to get back into the College Football Playoff race when it hosts No. 21 Missouri in a Southeastern Conference game Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,The Crimson Tide (5-2, 2-2) are coming off a 24-17 loss at then-No. 11 Tennessee last week. That raised the stakes for Al...

Alabama zeroes in on 'emotional discipline' with Mizzou up next
Mistakes, penalties and failed execution are putting Alabama on the wrong side of the fine line between winning and losing the SEC. ,That is the view of first-year head coach Kalen DeBoer, who said Monday the team is responding like a group that "wants to be great" on the heels of a loss to Tennesse...

Aryna Sabalenka supplants Iga Swiatek at World No. 1
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka returned to World No. 1 in the latest WTA rankings, dropping Polish star Iga Swiatek to No. 2.,Sabalenka, a three-time Grand Slam champion, including this year's U.S. Open, spent eight weeks at No. 1 last year. Swiatek had been No. 1 for the past 11 months.,Although neithe...

No. 11 Tennessee overcomes scoreless first half to beat No. 7 Alabama
Nico Iamaleava threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Chris Brazzell II with 5:52 remaining to help No. 11 Tennessee record a 24-17 victory over No. 7 Alabama on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference showdown in Knoxville, Tenn.,Dylan Sampson rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries as the V...

Auburn commit Donovan Starr to visit Alabama, Michigan
Donovan Starr, one of the top defensive backs in the 2025 recruiting class, will visit Michigan and Alabama, despite already having committed to play at Auburn, according to multiple reports Wednesday.,Starr reportedly will make an official visit to Michigan on Oct. 26 when the Wolverines host in-st...

Jalen Milroe, No. 7 Alabama set sights on No. 11 Tennessee
In past seasons, losing a second game on the third Saturday in October would leave a team's playoffs hope in major jeopardy.,But with the current campaign being the first for a 12-team playoff, a second loss this soon is no longer a killer. That's good news for No. 7 Alabama and No. 11 Tennessee whe...

Aryna Sabalenka captures third straight Wuhan title
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka completed a three-peat at the Wuhan Open with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win over fifth-seeded Qinwen Zheng in the final on Sunday.,Sabalenka won the tournament in both 2018 and 2019 before running her record to 17-0 on the hardcourts of Wuhan after dispatching Zheng in two hours, 40...

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...