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Labaron Philon Jr. lifts No. 11 Alabama over No. 8 Illinois
Labaron Philon Jr. scored 10 of his team-high 24 points in the final 2:24 as No. 11 Alabama held off No. 8 Illinois for a 90-86 nonconference victory on Wednesday night in Chicago., ,Philon drove for a layup, tipped in his own miss, swished a 3-pointer from the top of the key and zipped into the pai...
After loss, No. 10 Alabama eager to keep it 'simple' vs. Eastern Illinois
Beating Eastern Illinois on Saturday afternoon would do nothing to bolster Alabama's College Football Playoff hopes.,But a loss to the struggling FCS program almost certainly would extinguish them.,The No. 10 Crimson Tide will take a break from the rigors of Southeastern Conference play when they fa...
No. 8 Illinois takes on No. 11 Alabama in battle of boards
In No. 11 Alabama's most recent game, Purdue outrebounded the Crimson Tide by 24 on live balls - going a long way toward explaining why the Boilermakers came away with a seven-point win on Alabama's home court., ,"That's embarrassing," said Alabama coach Nate Oats. "In life, in sports, the team that...
Colorado starts fast, leads wire-to-wire to stay perfect
Bangot Dak scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Sebastian Rancik added 14 points, and Colorado cruised to a 94-66 victory over Alabama State on Monday night at the CU Events Center in Boulder, Colo.,The Buffaloes (4-0) led wire-to-wire. Dak scored the game's first six points with four free t...
Reserves lead the way as Clemson downs North Alabama
RJ Godfrey scored a game-high 16 points off the bench Monday to help Clemson post an 81-61 victory over visiting North Alabama.,Fellow reserve Zac Foster added 14 points while Carter Welling chipped in 13 points and nine rebounds for the Tigers (4-1), who outrebounded North Alabama 46-29. Jake Wahli...
Clemson looking for bounce-back effort vs. North Alabama
Looking to rebound from its first loss of the season, Clemson hosts North Alabama in the programs' first meeting on Monday.,After breezing through three outings against New Hampshire, Gardner-Webb and Morehead State, Clemson (3-1) faced its first true test on Saturday, falling 79-74 at Georgetown.,T...
Colorado's defense trending upward as Alabama State visits
Off to a 3-0 start, Colorado will look to continue trending in the right direction when it welcomes Alabama State on Monday night in Boulder, Colo.,The Buffaloes, who had a rare losing season under Tad Boyle last year, had narrow home victories over Big Sky opponents Montana State and Eastern Washin...
Texas A&M loses 1st-place votes in AP Top 25; Georgia climbs to No. 4
After hammering Texas in SEC play on Saturday, Georgia climbed into the No. 4 spot vacated by Alabama in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday.,Ole Miss, Oregon, Texas Tech and Oklahoma also made jumps in the top 10 while Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M - college football's three undefe...
Raegan Beers leads No. 6 Oklahoma past North Alabama
Raegan Beers had 20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots as No. 6 Oklahoma rolled to an 89-61 win against North Alabama on Friday afternoon in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (3-1) led 57-33 at halftime and held the Lions (3-1) to 32.4% shooting. Oklahoma's superior size produced a 53-40 edge in re...
Braden Smith helps guide No. 2 Purdue to win at No. 8 Alabama
Braden Smith scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half and collected seven rebounds to lead No. 2 Purdue to an 87-80 victory over No. 8 Alabama on Thursday night in a nonconference showdown at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 19 points and matched his career best of 15 rebounds in his...
No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 8 Alabama: Rankings, respect on line
Purdue fell out of the top spot in the country after a victory. Alabama's coach said people aren't holding his club in the correct level of esteem.,So perhaps it will be a battle of disrespected teams when No. 2 Purdue faces No. 8 Alabama in an early season top-10 showdown on Thursday night in Tusca...
No. 4 Alabama locked in, keeps unforgettable loss to Oklahoma in '24 top of mind
Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer wants his players to remember what happened when the Crimson Tide played Oklahoma last season.,Sooners coach Brent Venables hopes his team carries over the lessons of that game without dwelling on the result. ,No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 4 Alabama square off Saturday in Tuscal...
No. 4 Alabama shuts down LSU to stay undefeated in SEC play
Ty Simpson threw for 277 yards and a touchdown Saturday night as No. 4 Alabama stayed unbeaten in the Southeastern Conference by stopping visiting LSU 20-9 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Simpson completed 21 of 35 passes, again carrying the offensive load for the Crimson Tide (8-1, 6-0 SEC). His 13-yard strike...
No. 15 Alabama withstands comeback to top No. 5 St. John's
Labaron Philon produced another strong performance with 25 points as No. 15 Alabama took control late in the first half and withstood a comeback attempt by fifth-ranked St. John's in an impressive 103-96 victory Saturday afternoon in New York.,Philon made 10 of 17 shots and had help from two players...
Elena Rybakina jolts Aryna Sabalenka to win WTA Finals crown
Sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina pocketed $5.235 million by defeating World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the championship match of the WTA Finals on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion from Kazakhstan, recorded 13 aces and extended her winning streak to 11 matches with a 6...
Florida State starts hot, cruises past Alabama State
Lajae Jones scored 20 points and Florida State continued its run of blowouts against overmatched opponents to begin the season with a 101-64 win over Alabama State Friday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Jones hit his first six shots and first four 3-pointers, finishing 8-of-10 shooting with six rebounds ...
Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina advance to WTA Finals title match
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka delivered 12 aces while knocking off fourth-seeded Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday to reach the championship match of the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Sabalenka hit 30 winners and saved 6 of 9 break points on her way to winning the semifinal match in two ho...
No. 5 St. John's, No. 15 Alabama begin tough nonleague slates
After guiding St. John's to its best season in four decades, coach Rick Pitino sought a tougher nonconference schedule to better prepare his players for the rigors of conference and postseason games.,One of those games arrives Saturday afternoon when the fifth-ranked Red Storm send out their revampe...
Robert McCray V, Florida State back to work against Alabama State
Robert McCray V delivered some program history in Luke Loucks' Florida State coaching debut Tuesday night.,The Jacksonville transfer guard dished a program-record 17 assists in the Seminoles' season-opening 108-76 win over Alcorn State, nearly doubling his previous career high of nine and posting th...
Alabama legend, NFL standout Woodrow Lowe dies at 71
College Football Hall of Famer Woodrow Lowe, a former Alabama All-American and standout NFL linebacker, died on Thursday after a lengthy illness. He was 71.,Lowe's younger brother Eddie, the mayor of Phenix City, Ala., confirmed the death to AL.com.,Woodrow Lowe was a three-time first-team All-Ameri...