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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. 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...

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...

Labaron Philon leads No. 15 Alabama to easy win over North Dakota
Labaron Philon scored a career-high 22 points and added eight assists to lead No. 15 Alabama to an easy 91-62 victory over North Dakota on Monday night in the season opener for both teams in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Houston Mallette added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Crimson Tide. Amari Allen regist...

No. 4 Alabama's late TD foils South Carolina's upset bid
Germie Bernard scored on a 25-yard direct snap with 34 seconds remaining to help No. 4 Alabama rally to a 29-22 victory over South Carolina in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday afternoon at Columbia, S.C.,Bernard also had a late touchdown catch and DaShawn Jones registered a pick-six as the C...

Ex-Alabama QB AJ McCarron launches campaign for lieutenant governor
Former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron is running for lieutenant governor in the state's 2026 election, he announced Thursday.,The Mobile native and two-time national champion with the Crimson Tide released a statement on YouTube.,"When Coach (Nick) Saban recruited me to play quarterback for the Uni...

Pick-six sparks No. 6 Alabama to win over No. 11 Tennessee
Zabien Brown returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown and Ty Simpson passed for two touchdowns to lead No. 6 Alabama to a 37-20 victory over No. 11 Tennessee in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday night at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Jam Miller and Daniel Hill rushed for touchdowns and Isaiah Hor...

Alabama RB Jam Miller (concussion) questionable vs. Tennessee
Alabama running back Jam Miller is in concussion protocol and is questionable for Saturday night's Southeastern Conference showdown between the No. 6 Crimson Tide and No. 11 Tennessee in Tuscaloosa.,Head coach Kalen DeBoer confirmed Wednesday that Miller sustained the injury late in last weekend's 2...

No. 6 Alabama clashes with No. 11 Tennessee, seeking sixth straight win
Alabama didn't leave a good impression to start the campaign, but the No. 6 Crimson Tide look sparkling at the midway point of the regular season.,After losing to Florida State, Alabama has five straight victories as it prepares to battle No. 11 Tennessee in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday ...

No. 10 Alabama avenges historic loss to No. 16 Vanderbilt
Ty Simpson passed for 340 yards and two touchdowns to help No. 10 Alabama notch a 30-14 victory over No. 16 Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Jam Miller rushed for 136 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries, Conor Talty kicked three field goals and K...

No. 16 Vanderbilt confident, hoping for 'fun time' at No. 10 Alabama
Diego Pavia delivered Vanderbilt's biggest victory ever when he guided the Commodores past then-No. 1 Alabama last season in a monumental upset.,Pavia's next task is producing another mammoth triumph in the rematch to continue the program's best start since 2008.,Pavia looks to excel once again when...

Alabama’s Jah-Marien Latham (neck) will make full recovery
Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said at his Monday press conference that linebacker Jah-Marien Latham "will recover fully" after suffering a neck injury in practice last week, while linebacker Qua Russaw is out indefinitely with a broken foot.,Latham, a sixth-year graduate student, was transported to a h...

Alabama LB Jah-Marien Latham hospitalized with neck injury
Alabama linebacker Jah-Marien Latham suffered a neck injury during practice Tuesday and was transported to a hospital for further evaluation.,Latham, a sixth-year graduate student, is being assessed at UAB St. Vincent's in Birmingham and has "full feeling and motion," according to Crimson Tide coach...

No. 5 Georgia eager to end home drought vs. No. 17 Alabama
Only Georgia's oldest players were alive the last time the Bulldogs beat rival Alabama in Athens, Ga.,It's been 22 years since the Bulldogs took down the Crimson Tide at Sanford Stadium.,Saturday night presents a chance for No. 5 Georgia to end its home woes against visiting No. 17 Alabama, and Geor...

Alabama RB Jam Miller, DT Tim Keenan III to debut Saturday
Reinforcements are ready to debut for Alabama on Saturday when the No. 17 Crimson Tide visit No. 5 Georgia. ,Running back Jam Miller was cleared from a collarbone injury and could quickly return to being an everydown back for Alabama. Head coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday that Miller was able to compl...

Alabama G Jalil Bethea has surgery on left foot
Alabama guard Jalil Bethea suffered an injury to his left foot during practice that required surgery, Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats announced on Sunday.,Bethea underwent surgery on Friday in Birmingham, and he is expected to return at some point during the 2025-26 season, though there remains un...

Complete effort gets No. 19 Alabama past Wisconsin
Ty Simpson completed 24 of 29 passes and established career bests of 382 yards and four touchdowns to help No. 19 Alabama roll to an easy 38-14 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Ryan Williams returned from a one-game absence due to a concussion to make five catches for...