Just like the days of the Iron Bowl at Legion Field, the center of college athletics in Alabama will once again be in Birmingham this week as the city will host Auburn and Alabama for the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers are a No. 9 seed, and will face Iowa. Birmingham will host portions of the first and second rounds of the South and Midwest Regions.
The weekend started on the right track, with a 7-1 win over Southeastern Lousiana (11-5) on Friday, but the Lions battled back and took home both games of Saturday's doubleheader, securing a series win.
Sunday’s 82-63 win over Texas A&M makes it the second time in three seasons that Alabama and head coach Nate Oats have won the SEC Tournament.
Brooks Walton's father, Tim, watched his son pitch a gem last week against Notre Dame. Tim Walton is the head coach for the University of Florida softball team.
UAB falls behind early and never really had a shot against a FAU team that won its 31st game of the season.
Two Alabama basketball fans caused quite the stir in Nashville while cheering on their Crimson Tide at the SEC Basketball Tournament.
West Alabama and UAH move forward while Tuskegee and Miles College's seasons came to an end.
With their 72-61 victory over No. 4 seed Missouri, Alabama will be heading back to the SEC Championship Game for the second time in three seasons.
The SWAC Basketball Tournament concludes on Saturday with a pair of championship games.
First-year UAB football head coach Trent Dilfer liked what he was saw from his team during the first three spring practice sessions.
UAB is searching its second consecutive Conference USA Tournament championship on Saturday night.
It was already going to be a big night for the No. 9 Auburn Tigers.
Jelly Walker scored 32 points to lead UAB to the win over North Texas in the C-USA Tournament semifinals.
Friday in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, Alabama won convincingly over the Mississippi State Bulldogs 72-49, remaining a perfect 3-0 against the Bulldogs on the season.
J'Mar Smith played in nine games for the Birmingham Stallions during the team's USFL championship season.
Malachi Holt-Bennett was a four-star prospect during his senior year at Fairfield High. He returns home after two seasons at Indiana.
Alabama A&M received 27 points from Messiah Thompson in a SWAC Tournament quarterfinal win.
UAB used 27 points and seven 3-pointers by Jordan "Jelly" Walker and excellent defense to beat Rice in the C-USA Tournament quarterfinals.
It was a different story from last year, but the same result for Auburn (20-12, 10-8 SEC), who has gone one-and-done in the SEC Tournament for the second year in a row, dropping a second-round matchup with Arkansas 76-73. The Razorbacks (20-12, 8-10 SEC) will move on and look to strengthen their NCAA Tournament resume, while the Tigers will look to regroup and prepare for the madness of March.
UAB, the No. 3 seed, needs to win three games in three days to earn another NCAA Tournament bid.
Kendall Johnson, a Tennessee State transfer, is trying to earn a spot on the UAB defense.
C-USA champion Florida Atlantic is the favorite on the men's side with North Texas and UAB close behind.
With SEC play just under two weeks away, Auburn has seven games in seven days and the non-conference test began with a Tuesday night matchup against UAB. The in-state rivals, and coached by former Auburn great Casey Dunn, have struggled as of late and put up a fight, but the Tigers were able to shut down the UAB offense and get some hits of their own, winning 4-1.
In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger, Alabama head football coach Nick Saban weighed in on the current name, image and likeness (NIL) setup for college athletes.
South Alabama pushed Louisiana to the end but the Ragin Cajuns escaped with a 71-66 win in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament final.
Brady Wilson and Trey Bedosky are the lone offensive linemen with career starts at UAB.
The UAB football team practiced for about three hours in shorts and helmets.