Labaron Philon scores 29 points as Alabama defeats Hofstra 90-70 in NCAA Tournament
With the win, fourth-seeded Alabama advances to a second-round matchup against fifth-seeded Texas Tech.
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With the win, fourth-seeded Alabama advances to a second-round matchup against fifth-seeded Texas Tech.
Troy basketball coach Scott Cross will replace Damon Stoudamire at Georgia Tech.
Troy's trip as Sun Belt Tournament champions to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was short-lived, as the Trojans gave Nebraska its first-ever tournament win.
No team has made more 3-pointers, nor launched more, than Alabama in the past four seasons.
Montgomery's Riverwalk Stadium will now be known as DABOS Park.
Alabama basketball starting guard Aden Holloway was arrested today on a drug possession charge.
Alabama receiver Ryan Williams has a new name and a new number for 2026.
AJ Storr scored 17 points, Ilias Kamardine added 16 and 15th-seeded Mississippi upset No. 15 and second-seeded Alabama 80-79 on Friday night in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
3-seeded Alabama State Women's Basketball defeats 7-seeded Arkansas-Pine Bluff to advance to the SWAC Championship against Southern.
Nate Ament scored 27 points as the 25th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers rallied from an 11-point deficit and beat Auburn 72-62 Thursday to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
No. 12 seed Auburn has defeated No. 13 seed Mississippi State 77-61 in the opening round of the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament.
Troy has won the Sun Belt men's basketball championship and will be making its second straight trip to the NCAA tournament.
Alabama State has fallen to Alcorn State 77-65 in the opening round of the SWAC Basketball Tournament.
The Trojans were seeking a fourth Sun Belt women's basketball title.
The Miami Dolphins are moving on from former Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who will apparently be heading to the Atlanta Falcons.
Both the Troy men's and women's basketball teams will play in the Sun Belt Championship games. The women's team will face James Madison, while the men's team will face Georgia Southern.
Alabama's Labaron Philon and Aden Holloway each scored 21 points as No. 16 Alabama beat Auburn 96-84 in the regular-season finale for both teams.
The Park Crossing Thunderbirds fall to Hazel Green 67-47 in the first 6A Girls State Championship.
The CW Montgomery will air games of the world-famous Savannah Bananas baseball team, starting in May!
The Charles Henderson Girls' Basketball Team's season came to an end in the 5A Girls' semi-finals as they fell to Moody 59-51.
Ace Austin scored all of her 14 points in the fourth quarter and Alabama beat Missouri 65-48 in the first round of the SEC Tournament and extend the Tigers’ skid. Alabama (22-9), which had lost back-to-back games and five of six, won its first conference tournament game since 2022.
Khady Leye scored the winning layup for Auburn with 5 seconds left in a 50-49 win over Texas A&M in the first round of the SEC Tournament.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for the 2026 season by Major League Baseball following his second positive test for a performance-enhancing drug. Profar tested positive for exogenous testosterone and its metabolites, the commissioner’s office said, which means testosterone that was not produced by his body. Because it was a second offense, the length of Profar’s suspension was 162 games.
A brawl between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Tournament left eight players ejected and knocked a referee to the floor.
The Thunderbirds are headed back to the AHSAA 6A Girls State Championship Game, where they will take on Hazel Green.



