Alabama Crimson Tide

The No. 22 Alabama women's basketball team faces the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats after Sarah Ashlee Barker scored 36 points in the Crimson Tide's 66-64 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores. The teams match up Thursday for the first time this season.

Alabama guard Mark Sears is getting family support on social media after spending the entire second half of the Crimson Tide's 80-73 win against LSU on the bench. His mom took to Facebook with two different posts.

No. 8 Kentucky hosts the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide after Jaxson Robinson scored 22 points in Kentucky's 81-69 win against the Texas A&M Aggies. The men's basketball teams square off Saturday for the first time this season. Kentucky is 3-1 against the SEC, and Alabama is 3-1 against conference opponents.

The 29th president of The University of Alabama, has announced his plans to step down from the presidency. Dr. Stuart R. Bell will do so in mid-summer, completing a decade of leadership.

No. 5 Alabama takes on the No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels after Mark Sears scored 27 points in Alabama's 94-88 win over the Texas A&M Aggies. Tuesday's matchup is the first of the season between the teams. Alabama is 3-0 against the SEC, and Ole Miss is 3-0 against conference opponents.

Mark Sears scored 22 points — hitting of 4 of 6 3-pointers — to help No. 5 Alabama beat South Carolina 88-68 on Wednesday night for its seventh straight victory. Aden Holloway added 13 points for the Crimson Tide (13-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) in their 10th straight victory over the Gamecocks (10-5, 0-2).

Alabama All-America safety Malachi Moore will miss the 11th-ranked Crimson Tide’s bowl game against Michigan with an injury that had plagued him much of the season. Coach Kalen DeBoer said Moore was scheduled to have surgery on Wednesday and would miss the ReliaQuest Bowl.

Grant Nelson had 23 points and 10 rebounds in his return to his home state and No. 6 Alabama overcame Treysen Eaglestaff’s big night to hold off North Dakota 97-90 on Wednesday night. Mark Sears had 23 points and Labaron Philon added 16 for the Crimson Tide (9-2).

No. 6 Alabama visits the North Dakota Fightin' Hawks after Mark Sears scored 27 points in the Crimson Tide's 83-75 victory over the Creighton Bluejays. Wednesday's meeting is the first of the season for the two teams. North Dakota is 2-1 at home, and Alabama is 1-1 on the road.

SMU captured the last open spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff, bumping Alabama to land in a bracket that placed undefeated Oregon at No. 1. The selection committee preferred the Mustangs, losers of a heartbreaker in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game, who had a far less difficult schedule than Alabama of the SEC but one fewer loss.