University of Alabama

Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson are both working to replace Bryce Young at quarterback for the Crimson Tide. They wrapped up spring practice with a battle that figures to carry over into preseason camp.

Transgender women in Alabama would be prohibited from joining female sports teams in college under legislation advanced Tuesday by the Alabama House of Representatives as part of a wave of restrictions on transgender people being pushed in conservative states.

The deadline is approaching for local seniors to take advantage of scholarship opportunities. The last day to apply for the Birmingham Promise Scholarship is Saturday. This opportunity is only open for Birmingham City School seniors planning to attend an in-state institution.

Former Vice President Mike Pence is visiting Tuscaloosa. He’s here at the invitation of the Alabama chapter of Young Americans for Freedom. This is just the latest campus appearance Pence has made across the U.S. The appearances comes as speculation swirls that Pence will seek the Republican nomination for President in 2024

The University of Alabama football program hosted its annual Pro Day inside the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility last week, with 15 draft-eligible Crimson Tide athletes showcasing their talents and meeting with representatives from all 32 NFL teams.

After a batch of first-round upsets, the favorites for March Madness got shuffled a bit heading into the second round of the tournament. Houston and Alabama were the top favorites after fellow top seeds Purdue and Kansas lost during the opening weekend.

Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said after the first practice of spring that Tony Mitchell was suspended from the team “and all team activities until we gather more information about the situation and what his legal circumstance is.”

Brandon Miller heated up and so did Alabama, which avoided the fate of two other top NCAA Tournament seeds and brushed aside Maryland 73-51 behind a dominant second half. The Crimson Tide advanced to their second Sweet 16 in the past three tournaments and ninth overall.

It will be an overwhelmingly crimson and white crowd at Thursday’s South Region game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Alabama has the No. 1 overall NCAA Tournament seed, one of the best players in college basketball and likely a couple of games in its own backyard.

The 48th VP has been invited The University of Alabama by UA's Young America's Foundation. Pence's “Saving America from the Woke Left” event will open at 5:30 p.m. on April 11 at the Student Center Ballroom.