Peaking at right time
October 31, 2007
Nearly everyone in the Alabama football complex, from coach Nick Saban on down to the Crimson Tide players, credits the team's current three-game winning streak to a more consistent performance offensively.
At least superficially, that's correct. Not counting a season-opening blowout of Western Carolina, Alabama has posted its three of its top four totals of 2007 in both yardage and points in victories over Houston, Ole Miss and Tennessee.
Quarterback John Parker Wilson has been particularly effective of late, including playing perhaps the best game of his career in the 41-17 win over Tennessee on Oct. 20. Wilson went 32-for-46 passing that day, with three touchdowns and a personal-best 363 yards as the Crimson Tide routed the Volunteers. Read more
Tags: alabama football, crimson tide, nick sabanTide’s Hendrix unanimous All-SEC selection
October 31, 2007
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama juniors Richard Hendrix and Alonzo Gee were selected by the Southeastern Conference coaches to the 2007-08 preseason All-SEC team announced on Wednesday by the league office. via Montgomery Advertiser
Tags: SECPivotal SEC bout pits Tigers against Tide
October 31, 2007
One of the best games of the college football weekend pits the third-ranked LSU Tigers against the 17th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in an SEC clash. via Press of Atlantic City
Tags: crimson tide, SECDriven to play on a higher plane
October 30, 2007
"It's just going out and playing basketball every day. I'm at a point in my career where I'm just going out and playing basketball and doing what it takes for my team. . . . All that matters now is wins and losses."
Milwaukee Bucks guard Mo Williams doesn't spend a whole lot of time reflecting on his rather brief, yet compelling journey through the National Basketball Association. via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal
Trial expected to begin today
October 30, 2007
Opening testimony is expected to begin this morning in Stevenson businessman Ray Keller's defamation lawsuit against the NCAA. via The Daily Sentinel
Tags: NCAATide looks to regain its edge, toughness
October 27, 2007
"We're trying to reestablish (it). I want to make sure this team absolutely plays as hard as it can play, not being the most talented team."
Take a charge in a University of Alabama basketball practice, and be ready for a hand. via Birmingham News Online
Steele making the best of a bad situation
October 26, 2007
"We have to find a way to crawl up there."
Obviously, Mark Gottfried would love to have All-American point guard Ronald Steele in Alabama's starting lineup this year. via Times Daily
MTSU Rec Center ready to provide shelter - just in caseRed Cross shelter
October 23, 2007
"I asked myself, why couldn't we do that?"
Seeing the destructive force of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 compelled Ray Wiley to act locally to help people finding themselves displaced by disaster. via DNJ.com
UM men’s basketball picked to repeat GSC title
October 22, 2007
The No. 15 University of Montevallo Falcons received four overall champion votes in last week's Gulf South Conference pre-season coaches' poll, as they were selected to win their fourth GSC tournament title in ... via Shelby County Reporter
Estes: Torrance steels for new role
October 18, 2007
"Everyone can't be a point guard like Ronald Steele, who was able to take over a game at any moment and also be able to keep everyone else involved while keeping their poise."
Alabama's sophomore guard simply scans the words, lets them soak in, then grabs a basketball and heads to Coleman Coliseum. via The Birmingham News
