This week on Kaleidoscope Sports Report, we are talking UAB men basketball’s big losses to Louisiana Tech and their upcoming series against Old Dominion, UAB Softball’s opening weekend and UAB women’s basketball on the edge of a new record low.
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Caleb Wood
I'm Caleb Wood, managing editor for the Kaleidoscope. I'm a senior studying English and film. If I'm not writing, you can find me stress eating and sitting too close to the TV.
UAB is taking on Old Dominion this week in men’s and women’s basketball. Check out This Week in Blazer Basketball for the preview.
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Margaret Whitley had another standout performance even as the UAB women’s basketball team stretched their losing streak to eight games in the 83-61 loss to Louisiana Tech. The game started competitively with both teams trading baskets to start the first quarter, but the Lady Techsters began to pull away at the end of the quarter and stayed in control for the remainder of the half. Louisiana Tech dominated offensively to start the game, shooting 60% in the first half and built up a lead that UAB could never quite overcome The Blazers came back strong in the third quarter, outscoring…
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Read This Week in Blazer Basketball to know what to expect when UAB faces off against Louisiana Tech.
The first episode of The Kaleidoscope Sports Report, a weekly podcast where Kaleidoscope sports writers Tyler Szczudlak and Caleb Wood talk everything UAB sports. This week the Report is talking about that crazy Super Bowl blowout, UAB men’s basketball’s sweep of UTEP and the upcoming UAB men’s basketball series versus Louisiana Tech.
The UAB men’s basketball team powered a 63-51 win over UTEP behind a double-double from Trey Jemison. With the win, the Blazers improve to 15-2 and 8-1 in conference play. They remain in first place in Conference USA’s west division. The Blazers never trailed, but they were never quite able to shake UTEP. UAB was first on the board with Jemison scoring off his own offensive rebound. They led by as many as 11 in the first period, but the lead was only four heading into halftime. At the start of the second half, Michael Ertel notched back-to-back baskets and…
This piece first appeared in our February 2021 Magazine. It may not have been a great year overall, but 2020 was a strong year for Black filmmakers. Shows like Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” and movies like Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” are considered amongst the year’s best, with good reason. Within these shows and movies, a certain type stands out: the historical movie. These works are essential in the way they help frame and build our understanding of major historical events that are too far often not known because of systemic racism in the creation of history course…
UAB women’s basketball took another heartbreaking loss to Middle Tennessee 81-78 in overtime. Even in the loss, UAB freshman guard Lindsey Dullard had a career day. The Blue Raiders got off to a hot start early scoring the first nine. The first quarter was an impressive display of three-pointing shooting with the two teams combining for 11 three-pointers and only two two-point field goals. The Blue Raiders pushed their lead up to as much as 14 in the first quarter before the Blazers started coming back. UAB picked up momentum heading into halftime. Coming out of the half, the Blazers…