Author: Caleb Wood

The Blazers will look to slay the Blue Raiders this week as UAB men’s and women’s basketball teams set off to face Middle Tennessee this week. This week’s games are a bit different than usual. The teams will get a little breather from the back-to-back games that have become the norm in Conference USA this season. The series against Middle Tennessee will take place on Thursday and Sunday switching between Birmingham and Murfreesboro. Men’s Basketball The two teams could not be coming into this game farther apart. The Blazers (12-2, 5-1) enter the top team in Conference USA, coming off a sweep of a solid Rice team…

Led by 32 points, 11 rebounds and five assists from Tavin Lovan, UAB’s men basketball team completed the sweep over Rice 86-74 in this year’s edition of the Bartow Classic. UAB got off to a strong start, leading the game 18-7. Rice briefly took the lead off a 16-2 run, but the Blazers outscored the Owls by 15 to close the half and put them up 11 at halftime. Poor shooting from the Blazers coming out of halftime allowed Rice to catch up and cut the margin to one, but the Owls never retook the lead. UAB’s shooters warmed up…

After an up-and-down trip to Charlotte, UAB men’s basketball will back in Bartow for a two-game series versus the Rice Owls. Saturday’s game will be this season’s Bartow Classic. Since 2009 the Bartow Classic has been an annual event held in honor of UAB’s iconic first basketball coach and later athletic director Gene Bartow who died of cancer. The event is meant to raise awareness and support for cancer research This year’s Bartow Classic was originally scheduled to be played versus Georgia Tech, but COVID issues within the UAB program forced the cancellation of that game. The connections to Gene Bartow are even stronger this year as new head coach Andy…

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Charlotte wins the series as the Blazers faltered down the stretch It was back-and-forth between the Blazers and the 49ers, but the Blazers ended up on the wrong side of a 72-64 loss to end the game. “Proud of our team’s effort and saw improvement from yesterday to today defensively,” head coach Randy Norton said of his team. Senior center Zakyia Weathersby put her fifth straight double-double and eighth of the season with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Junior guard Margaret Whitley added another 19 points and six rebounds. The two again combined for over half of the team’s points…

The Blazers fell just short against Charlotte at home losing 74-78. Here are the best photos from the game. Margaret Whitley scored a team high 26 points LaMiracle Sims shoots a jumper Zakyia Weathersby recorded a personal best 20 rebounds to go along with 20 points. LaMiracle Sims was 3-4 from the free throw line Sam Mitchell was one of three UAB players in double digits LaMiracle Sims shoots a free throw Margaret Whitley has scored more than 20 points in eight games this season. Whitley and Weathersby combined for over half of UAB’s total score Lindsey Dullard shoots a…

UAB is set to tip off against Charlotte this Friday in the first of two games against the 49ers this weekend. Before that matchup, our sports reporter Caleb Wood sat down with Charlotte’s Niner Times sports reporter Bryson Foster to ask a few questions and get to know the teams. Caleb Wood: Okay, so first up, Bryson, I just want to know who you’d consider to be the important player we should be watching out for on the Charlotte team. Foster: Definitely, Jahmir Young. He’s in his second year with the Charlotte 49ers, guard is averaging 19.5 points per game.…

It’s a clash between green and gold… and green and gold this week as UAB men’s and women’s basketball teams get ready to face the Charlotte 49ers. The men will hit the road and the women will hold down Bartow. Men’s Basketball at Charlotte The Blazers have only played one game away from Bartow this season, now they are gearing up to play two back-to-back in Charlotte. The last road trip for this team was a narrow 65-61 victory over East Tennessee State back in early December. As old SunBelt rivals, UAB and Charlotte have a long history. The Blazers…

UAB survived a late game rally by Southern Miss to improve to 9-1 and undefeated in conference play.

For far too long Mo Brooks has been an embarrassment for Alabama. He has made a career of reprehensible behavior. After Wednesday’s violent riots in Washington, however, he must finally face consequences for the havoc he encourages. Donald Trump has rightfully received much of the blame for the mob that descended on the Capitol. He has for years cultivated a devoted following among the white supremacists and far-right groups that attacked Washington. But he did not do this alone. Many on the right have been with him every step of the way, stirring up hate and violence. Brooks was among…