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Alabama Sets 2022-23 Men's Hoops Schedule The University of Alabama men’s basketball schedule for the 2022-23 season has been announced. In addition to the 18 Southeastern Conference games, the Crimson Tide’s non-conference slate includes traditional basketball powerhouse programs such as Gonzaga, Michigan State, Houston, Oklahoma and Memphis which helps make up the 13-game schedule. Alabama will open the 2022-23 regular season with back-to-back home contests beginning Nov. 7 against Louisiana, followed by a Nov. 11 matchup against Liberty. After traveling to South Alabama for a midweek road contest (Nov. 15), the Tide will square off with Jacksonville State at home (Nov. 18) before heading to Portland, Ore., for the Phil Knight Invitational. That event will take place over Thanksgiving weekend as the Tide will open against Michigan State (Nov. 24) and play either Oregon or UConn in the second round (Nov. 25). The event, which also includes two of last year’s Final Four teams in Villanova and North Carolina, concludes Nov. 28. It doesn’t get any easier as the Crimson Tide will play four consecutive games against 2022 NCAA Tournament teams in early December, beginning with a home game against Summit League champions South Dakota State December 3. Alabama will then make the trek to Houston, Texas, to play the return game against the Cougars before coming back to Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa to take on Memphis on December 13. The challenging stretch will conclude with a neutral-site contest against 2021 NCAA Tournament runner-up Gonzaga. The Bulldogs will look to avenge last year’s loss when Alabama came to Seattle and defeated then-No. 3 Gonzaga, 91-82, in the Battle in Seattle. The Tide’s final non-conference game will come on Jan. 28, 2023 when UA travels to Norman, Okla., to square off against the Oklahoma Sooners for the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Six SEC teams, including Alabama, advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2022 as the Tide will face another daunting league slate. The Tide opens conference play on the road at Mississippi State on December 28 before returning home for its first home conference game on January 3 vs. Ole Miss. Alabama will have home-and-home league matchups with Arkansas (Jan. 11 at Arkansas, Feb. 25 in Tuscaloosa), LSU (Jan. 14 in Tuscaloosa, Feb. 4 at LSU), Vanderbilt (Jan. 17 at Vanderbilt, Jan. 31 in Tuscaloosa), Mississippi State (Dec. 28 at MSU, Jan. 25 in Tuscaloosa) and Auburn (Feb. 11 at Auburn, March 1 in Tuscaloosa). In addition to hosting Ole Miss, other league home games for the Tide includes Kentucky (Jan. 7), Florida (Feb. 8) and Georgia (Feb. 18). Sec road games consist of Missouri (Jan. 21), Tennessee (Feb. 15), South Carolina (Feb. 22) and Texas A&M (March 4). Tipoff times and television designations have not yet been announced.
Albertville's Adison Pierce attempts to throw the ball against Oxford during the Aggie's first Varsity Flag Football game on Monday, September 12, 2022. The Aggies, led by Coach Quinton Williams, fell to Oxford 24-0. Albertville has approximately 20 girls participating in the new sport. Photo by Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger Albertville Begins Varsity Flag Football
JSU To Play Georgia Southern JSU Football Opens Rich Rodriguez Era
By Brandon K. Pierce The Sports Ledger Many new and exciting things are happening at Jacksonville State University, especially with the Gamecock football program. JSU started the 2022 football season with a 3-1 record under first year head coach Rich Rodriguez. This includes a season opening 42-17 victory over Stephen F. Austin at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. The Gamecocks won the 2022 home opener with a 35-17 week two victory over Davidson and JSU rolled to a 34-3 win at Murry State on September 10. The program's first loss was a 54-17 setback at Tulsa. JSU is also working to renovate the current football stadium and the Gamecocks are set to move to the FBS division and join Conference USA starting next year. The football program has announced a new home- and-home series against Georgia Southern. According to the JSU athletic department, the Gamecocks will travel to Statesboro, GA on Sept. 13, 2025 to open the two-game series, The Eagles will travel to JSU on Sept. 19, 2026. The announcement
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is the first of an FBS home game for the Gamecocks "To be able to secure this series with Georgia Southern is really exciting for us and our move to FBS," JSU Athletics Director Greg Seitz said. "When we announced that we were joining Conference USA, our scheduling options increased greatly. To be able to have a regional FBS opponent with such a storied tradition like Georgia Southern come to Jacksonville is a huge step in our process. We look forward to announcing more games like this as we go forward." The Gamecocks and Eagles have met four times before, with the last meeting coming in 2002. GSU leads the series 4-0 and is 3-0 all-time against JSU in Statesboro. The only previous meeting in Jacksonville was in 1999.
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Kennesaw State has announced that the 2022 Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony will be held on October 7. Tickets for the Hall of Fame Ceremony on Oct. 7 and for the Hall of Fame football game against North Alabama are now on sale at KSUOwls.com. Admission is $50 for the Hall of Fame Ceremony, that will be held in the KSU Convocation Center. The Class of 2022 includes Nabil Hamid (men’s cross country), Tony Ingle (men’s basketball), Rob King (women’s soccer), Audrey Morgan (supporter) and Susan Whitlock (women’s tennis). All five inductees will be recognized at halftime of the football game against North Alabama on Oct. 8. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. Kennesaw State Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony Set for October 7, 2022 Auburn University honored track and field head coach Ralph Spry during pregame festivities at the San Jose State football game. Spry retired in 2022 after his 25th season at the helm of the Tigers' program. During his career, Spry led the Auburn women to the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championship and guided the Tiger men's and women's teams to a combined 12 top-five national finishes and 54 top 25 finishes. "For a quarter century, Coach Ralph Spry has guided Auburn's track and field program to great heights, becoming in 2006 only the third coach in Auburn Athletics history to lead a program to a national championship, joining Shug Jordan and David Marsh," Former Director of Athletics Allen Greene said in a recent Auburn article about Coach Spry. Auburn Honors Legendary Coach
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Junior High Volleyball
Sylvania's Natalie Atchley (#5) makes a play for the Rams during Junior High Volleyball action at Geraldine on Thursday, September 15. Geraldine's MyLee Pitt (#11) and Catelyn McSpadden (#14) defend on the play.
NASCAR in Talladega NASCAR racing will return to the Talladega Superspeedway on October 1-2, 2022. The YellaWood 500 will start at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, October 2.
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Valley Head's Titan Blevins prepares to throw the football during JV action on Tuesday, Sept. 13. The Tigers Junior Varsity program picked up a 20-6 victory over Gaylesville. Photo by Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger Valley Head JV Football
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