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Life lessons: The rise of Jalen Hurts and Tua learning to fall
Of course they both made big news in the same week, though in very different ways that no one could have or would have predicted when...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Apr 23, 2023


College football's still not the NFL, and Mack Brown should be glad
It's easy to like Mack Brown. Having known his older brother Watson during his UAB coaching days, I expected that to be the case when I...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Apr 16, 2023


Just one point about all those points USC is sure to score
Fight on, USC, and hang the banner. Roll over, college football, because the 2023 season is already done. It ended earlier than any...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Apr 16, 2023


Antoine Pettway leaves Alabama as nothin' but a winner
Mark Gottfried did a lot of good things as a player and head coach at his alma mater, the University of Alabama. He won an SEC...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Apr 9, 2023


Bill Clark's doing a different kind of coaching this spring
It's spring, and for the first time in his adult life as winter's chill thaws and summer's swelter looms, Bill Clark does not have a...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Apr 6, 2023


Yes, please, Hugh Freeze, play UAB and Troy but do it in the fall
First things first. Look on the bright side, and give Hugh Freeze a sliver of credit. Auburn's new football coach provided a pleasant...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Apr 6, 2023


My Final Four dream: One day that last net will belong to us
It was a busy Saturday morning at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, especially at the United Airlines gate, where a crowd...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Apr 6, 2023


No NIT banner, but UAB hoops is in a very good place
Give plenty of credit to North Texas, and save plenty more for UAB. That's how you compete in a championship game. That's how you walk...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Apr 4, 2023


NCAA > NIT, but never scoff at a title shot like UAB's got
Let's get right to the question of the day, a fun conversation starter during March Madness. Is it better to lose in the first round of...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Apr 4, 2023


Good news in the bad end to Alabama's great season
Alabama basketball finds itself in a strange place today, a place riddled with questions after finding no answers in another Bittersweet...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Mar 26, 2023


This Alabama team wasn't supposed to go out like this
Worst things first. Let's not bury the lede or resurrect a tragedy beyond saying what has to be said. What happened to the Alabama...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Mar 26, 2023


Birmingham is NOW the Basketball Capital of the South
Welcome to Birmingham, Basketball Capital of the South. That is not a typo. That is a Type-A declaration of independence from a lifetime...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Mar 24, 2023


Final score: Birmingham and Alabama were Final Four good
Dear Basketball. Dear Alabama and Auburn Basketball. Dear City of Birmingham and State of Alabama Basketball. Thank you. All of you. You...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Mar 19, 2023


They're not playing, but the Tide and Tigers are always competing
Kelvin Sampson got it. The Houston coach rolled off four Roll Tides in 16 seconds, searching for the proper inflection. His best...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Mar 19, 2023


We looked like a basketball state because that's what we are
Auburn basketball took me to Alaska and Long Beach. Alabama basketball got me to Seattle and San Francisco. UAB basketball tried to send...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Mar 18, 2023


For Brandon Miller and Bama, March Madness is more than a game
Sadly, this story has little to do with basketball. This story has more to do with the best basketball player on Birmingham's biggest...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Mar 18, 2023


How the ball bounces: Alabama up, Auburn down but not out
Alabama is playing basketball today. Auburn is not. Both teams will hear their names called during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Mar 18, 2023


Expecting UAB to leave C-USA with a trophy with Jelly on top
There they go again, that elite UAB video team, setting a tone, raising the bar, raising the hair on the back of your neck and raising...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Mar 9, 2023


Wooden Award joins the rabid rush to judge Brandon Miller
There are things we know. These things are called facts. Some of you are interested in them and understand their value. There are other...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Mar 5, 2023


Auburn makes Alabama work overtime to earn that title
This is a basketball column, nothing more, nothing less, because this game, more than any other game this season, deserves it. Alabama...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Mar 5, 2023
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