Andrew Hammond

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Sports Editor at AL.com

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Alex Palou continues red hot 2025, taking the checkered flag in Indy tune-up race

1 week ago | al.com | Andrew Hammond

Spanish driver Alex Palou’s journey to glory at the Indianapolis 500 takes places over the course of the next few weeks, but Palou got off to a great start on Sunday in Brimingham, AL. Palou breezed to victory for the third time in four races this season by winning the Children’s of Alabama Grand Prix powered by AmFirst at Barber Motorsports Park. The victory was also a historical one for the Chip Ganassi driver.
Tip off time, channel for Alabama basketball’s next March Madness game

1 month ago | al.com | Andrew Hammond

On Sunday in Cleveland, OH, two teams are 40 minutes away from playing in the Sweet 16 and two wins away from the Final Four. But what time will the Alabama Crimson Tide and St. Mary’s Gaels play each other at Rocket Arena? Late Friday night, an official tipoff time was announced for Sunday afternoon at 5:10 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on TNT. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
How do Alabama, Auburn beat writers feel about Tide, Tigers chances ahead of NCAA Tournament?

1 month ago | al.com | Andrew Hammond |Matt Stahl |Nick Kelly |Jerry Humphrey III

The madness is almost upon us. In a matter of hours, brackets will be locked, games will be played, and the next three weeks of basketball will be aided by heartbreak and memories. In what feels like a fever dream, both the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers have their eyes set on a Final Four, and perhaps a national championship.
Alabama State’s game-winning basket gives Hornets first-ever NCAA Tournament win

1 month ago | al.com | Andrew Hammond

Hail Mary’s are a football play, they don’t belong on the basketball court. Well, tell that to Alabama State. Micah Simpson’s nearly full court pass gets tipped and ends up in the hands of Amarr Knox who lays the ball in with one second remaining to give Alabama State a 70-68 victory over Saint Francis (PA) in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. This is the first-ever win for Alabama State in the NCAA Tournament.
Alabama State basketball learns where they’re headed for March Madness 2025

1 month ago | al.com | Andrew Hammond

It’s been 14 years, but Alabama State basketball is dancing in March once again. Following a thrilling victory over Jackson State in the 2025 SWAC Tournament title game, the Alabama State Hornets won the automatic bid and will represent the SWAC in the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Hornets are one of 68 teams selected and will begin their road to the Final Four at the First Four, in Dayton, OH.
SEC Bracket Watch 2025: Has Texas done enough to reach the NCAA Tournament?

2 months ago | al.com | Andrew Hammond

Over the course of 30-plus games, the field to reach the 2025 NCAA Tournament goes from 352 schools to 76-77 teams just days before Selection Sunday. You’ve got some schools who have made things easy for themselves over the span of the regular season and don’t have to worry this week. Then, you’ve got a group of schools that every possession, every four-to-five-minute intervals hinges on their chances of playing in the NCAA Tournament.
2025 SEC Basketball Tournament: Scores and schedule

2 months ago | al.com | Andrew Hammond

(All Times Central)SEC Tournament First Round Arkansas 72, South Carolina 68 Texas 79, Vanderbilt 72Mississippi State 91, LSU 62Oklahoma 81, Georgia 75SEC Tournament Second Round Ole Miss 83, Arkansas 80Texas 94, Texas 89 (2OT)Missouri 85, Mississippi State 73Kentucky 85, Oklahoma 84 SEC Tournament Quarterfinals Auburn vs. Ole Miss (Noon CT)Tennessee vs. Texas (2:30 p.m. CT) Florida vs. Missouri (6 p.m. CT)Alabama vs.
SEC Bracket Watch 2025: Where do teams sit on eve of SEC basketball tournament

2 months ago | al.com | Andrew Hammond

A week from now, brackets will be printed off and filled out for the 2025 NCAA tournament. Six days from now, the 68 teams for the 2025 NCAA tournament field will be selected, many of which come from the SEC. It is possible that there will be 13 teams from the SEC entering the field, making this week’s SEC tournament full of storylines and we’ll be able to answer a litany of questions. Has Alabama done enough to swipe a No. 1 seed from Florida?
SEC Bracket Watch 2025: What history may tell us about Alabama basketball’s fate

2 months ago | al.com | Andrew Hammond

Entering Saturday’s season finale for both Auburn and Alabama, a game that could’ve had the SEC regular season championship on the line, now has different meaning. Instead of a “winner-take-all” clash that may have a No. 1 seed in multiple tournaments on the line, it is Alabama hoping to crash what may be an epic party at Neville Arena.
SEC Bracket Watch 2025: Why is Alabama basketball’s coming week so important?

2 months ago | al.com | Andrew Hammond

From the moment Tennessee’s Jahmai Mashack knocked down the game winning 3-pointer to beat Alabama this past Saturday, I’ve racked my brain about what do with the Crimson Tide. In that one shot, the fortunes of not just Alabama, Auburn, and Tennessee changed, but now Florida has been thrusted into the conversation for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. On Saturday afternoon, Auburn wrapped up what eventually was an outright SEC title by beating Kentucky.

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