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Weekend Sports Roundup: UAB Wins Twice, Bulls Fall at Athens
UAB Football 23, Charlotte 12 BIRMINGHAM — Ja’Vin Simpkins scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns as UAB beat Charlotte 23-12 on Saturday at Protective Stadium, moving to 5-4 on the season. The game was tied 6-6 through three quarters in the 10th annual Children’s Harbor Game. Simpkins scored on a 1-yard run with 8:12 left in the…
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Three Donaldson Prison Sergeants Arrested Amid Scrutiny of Alabama Prison Conditions
BESSEMER, Ala. — Three correctional sergeants at William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility have been arrested on charges that they failed to protect an inmate despite advance warning of an impending assault, adding a new criminal case to scrutiny of an Alabama prison system facing a federal lawsuit over violence, sexual abuse and unsafe conditions. The…
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UAB Men Host Winless Florida A&M Monday at Bartow
BIRMINGHAM — UAB men’s basketball hosts Florida A&M at 6:30 p.m. CT Monday at Bartow Arena, on ESPN+. UAB is 1-1 after a 70-63 win over Nicholls on Friday night in the Blazers’ first game at the newly renovated Bartow Arena. Jeremy Elyzee had a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, and…
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UAB Women Rally Past South Alabama 73-59 for 2-0 Start
MOBILE, Ala. — UAB women’s basketball beat South Alabama 73-59 on Saturday at the Mitchell Center, moving to 2-0 on the season. The Blazers led 16-8 after the first quarter, then trailed 28-27 at halftime after South Alabama won the second quarter 20-11. UAB took the third quarter 19-17 and pulled away in the fourth,…
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UAB Women Host Stillman in First-Ever Meeting Wednesday
BIRMINGHAM — UAB women’s basketball hosts Stillman at 6 p.m. CT Wednesday at Bartow Arena, in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. UAB is 2-0 after a 73-59 win at South Alabama on Saturday. The Blazers opened the season with a 77-67 win over Fisk on Wednesday at Bartow Arena. Stillman is a Division…
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Bulls Host Macon Thursday at Pelham Civic Complex
BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Bulls host the Macon Mayhem at 7 p.m. CT Thursday at the Pelham Civic Complex. The Bulls are 4-3 after a 3-1 win over Knoxville on Friday night in Pelham, and play at Athens on Saturday night before returning home Thursday. Birmingham beat Athens 5-3 at home on Oct. 30.
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