UAB nursing student and basketball standout set to graduate after balancing the court, clinic and the classroom

Former UAB and Auburn basketball players is transferring to Xavier, he announced Wednesday. Westry, who has two years of eligibility remaining, was a second-team All-American Conference selection in 2025-26.

This is an opinion column. For different reasons, Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg is highly motivated to play Alabama in the Sweet 16. It’s not just because Lendeborg says Alabama coach Nate Oats didn’t call him when Yax went into the transfer portal.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Led by 22 points each from Daniel Rivera and Chance Westry, UAB defeated East Carolina 90-83 in a regular-season finale on Sunday. The Blazers were already locked into the fourth seed in the conference tournament that begins Wednesday ...

In 2022, Harrisburg’s Chance Westry was a 4-star recruit, a former standout basketball player at Trinity High School and two prep schools, with a dozen colleges across the country competing for his attention. The world was at his feet. Then it all went south

Charlotte 49ers (16-16, 10-9 AAC) vs. UAB Blazers (20-11, 11-7 AAC) Birmingham, Alabama; Friday, 1 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blazers -5.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: UAB and Charlotte square off in the AAC Tournament. The Blazers have gone 11 ...

Former Meade County High School All-State basketball player Peyton Bradley has found a new college home in Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Dezayne Mingo scored 35 points and made eight 3-pointers to lead Charlotte over UAB 83-78 on Friday in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Mingo added six assists for the 49ers (17-16). Ben Bradford scored 17 ...