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Cute UAB Girl Of The Month: Samantha Simmons

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Published March 7, 2010 at 7:39 p.m.

Do you think UAB President Carol Z Garrison would be cool to hang out with? ...

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Samford Women's Basketball Advances to SOCON Finals

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Published March 7, 2010 at 5:53 p.m.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.— The second-seeded Samford University women’s basketball team advanced to the first Southern Conference Tournament championship game in the program’s history with a 66-53 win over third-seeded Appalachian State in the SoCon semifinals Sunday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Arena ...   ... “I was very pleased with our effort,” Samford head coach Mike Morris said. “We beat a very good team today. I thought our team defended very well and hit some big threes down the

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Tigers Hang On For 5-4 Win And Series Sweep Of Miami (Ohio)

Published March 7, 2010 at 5:48 p.m.

AUBURN, Ala ... – Hunter Morris collected four hits, including a home run, for the second straight day and Cole Nelson continued to baffle opposing hitters as Auburn defeated Miami (Ohio), 5-4, on Sunday afternoon to sweep a three-game series and improve to 9-2 on the season. Auburn built a 5-2 lead after seven but had to hold off a late Miami rally to win its sixth straight game ...   ... Morris, who on Saturday was 4-for-5 with a home run and two doubles, had his second four-hit game of the

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UAB Softball Tops Terriers, 4-3

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Published March 7, 2010 at 3:21 p.m.

Clearwater ... , Fla ... --- The UAB softball team played strong on both sides of the ball Sunday to defeat ... Boston ... University , 4-3. With the win, the Blazers finished the USF Invitational with a 4-1 record to improve to 13-5 for the season ...   ... "We met the goals that we had set prior to coming down here, so it's been a very positive experience," UAB head coach ... Marla Townsend ... said. "We executed both offensively and defensively and the team chemistry was outstanding." ...

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Harris Named C-USA Freshman, Sixth Player of the Year

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Published March 7, 2010 at 3:11 p.m.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- UAB guard Jala Harris was named the Conference USA Freshman and Sixth Player of the Year, as announced on Sunday by the league office. Harris becomes the first player in conference history to earn both awards in the same season ... She also is the first player in school history to earn both C-USA Freshman and Sixth Player of the Year honors in her career ... An second-team all-conference honoree this year, Harris made her way into the C-USA record book with a 40-point

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Caracter slams in winner, No. 24 UTEP edges UAB

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Published March 7, 2010 at 3:10 p.m.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Derrick Caracter scored the final six points for UTEP, including a game-winning dunk with 1 second left that gave the 24th-ranked Miners a 52-50 victory over UAB on Saturday night ... Myron Strong scored 15 points and Caracter had 13 for UTEP (24-5, 15-1 Conference USA), which rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half ... The Miners held the Blazers (23-7, 11-5) to one field goal in a span of 10:47 while whittling away at the lead. Caracter's two free throws tied

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Florida authorities positively identify one plane crash victim as Birmingham neurosurgeon Dr. Evan Zeiger

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Published March 7, 2010 at 10:46 a.m.

Zeiger had a practice at Brookwood Medical Center ...

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Birmingham neurosurgeon dies in plane crash in Gulf of Mexico

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Published March 7, 2010 at 9:47 a.m.

Dr. Evan Zeiger and passenger killed ...

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The Hunt is On!

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Published March 7, 2010 at 9:02 a.m.
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The Birmingham Public Library Central Buildings are the focus of this year's Birmingham News Itty-Bitty Magic City Scavenger Hunt ... Look into Sunday, March 7,2010 Birmingham News Lifestyle section for the photographs and entry form ... All of the photographs were taken at Birmingham Public Library - Central ... To aid you in your quest might we offer our virtual tours to familiarize yourself with the Central library ... Linn Henley Research Building - Library Archives (Basement) ... Linn

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Saturday College Hoops

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Published March 7, 2010 at 8:18 a.m.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Tony Mitchell scored 16 points and Mikhail Torrance had 13 points and 12 rebounds to help Alabama close the regular season with a 73-to-61 victory over Auburn yesterday. The Crimson Tide snapped a four-game losing streak to its in-state rival in a game that was close most of the way ... HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Cornelius Hester scored 18 points and Casey Cantey had 17 as Alabama A&M defeated Grambling State 81-to-60 last night. The Bulldogs earned the sixth seed in the

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