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Alabama Crimson Tide take over top spot in AP poll

Dec. 6, 2009
Alabama will head into the postseason as the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1973.
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Alabama again No. 1 in coaches poll

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Alabama retained the top spot when the USA Today college football coaches poll was released Sunday.

COL BKB: Clemson 87, Alabama 61

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Trevor Booker and James Mays each scored 18 points Tuesday, carrying the 19th-ranked Clemson Tigers to an 87-61 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide.

COL BKB: Arkansas 63, Alabama 57

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Patrick Beverley scored 19 points Saturday afternoon as the Arkansas Razorbacks knocked off the 12th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, 63-57.

COL BKB: Alabama 92, Alabama St. 58

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Richard Hendrix had 34 points and 10 rebounds Saturday as the fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide routed Alabama State, 92-58.

COL BKB: Alabama 78, Tennessee St. 60

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Jermareo Davidson scored 22 points Saturday to lead the seventh-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide to a 78-60 victory over Tennessee State.

COL FB: Alabama 13, Vanderbilt 10

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- John Parker Wilson passed for 207 yards and a touchdown Saturday as the 25th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores, 13-10.

Utah 51, Alabama 49

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Nick Jacobson scored 13 points and Tim Frost added nine Monday night as Utah stunned the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, 51-49.

Alabama 72, Bowling Green 63

MOBILE, Ala., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Kenny Walker scored a career-high 25 points Saturday night as the fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide held on for a 72-63 victory over the Bowling Green Falcons

Alabama 109, Arkansas 94

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Rod Grizzard and Earnest Shelton each scored 21 points Saturday night as the eighth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide avenged a pair of losses to Arkansas last season

Alabama 90, McNeese St. 61

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Erwin Dudley scored 16 points to lead four players in double figures Thursday night as the 22nd-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide bested McNeese State, 90-61.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch