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Alabama's Director of Athletics, the person who has been associated with more national championships than anyone in Crimson Tide history, will stand besides the former teammates, colleagues and numerous students whom he helped and have already received the highest accolade that their state can offer.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Some don't realize that he was once a backup quarterback out of the small town of Dozier, Alabama.

Others are simply unaware that he was one of the players who helped Paul W. "Bear" Bryant win his first national championship in 1961.

But Saturday night, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame will take a major step in making sure that people never forget Mal Moore, or his accomplishments. After being associated with the University of Alabama for more than 50 yards as a student, assistant coach and administrator, Moore will be recognized and celebrated when the Class of 2012 is finally inducted during a banquet at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The top seeded Alabama softball team used a Courtney Conley home run and some key defensive stops to shut out Georgia, 1-0, to advance to the Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship game. Alabama will play the third seeded Florida Gators at noon on Saturday.

"That was fun", Alabama head coach Patrick Murphy said. "It was a heck of a game. I think everybody got their money's worth.

Two really good teams, two good pitchers going at it. That's fastpitch softball. Every pitch matters in the game of softball. We're very fortunate to have Jackie Traina on our side, but the defense behind her was really, really good today."

Alabama improves to 49-7 on the year, while Georgia falls to 41-15 overall. The Crimson Tide improved to 31-19 overall at the SEC Tournament.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- For a man honored for his past success, Mal Moore's current year couldn't get much better.

Another national title in football. Ditto, gymnastics. The men's golf team is the No. 1 seed heading into the NCAA championship and the softball team is a favorite to make waves in Oklahoma City.

For the University of Alabama athletics director, who goes into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday in a ceremony at the Birmingham Sheraton, the current wave began with a huge gamble after a floundering 2006 football season.

"When we made the change," Moore said, alluding to the dismissal of Mike Shula, "I felt we had to go after someone who had won championships."

And that choice, from the onset, was Nick Saban, formerly of LSU, then the coach of the NFL's Miami Dolphins.
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