Alabama men’s basketball might soon add some reinforcements.

Derrion Reid, who has missed extensive time this season with a lower-body injury, could play this postseason. In the near future to be specific.

“Derrion was able to practice in some limited capacity,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said Wednesday. “But wasn’t doing 5-on-5 stuff. Provided he has another good day tomorrow morning at practice, he will hopefully be cleared to play for the week, which would be great. Give us a little more depth if we’re fortunate enough to be playing three games in a row.”

Reid has not played since the Auburn game on Feb. 15. So it’s been almost a month. Before that, he missed several games after Alabama played Georgia on Feb. 1. The true freshman, when healthy, has been a key defender for the Crimson Tide.

No. 5 Alabama will be the No. 3 seed in the SEC Tournament this week in Nashville. The Crimson Tide will face either Georgia, Oklahoma or Kentucky on Friday in the quarterfinals.

Reid is a former McDonald’s All-American. He was a five-star prospect and the No. 10 overall player in the 2024 recruiting class, per the 247Sports Composite.

Based on 247Sports’ rankings, Reid is the second-highest rated recruit in program history behind only Colin Sexton. Brandon Miller is third, JD Davison is fourth and Richard Hendrix is fifth.

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A national customer communications management company is closing its Birmingham production facility, eliminating 135 jobs.

OSG made the announcement Tuesday night about its facility at 5200 East Lake Blvd.

OSG Chief Marketing Officer Sarah Guckes told AL.com that economic conditions did not factor into the decision.

In a statement on the announcement, OSG said the decision was “part of a strategic initiative to optimize our operations and continue delivering exceptional services and solutions to our clients.”

“OSG remains financially stable and fully committed to investing in our facilities, employees, and the communities we serve,” the company announced in a statement. “This decision reinforces our dedication to innovation, efficiency, and delivering best-in-class solutions to our clients.”.

OSG’s Birmingham employees along with local authorities were given notice of the decision in compliance with the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.

“We are committed to supporting our Birmingham employees during this transition, offering severance packages, outplacement services, and other resources to assist them,” the company stated.

Guckes said the closure impacts 135 jobs.

The production work performed at the Birmingham facility will be conducted at “newer, state-of-the-art facilities” in Carol Stream, Illinois, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Mount Airy, North Carolina.

“These facilities are equipped with advanced technology and infrastructure, enabling enhanced operational performance, expanded capabilities, and a superior customer experience,” OSG stated.

With another week of the softball season in the state of Alabama completed, it is time to recognize the outstanding players from last week. These players had outstanding performances, and there were plenty of exciting games in Alabama last week as well. As always, we ask you, the fans, to vote on who you think is the High School on SI Alabama softball player of the week.

Voting will close on March 16 at 11:59 p.m.

Here are this week’s nominees…

In four games last week, Supan was one of the many bright spots for Central as they went 4-0. She finished with four hits, one home run, seven RBIs, two stolen bases and three runs scored. Supan also went 1-1 from the mound. She pitched 13 combined innings, allowed 12 hits with only four earned runs and struck out five batters.

In the 15-5 win over Benjamin Russell, Carlisle finished with two hits, one home run which was a grand slam, five RBIs and one run scored. In the second game of the week which was a 3-2 win over Elmore County, Carlisle finished with two hits and one RBI.

The junior had another outstanding week from the mound. She went 3-2 in the week with 24 and two-thirds innings pitched. In the three wins, she allowed three hits, two walks and zero runs. In the five games combined, Needham struck out 52 batters. She also found success from the batter’s box. She finished the week with seven hits, four doubles, four RBIs and one run scored.

In three games, Bethune tallied eight hits in 10 at-bats. She recorded four home runs, one double, 10 RBIs and nine runs scored.

In the 11-1 win over John Carroll Catholic, Trimm went three-for-four with one home run, one double, four RBIs, one stolen base and one run scored. In the 9-5 loss Chelsea, Trimm hit one home run and drove in two runs.

Parsons ended her week by going 2-1 with wins over Hoover and Pelham. In the victory over Hoover, she pitched a complete game with four hits and two unearned runs allowed while striking out 10 batters. She pitched six innings while allowing two hits, one unearned run, two walks and struck out six batters.

In six games, Hopson finished her week with 11 hits, three home runs, one triple, six doubles, 10 RBIs and eight runs scored. She also stole one base each in three separate games.

In eight games last week, Curry was 15-for-22 with four home runs, six doubles, 15 RBIs, one stolen base and 13 runs scored.

In the 5-1 win over T.R. Miller, Russell pitched seven innings, allowed six hits but just one earned run and struck out eight batters. One day later, she made some noise from the plate. Russell was two-for-three with one home run, three RBIs and scored two runs in the 15-0 win over Elberta.

In the 15-3 win over Lincoln, Herport went two-for-three with two home runs, five RBIs and scored two runs.

In the 13-9 win over Moody, Goguts hit two home runs, finished with four RBIs and scored two runs. Later in the week, she hit another home run, drove in two runs and scored once in the 10-0 win over Pell City.

In the 15-6 win over Mountain Brook, Maples went two-for-three with one home run, three RBIs and scored three runs. In the two other games combined, she finished with two hits, one RBI and scored one run. Maples also pitched six and two-thirds innings in the 8-5 win over Glencoe. She allowed one hit, three earned runs and struck out 14 batters.