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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama volleyball used a balanced offensive attack to overcome a set one loss to Arkansas and win three-straight sets to claim the 3-1 victory Sunday at Foster Auditorium.Alabama (16-10, 5-8 SEC) dropped the first set to Arkansas (5-19, 3-9 SEC), 22-25, but rebounded with 25-14, 25-22 and 25-12 decisions in the next three. A balanced Crimson Tide offensive attack was led by Krystal Rivers with a triple-double, notching 10 kills, 18 digs and a career-high 12 blocks, including four solo and two block assists. She is now 61 kills away from tying Alabamas career record.Setter Alexa Tomlak finished with 37 assists and 13 digs, good for her second double-double, while Brittany Thomas finished one dig shy of her own with 12 kills and nine digs. Hayley McSparin earned 11 kills from the middle, hitting .526 with just one error on 19 swings. As a team, Alabama posted a season-high 14.0 team blocks while holding the Razorback offense to a .055 clip, including a .000 hitting percentage in the deciding fourth set.Alabama fell behind early in the first set, 5-2, but the Tide chipped away at the deficit to eventually tie it at 11-11 but could not take the lead, with the Razorbacks leading 15-13 at the media timeout. Alabama tied the score three more times after the break but could not pull ahead with Arkansas holding a two-point lead at the Tides first team timeout, 20-18. The Razorbacks doubled its lead to 22-18 as the Tide was forced to use its second timeout and the visitors held on to win, 25-22.Alabama held the early momentum in the second set, leading by as much as five points before Arkansas was forced to take a team timeout trailing 11-6. Later with the Tide leading 14-10, Alabama rattled off four-straight points to double its lead to eight points as Arkansas burned its final timeout trailing 18-10. Alabama closed out the set on a 6-0 run, reaching set point with a double-digit lead and eventually winning 25-14 to even the match at 1-1.Arkansas started the third set on a 5-1 run and led by the same margin at Alabamas first timeout, 10-6. The Tide drew within one following a 4-1 run, forcing the Razorbacks to take a timeout leading 11-10 with Alabama serving. The Tide eventually took its first lead of the frame at 16-15 and remained in front, eventually pulling ahead 22-19 on a kill by Abolanle Onipede to force an Arkansas timeout. The Tide would hold on to win the set by the same margin, 25-22, to take a 2-1 match lead.After four tie scores to start the fourth set, Alabama began to pull away with an 8-3 run to lead 15-10 at the media timeout. Two more points made it a seven-point game as Arkansas took its first team timeout and the Tide kept rolling to a nine-point lead at the Razorbacks second timeout, 21-12. An ace by Quincey Gary gave Alabama a double-digit lead and the Tide closed out the set with three more points to win, 25-12, and take the 3-1 match victory.Next up, Alabama hosts Auburn (13-12, 7-5 SEC) on Wednesday, Nov. 9 in Foster Auditorium at 5 p.m. CT in Foster Auditorium. The match will be aired live on ESPNU. Cheap Jordan 11 NZ . Varlamov made 33 saves and Ryan OReilly had a goal and scored in the shootout as the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night. Wholesale Jordan 11 NZ . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. http://www.cheapairjordan11nz.com/ . LOUIS -- St. Air Jordan 11 NZ . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. Jordan 11 For Sale NZ . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves are getting older in their starting rotation next season.A lot, lot older.Not content to add one 40-something starter, the Braves made it two by agreeing to terms with 43-year-old Bartolo Colon, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Friday.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement is expected from the Braves until next week on the reported $12.5 million, one-year deal with Colon.The agreement is subject to a physical and comes one day after the Braves said they had an agreement with 42-year-old knuckleballer R.A. Dickey.MLB.com first reported the Colon deal, which includes a team option for 2018.Colon went 15-8 with a 3.43 ERA for the New York Mets this season. He was picked for the All-Star Game and memorably became the oldest player in baseball history to hit his first career homer when he went deep at San Diego on May 7.While having two 40-year-old starters is not unprecedented -- the 1990 Texas Rangers featured 43-year-old Nolan Ryan and 42-year-old Charlie Hough -- its extremely rare.Still, Colon and Dickey both fit what the Braves were hoping to add as they prepare to move into SunTrust Park: experienced starters who could eat up innings and not require the sort of long-term contracts that would hamper payroll flexibility and stymie the growth of the organizations plethora of promising young pitchers.Colon and Dickey will bolster a shaky rotation that didnt produce anyone with double-figure wins this past season but does feature two-time All-Star JJulio Teheran and hard-throwing Mike Foltynewicz, who led the team with a 9-5 record.ddddddddddddolon had 44 wins for the Mets over the last three seasons, and before that was an 18-game winner for Oakland at age 40. Hes also one of the games most popular players, which should make a good fit in the clubhouse.The Braves also have re-signed Josh Collmenter, who will likely join young pitchers Matt Wisler, Aaron Blair and Tyrell Jenkins in competing for the fifth starter spot.Atlanta is coming off a last-place finish in the NL East but showed promise down the stretch after acquiring slugger Matt Kemp from the Padres. Kemp teamed with first baseman Freddie Freeman to provide a 1-2 punch in the middle of the batting order.The Braves went 50-47 after an 18-46 start, including 12 wins in their final 14 games. General manager John Coppolella made it clear he expects to be a playoff contender next season when the team moves from Turner Field to its new $622 million stadium in suburban Cobb County.Atlanta is still hoping to add another catcher -- former Braves star Brian McCann, now with the New York Yankees, is among those mentioned -- and perhaps pick up another versatile player to help off the bench.Otherwise, the Braves appear to be largely set for 2017.And much, much older.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry . ' ' '