Senate tips Richmond appeals court to Democrats
AOL
and ranking committee Republican Jeff Sessions of Alabama squared off in a never-ending battle over judges. Each blamed the other's party for years of blocking tactics. Leahy pointed out that 28 judges were confirmed during Bush's first yea...
Stating the SEC's case
ESPN.com
Not much lobbying is needed on the part of Florida and Alabama. Just like a year ago, both teams control their own destiny in terms of reaching the BCS National Championship Game. But just like last year, they have to go through each other ...
SEC Officiating: Incompetence Or Protecting Sacred Cows?
Bleacherreport.com
In recent weeks a series of egregiously bad officiating calls have gone against opponents of both SEC front runners Alabama and Florida. It's undeniable that the calls in question changed the dynamic of the games if not their actual outcome...
Tulane baseball falls short against Alabama-Birmingham
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane batters stranded 15 runners, Tulane pitchers allowed five home runs and Tulane's flickering hopes for being an NCAA Tournament at-large team were extinguished Friday night with an 8-7 loss to Alabama-Birmingham in the opening game of...
Today the Role of DMX Will be Played by Coolio
TMZ.com
Thunder Productions tells TMZ they have signed Coolio to the upcoming celebrity boxing match scheduled to take place in Alabama next month. They tell us Coolio has been much easier to deal with and "he is going to take this seriously."
How they voted: AP poll (Week 11)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Asmussen also has Florida at No. 1, Boise State at No. 4 and Houston at No. 8, also the highest votes for those teams, and Alabama at No. 3, the Crimson Tide's lowest vote. Wisconsin was placed lower this week than last week on five voters'...
Conference power rankings
Newsday
1. SEC: One team from the SEC will play for the national championship (either Florida or Alabama). Also, the SEC is a lock to get two teams into BCS bowls (Florida and Alabama). Both teams just need to avoid upsets (Florida ends with Florid...
High Court Refuses To Block D.C. Sniper Execution
NPR News
He and former teenage accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo are also suspected of fatal shootings in Louisiana, Alabama and Arizona. Malvo is serving a life sentence. In arguing for a stay of execution, Muhammad's attorneys argued he was poorly represe...
Tropical Storm Ida aims at Gulf Coast
Town Hall
Tropical storm warnings were out across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, where governors declared states of emergency. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist warned that tropical storms can still be deadly. He pointed to Fay, which was blam...
Gulf of Mexico oil, natgas facilities shut by Ida
The Guardian
The latest forecasts have Ida coming ashore near Mobile Bay, Alabama, which the U.S. Coast Guard shut to ship traffic on Monday afternoon, and where Exxon Mobil Corp operates a large natural gas field. (For a graphic on the Hurricane Ida's ...
Tropical Storm Ida-related closings in southwest Alabama, Mississippi ...
Everything Alabama Blog
(NOAA) Tropical Storm Ida's trek toward the Gulf Coast has forced area closings and cancellation of events scheduled for today and tomorrow: The "Freedom Without Walls" Downtown Rally to Highlight fall of the Berlin Wall scheduled for 4 p.m...
Miles, Saban voice support for SEC officials
Newsday
One of the calls came in the Arkansas-Florida game and aided a Gators' touchdown drive late in their 23-20 victory. Kiffin complained about the officials after a 12-10 loss at Alabama and Mullen did the same after a replay review went Flori...
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Alabama clinches berth in SEC tournament with 2-1 win over Arkansas
Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- Austin Hyatt pitched a three-hitter and Kent Matthes drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth as No. 23 Alabama defeated 13th-ranked Arkansas 2-1 on Friday. With the win, the Crimson Tide clinch a berth in the...
Cell phone etiquette abused
Daily Oklahoman
Mercifully, the conversation ended, but within a minute her phone launched into "Sweet Home Alabama” and she started another loud conversation, this time with her mother. The point? When you’re in a location that is traditionally quiet such...
GAME WEEK: (14) Utah at (4) TCU
ksl.com
ranked teams as Utah's head coach, with wins over Georgia Tech (2005), UCLA (2007), TCU (2008), Brigham Young (2008) and Alabama (Jan. 2009). The losses were to Boise State (2006) and BYU (2006, 2007). > Utah has won six straight games sinc...
