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Hours after Shelby made the announcement that he would be retiring after completing his current term, Brooks told CNN’s Alex Rogers, “I am running for election in 2022, either for my House seat or for the Alabama Senate seat.” Brooks, a Trump loyalist, is well known for leading the charge to overturn the results of the presidential election in Congress. Many have accused him of riling up the pro-Trump mob on January 6—the group which later stormed the Capitol and left five dead....

The vitriol surrounding Kiffin’s departure was so bad, in fact, that when he returned to Neyland Stadium for the first time as the Tide’s offensive coordinator in 2014, Alabama security considered putting him in a bulletproof vest. MORE: Lane Kiffin checks out coaches’ wives Kiffin, now head coach at Florida Atlantic, recounted his triumphant return to Neyland in a podcast interview with ESPN — thankfully, the anger directed at him pretty much amounted to profanity....

Last week, AL.com reported that Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban had met with Jones about a potential, “off-field role.” MORE: Early predictions for the 2018 college football season Jones has been out of football since being fired by the Volunteers last November. He’s currently being paid around $8.2 million from Tennessee after having his contract bought out and will be paid monthly until February 2021. Jones will join a long list of former head coaches to take a role with Alabama that includes Lane Kiffin and Steve Sarkisian....

It was generally on the back of it that Pardew was given an unprecedented eight year contract in September 2012. That contract was on the back of original five and a half year deal that he signed when he replaced Chris Hughton in December 2011. It has all gone downhill for the Magpies since then with one bitter pill after another to swallow for the fans. The latest being the third consecutive defeat to the arch rivals Sunderland which is the first time that this has happened since 1923....

ALI: You were totally in charge on this album. Was that empowering or terrifying? MORISSETTE: There were moments of scariness–baptism by fire. But I’m always in over my head. As soon as I’m not, I go somewhere else. If I’m scared of something, that’s a pretty good indication that I should do it–except for heroin and sky-diving. You took a lot of risks here. “Hands Clean” is about being taken advantage of by an older man when you were still a teen....

The U.S. Labor Department alleged in 2017 that the state miscalculated leave for ferry workers on rotational leave starting in 2014. That leave is entitled to the workers under the Family and Medical Leave Act, says the Labor Department. The state replied by disputing the Labor Department’s interpretation of the law. U.S. District Court Judge H. Russel Holland ruled that the law entitles employees who are eligible to 12 work-weeks of leave each year, not 12 calendar-weeks as argued by the state....

Cook didn’t quit thanks to his wife “Without my wife, I don’t think I’d be standing here as captain,” a relieved Cook told BBC Test Match Special. “You don’t often say things like that - I don’t know why I just have - but it’s the way I feel. “You can bare your soul quite often to Alice and she’s very good at getting me back on the straight and narrow....

Hosts Aizawl FC and Indian Arrows are placed 9th and 10th respectively on the 11-team table. Aizawl, the more accomplished of the two sides under the able guidance of Gift Raikhan, are enjoying an extended home stint, after a rough time on the road. Reiterating the importance of the game for his side, Raikhan also spoke about his new attacking recruit in the pre-game presser. “We will be expecting three points from tomorrow’s game because last time we played against Arrows it was a draw and we got some pretty close chances but missed them....

But on Sunday, it was all worth it as he won his first Sprint Cup race with a thrilling upset victory on the road course at Watkins Glen. Allmendinger won a wild duel with road-racing ace Marcos Ambrose for a victory that should earn him a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. MORE: Allmendinger drug suspension | Stewart sad over fatal crash | Stewart skips Cup race | Crash investigation...

Making the leap from being a college head coach to the NBA was one thing, but how would Stevens perform as an executive with no prior front office experience? Early returns suggest that he knows exactly what he’s doing. Fast forward 11 months from Boston’s first-round disappointment in 2021 and you have a team that’s very similar, yet vastly different. These nuances are the difference between a team that struggled to finish at ....

When the Rams did their customary pregame chant of “whose house? Rams house!” before the game, Michaels took aim at the poor PA announcer with an absolutely incisive comment about the Rams’ “home-field advantage.” “You have a PA announcer here who incessantly screams ‘whose house. ‘I hate it,” Michaels said on the broadcast. “Anyways he wants them to say ‘Rams House.’ But as far as the Raiders are concerned, it’s kind of like their AirBnB....

In the statement, released Dec. 16, Zawahiri invites “individuals, agencies and all media” to submit written questions via one of As-Sahaab’s Web forums. He calls upon the “brothers” who supervise the site “to collect the questions and transmit them without alteration, whether it is coming from someone who agrees or disagrees.” This is the first time Al Qaeda has made a formal call to journalists, although it will not be the first time the radical Islamic group has granted interviews to Western media....

The group of 14 (seven Gore supporters, five Bush backers and two undecideds) generally admired Gore’s personal and family life. But they scoffed at his claim to have Tennessee roots. Two members of the group knew he’d been active on the environment; beyond that, none could name a single thing he’d accomplished for the state. While many felt Gore was basically an upstanding public servant, all expressed unhappiness over his association with Clinton–especially the veep’s refusal to make an early break with the president over the Monica Lewinsky scandal....

The sophomore linebacker tackled the first-year starter in the waning moments of the first quarter, after the latter jumped in the air for a throw-away pass. Turner, who was in Ewers’ face, grabbed him mid-air before driving him into the turf at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. “Honestly, it was no intent to hurt Quinn Ewers, honestly," Turner said. “I feel like he’s a good quarterback, and I hope he has a very speedy recovery....

Bolden was open about his affinity for the Patriots during his time at the 2022 NFL Combine. During his interviews, he explained how his usage in the Alabama offense mirrored exactly what the Patriots have asked slot receivers like to do over the years. NFL DRAFT: Top 100 prospect big board before NFL Combine In doing so, Bolden compared his offensive role to that of Julian Edelman, one of the most prolific postseason receivers in NFL history....

“He said, ‘I’ll be back for LSU,’” linebacker Terrell Lewis said after the game. “I know how Tua is, it’s something he’s been through before, so I don’t doubt the fact that he’s a competitor. He’s going to get right back. He’ll be fine.” MORE: Tagovailoa proves his worth in absence of Tennessee win Alabama coach Nick Saban confirmed Tagovailoa suffered a high-ankle sprain, but said he expects him to have a “full and speedy recovery....

Sounds oddly familiar, right? Because it should. MORE: Drake disses Joe Carter, Michael Jordan in new single | HAYES: No excuses, Ohio State was better than Alabama The Crimson Tide took a cue from Drake’s new track “Charged up” in a freshly released graphic poster. The Canadian rapper dropped the single in response to fellow hip-hop artist Meek Mill, who went on a Twitter rant accusing Drake of having ghostwriters....

You know, just in case. There's just no way Texas A&M officials could have imagined this two years ago when they started flirting with the SEC. No way they could have seen what could be in such a short time. MORE: Season’s upsets | Week 3 picks | Who to root for … or against? From a middling program in the Big 12 struggling to keep up with Big Brother Texas, to the hottest program this side of Roll Tide, its campus teeming with excitement four hours before kickoff....

The Crimson Tide and Bulldogs are the last two remaining unbeaten teams in the Southeastern Conference. The winner of this matchup will have an easier path to the SEC championship, where a rematch is possible. Alabama (3-0) has the highest-scoring offense in the FBS at 51 points per game. The offense hasn’t missed a beat with quarterback Mac Jones, but there are questions about the defense. Of course, the biggest storylline revolves around Alabama coach Nick Saban, who tested positive for COVID-19 this week and is self-isolating at home....

No. 1 Alabama meets No. 20 USC in the AdvoCare Classic at AT&T Stadium in a colossal season opener for both teams. For Nick Saban, it’s a chance to defend the national championship and while answering questions at both quarterback and tailback. For USC, Clay Helton can score a monumental win in his first full season as head coach, and Max Browne finally gets his chance to start for the Trojans....