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The Tuscaloosa News reports that the officer who arrested Hand found him at 4:30 a.m. in a parking lot near campus. Hand was sitting in the driver’s seat with the car’s headlights turned on and his vehicle cranked. The fact that his keys were in the ignition is what prompted his arrest. MORE: Hand’s arrest puts Saban in another uncomfortable spot Hand’s pretrial hearing is set for Sept. 18 in the Tuscaloosa Municipal Court — two days after the Tide’s Week 3 matchup against Colorado State....

Alabama spokesman Doug Walker said Saturday that Corey Harris "is no longer on the staff." He couldn't elaborate because it is a personnel issue. Clinton-Dix was suspended in October and missed the Kentucky and Georgia State games before being reinstated by the NCAA. The Tuscaloosa News reported that Harris was placed on administrative leave after loaning Clinton-Dix less than $500, possibly violating NCAA rules about student-athletes receiving extra benefits. The junior is projected as a potential first-round NFL draft pick....

The matchup starts at 8 p.m. and will be televised on CBS. This marks the 10th SEC championship meeting between the Crimson Tide and Gators. Alabama (10-0) might be in the College Football Playoff no matter what happens. The Crimson Tide rank third in the FBS with 49.5 points per game, and Mac Jones, Najee Harris and DeVonta Smith are all legitimate Heisman Trophy candidates. This is a chance for coach Nick Saban to win his seventh SEC championship with Alabama....

Game time is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET. The matchup will be televised on Fox. Alabama (1-0) beat Utah State 55-0 in Week 1, and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young had six total touchdowns in the victory. The Crimson Tide are loaded on both sides, and this is yet another high-stakes showcase for coach Nick Saban, who has a 25-2 record against his former assistant coaches. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is the next former assistant in line....

Bengaluru-based 23-year old Aishwarya, sponsored by TVS, Sidvin, Mountain Dew, Scott Motorsports India, K&N, Cult Sport and BigRock Dirt Park, is leading the women’s category by seven points, after having won in Dubai, finished third in Portugal and fifth in Spain. Looking ahead to the event, Aishwarya said: “Going into the Hungarian Baja, I am hopeful of performing better than in the previous round since the World Cup is at stake....

The heel turn was facilitated by a mini storyline that ran across the July 1 episode of RAW as well as Styles’ own frustration with the result of the match. AJ Styles hit Ricochet with a Phenomenal Forearm - the same finisher that fell the US Champion last week - but unbeknownst to Styles and the referee Ricochet got his foot under the ropes. Another referee would appear from the back while Styles was celebrating and the match would restart....

When asked about his role as an important member of the Indian squad now, Rahane acknowledged that it was a challenge and shouldering the responsibility was helping him to tackle any particular situation. However, he quickly clarified that becoming impudent would not help. “Obviously, it’s a challenge and I am enjoying the responsibility. When I go out to bat, I think that I’m the boss, I’m the man in-charge now…that does not mean that I’m overconfident....

Offensive lineman Scott Boyett, who lives in the same off-campus house as Pratt, shot the receiver when he entered Boyett’s apartment unannounced around 3 a.m. By the time police arrived to the residence, Boyett had taken Pratt to the emergency room at Akron Children’s Hospital. MORE: 68-team football playoff? | Ranking best college football states Pratt was later transferred to Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center where he was in stable condition and is expected to recover from the injury....

We’ll see. In Los Angeles this week, the AFL-CIO meets to decide whether to come to the rescue of Gore’s faltering candidacy, or hold off making an endorsement–and deal him a crippling blow. In private meetings and public actions, Gore, President Bill Clinton and the entire administration are focused on selling the veep to what used to be called Big Labor. But the IPs aren’t the only objects of the Big Schmooze....

Al-Attiyah strengthened his lead to nearly nine minutes over Stephane Peterhansel after outdueling the Frenchman by nearly two minutes on the split 351-kilometer route of valleys and fesh-fesh — fine dust — between Arequipa and Tacna. “It was very important to catch Stephane and stay with him all the way,“Al-Attiyah said. Three decades of racing the world’s toughest rally helped Peterhansel endure the fesh-fesh. “It’s like powder, it goes inside the car and you can’t see anything,” he said....

In the American League, though? It’s pretty much a one-Astro race. MORE: The 20 worst MVP picks of all time Jose Altuve is putting the finishes on yet another incredible season for Houston. Remember when we were all amazed that a guy listed at 5-6 could be an impact player in the majors? Those days feel like a long, long time ago. At this point, Altuve has established himself as one of the best players in the sport, period....

One of the biggest draws to Alabama, Minshew said, was his ability to garner valuable coaching expertise from Nick Saban and his staff. Alabama was the first team to respond to Minshew after he graduated in December and sent his release to several schools throughout the South. MORE: Sizing up Bama QB competition “I was definitely surprised,” Minshew told Sports Illustrated. “I wasn’t expecting that but I’m really excited about the opportunity....

According to the plan, dubbed Proceeding With Caution, individuals are encouraged to remain at home during the weeks between April 30 and May 15. Some businesses will be permitted to resume operations, but they are expected to comply with additional sanitation and physical distancing mandates. Governed by the same safety protocols and occupancy restraints, all retail establishments can reopen statewide after Alabama’s stay-at-home order expires this week. State beaches will also reopen, but gatherings of more than 10 visitors remain prohibited....

This may sound like a random issue to specify, but it comes on the heels of a recent statement from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) regarding Apple AirTags. According to the ACCC, there is concern over how easy it is to access an AirTag’s battery compartment, which houses a small battery that could be swallowed by a child. A common way for product makers to discourage children from swallowing small components like button batteries or Nintendo Switch games is to coat the piece in a bitterant....

Toronto-based design studio, Metatecture, is well on its way to introducing the AirVR, a VR headset which uses Apple’s iPad Mini. Two days into its Kickstarter, the AirVR is already halfway to its $20,000 goal, and with four weeks still left, it’s likely that they will surpass their initial expectations by a large margin. The AirVR is basically a headset which straps an iPad Mini onto the user’s head. A pair of lenses turn the iPad’s screen into full stereoscopic 3D....

Both teams had their chances in a game in which hosts Aizawl had a slightly better of exchanges, but a goal eluded them throughout the 90 minutes. Both Aizawl and Neroca have two points from three games and remain on the bottom rungs of the standings. The second half saw end-to-end football and was clearly more entertaining but both Gurpreet in the Aizawl goal and the Neroca custodian Maouro Boerchio managed to return their first clean sheets of the campaign....

After some near-misses — including another defeat to Malmo at the same stage last season — a 3-2 aggregate win against the odds versus PSV gave Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side a place in the competition he won as a player with Barcelona in 2006. A trip to four-time champions Ajax looks an onerous challenge as Rangers aim to improve on a record of one win in their past 16 group-stage matches, a run that includes nine defeats....

The opening game proved to be a close affair, but it was surge in points at different intervals- first at the 5-5 mark- then, at the 15-15 mark for Sugiarto, that proved to be key moments in the game and ensured that Jayaram was on the backfoot, despite the Indian trying to stay in the match. He eventually won the game 21-17 to take the decisive lead. The second game proved to be an absolutely one-sided affair as the Japanese totally dominated proceedings, by winning points in clumps and eventually sealing the game 21-7 to progress through to the final....

Rahane was in scintillating form, scoring at a brisk pace without taking too many risks and is batting at 109 of just 127 balls with Ravichandran Ashwin giving him company at the other end on 10. “I wanted to play my positive cricket,” Rahane said of his innings. “My intent has been positive throughout the last one to two years, wherever I have played. I wanted to continue with that same intent....