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Texas vs Alabama: Best photos from 2025 men's basketball game Texas Longhorns forward Arthur Kaluma (6) controls the ball asAlabama Crimson Tide center Clifford Omoruyi (11) and forward Grant Nelson (4) defend in the first half as the Texas Longhorns take on the Crimson Tide at the Moody Center, Feb. 11, 2025. Sara Diggins/American-Statesman Texas Longhorns guard Tramon Mark (12) puts the ball up over Alabama defense in the first half as the Texas Longhorns take on the Crimson Tide at the Moody Center, Feb. 11, 2025. Sara Diggins/American-Statesman Alabama...

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina on Monday used a nearly hour-long speech on the U.S. House floor to accuse her ex-fiancé of physically abusing her, recording sex acts with her and others without their consent, and conspiring with business associates in acts of rape and sexual misconduct. Mace said she was speaking out because her home state’s top prosecutor didn’t take action even after she alerted investigators. That same prosecutor is likely to be Mace’s opponent if she runs for governor of South Carolina in 2026, which she is...

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has finalized and implemented a protocol allowing sentences for death row inmates to be carried out using the nitrogen hypoxia method, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday.The new protocol will allow for death sentences to be carried out again after a 15-year pause and builds on a constitutionally approved method already in place in Alabama.A summary of Alabama’s protocol allows for the condemned person to communicate with a spiritual adviser. It also allows for "designated victim relationship witnesses."LOUISIANA GOV.

Louisiana corrections officials have drafted and approved a new policy to allow the state to restart executing death row inmates, Gov. Jeff Landry said Monday. The latest: The policy is modeled after Alabama's execution methods, Landry's statement says, and includes the use of nitrogen gas. Catch up quick: State-sanctioned executions are already controversial, but when Alabama became the first state to use nitrogen gas last year, the new method faced additional scrutiny. • Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith was "shaking and writhing" for about two minutes at the...

In 2024, Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard released her second studio album “What Now” and subsequently hit the road for a co-headlining tour with Michael Kiawanuka. Then, to close the year, she played a one-off show with her former band at Tuscaloosa, AL’s Bama Theatre. Now, less than two months later, the roots-y rock star is returning to her roots. This summer, Howard and Alabama Shakes will embark on their first official tour since 2017. Over the course of 30 concerts from July through September, the Alabama-based trio are scheduled...

They didn’t listen, so the entertainer walked off stage. Kid Rock stormed off the stage after appearing as a special guest at a birthday celebration for Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan. Rock joined in singing “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival. During the performance, Kid Rock stopped to make sure the crowd was participating. “(F-word) them. (F-word) them. Hey, hey, stop,” the singer said. “If you ain’t gonna clap, we (ain’t) gonna sing. That’s how it’s gonna go.” Rock then demonstrated what he was looking for. The crowd caught on...

Jalen Hurts rocked a pair of Air Jordan 1 “Unbannable” cleats on Sunday during pregame warmups. After Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in New Orleans, the Jordan brand returned the favor with a commercial which will leave everyone on their feet and applauding. Entitled “Love, Hurts,” the 30-second spot pays homage to the former Alabama and Oklahoma quarterback. “Some people want to hate everything about Jalen Hurts. “Hate that he’s a winning quarterback. Hate that he’s taken the Eagles to the championship game twice...

In January, President-elect Donald Trump announced his plans to rename the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.” Alabama is one of several states that has shoreline on the coast. The announcement sparked confusion and outrage as he also works to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if the two nations don’t stop what he called the flow of drugs and migrants across their borders and carry out . Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey quickly posted praise of the proclamation to X. In a speech last week, Ivey...

AUBURN, Ala. -- Sixth-ranked Florida made program history with its victory over No. 1 Auburn on Saturday. It wasn't the Gators' 90-81 win over the Tigers that'll find its way into the program's record books. Florida had already taken down a top-ranked team this season, beating then- No. 1 Tennessee 73-43 on Jan. 7. Saturday's win marked the first time the Gators have beaten a No. 1 team in a true road game. It was also the first home loss and the first SEC loss of the season for Auburn...