Texans meet with Alabama linebacker Justin Jefferson at NRG Stadium

Yaxel Lendeborg had 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a dazzling all-around performance, and Michigan beat Alabama 90-77 to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years.

Alabama guard Aden Holloway has been arrested on a felony drug charge just days before the start of the NCAA Tournament.

Texans to host Alabama offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor for a visit

UConn heads into the postseason undefeated and still the unanimous choice at No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25.

Federal energy officials say they will loan a record $26.5 billion federal loan to Georgia Power and Alabama Power to expand electricity supply.

Basketball center Charles Bediako is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to let him play the rest of the season for the Crimson Tide.

Some Republican legislators are pushing to limit state environmental regulations.

A trove of more than 200 letters from World War II that were found in a Tennessee home offers an intimate picture of love during wartime.

An Alabama circuit judge has denied Alabama basketball player Charles Bediako’s motion for a preliminary injunction, ending the 7-foot center’s collegiate eligibility and his season with the Crimson Tide.

Alabama’s Charles Bediako had four dunks, two steals and two blocks in his first college action in nearly three years against Tennessee.

Alabama coach Nate Oats says 7-foot center Charles Bediako, who gave up his college eligibility in 2023 to enter the NBA draft, will play against Tennessee on Saturday.

Indiana is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 after finishing a 16-0 season with a victory over Miami in the College Football Playoff championship game.

Indiana linebacker Isaiah Jones insists there’s no real secret to the Hoosiers defensive success.

After falling just two points short of claiming the national championship in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, the Houston Cougars are on a mission to finish the job in 2026.

Texans linebacker Henry To'oTo'o had team-high dozen tackles in key win over Chargers

The College Football Playoff's first round averaged 9.9 million viewers across multiple networks, marking a 7% drop from last year.

Former University of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron is ending his short-lived campaign for lieutenant governor of Alabama.

No. 1 Arizona and No. 2 Michigan remain atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for a second straight week.

The Associated Press has released its All-America team, featuring four Ohio State players among 10 first-team picks from the Big Ten Conference.

Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones has launched his campaign for Alabama governor.

The Supreme Court has heard arguments about how courts should decide borderline cases of whether convicted murderers are intellectually disabled and should be shielded from execution.

Newly released photos of Rosa Parks emphasize lesser-known aspects of her legacy.

Ole Miss lost a coach but gained in the College Football Rankings, moving up a spot to No. 6 despite the sudden departure of Lane Kiffin to LSU.

A sleepy week filled with nonconference blowouts locked the College Football Playoff rankings into a virtual standstill, with Ohio State ranked first again and Oregon’s flip-flop with Ole Miss at Nos.

Authorities say a football player at the University of Alabama at Birmingham stabbed two teammates hours before UAB's weekend home game against the University of South Florida.

Kingston Flemings scored 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting, Emanuel Sharp added 15 points, and No. 2 Houston beat Rider 91-45.

The 2025 Lombardi Award finalists were revealed on the KPRC 2+ livestream Tuesday morning.

Georgia has moved up to No. 4 in The Associated Press poll, Oklahoma is back in the top 10 and North Texas is ranked for the first time since 1959.

The southeastern U.S. has plunged into record-low temperatures, affecting 18 million people under a freeze warning across Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.

Despite Texas A&M being the lone remaining undefeated team in the SEC, the playoff committee followed the AP poll’s lead and ranked the Aggies No. 3 — behind Big Ten unbeatens Ohio State and Indiana.

Federals prosecutors have charged an Alabama man with making threatening calls and texts to multiple rabbis, an imam and others in the South, including telling one that “I want you to die.”.

Colorado officials say the relocation of U.S. Space Command to Alabama was illegally motivated by President Donald Trump’s desire to punish Colorado for allowing mail-in voting.

U.S. immigration officials have deported a man to Laos despite a federal court order blocking his removal.

Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller were unveiled Friday on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol.

Vanderbilt is now a top-10 team in college football for the first time since 1947.

Oregon has moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, while Mississippi has its highest ranking since 2015.

Alabama has executed a man by nitrogen gas for the 1997 fatal shooting of a gas station employee.

The Southeastern Conference announced league matchups for the next four years and designated three annual opponents for each of its 16 teams.

Alabama is scheduled to execute Geoffrey West on Thursday for the 1997 murder of Margaret Berry.

Texas A&M made a big jump into the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday after its dramatic win at Notre Dame, and the Irish became the first team since 1988 to stay in the Top 25 with an 0-2 record.

Ohio State is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll ahead of No. 2 Penn State and No. 3 LSU, which was joined this week by No. 5 Miami in the top five.

President Donald Trump has announced that U.S. Space Command will be located in Alabama.

President Donald Trump announced that U.S. Space Command will be relocated from Colorado to Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary home.

Florida State says freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard is in critical but stable condition after being shot while visiting family.

Records show that Taylor Boilek was arrested in 2018 by authorities in Alabama for similar offenses.

No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Penn State each had three players selected for the preseason AP All-America team.

Texans linebacker Henry To'oTo'o is a returning starter who had 105 tackles last season, a career-high

GE Appliances plans to shift production of refrigerators, gas ranges and water heaters out of China and Mexico as part of a more than $3 billion investment to expand its U.S. operations.

Texas, Penn State, Ohio State and Clemson would be the top four seeds in the College Football Playoff based on The Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll.

The nation is marking the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Texas A&M’s collie mascot, Reveille X, has had her eye removed following a glaucoma diagnosis.

Texas A&M's rough collie mascot has had her right eye removed due to glaucoma.

Texans coach DeMeco Ryans has street renamed after him in his hometown: Bessemer, Alabama

Alabama has scheduled a September execution with nitrogen gas for a man convicted of killing a gas station attendant during a 1997 robbery.

The Supreme Court is putting off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new arguments in the fall.

Alabama has executed a man by nitrogen gas for the beating death of a woman in 1988.

The Supreme Court will consider making it harder for convicted murderers to show their lives should be spared because they are intellectually disabled.

Wake Forest and baseball coach Tom Walter apologized for what appeared to be a homophobic slur caught by television cameras during an NCAA regional game against Tennessee.

The Southeastern Conference is ratcheting up penalties on schools whose fans storm the field or rush the court, doing away with an escalating fine system and now charging $500,000 per incident.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has announced he's running for the U.S. Senate.

Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville says he’s running for governor of Alabama next year.

Alabama’s Ryan Williams and Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith are the cover athletes for EA Sports College Football 26.

After having a phenomenal college baseball regular season, the Texas Longhorns are near the top of the food chain heading into the 2025 Regionals.

A new Alabama study of hurricane-affected homes sends a clear message to insurers and homeowners nationwide: climate-resilient construction methods can protect homes, and save a lot of money.

A federal judge is considering sanctions against lawyers representing Alabama in litigation over state prisons after they used artificial intelligence to write error-filled motions.

A runaway kangaroo shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday.

A new trend of prank calling athletes during the NFL Draft is on the rise, highlighting the weaknesses in data security across the NFL and leading football fans to ask, “Is this joke too far?”

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Alabama has executed a man who said he was guilty of a woman's rape and murder and deserved to die.

Alabama guard Tyler Booker under consideration for the Texans' first-round draft selection

Nico Iamaleava says he’s heading to UCLA, a week after Tennessee announced the quarterback who helped the Volunteers reach last season’s College Football Playoff was no longer with the program.

With the Trump administration expected to reverse a controversial 2023 decision on the permanent location of U.S. Space Command, a review by the Defense Department inspector general could not determine why Colorado was chosen over Alabama.

An Alabama teen who narrowly survived a fierce shark attack last year is asking her state's lawmakers to support the creation of a new alert system.

Alabama legislators unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would expedite access to Medicaid for pregnant women.

Alabama Republicans cheered President Donald Trump and his agenda at a GOP party the day he imposed tariffs and sent stock markets tumbling worldwide.

The $1 million March Madness wager between a pro gambler and an artificial-intelligence site will be decided by the winner of the Duke-Houston game in the Final Four.

At least four states are considering giving college athletes tax breaks on endorsement income.

At least half of U.S. states now outlaw devices that can convert pistols into machine guns.

Duke’s stream of NBA-ready standouts used smothering defense and other options on offense to paper over Cooper Flagg’s rough shooting night and lift the Blue Devils to the program’s 18th Final Four with an 85-65 victory over Alabama.

Alabama broke the 35-year-old March Madness record for 3-pointers with 25 and Mark Sears scored 30 of his 34 points on 3s in an 113-88 victory over BYU in an NCAA Tournament East Region semifinal.

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson knows his team can always rely on defense to win games.

The Supreme Court seems closely divided over a challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map, which added a second Black majority district.

Alabama thundered past Saint Mary’s 80-66 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

All-America guard Mark Sears scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half and second-seeded Alabama pulled away late to escape 15th-seeded Robert Morris 90-81 in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

The hopes of No. 1 seed Houston of cutting down the NCAA Tournament nets might rest on J’Wan Roberts’ ailing right ankle.

Alabama lawmakers approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns.

Louisiana has used nitrogen gas to put a man to death, marking the first time the state has used that execution method.

Walter Clayton Jr. scored 22 points, and No. 4 Florida pulled away from No. 5 Alabama for a 104-82 victory in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals.

Louisiana’s first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned after a federal appeals court overturned a lower judge’s ruling Friday.

The NCAA selection committee will have some juggling to do before the bracket comes out Sunday to keep March Madness from looking like an extension of the Southeastern Conference’s regular season.

Activists say an Alabama teenager's incarceration in an adult jail violates federal and state laws that require inmates who are minors to be separated from adults.

Alabama in 2024 became the first state to carry out a nitrogen gas execution.

Alex Condon had 27 points and10 rebounds to lead No. 5 Florida to a 99-94 win over No. 7 Alabama on Wednesday night.

Alabama offensive guard could fit in well with Texans, a team that needs to bolster its offensive line

Auburn says coach Hugh Freeze has been diagnosed with an early form of prostate cancer.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison after noting questions about his case.

The U.S. Supreme Court says people left waiting for months on their unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic in Alabama must be able to sue the state over the delay.

After Missouri basketball fans stormed the court following a victory over then-No. 1 Kansas on Dec. 8, Tigers coach Dennis Gates made sure there wouldn’t be an encore after No. 15 Missouri beat No. 4 Alabama 110-98 on Wednesday night.

Auburn and Alabama had never played as top-10 teams.