Possible skull parts, teeth found at Fla. airport
Pieces of what appeared to be human skull and teeth have been discovered at a South Florida airport inside a passenger's carry-on bag. The Broward ...
New report: Rapper Ross shot at from car in Jan.
A new police report says two witnesses saw a car pull alongside a Rolls Royce driven by rapper Rick Ross earlier this year in South Florida and heard ...

Small plane crashes at S. Fla. parking lot; 3 die
A small plane crashed into a parking lot near a South Florida airport Friday afternoon, killing all three people onboard and burning about a dozen ...
1 dead as truck crashes, dangles over I-95 in Fla
Rescue crews used an elevated ladder to reach a bakery truck dangling precariously over the edge of an elevated overpass ramp after a fatal crash.

Police: Shots fired, rapper Ross crashes Rolls
Police in South Florida say rapper Rick Ross crashed his Rolls Royce into a building after hearing shots fired nearby. Fort Lauderdale police say Ross ...

SECond to none, with no end in sight
There is no end in sight, not for Alabama or the Southeastern Conference. The Crimson Tide made it two straight national championships and three in ...

Saban quickly turns to challenges of 2013 season
It's becoming a familiar January scene for Nick Saban. The Alabama coach plastered a smile on his face for a series of posed photos next to the ...
Playoff sites likely to be picked by end of April
The home of the first national championship game under the new playoff system, along with the three remaining semifinal rotation sites, will likely ...

Alabama AD made a brief stop at Notre Dame
Mal Moore's career was adrift. A quarter century of winning games and titles as an Alabama player and assistant to Bear Bryant had ended, and Moore ...

Kelly wants Notre Dame keeping bar at title height
Win or lose, Notre Dame's Brian Kelly doesn't want his team aiming any lower than the national championship game in the future. Kelly said Sunday ...

Saban: Bama players should "honor the opportunity"
Alabama coach Nick Saban says he and his team "honor the opportunity" to play for a national title. Speaking on Sunday morning, a day before the ...

Will coming playoff finally take down the SEC?
Roy Kramer remembers all the fretting when the Southeastern Conference launched its own championship game two decades ago. "Especially from the ...

Alabama avoiding the D word _ for now
Barrett Jones was definitely not going there. Alabama's All-American offensive lineman has spent five seasons with coach Nick Saban and he knows ...

Alabama leaders deliver pre-practice wakeup call
Alabama's team leaders weren't thrilled with how practice was going for the BCS championship against Notre Dame, so they got their teammates together ...

Golson hopes Notre Dame's season ends on BCS note
When Everett Golson sees a piano, he usually sits down and starts entertaining. He plays several instruments, keeps a keyboard in his room and loves ...
Alabama gets set for Irish offensive attack
Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart runs the stingiest defense in the country when it comes to yards allowed, but sees a bunch of challenges in ...

ND players say Irish, Tide defenses are alike
When No. 1 Notre Dame lines up on offense Monday night in the BCS championship, the team on the other side of the ball will look a little familiar.

Spond cherishing chance at BCS title
Notre Dame linebacker Danny Spond values every chance he gets to be on the football field. That might sound trivial. After all, doesn't every player ...

Saban, Kelly lead Bama and ND out of darkness
There were some dark days at Notre Dame and Alabama, dark years really, during which two of college football's proudest programs flailed and foundered

Tide, Irish go old school on way to title game
The BCS championship is going old school. In this era of wide-open, pass-happy offenses, college football's ultimate prize will be decided Monday ...

Pension bonds add risk to public retiree crisis
Oakland's city leaders took a risk when, rather than lay off more staff or cut services, they decided to borrow nearly $213 million to cover pension ...

Jones, Te'o, 2 of college football's good guys
Alabama center Barrett Jones was hobbling toward the plane, awkwardly clutching crutches and a bag when a helping hand reached out. "Here, let me get ...

Te'o: Getting past award season was 'easy'
Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te'o found it "easy" to get past college football's award season and get focused on the BCS championship against ...

Alabama ready for big-play Irish defense
When Alabama offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier sizes up the Crimson Tide's challenge in the BCS championship, it comes down to cracking a Notre ...

O-lines paving way to BCS championship game
Offensive linemen are usually the unsung heroes, the guys who only get talked about when they screw up. Not at Alabama, where the second-ranked ...