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Man shoots himself inside Ala. federal courthouse
A worker who killed himself inside an Alabama federal courthouse Thursday went through an employee entrance to avoid a security check that could have ...
AP music writers' top 10 albums of the year
Mesfin Fekadu's picks: 1. Nas, "Life is Good": "I am a graphic classic song composer," Nas raps on the intro to his latest album. And he's right.
2 Ala. men arrested on federal terrorism charges
Two Alabama men who federal investigators say wanted to wage violent jihad overseas have been arrested in Georgia on terrorism charges, and one has ...
No. 2 Alabama places 4 on AP All-America team
Alabama is No. 1 when it comes to All-Americans. The second-ranked Crimson Tide placed four players on The Associated Press All-America team released ...
Last no-alcohol Ala. county votes dry, drinks wet
Clay County has almost 14,000 residents, around 100 churches and not a single place where you can buy a beer legally. There's no Bud Light in the ...
Manziel is first freshman to win Heisman Trophy
He's Johnny Best in Football now — and a freshman, at that. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first newcomer to win the Heisman Trophy, ...
For coaches, no sleep 'til BCS championship game
Brian Kelly and Nick Saban expect many restless nights between now and the BCS championship game on Jan. 7. Kelly and top-ranked Notre Dame play Saban ...
Auburn hires ex-assistant Malzahn as head coach
Gus Malzahn stepped off the plane in Auburn and rushed over to a waiting throng of fans, exchanging high-fives and smiles. He trumpeted "a new day" ...
RG3, Redskins closing in on Giants with 17-16 win
Robert Griffin III went down, the ball popped out, and the Washington Redskins scored a touchdown. Look out, New York Giants and the rest of the NFC ...
Heisman finalists: Manziel, Te'o and Klein
Johnny Manziel and Manti Te'o are in position to make Heisman Trophy history. Manziel, the redshirt freshman quarterback from Texas A&M, and Te'o, ...
Notre Dame players focusing on themselves for now
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has bigger things to worry about right now than defending national champion Alabama. With the national championship game ...
CDC says US flu season starts early, could be bad
Flu season in the U.S. is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade — and it could be a bad one. Health officials on Monday said suspected flu ...
Defense leads top teams in offensive-minded game
Offense is in, but defense is still what it takes to win big. That's the lesson of college football's 2012 season. For the fourth straight year, ...
Blockbuster BCS main event, with iffy undercard
The penultimate Bowl Championship Series gave college football a national championship matchup low on controversy and loaded with star power. No.
BCS bonanza: Alabama vs. Notre Dame
Alabama vs. Notre Dame. The BCS championship game couldn't get much bigger. The Crimson Tide locked up a spot in the title game in Miami on Jan.
Alabama holds off Georgia 32-28, advances to Miami
Alabama got a hand on the ball, which wobbled into the arms of a Georgia receiver who wasn't supposed to catch it. Before the Bulldogs could get off ...
Georgia eager to carve out new legacy vs. Alabama
The national championship could be decided with a dream matchup between two of college football's most storied programs: Notre Dame vs. Alabama.
Balancing wins and losses with dollars and cents
Deciding whether to fire a college football coach often comes down to balancing wins and losses with dollars and cents. Five coaches were fired ...
Column: Johnny Football should be Johnny Heisman
Johnny Football finally got a chance to speak Monday. This was it, our first opportunity to hear from the quarterback himself why he feels he should ...
Notre Dame is 1 and waiting for SEC to play out
Breaking down the AP college football poll after Week 13 of the regular season. ___ MAKING A STATEMENT Notre Dame is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top ...
Auburn fires Gene Chizik after 3-9 season
Gene Chizik led Auburn to perhaps the greatest season in the program's history, and two years later to maybe its worst. The rapid fall from a national ...
Column: Irish smiling, but SEC eyes another title
Thanks, Notre Dame. At least we don't have to endure another All-SEC matchup for the BCS championship. But the conference everyone outside the South ...
No. 2 Alabama steamrolls Auburn 49-0
Alabama left no doubt it's tops in the state. Proving it's the best team in the Southeastern Conference and perhaps the nation won't be nearly so easy
Sheriff: Man opened fire on 2 Alabama deputies
The shootout that left one Alabama deputy sheriff dead and another in critical condition on Saturday began when they checked on a man at his mobile ...