Alabama remains No. 4 in College Football Playoff rankings
Alabama remains No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings, to go along with its No. 4 position in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll.
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Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, who coached the most games in NBA history, dies at 88
Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died at 88.
Alabama holds steady at No. 4 in AP Top 25 College Football Poll
Alabama remains No. 4 in the latest AP Top 25 College Football Poll as it continues its streak of SEC victories.
Star Alabama linebacker Woodrow Lowe dies at 71
Woodrow Lowe, a three-time All-American linebacker at Alabama and an 11-year starter for the NFL’s San Diego Chargers, has died at 71.
Ohio State gets top billing in opening College Football Playoff rankings; Indiana, Texas A&M next
Alabama ranked fourth in the first edition of the 2025 College Football Playoff Rankings. The Crimson Tide, Ohio State, Indiana, and Texas A&M all receiving first round byes in the first mock playoff bracket.
Braves hire Walt Weiss as next manager to replace Brian Snitker
Weiss has been the Braves’ bench coach since 2018 and was on Snitker’s staff when they won the World Series in 2021.
South Carolina fires former Alabama head coach, quarterback Mike Shula
South Carolina has fired offensive coordinator Mike Shula, who was once Alabama’s head football coach and was the Crimson Tide’s quarterback in the 1980s.
LSU fires head football coach Brian Kelly, in the fourth season of his 10-year, $100 million deal
LSU has fired head football coach Brian Kelly during the fourth season of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million.
NBA head coach and player charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat have been arrested along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two gambling operations that authorities say leaked inside information about NBA athletes and rigged poker games backed by Mafia families.
Alabama rises to No. 4 in AP Top 25 following win over Tennessee
Alabama continues its march toward the top of the AP Top 25 College Football Poll, rising two places to No. 4 after its 37-20 victory over Tennessee.
