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Alabama goes 14 innings to save season, beats Tennessee 3-2 to force game three
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kristen White's infield chopper with the bases loaded allowed Lauren Johnson to score from third base and Alabama forced a third game, beating Tennessee 3-2 on Saturday in 14 innings in the longest Super Regional game in college women's softball history. The...
Mealer hits go-ahead homer as Tennessee rallies past Alabama 3-2 in Knoxville Super Regional opener
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Laura Mealer hit a two-out, two-run homer to cap a three-run fifth inning and No. 3 seed Tennessee rallied to beat 14th-seeded Alabama 3-2 in the opener of the Knoxville Super Regional on Friday. Tennessee (44-10) can finish off a sweep of Alabama (36-18) on...
UAW files objection to Mercedes vote, accuses company of intimidating workers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The United Auto Workers on Friday accused Mercedes of interfering in a union election at two Alabama factories by intimidating and coercing workers into voting no. A week after Mercedes workers voted against joining the union, the labor group filed an...
Growing publisher buying 10 newspapers in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A rapidly growing publisher is buying 10 newspapers in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi from a company owned by Alabama's public pension fund. Carpenter Media Group said Thursday that it's buying the newspapers from CNHI. No price was...
Federal environmental agency rejects Alabama's coal ash regulation plan
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday rejected Alabama’s proposal to take over coal ash regulation, saying the state plan does not do enough to protect people and waterways. The agency said the state's proposal was “significantly less...
Birmingham-Southern baseball trying to keep on playing as school prepares to close
Birmingham-Southern’s baseball team is playing on, even as the college prepares to close its doors. The Division III Panthers, in fact, could outlast the 168-year-old private liberal arts school with a super regional win this weekend at Denison in Grandville, Ohio. ...
MLB, MLBPA announce expanded financial assistance programs for former Negro Leagues players
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced they are expanding existing financial assistance programs to support living Negro Leagues players. Players who played in fewer than four seasons in the Negro Leagues will receive an...
Tolls eliminated from Beach Express after state purchases private toll bridge
FOLEY, Ala. (AP) — There will be no charge beginning Thursday to drive across the Foley Beach Express Bridge after Alabama purchased the private toll bridge that provides one route to state beaches. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that the state has completed its...
Editorial Roundup: Alabama
Cullman Times. May 16, 2024. Editorial: Watch out for motorcycles As the weather turns warmer day by day, we are beginning to see more and more motorcycles on our roads. Motorcycles come in all sorts. They can be two wheelers, three-wheelers and some...
Louisiana Republicans reject Jewish advocates' pleas to bar nitrogen gas as an execution method
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An effort by Louisiana's Jewish community to bar nitrogen gas as an execution method was blocked by a conservative legislative committee on Tuesday. Alabama was the first state in the nation to use the gas earlier this year. Since then, several...
