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Inmate asks court to block second nitrogen execution in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawyers for an Alabama inmate on Friday asked a judge to block the nation’s second scheduled execution using nitrogen gas, arguing the first was a “horrific scene” that violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Alan Eugene Miller, who survived...
Celebrations honor Willie Mays and Negro League players ahead of MLB game at Rickwood Field
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As Ajay Stone strolled around historic Rickwood Field and gazed at tributes displayed in honor of Willie Mays and other Negro Leaguers, he clutched a cherished memory under his arm. It was a picture from 2004 of Mays holding Stone's then-10-month-old...
Tributes to Willie Mays pour in as mural is unveiled in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Willie Mays gave a message to his longtime friend Dusty Baker just a day before he died. Mays, who died Tuesday afternoon at 93 years old, knew that he wouldn't be able to make the trip to Birmingham, Alabama, for a week of festivities honoring the...
Retired AP reporter Hoyt Harwell dies at 93. He covered key events in the American South
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Hoyt Garland Harwell, a longtime reporter for The Associated Press who covered key events in the American South and was a mentor to young reporters, has died. He was 93. Harwell died at home June 12 following a brief illness, according to his obituary. ...
Hall of Famer Willie Mays will not be in attendance for Negro League tribute game at Rickwood Field
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Willie Mays will not be in attendance when the San Francisco Giants face the St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field on Thursday in a game honoring him and the Negro Leagues. Mays, who began his career in Alabama with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro...
Rookie Linus Lundqvist is the surprise pole sitter for IndyCar event at Road America
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Linus Lundqvist called it one of the craziest rounds of qualifying he'd ever encountered. And it gave the 25-year-old Swede one of the biggest highlights of his rookie season with IndyCar. Lundqvist earned his first career pole on a rainy...
Hibbett: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Hibbett, Inc. (HIBB) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $32.5 million. On a per-share basis, the Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had net income of $2.67. The results did not meet Wall...
Last swing: Birmingham-Southern's baseball team keeping closing school's spirt alive in World Series
EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — They're playing for each other, a community dealing with a different kind of grief and a school that united them but is now closing — for good. Birmingham-Southern's baseball team is making one last run. The final swing. There's no waiting...
Birmingham-Southern's baseball team flooded with funds for World Series trip as school sets to close
CLEVELAND (AP) — The baseball team soon to be without a school has a growing fan base. Birmingham-Southern’s inspiring, unexpected journey has won over some hearts. The Panthers, who have kept their season alive as their school is on the brink of shutting down for...
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. ...
