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Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes MLB investigation of Shohei Ohtani will be short but isn't sure

Mar. 28, 2024 17:08 PM EDT

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he hopes the sport’s gambling investigation of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will be short but he isn’t sure. MLB announced its investigation Friday after the Dodgers fired Ohtani’s interpreter and friend, Ippei Mizuhara,...

Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn't meant to kill?

Mar. 28, 2024 11:23 AM EDT

Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, wandered out of a hospital room to charge a cellphone he imagined he had. When he wouldn’t sit still, the police officer escorting Grant body-slammed him, ricocheting the patient’s head off the floor. Taylor Ware, a former Marine and...

North Carolina Tar Heels play the Alabama Crimson Tide in Sweet 16

Mar. 28, 2024 03:29 AM EDT

Alabama Crimson Tide (23-11, 13-6 SEC) vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (29-7, 19-4 ACC) Los Angeles; Thursday, 9:39 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tar Heels -4.5; over/under is 173.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 North Carolina faces No. 19 Alabama in the Sweet 16...

Lands, a Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips seat in Alabama House

Mar. 27, 2024 20:02 PM EDT

Marilyn Lands, who campaigned on abortion rights in deeply conservative Alabama, won a special election to the Alabama Legislature, in a victory that Democrats say illustrates voter backlash to extreme reproductive restrictions imposed by Republicans. Lands, a Democrat, on Tuesday...

Top-seeded North Carolina and Clemson looking to move ACC beyond Sweet 16 vs Alabama and Arizona

Mar. 27, 2024 20:02 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Armando Bacot and his North Carolina teammates heard the bashing about the ACC's quality this season and they've added it as a chip on their broad shoulders. Ever since Zion Williamson left Duke for the NBA in 2019 after one season, “I feel like the respect for...

Alabama's Latrell Wrightsell Jr. will be gametime decision vs. North Carolina in NCAA Tournament

Mar. 27, 2024 18:03 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Latrell Wrightsell Jr. will be a gametime decision for Alabama's NCAA Tournament game against North Carolina on Thursday night. The senior guard continues to be evaluated for a head injury that he suffered during the first half of last Sunday's 72-61 victory over...

Alabama sets May lethal injection date for man convicted of killing couple during robbery

Mar. 27, 2024 13:07 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has set a May 30 execution date for a man convicted in the 2004 slaying of a couple during a robbery. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set the date for the execution by lethal injection of Jamie Mills, 50. The Alabama Supreme Court last week...

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

Mar. 27, 2024 07:23 AM EDT

Cullman Times. March 21, 2024. Editorial: Important new Alabama tool helps track convicted offenders of violent crimes Coping with trauma after a violent incident can trigger long-lasting effects. This is true even when the perpetrator has been convicted and sentenced...

North Carolina Tar Heels and Alabama Crimson Tide play in Sweet 16

Mar. 27, 2024 03:28 AM EDT

Alabama Crimson Tide (23-11, 13-6 SEC) vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (29-7, 19-4 ACC) Los Angeles; Thursday, 9:39 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tar Heels -4; over/under is 173.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 North Carolina and No. 19 Alabama meet in the NCAA...

Walz calls for new gun safety measures in State of the State speech at Owatonna High School

Mar. 26, 2024 21:57 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz used the backdrop of a gleaming new high school Tuesday night to call on the Legislature in his State of the State speech to enact new gun control measures to make schools and communities safer, while touting the achievements of last year's legislative session. ...