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Alabama to use nitrogen gas to execute man for 1994 slaying of hitchhiker
An Alabama prisoner convicted of the 1994 murder of a female hitchhiker is slated Thursday to become the third person executed by nitrogen gas. Carey Dale Grayson, 50, was one of four teenagers convicted of killing Vickie Deblieux, 37, who was hitchhiking through Alabama on her way...
Construction Partners: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — Construction Partners Inc. (ROAD) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $29.3 million. The Dothan, Alabama-based company said it had net income of 56 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and...
SEC This Week: No. 7 Alabama visits Oklahoma in rare in-season clash of traditional college powers
Things to watch this week in the Southeastern Conference. Game of the week No. 7 Alabama (No. 7 CFP) at Oklahoma, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC) It's the first regular-season meeting since 2003 between traditional college football heavyweights who have...
Coastal Carolina squares off against IU Indianapolis in Huntsville, Alabama
IU Indianapolis Jaguars (1-3) vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (1-3) Huntsville, Alabama; Friday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Coastal Carolina will play IU Indianapolis at Alabama A&M Events Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Coastal Carolina finished 9-22...
South Carolina State visits Alabama A&M on 3-game road skid
South Carolina State Bulldogs (2-3) at Alabama A&M Bulldogs (3-2) Huntsville, Alabama; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina State will look to stop its three-game road skid when the South Carolina State Bulldogs visit Alabama A&M. The...
No points from Sears, no sweat for No. 8 Alabama in win over No. 25 Illinois
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama didn’t slow down even with a scoreless night from star Mark Sears. The preseason All-American guard watched much of the second half from the bench as the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide held off No. 25 Illinois 100-87 on Wednesday night. His teammates...
Nelson scores 23 to lead No. 8 Alabama past No. 25 Illinois, 100-87
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Grant Nelson scored 23 points and Aden Holloway had 18 to lead No. 8 Alabama to a 100-87 win over No. 25 Illinois on Wednesday night in a matchup of Elite Eight teams from last season at Legacy Arena. Freshman Labaron Philon had 16 points, nine assists and...
Two corrections officers plead guilty in death of mentally ill man in Alabama jail
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two corrections officers agreed to plead guilty to federal charges in the case of a mentally ill man who froze to death — marking a total of eight jail employees who have entered plea agreements related to the death. Federal court records filed on Monday...
No. 8 Alabama squares off against No. 25 Illinois in Birmingham, Alabama
Illinois Fighting Illini (3-0) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-1) Birmingham, Alabama; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Crimson Tide -8.5; over/under is 167.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Alabama squares off against No. 25 Illinois in Birmingham, Alabama....
Hake has 17 points, Petrie 14 as reserves lead No. 21 Nebraska women past North Alabama 85-48
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Callin Hake had 17 points and Jessica Petrie added 14, both career highs for the reserves, and No. 21 Nebraska rolled to an 85-48 win over North Alabama on Tuesday night. The Lions scored the first basket of the game but went 2 of 16 and the Cornhuskers scored...
