Alabama News

Aggregated Alabama News Articles

• Georgia, Michigan, T.C.U., Ohio State are Playoff Semifinalists
  
  Alabama, despite lobbying by its coach, Nick Saban, was left out for the second time under the four-team playoff format. Instead, Georgia will play Ohio State and Michigan will play Texas Christian in the semifinals.
  Billy Witz.  New York Times.  Sun, 04 Dec 2022 17:25:20 +0000.
• College Football Playoff: Chalk Overcomes Chaos As Alabama Is Left Out Of The Dance
  
  Chalk overcame chaos in the final College Football Playoff ranking of the year. There were no shocking surprises, no insurgent cracking the top 4....and, when all was said and done, no Alabama in the Playoff.
  By Adam Zagoria, Contributor.  Forbes.  Sun, 04 Dec 2022 12:25:09 -0500.
• Without Alabama In SEC Title Game, Georgia-LSU Was Bust On Field And At Box Office
  
  The SEC championship game needs to grandfather Alabama into appearing ever year. Or nearly every year. LSU versus Georgia this season was a bust at the box office and on the field. Again.
  By Terence Moore, Contributor.  Forbes.  Sun, 04 Dec 2022 09:42:05 -0500.
• Saban touts Bama's 3-0 finish as case for CFP
  
  Alabama coach Nick Saban asked the College Football Playoff selection committee to ask how teams are playing at present and pointed to the Crimson Tide's 3-0 finish as a reason why they should be in.
  ESPN.  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 23:06:08 EST.
• 'WHEN WOMEN WORK, WE WIN': GOP firebrands rally Georgia women to support Walker in runoff over 'shady' Warnock
  
  Former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Alabama Senator-Elect Katie Britt are rallying women to support Senate nominee Herschel Walker over incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.
  Brandon Gillespie.  Fox News.  Sat, 03 Dec 2022 16:53:36 GMT.
• Utah Injects Twist Into Playoff Race by Downing U.S.C. for Pac-12 Title
  
  Southern California entered the Pac-12 championship game with expectations of a College Football Playoff berth. It lost in a rout, and gave new hope to teams like Ohio State and Alabama.
  Billy Witz.  New York Times.  Sat, 03 Dec 2022 14:16:38 +0000.
• UCLA women's soccer powers past Alabama into the College Cup final
  
  UCLA women's soccer defeats Alabama 3-0 to set up a showdown with North Carolina for the NCAA title.
  Em Adler.  Los Angeles Times.  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 06:42:16 GMT.
• Police arrest elderly Alabama woman over unpaid $77 trash bill
  
  The arrest of the elderly woman has sparked outrage in the US state of Alabama.
  BBC News.  Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:42:04 GMT.
• Alabama woman is handcuffed and arrested over unpaid $77 trash collection bill
  
  An 82-year-old Alabama woman was brought to tears after she was cuffed, arrested and put in jail by two male police officers after she failed to pay a $77.80 trash bill.
  Daily Mail.  Fri, 02 Dec 2022 22:45:49 GMT.
• Viewpoint: Air Force should embrace competition
  
  The Poarch Band of Creek Indians leader discusses economic investments that the tribe has made in Alabama.
  Stephanie A. Bryan.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:11:21 +0000.
• Health care giant Encompass growing to meet needs
  
  Encompass is growing in leaps and bounds. The health care giant had 1,725 Alabama employees and $105.4 million in Alabama salaries, according to 2021 data.
  Laurel Thrailkill.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:22:59 +0000.
• Deadly storms bring torrential rains, hail and tornadoes to large portions of the South
  
  A severe weather system whipped up deadly tornadoes and dropped heavy rain over parts of the South, including hard-hit Montgomery County in Alabama. Manny Bojorquez has the latest.
  CBS News.  Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:37:38 -0500.
• UCLA soccer returns to College Cup chasing second NCAA title
  
  UCLA women's soccer will begin its chase for a second NCAA title when the Bruins open College Cup play against Alabama on Friday in Gary, N.C.
  Thuc Nhi Nguyen.  Los Angeles Times.  Thu, 1 Dec 2022 13:00:40 GMT.
• Why this could be the committee's easiest -- or hardest -- CFP selection
  
  Georgia, Michigan, TCU and USC, as expected, made up the top four, while Ohio State and Alabama are in position should any of them slip up.
  ESPN.  Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:45:26 EST.

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