“It will be how functional he can be in his position with what he has,” Saban said about Drake’s return. MORE: SN Week 12 Power Rankings | Who are nation’s Top 50 players? Injured while playing on kick coverage, Drake was quickly put in an air cast. Drake thanked his nurses at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham via Facebook on Monday and said he was feeling better already. He has 333 rushing yards and 234 receiving yards and two touchdowns this season....

On Sunday, Alaska Airlines canceled nearly 250 flights from Seattle and estimated more than 100 additional flights would be canceled on Monday. Sunday’s winter storm system covered Seattle with roughly 6 inches of snow overnight. Emergency warming shelters were opened in parts of the state after temperatures plummeted into the teens and were expected to stick around for at least a few days. There is more snow predicted for the Seattle area on Thursday, but only 1 to 3 inches of accumulation is expected, according to the Weather Channel....

With 50 percent of the count reported, Palin had 32.7 percent, more than four percentage points behind Peltola’s 37.1 percent. In third place was the GOP’s Nick Begich with 28.9 percent. The Associated Press called the race at 1:42 a.m. ET. They are fighting to succeed Representative Don Young, who died in March after serving nearly five decades as Alaska’s lone congressman. There will be four candidates taking part in November under the state’s new ranked-choice system, whittled down from 22 contenders who appeared on the primary ballot....

On November 1, 2019, Alexander contacted a Los Angeles area synagogue using his cell phone in Anchorage, Alaska. He left a voice message threatening to kill the congregants and repeatedly using anti-Jewish slurs, the Department of Justice wrote in a Thursday press release. He was charged with one count of making threatening interstate communications and one count of intentionally obstructing and attempting to obstruct persons in the enjoyment of their free exercise of religious beliefs through the threatened use of force....

An investigation, published by The Anchorage Daily News in partnership with ProPublica, on Thursday found that the chief of Stebbins City Police Department and all six of his officers have pleaded guilty to domestic violence within the past decade. Issues related to understaffing and lack of funding has forced the town to relax their hiring standards for police officers in order to recruit enough staff to ensure the safety of roughly 565 residents....

The France international continues to be heavily linked with an imminent big-money move, with Manchester United another of those to have been trailing him for some time. Diego Simeone recently conceded that the 26-year-old will be allowed to leave Atletico if a suitable offer is tabled which benefits all parties. Barca are reported to have already held talks regarding a possible deal on the back of that admission, with Alba among those at Camp Nou to have welcomed the links to a proven performer....

Pujols has participated in the event four times before, in 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2015. He has 71 career homers in the derby. His only other appearance under the current bracket format came in 2015 (he lost in the second round to Joc Pederson). He is making history just by entering this year’s derby. His 685 home runs are the most for a competing player, edging out Barry Bonds’ 681....

Let the epic World Series celebrations ensue! MORE: Royals clinch improbable World Series berth | Excited Royals fan terrifies Kansas City reporter | Royals fans: ‘We don’t suck anymore’ | Series TV schedule Paul Rudd? Champagne showers! Someone is really wearing a full on scuba mask! Get out those brooms, Royals fans!

Fox Sports decided Game 6 of the ALCS was a done deal by putting the Royals in the World Series. MORE: Top ALCS photos | One fan’s HR catch unites a family Of course Jose Bautista hit a two-run home run to tie the game 3-3 in the eighth inning after that graphic was up. So this may end poorly for the fans in Kansas City… UPDATE: Fox must have known something we didn’t....

The game was notable for a power outage that lasted 17 minutes, while the Tigers' power outage lasted for three hours and 20 minutes. Here's how it happened, as it happened: MORE: Box score | ALCS schedule | Must-see photos from the series PREGAME Both teams make slight tweaks to their lineups from Sunday, with Napoli returning to Boston's starting nine at first base, replacing Mike Carp, while the Tigers go with their third left fielder in as many games, using Andy Dirks after Don Kelly got the Game 2 start and Jhonny Peralta, now at shortstop, started Game 1....

Mendoza said that it is “too early to comment” on whether charges will be filed in this case after 42-year-old Halyna Hutchins was killed during an on-set rehearsal for the movie “Rust.” Carmack-Altwies told reporters Wednesday that “no one has been ruled out” for possible charges. She also added that she may consider past reports of negligence on set from Assistant Director Dave Halls and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. An affidavit filed Wednesday revealed that Halls admits he “should have checked” all the rounds inside the barrel of the prop gun that was fired on set....

The date hasn’t been announced, but it “is going to come up shortly,” Gordon said Thursday. MORE: Classic photos of Mickey Mantle | Celebrity first pitches in 2015 “I can’t tell you exactly when, but we’ve been talking about it. No dates have been finalized,” he said. The three-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove outfielder was hitting .279/.394/.457 with 11 homers and 39 RBIs through 78 games when he was injured....

In 2012, Morgan was the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year, and her goal total (28) was the third most in U.S. women’s soccer history. She finished third in the voting for the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year that year and attended the Gala Awards ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland after helping the women’s team win Olympic gold in London. MORE: World Cup 2015 location, host city | USA faces Group of Death | 10 athletes to watch...

USA captain Morgan celebrated scoring a Women’s World Cup semifinal winner against England by lifting her little finger and pretending to sip tea, a popular beverage in the country of her opponents and one linked to American independence after a shipment of the drink was dumped in the sea by colonists in an event known as the Boston Tea Party. She was called “distasteful” and “disrespectful” by her former Orlando Pride teammate and England international Lianne Sanderson, who is working at the tournament as a pundit for beIN SPORTS, while television commentator Piers Morgan said her celebration was “bordering on a declaration of war....

Washington quarterback Alex Smith made a miraculous return to the field after a devastating leg injury that almost cost him his leg and life in 2018. Smith endured 17 surgeries, a near-fatal infection in the injured leg and hundreds of hours of rehab and physical therapy to get back on the field, which was never a certainty. MORE: SN’s NFL playoff power rankings That alone is a success, and his triumphant return to the field is symbolized by Smith’s external fixator brace — used to keep his leg stable after surgery — which was shaped into the silhouette of a Lombardi Trophy....

In an interview with the New York Post, Bliss said WWE’s touring schedule had left Jax exhausted. Jax did not appear on “Monday Night Raw,” which led to speculation she was unhappy with WWE. “We have talked about it a lot,” Bliss told the Post. “Whatever she is going through, I wouldn’t necessarily call it a leave of absence. She’s taking some time off because our schedule (is) very grueling....

“Hey TuckyoRose, @TuckerCarlson. Yes, I 100% support defending my homeland,” Vindman tweeted on Wednesday. “That’s why I did more than talk, I served 21 years in the @USArmy. What did you do besides [sow] discord amongst [Americans], cheerlead for our enemies, and weaken us, inviting attacks on the U.S. #tuckyorose.” Vindman, whose testimony led to the first impeachment of then-President Donald Trump in 2019, made the remarks Wednesday on Twitter....

Trump warned Iran via Twitter that the U.S. had compiled a list of 52 sites in Iran that it would strike militarily if the Persian Gulf nation chose to retaliate to the early Friday killing of Qassem Soleimani. The Iranian general was one of Iran’s top leaders, commanding the country’s elite Quds Force and coordinating with Iran-backed groups throughout the Middle East. Viewed as widely popular among Iranians, Soleimani was killed in a targeted U....

The freshman Democrats will join five other House Democrats in boycotting Trump’s last SOTU address before the 2020 elections, which is taking place on the eve of the Senate impeachment trial vote which is expected to acquit the president. The five Democrats—Reps. Al Green of Texas, Hank Johnson of Georgia, Frederica Wilson of Florida, Steve Cohen of Tennessee and Earl Blumenauer of Oregon—Ocasio-Cortez and Pressley are skipping the event to protest Trump’s policies and actions in the White House....

Ocasio-Cortez’s remarks were in response to a copy of Buttigieg’s advertisement shared by Politico journalist Alex Thompson. In the ad, which Thompson wrote was targeted at Iowa voters, Buttigieg is depicted discussing policy in a room full of voters. Specifically, he discussed a plan that would provide free college to 80 percent of American families. “I believe we should move to make college affordable for everybody,” Buttigieg said in the video....