Tagovailoa, who is recovering from a season-ending hip injury, conducted a press conference at Alabama to discuss his rehab and options on Thursday. He did not reveal much when asked whether he set that timetable for the decision. “That’s a good question,” he said. “I don’t. I’ve said this before. The decision could be tomorrow. The decision could be the 20th, when the deadline is. Any time between that, I could make the decision....

The tradition has become a bit lopsided in recent years, but the practice of smoking a cigar following a victory in the “Third Saturday in October” rivalry is one shared by both the Crimson Tide and Volunteers. And it will be on full display again after Saturday’s game. It’s not something that just fans of the teams enjoy, either: The tradition began in the Alabama locker room, spilled over into Tennessee’s, and has since become one of the more iconic traditions in college football history....

Crimson Tide Sports Network color analyst Phil Savage can’t help but laugh out loud when he runs the numbers. How often is Alabama not in the hunt of the national championship picture? Consider this stat since 2008: “Three regular-season games,” Savage told Sporting News. “Really the last three games of the 2010 season. Every other game involving Alabama there’s been national championship implications involved. They’ve been in the hunt 108 of the last 111 games....

Nick Saban and Co. escaped Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium with a 20-19 victory when Will Reichard kicked a 33-yard field goal with 10 seconds left. Alabama extremely sloppy for stretches, committing 15 penalties, the most since Saban took over the program in 2007. Texas also did a great job of limiting defending Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young, who completed 27 of 39 passes for only 213 yards and a touchdown....

U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline accepted the pleas and set Johnson’s sentencing for April 8. Each charge carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years and Johnson will be banned from contacting either senator for three years. He will also have to turn over all seven of his guns, which he was not supposed to own in the first place due to his status as a felon for repeated drunken driving....

The man allegedly left death threats via Murkowski’s voicemail, including a separate threat to her Washington, D.C., office where he asked the senator if she knew what a .50 caliber shell does to a human head. Murkowski was not named in the FBI’s affidavit, but Karina Borger, a spokesperson for Murkowski, confirmed in an email to the Associated Press that the senator was listed in the affidavit as “Senator 1....

On a night that began with Anibal Sanchez striking out four batters in the first inning, including Shane Victorino, who reached first base on a wild pitch, the Tigers' pitching staff had a near no-hitter in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Detroit won 1-0 to take the opening game in the series. – ALCS Game 1 breakdown | Recap | Box score | Play by play | Schedule | Gallery...

The following is why. Smith, 28, remains indefinitely suspended by the NFL after a series of legal issues dating back to his second year in the league. Eventual reinstatement seems unlikely, especially after Smith’s latest entanglement with trouble. The seventh overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, Smith’s NFL career began with flashes of brilliance. Multiple arrests and suspensions since have all but ruined Smith’s chance to return to the field as an active player....

The Sante Fe district attorney (DA) believes there is a realistic chance of convicting Baldwin of a crime that involves criminal negligence or recklessness at the individual level. We have to remember that Baldwin is facing charges, not the production company, or film set provider. That means, according to the DA, Baldwin’s personal actions (or failure to act where a duty exists) may rise to a higher standard of negligence....

Azar spoke to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos and repeatedly refused to answer questions about Trump’s fitness to serve in office or to discuss the 25th Amendment. The amendment allows the vice president and a majority of the cabinet to strip the president of his executive authority if they deem him unfit. Speculation that the cabinet will invoke the amendment has swirled since the riot at the Capitol on January 6....

Azar made the remarks during a visit to Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he spoke about efforts to combat the coronavirus while accompanied by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. “A novel coronavirus like this, a highly transmissible but very severe disorder that spreads, now we know, no thanks to the Chinese for concealing it, asymptomatic transmission makes this a particularly perplexing and dangerous virus to be dealing with,” Azar said during a news conference....

NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Now, as some of their key players begin to return from the league’s health and safety protocols, Alex Caruso - a key piece of the team’s success this season - has suffered an injury. Here’s what we know of Caruso’s injury situation so far: What is Alex Caruso’s injury? The 6-foot-4 point guard left the game in the first quarter with just over six minutes played in the home game vs....

Jones has skipped the scheduled deposition because of claims that he is too sick to be questioned, but Judge Barbara Bellis ruled that there was insufficient evidence to prove Jones’ alleged illness was real and held him in contempt of court. The judge scheduled a new date for the deposition and threatened Jones with fines. The Infowars host has been a popular figure on the far right, with one of his most prevalent conspiracy theories being that the 2012 shooting that killed 20 children and six staff members at the elementary school was a “false flag” operation faked by politicians pushing gun control agendas....

“This is an incredible moment for me and my entire family,” Meruelo, 55, said in a statement. “The Arizona Coyotes team is poised to do great things on and off the ice. I look forward to helping hockey continue to thrive in the desert, and I am committed to providing our passionate fans, loyal partners and the entire state of Arizona with a team they can be proud of for years to come....

Rodriguez and Lore signed a letter of intent on Saturday and now hold a 30-day window to try to finalize a deal with Taylor, per Krawczynski. If both sides are able to come to an agreement, Rodriguez and Lore would serve as limited partners for two-and-a-half years before taking control of the Timberwolves. MORE: Durant, Green explain conversation that led to famous meme “We look forward to entering this phase of the process with Glen Taylor,” Rodriguez and Lore said in a joint statement....

A-Rod arrived at the Yankees instructional league in Tampa, Fla., on Friday in his new role in pinstripes. “It still fits. That’s a good thing,” Rodriguez said of the No. 13 uniform he wore during the team’s Friday game against Toronto (via The Associated Press). “It feels great to be back in pinstripes.” MORE: A look back at A-Rod’s career, in photos Now instead of worrying about his own numbers at the plate, Rodriguez is passing on lessons from 20-plus seasons in the bigs to a crop of talent in New York’s farm system....

The 23-year-old former Sunderland reserve team player announced the move on Instagram on Wednesday, adding he was looking forward to the next two years with his new club in Portugal. Barbarouses leaves Phoenix early Rodriguez becomes the eighth player from the Phoenix’s 2016-17 squad to leave the club. A post shared by Alex Rodriguez Gorrín (@alej_rg) on Jun 6, 2017 at 12:30pm PDT New Phoenix coach Darije Kalezic and his assistant Rado Vidosic - who were unveiled on Wednesday - will have a busy off-season in terms of recruitment....

Olya Sharypova said the August 2019 incident made her fear for her life. Sharypova first made the allegations on her Instagram account Wednesday without using Zverev’s name, but Russian publication Championship reported that she said in an interview with it that she was referring to Zverev. She told Championship that in the New York incident, Zverev attempted to strangle her, smashed her head against a wall and twisted her arms during an argument after she had returned late to their hotel room from an outing with Dasha Medvedeva, the wife of Russian player Daniil Medvedev, and another friend....

After Ocasio-Cortez detailed the riot from her perspective in a widely-viewed Instagram livestream on Monday, Mace said “egregious doesn’t even begin to cover” her account of what happened. She tweeted on Wednesday: “My office is 2 doors down. Insurrectionists never stormed our hallway.” In the livestream, Ocasio-Cortez told her followers that she was forced to take refuge inside her bathroom when a stranger entered her office during the riot. That person turned out to be a Capitol Police officer....

In a letter sent to progressive activists in the MoveOn advocacy group, Ocasio-Cortez took aim at Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas’ 28th district for receiving an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association and opposing her Green New Deal proposal. The abortion-rights group NARAL also accused him of launching a “dishonest” ad campaign against the progressive primary challenger Jessica Cisneros, who they dubbed “the champion who should replace him.”...