Minshew was East Carolina’s starting quarterback for parts of the past two seasons. After graduating in December, he transferred to Alabama before moving on to Mike Leach’s Cougars. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: 18 early predictions for 2018 Sports Illustrated’s Bruce Feldman reported Minshew chose Washington State so he could continue his pursuit of an NFL career. Minshew was supposed to give Alabama quality depth behind national championship game star Tua Tagovailoa and last season’s starter, Jalen Hurts....

“We do not have a gun control problem, we have a spiritual deficit problem, and by making this a matter of faith, we can confront evil head-on,” Merrill wrote in an op-ed published by the conservative news website Yellowhammer on Tuesday. Merrill is currently serving as Alabama’s secretary of state and is one of multiple Republicans running for Senate in 2020. One of his primary opponents includes Roy Moore, the embattled judge who was forced to drop his congressional run in 2017 amid accusations of sexual misconduct....

Henry toted the football 36 times for 158 yards and three scores, but critical special teams plays may have sealed the deal late. MORE: Title game photos | Box score | Tide so special Tied at 24 with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Alabama (14-1) retrieved an onside kick, quickly turned it into seven points and then returned a kickoff for a score two minutes later to go up 11 points with 7:31 left....

Trump has long made his disdain for Sessions clear ever since the former AG recused himself from the FBI’s probe into Russian election meddling, and this sentiment will likely color the view of those heading to the polls one way or another. Tommy Tuberville, who Sessions will face in a runoff for the nomination on Tuesday, has received Trump’s backing, with the president branding him “a REAL LEADER who will never let MAGA/KAG, or our Country, down!...

“This authorization provides a new tool to combat COVID-19 at a crucial time in the pandemic as new variants emerge and promises to make antiviral treatment more accessible to patients who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19,” said Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, the director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Alabama health officials said the state would initially be able to supply 780 courses of the drug via pharmacies....

Deputies responded to a home in Munford, Alabama, late on Tuesday, the Talladega County Sheriff’s Office said. Inside, they found Holli Christina Durham, 36, and her sons Branson and Baron Durham dead after being stabbed. Landon Durham, 16, has been charged with capital murder in connection with the deaths, Talladega County District Attorney Steve Giddens said, according to AL.com. “This is the kind of crimes you see on TV or the media or the internet that happen in other places and for it to happen here, it really hits home,” Giddens said....

The Tide got an ugly 24-7 win over FSU thanks to its special teams and some key forced turnovers. Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher will likely bemoan the Seminoles’ mental mistakes on offense and special teams, considering the Seminoles were still so close on the scoreboard in the third quarter. MORE: Alabama-FSU Game Center Here’s how the Tide did it. Highlights from the game (all times Eastern) : Fourth quarter...

Dershowitz, who was part of former President Donald Trump’s legal team during his first impeachment in 2020, told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday that it appeared the outcome of the last election was right. Trump and many of his allies have maintained that the 2020 election was stolen from him through mass voter fraud and other irregularities, though these claims have been consistently rejected by the courts. Dershowitz told Hannity the presidential election may not have been perfect, but he argued that previous elections also had problems....

Shearer scored 260 goals in the league formed in 1992 - 65 more than Rooney, who is second on the list. He was the first player to reach 100 goals and remains the only one to have netted a century for two different clubs. Who Arsenal should sell this summer Nowadays, Shearer is one of the most recognisable faces in British football coverage in his capacity as a pundit for the BBC....

In a press release from the park, the man was identified as 39-year-old Jason Long from Eagle River, Alaska. Long was hunting in the park alone when he encountered a female grizzly bear and her two cubs. He was “mauled” by the three bears, suffering “lacerations and puncture wounds” to his body. According to the press release, the attack occurred “in an unnamed drainage adjacent to the Chisana River” within the confines of the park....

According to Billboard, album sales dropped 29 percent in the past week with only 1.52 million records sold in the past week. The sales tally takes CDs, vinyl records, cassettes, and digital sales into account. The number marks the lowest sales since Nielsen/MRC Data began tracking such figures in 1991. Billboard also noted that this possibly indicates the lowest sales week since album sales began booming in the 1960’s....

Dyson told reporters Tuesday that Orioles third baseman Ryan Flaherty kneed him during a pickoff attempt in the sixth inning of ALCS Game 3. MORE: ALCS photos | Pitching carries KC to edge of sweep | Mighty Moose saves the day | O’s frustrated “He put the knee down,” Dyson said, per CBSSports.com’s Jon Heyman. Flaherty was not available for comment. Dyson wasn’t hurt, and soon after he scored the eventual winning run a sac fly by Billy Butler....

That’s not breaking news, of course. That was breaking news in the early days of the American League Division Series, when Escobar and his Royals were trying to figure out how to get past the Astros. MORE: Top ALCS photos | Game 6 odds and pick So we’ll offer an update: Escobar has swung at the first pitch in eight of the Royals’ 10 playoff games heading into Game 6 of the AL Championship Series at Kauffman Stadium....

Kluber worked 6 1/3 innings, striking out six, before giving way to Andrew Miller (1 2/3 innings, five strikeouts) and Cody Allen (a perfect ninth) in what has become manager Terry Francona’s patented unconventional approach this postseason to holding a lead. MORE: The 50 best players in the playoffs Francisco Lindor provided the only runs of Game 1 with two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth, scoring Jason Kipnis, who had his bat kissed by Francona before reaching on a walk....

Justin Verlander came into the game having strung together four consecutive scoreless outings, with double-digit strikeouts in each. He pitched eight innings, struck out 10, and gave up only four hits and one walk. One of the hits was a home run by Mike Napoli, and because John Lackey combined with three Boston relievers on a six-hitter, the Red Sox defeated Verlander and the Tigers, 1-0, to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series....

In a scoreless game in the sixth inning, Pearce was leading off when he fouled off a fastball from David Price, the ball going directly into Avila’s face protector. The 27-year-old Avila, who had doubled earlier in the game, stumbled as he went to pick up his mask, and Tigers manager Brad Ausmus came out of the dugout with a trainer to check on him. After a brief consultation, Avila left the game, replaced by Bryan Holaday....

Last October 21, the gun Baldwin, 64, was holding on set discharged, killing Hutchins, 42, and injuring director Joel Souza, 49. During a candid chat on Chris Cuomo’s podcast “The Chris Cuomo Project,” published on Tuesday, August 16, the journalist asked if Baldwin had “any suspicion that this could have been a set-up.” “I think that in the beginning for me, there was a discussion about what was likely,” the dad of seven, who is expecting his eighth child with wife Hilaria Baldwin, said....

On the coattails of his newest single “Tonight,” representatives of the Chicago-based music festival Lollapalooza announced Friday it would add Aranda–as Scarypoolparty–to the lineup. “It’s an honor to play at Lollapalooza,” Aranda told Newsweek. “I feel super excited to be sharing music on such an important stage. Just gotta say I’m grateful for the opportunity.” The festival takes place August 1–4 and includes performances by Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, Kacey Musgraves and many more....

Bowman, filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, had a flat tire and hit the wall in Turn 1 on Lap 272. He was running eighth before the incident. He pitted and immediately returned to the track, but was 25th with 24 laps remaining. He went on to finish 26th. MORE: Greatest father-son combinations | Junior makes smart move Earnhardt missed the race because of concussion-like symptoms....

“We couldn’t ask for a better start, really, this tournament and we’ve been looking forward to this for two years, honestly, when we lost that game in Brazil," Morgan told reporters Thursday. “We were looking forward to this next tournament and so, obviously, it was a good way to start off the tournament. “What’s impressive to us was being able to break down the five back because that’s not an easy thing — finding balls in behind and breaking lines....