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Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said in a statement that Jones’ suspension was for “conduct not to the standard of the Alabama football program.” Neither Saban nor Alabama provided specifics. MORE: Saban criticized for signing dismissed Georgia player | Saban or Calipari: Who built the better program? This is Jones’ second suspension in four months. He was suspended for a week in October for unspecified reasons. Jones, a four-star, top-100 recruit out of high school, finished with 224 yards and two touchdowns on 36 carries as a redshirt freshman in 2014....

Trump is taking a class-action suit against Facebook, Google, Twitter and their CEOs over accusations of censorship. Dershowitz told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Wednesday that the case was “the most important First Amendment lawsuit in the 21st century.” Twitter users, including some legal experts, criticized Dershowitz for describing the lawsuit as a First Amendment case and questioned how he arrived at that conclusion. Dershowitz’s background is as an expert on constitutional and criminal law....

Jaden Lake-Kameroff has been charged with terroristic threatening in the 2nd degree, five counts of attempted assault in the 1st degree, and four counts of assault in the 3rd Degree, following the incident onboard a commercial flight between Bethel and Aniak on July 7. According to Alaska State Troopers, Lake-Kameroff was on the flight with five other passengers when he got out of his seat and took control of the yoke, causing the Cessna Caravan to nosedive....

A BBC investigation earlier this month claimed that Salazar, along with long-distance runner Galen Rupp, had been involved in doping. Both men vehemently denied the allegations. Salazar published a lengthy open letter on the Nike Oregon Project website on Wednesday in a further attempt to clear his name. MORE: Is Tiger Woods finished? | Wimbledon seeds in place | Details on the fortnight “Recently, the BBC/ProPublica published stories not just attacking me but attacking my athletes and the Oregon Project,” he wrote....

One study found that damage to the central auditory pathways can occur in even low-risk “social” drinkers—as well as moderate and heavy drinkers—as their cumulative, life-long alcohol consumption increases. In fact, social drinkers appear to be significantly more sensitive to an increase in cumulative alcohol consumption compared to moderate or heavy drinkers. Nerve Damage Causes Hearing Loss The German researchers who found the link between low-risk drinking and auditory deficits were quick to point out that their finding does not imply that low-risk drinkers are more at risk of hearing damage than heavier drinkers because the heavier drinkers with high life-long alcohol consumption have a larger amount of damaged nerves....

On Tuesday night, Game 3 starter Jeremy Guthrie — a former Orioles hurler — wore this custom shirt. Perhaps more amazing is that Kansas City players have been allowed to listen to Chris Brown. These trolls are Royals. UPDATE: Guthrie later apologized after getting ripped online.

While an investigation into the shooting is underway, filming has been halted at the New Mexico ranch that has served as the set for much of the movie. Many speculated that the movie would never be completed after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and director Joel Souza were shot, but producers said Monday that the Western will merely take “a pause” from filming. “Although our hearts are broken, and it is hard to see beyond the horizon, this is, at the moment, a pause rather than an end,” an email from the producers to the crew read....

An investigation of the deadly shooting recently revealed that Baldwin had discussed his choice of weapon with Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed via email, according to an affidavit from Detective Alexandria Hancock, which was included in a search warrant issued to acquire Baldwin’s cell phone on Thursday. “Alec said since they were in rehearsal, he assumed he had an empty gun, therefore when he shot the gun, Haylena [sic] was right in front of him,” Hancock wrote....

Cobb is headed to the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain, Rotoworld.com reports. The report points out that "oblique injuries usually require more than a minimum stay on the DL." The 26-year-old righthander suffered the injury early in his Saturday start against the Cincinnati Reds, but still he threw seven shutout innings. Cobb is 1-1 with a 1.89 ERA and 0.895 WHIP over three starts for the American League East-leading Rays....

Pattis represents Alex Jones, the owner of far-right conspiracy theory website Infowars, who is on trial for the second time following his claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 was a hoax. Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, could be required to pay millions in three lawsuits filed by 15 plaintiffs. The plaintiffs consist of relatives of eight of the 26 Sandy Hook victims and William Aldenberg, a former FBI agent who worked the case....

Jones was previously a strong supporter of Trump, even participating in the January 6 march to the U.S. Capitol that ended in a violent riot. However, the noted conspiracy theorist has turned on the former president after he repeatedly touted life-saving COVID-19 vaccines this month. “Yeah, we all wish Trump would do the right thing, but listen, I’ve got the inside baseball on Trump. He doesn’t know what’s going on, and I’m not even defending Trump, I’m just saying we’ve got to move on,” Jones told listeners to his Wednesday InfoWars show....

On Saturday against the Montreal Canadians, the Washington Capitals' forward scored on Carey Price on a play that most people have trouble doing without having to deal with skates, ice, opponents or a goalie. MORE: Stadium Series in photos | NHL-Super Bowl prop bets It's not unusual to see players score from behind the goal line. It's also not unusual to see players juggle the puck on their stick. But to do all of it in one sequence?...

The longtime NFL quarterback announced his retirement on Monday, opting to step away from the game after a 16-year career during which he took snaps with the 49ers, Chiefs and Washington Football Team. Liz Smith, Alex’s wife, posted a moving video on Instagram. MORE: What happens when “Madden” simulates 2021 NFL Draft? Smith’s NFL stay will be known as one of the league’s most storied careers — maybe not just by production, but headlines, as well....

The AFC West definitely does. The news was bleak for the Raiders, of course, hearing Monday that they were losing Derek Carr for two to six weeks. Until he’s back at full strength, the obvious edge in the three-team race belongs to the Chiefs and Smith. They’re 4-0, the NFL’s last undefeated team, and Smith is the biggest reason, by far. Smith wasn’t just brilliant on the final drive Monday night that set up the winning field goal in the Chiefs’ 29-20 comeback win over Washington — and he didn’t just make the one big play in the end, the scramble and throw to Albert Wilson for 37 yards to tilt the field in their direction....

As a Division I cheerleader and pro bodybuilder, Alexa Bliss was all smiles. But now as a feisty bad girl, it’s all snarls and eye rolling towards fans and her opponents. MORE: WrestleMania dream match that could have happened It must be working. Just seven months after being drafted from NXT to SmackDown Live, she is the SmackDown Women’s Champion and is about to take part in her first WrestleMania....

While some have said the progressive politician’s dress is tone-deaf because of the event’s nearly $35,000 tickets, most invited celebrities don’t pay to attend, according to The Evening Standard. The publication says the Met Gala chooses up-and-coming designers to feature their work at the event. Celebrities who wear their fashions get to attend the event for free. Ocasio-Cortez’s gown was made by Brother Vellies designer Aurora James, Teen Vogue reported....

Ocasio-Cortez introduced Sanders during the Queensbridge Park rally, touting his role in changing U.S. politics and efforts to kickstart the “mass mobilization of working class people at the ballot box.” The New York Democratic representative gushed over Sanders during her official 2020 primary endorsement and described their relationship as being almost like family. Ocasio-Cortez touted Sanders’ “non-stop advocacy” for working class people, recent graduates and minorities. “Bernie Sanders proved you can run a grassroots campaign and win in an America where we almost thought that was impossible,” Ocasio-Cortez said of Sanders amid uproarious applause....

In a series of tweets posted in the wake of the shooting in El Paso, Texas, by a suspected white supremacist that killed 22 people, Ocasio-Cortez said racism is the “original sin” of the country and has never truly gone away. Ocasio-Cortez described how there is a difference between white supremacists and white supremacy, comparing the latter to a virus. “Supremacists are those who have been completely overcome by the disease, but supremacy—the virus—exists on a larger scale beyond just the infected....