The State of Alabama is set to execute its third death row inmate by nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday after a U.S. court of appeals this week rejected the argument that the method was unconstitutional.

An Alabama prisoner convicted of the 1994 murder of a female hitchhiker is slated Thursday to become the third person executed in the U.S., and Alabama, by nitrogen gas.

An Alabama prisoner convicted of the 1994 murder of a female hitchhiker is slated Thursday to become the third person executed by nitrogen gas.Carey Dale Grayson, 50, was one of four teenagers convicted of killing Vickie Deblieux, 37, who was hitchhiking through Alabama on her way to ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Alabama didnt slow down even with a scoreless night from star Mark Sears. The preseason All-American guard watched from the bench as the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide held off No. 25 Illinois 100-87. His teammates like Labaron Philon and Aden Holloway were doing just fine on their own. Triple digits points with zero from Sears was a statement in itself for a team that ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Grant Nelson scored 23 points and Aden Holloway had 18 to lead No. 8 Alabama to a 100-87 win over No. 25 Illinois in a matchup of Elite Eight teams from last season. Freshman Labaron Philon had 16 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to help the Crimson Tide (4-1) overcome a scoreless night from preseason All-American Mark Sears. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. also had 16 p...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State starting center Seth McLaughlin is out with an Achilles tendon injury for the critical matchup between the No. 2 Buckeyes and No. 5 Indiana. The Alabama transfer was injured in practice Tuesday, coach Ryan Day confirmed Wednesday. McLaughlin was the anchor of offensive line that has been patched together because of injuries to other players.Copyright 2...

The No. 25 Illinois Fighting Illini (3-0) face the No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide (3-1) in college basketball action on Wednesday.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Two corrections officers agreed to plead guilty to federal charges in the case of a mentally ill man who froze to death marking a total of eight jail employees who have entered plea agreements related to the death. Federal c...

Alabama hopes to bounce back after a tough road loss to the Purdue Boilermakers, while the new-look Fighting Illini team looks to improve to a hot 4-0 start.

Grayson is scheduled to die in the nation's third nitrogen gas execution, but an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court is pending.

McLaughlin had been Ohio States starting center for all 10 of its games this season after he had transferred to the school from Alabama and comes with the Buckeyes already having lost players on their offensive line.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Asa Newell scored 17 points, Silas Demary Jr. had 15 and Georgia remained unbeaten with a 93-45 win over Alabama A&M on Tuesday night. Newell was 7 of 8 from the floor while Demary made 9 of 11 free throws. Georgia extended its home win streak versus nonconference opponents to 22. Tyrin Lawrence added 12 points plus six steals and Somto Cyril had 11 points and nine rebo...

Swimmers were advised against entering the ocean in several counties in coastal Alabama and the Florida panhandle.

Court documents related to his arrest place him at the school on the night of the shooting.

(Columbia, SC)Allegiant Travel Company(NASDAQ: ALGT) today announced 44 new nonstop routes, including eleven routes to three new cities: Gulf Shores, Alabama, Colorado Springs,Colorado and Columbia, South Carolina.To celebrate this significant expansion, the company is offering one-way fares on the new routes as low as $39.* The flights, starting in February, will expand the airline...

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Johni Broome had 30 points and 17 rebounds as No. 4 Auburn beat North Alabama 102-69. Denver Jones added 13 points and a career-high nine assists for the Tigers. Chad Baker-Mazara and Miles Kelly both scored 12. Auburn fell behind twice in the first half but was able to take firm control in the final minutes before halftime. Broome scored 16 first-half points in the final ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Southwestern Athletic Conference has issued one-game suspensions to a total of 16 Jackson State and Alabama State players over a postgame altercation and fined both schools.The league announced on Monday that seven Jackson State players and nine Alabama State players have been suspended...

The two men will meet as head coaches for the first time after serving three seasons together (2014-16) under Nick Saban at Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama is planning to carry out the nations third execution with nitrogen gas as critics argue the method needs more scrutiny before it is used to put another person to death.

Kansas still No. 1 in men's AP Top 25 but top 10 gets an overhaul as Alabama, Duke, Arizona drop; Wisconsin joins poll