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Alabama quarterback Bryce Young (9) salutes the fans as he leaves the field following an NCAA college football game against Auburn, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Alabama’s Young, Anderson sticking around for Sugar Bowl

by John Zenor Associated PressDecember 19, 2022December 19, 2022

Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. decided they had unfinished business at Alabama, even if it isn’t another shot at a national championship. The fifth-ranked Crimson Tide stars are sticking around for the Sugar Bowl on Dec. 31 against No. 11 Kansas…

Jacksonville State players celebrate after a 20-17 win in an NCAA college football game against Florida State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)

Jacksonville State’s Hail Mary delivers latest FCS-FBS upset

by John Zenor Associated PressSeptember 14, 2021

Alabama head coach Nick Saban leaves the field after their win against Ohio State in an NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Alabama won 52-24. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

College Football: Alabama’s Nick Saban already working on chasing title No. 8

by John Zenor Associated PressJanuary 12, 2021

Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) and quarterback Mac Jones (10) celebrate a touchdown pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP)

Nick Saban: Alabama’s No. 1 ranking ‘even more meaningless this year’

by John Zenor Associated PressNovember 9, 2020

A masked Alabama coach Nick Saban speaks with defensive back Josh Jobe (28) during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Alabama won 63-48. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Coach Nick Saban, Alabama AD Greg Byrne test positive for COVID-19

by John Zenor Associated PressOctober 14, 2020

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren addresses the media in Indianapolis after it was announced that the remainder of the Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament had been canceled. Warren, the first black commissioner of a Power Five conference, is creating a coalition to give the league's athletes a platform to voice their concerns about racism. Warren announced Monday, June 1, 2020, the formation of the Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition, with athletes, coaches, athletic director and university chancellors and presidents. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Big Ten to limit football, fall sports to conference games

by John Zenor AP Sports WriterJuly 9, 2020

Driver Bubba Wallace takes a selfie with himself and other drivers that pushed his car to the front in the pits of the Talladega Superspeedway prior to the start of the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega Ala., Monday June 22, 2020. In an extraordinary act of solidarity with NASCAR’s only Black driver, dozens of drivers pushed the car belonging to Bubba Wallace to the front of the field before Monday’s race as FBI agents nearby tried to find out who left a noose in his garage stall over the weekend. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Blaney wins at Talladega after NASCAR unites behind Wallace

by John Zenor AP Sports WriterJune 22, 2020

Fans dot the stands prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega Ala., Sunday, June 21, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

NASCAR race at Talladega Superspeedway postponed by rain

by John Zenor Associated PressJune 21, 2020

FILE - In this Oct 14, 2019, file photo, Ryan Blaney (12) leads a pack of cars through the tri-oval during a NASCAR Cup series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. The heat is on at Talladega Superspeedway, and not just for the drivers at a track known for high-speed chaos. It's also another test run for security and safety protocols with fans starting to return in limited numbers to some sporting events. NASCAR is permitting up to 5,000 fans and, officials hope, zero Confederate flags to attend the NASCAR Cup series race Sunday, June 21, 2020, along with 44 motor homes. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Fans and flags under scrutiny as NASCAR heads to Talladega

by John Zenor AP Sports WriterJune 19, 2020

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa announces his intentions to declare for the 2020 NFL football draft, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa says he is entering 2020 NFL draft

by John Zenor Associated PressJanuary 6, 2020