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Two county teams still alive as basketball reaches regionals

Opp's boys and Florala's girls are the lone remaining county teams still alive in the 2022 basketball state playoffs. After eight sub-regional games Monday and Tuesday, two local teams remain in contention for a state championship in the ..

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PHS ends season with sub-regional loss to J.F. Shields

Pleasant Home trailed by 13 points early and could not catch up in a 64-37 loss to J.F. Shields in a 1A sub-regional Tuesday. Mason Anderson and Luke Gatewood each scored a basket for the Eagles (13-9) in the first period. Kendarius Walker started wi..

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Adrian Peterson won’t face felony charges for plane incident with wife

Adrian Peterson will reportedly not be facing felony domestic violence charges, and his wife, Ashley, has come to his defense after a Super Bowl weekend arrest at LAX. The longtime NFL running back was arrested on Sunday morning after allegedly gett..

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Carson Palmer wants Joe Burrow to seriously consider his Bengals future

One former Bengals first-overall pick is worried for another. Carson Palmer, who had an ugly falling-out with Cincinnati in his final days as its quarterback, does not sound confident the Bengals will support Joe Burrow well enough — and feels Burro..

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Pleasant Home, Opp, Straughn girls end season at sub-regionals

Pleasant Home concluded its girls’ basketball season with a 59-40 road loss to Georgiana in a 1A sub-regional game Monday. “I was extremely pleased with how hard the girls played tonight. It was a very physical game on both ends of the floor. Our gi..

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Super Bowl 2022 ratings bounce back big for Rams-Bengals

Super Bowl 2022 delivered the highest numbers in five years, and an approximate 15 percent rise from 2021 for NBC Sports, with 112.3 million viewers between NBC, Telemundo, and streaming. Last year’s Super Bowl matchup between the Buccaneers and Chi..

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Lady Wildcats slip past Lady Tigers for regional berth

With their basketball seasons hanging in the balance, Florala escaped with a 42-39 home win over Red Level in a 1A girls’ sub-regional game Monday. “It was a big win for both our school and community. It’s been 18 years since our school made a Sweet..

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Straughn wins area title with overtime victory, 36-35

The Straughn Tigers earned the 4A Area 2 championship with a thrilling overtime victory over Dale County, 36-35. Both teams brought their best defense for the game with points being at a premium. After the first period, the Tigers held a one-point e..

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Serby’s Crystal Ball: Rams’ Hollywood ending will wipe out Bengals’ underdog hopes

I love this Bengals team and this improbable Bengals fairytale. I’ve witnessed their two Super Bowl defeats. It’s OK that we don’t get to swoon over Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen, or shake our heads in amazement again at Tom Brady. Joe Burrow will do..

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Eric Weddle’s journey from couch to Super Bowl 2022 a Hollywood-worthy tale

LOS ANGELES — This is the city of big dreams and bigger dreamers, after all. This is the place where hype and hyperbole elope, run away together, and fill in the blanks between “once upon a time” and “happily ever after.” Hollywood endings? That’s ..

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Rams’ Cam Akers defies injury odds for this Super Bowl shot

LOS ANGELES — It is not that the Rams were supposed to get this far, but there was always a chance, given all the machinations and maneuvering to keep this season going until they were the last team standing. There was no way Cam Akers was going to ..

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Red Level girls advance to area title game, boys conclude season

The Red Level Lady Tigers battled closely with the J.F. Shields Lady Panthers Wednesday in the opening round of the 1A Area 3 basketball tournament hosted by Georgiana. Down the stretch, Red Level managed to pull away for a 61-52 victory and a chance..

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