<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[al.com]]></title><link>https://www.al.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.al.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[al.com News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:07:55 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Annie: Thanksgiving]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/dear-annie-thanksgiving.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/dear-annie-thanksgiving.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Annie Lane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Annie shares some quotes on gratitude.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:01:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/4D3ILQH37VG6PMMDKUCIXYSMHI.png?width=1920&height=1080&auth=00005d9eb0ad60bc21f91509513957718c9caeae3e9efa81825557dfd0e0b0a3&smart=true" alt="Dear Annie" height="1200" width="1920"/><p><b>Dear Readers:</b> I want to wish you and your families a wonderful Thanksgiving! This holiday gives me the perfect reason to express how grateful I am for all of you. Your thoughtful questions and comments have taught me so much about life and continue to inspire me every day. Thank you for letting me be a part of your journey.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/4D3ILQH37VG6PMMDKUCIXYSMHI.png?width=1920&amp;height=1080&amp;auth=00005d9eb0ad60bc21f91509513957718c9caeae3e9efa81825557dfd0e0b0a3&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dear Annie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Canva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Brother-in-law overcooks for husband and I]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/asking-eric-brother-in-law-overcooks-for-husband-and-i.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/asking-eric-brother-in-law-overcooks-for-husband-and-i.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[R. Eric Thomas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The problem is that I cannot eat as much as he thinks I should.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:13:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/3LTQAU32P5E7VMZ57Z6F3ZBBTU.png?width=1920&height=1080&auth=1126185e96bc34e5e0bc204db857ab6b32c2688d4c7b4b763f09f5007dfa6c4e&smart=true" alt="Breakfast foods arranged on dish." height="1200" width="1920"/><p><b>Dear Eric: </b>My brother-in-law lives in another state, and we only see him once a year. He likes to cook and puts a lot of time and effort into preparing good meals for us. The problem is that I cannot eat as much as he thinks I should.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/AWGFIURQNFFKZBZQNE2DJK7DHM.png?width=1920&amp;height=1080&amp;auth=6e50e2fd65dc265d157c9b9dde7c0aa4bcdeee09a548ea11aa75e0e17bb917d8&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[R. Eric Thomas writes “Asking Eric,” a new daily advice column from the bestselling author.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tribune Content Agency</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Husband ‘cheated’ by watching TV show without wife]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/asking-eric-husband-cheated-by-watching-tv-show-without-wife.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/asking-eric-husband-cheated-by-watching-tv-show-without-wife.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[R. Eric Thomas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In fact, he had actually finished all of that season’s episodes.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:10:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/W5JR6CWH6VAYVBMZAOZKCAFYAM.jpg?width=2759&height=1811&auth=f153e563c73ea6e71103942aa1e38bbd9720413aa64af43a4ccab03db0255194&smart=true" alt="Man and woman using online streaming service for movies and series." height="1200" width="2759"/><p><b>Dear Eric: </b>My husband of six months and I do pretty much everything together. I recommended we watch a Netflix series together, and we are both deeply engrossed.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/AWGFIURQNFFKZBZQNE2DJK7DHM.png?width=1920&amp;height=1080&amp;auth=6e50e2fd65dc265d157c9b9dde7c0aa4bcdeee09a548ea11aa75e0e17bb917d8&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[R. Eric Thomas writes “Asking Eric,” a new daily advice column from the bestselling author.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tribune Content Agency</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today’s daily horoscopes: Nov. 28, 2024]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/todays-daily-horoscopes-nov-28-2024.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/todays-daily-horoscopes-nov-28-2024.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Holiday Mathis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zodiac signs and horoscopes for today’s birthday and Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gratitude is a perspective shift. It’s a list of what’s going right, sure, but it’s so much more than that. When you step back to consider what had to happen before the list was even possible -- to think of all that aligned to let us be here to breathe, love, connect and hope for beautiful days ahead -- that’s when a deeper gratitude starts to take form.</p><p><b>ARIES</b> (March 21-April 19). While silence includes the absence of sound, it doesn’t stop there. Silence can also stretch and spread out a soft place for understanding to land. Choose your words carefully, and your pauses even more so.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/4QDS5VREJBDJVE3L7VY3EQCWLU.png?width=1920&amp;height=1080&amp;auth=d8f53502d99be451b0bcf66c58deb0b9782cf137765713d1ce3f5575bbf49bdd&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Horoscope signs.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Canva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 takeaways from Alabama outlasting Rutgers in Players Era Festival]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/2024/11/3-takeaways-from-alabama-outlasting-rutgers-in-players-era-festival-bracket.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/2024/11/3-takeaways-from-alabama-outlasting-rutgers-in-players-era-festival-bracket.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here are three takeaways from the tournament game between No. 9 Alabama basketball and Rutgers as part of the Players Era Festival bracket. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:44:35 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aUfFKS3JHqY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Welcome to the Iron Bowl, Kalen DeBoer"></iframe><p>Another night in Vegas, another battle for <a href="https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/" target="_blank" title="https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/">Alabama men’s basketball</a>. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/QEL2D3J4TFBATKUN2K7H7HMBUA.jpg?width=3000&amp;height=1999&amp;auth=4104fdb3dbed83ddfe3b9f12e69c34a3bbb49190c3f65352c53c936f5e4d7a4c&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="3000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alabama forward Mouhamed Dioubate (10) looks to pass the ball against Rutgers during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Becker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huntsville boys rout James Clemens; more scores]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/huntsville-boys-rout-james-clemens-to-win-crown-more-highlights-scores.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/huntsville-boys-rout-james-clemens-to-win-crown-more-highlights-scores.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Perrin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[See results and highlights from Wednesday’s high-school basketball action.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 04:15:34 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/DCOQA4FKBRFWJC6BRPHUERQDKI.JPG?width=2222&height=1480&auth=1a5764b981d3eba53b817fdfafeb6b0781fadeebb0ed046d83511995461c378d&smart=true" alt="Huntsville High School's Brayden Rivers works inside against Oak Mountain's Emanuel Johnson in this file photo from Feb. 13, 2024. Huntsville won the N2Hoops Invitational on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, at Sparkman High School. (Vasha Hunt | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="2222"/><p>Huntsville rolled over James Clemens 88-40 to wrap up the boys N2Hoops Invitational at Sparkman High School on Wednesday. The win pushes the Crimson Panthers to 8-0 on the season.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/DCOQA4FKBRFWJC6BRPHUERQDKI.JPG?width=2222&amp;height=1480&amp;auth=1a5764b981d3eba53b817fdfafeb6b0781fadeebb0ed046d83511995461c378d&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2222"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Huntsville's Brayden Rivers works inside against Oak Mountain's Emanuel Johnson during the AHSAA boys 7A regional semifinal playoff game in Jacksonville, Ala., Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (Vasha Hunt | preps@al.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VASHA HUNT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain Park advances past Hewitt-Trussville in flag football semis]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/spain-park-knocks-off-hewitt-trussville-in-6a7a-flag-football-semifinals.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/spain-park-knocks-off-hewitt-trussville-in-6a7a-flag-football-semifinals.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Evan Dudley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spain Park rallied from 13 points down to force overtime and advance to the Class 6A-7A state championship game.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 03:16:48 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/YRCVXLCZKNB2LFWOYFCEKUN3FI.JPG?width=3121&height=1873&auth=27a0ed055d528e6387401fc9eda86c27a0185e705eabbbbfe931e23172020c4b&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Chenelle Hunter (14) scores for the Lady Jags during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3121"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/FLXDYCLVXJEIZCKPUYS5PDFYTI.JPG?width=3114&height=1908&auth=47b542a4134c69cb1e958aa00ce5dd61a4d8cd8d2c679688156f9fbdaa2ec913&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Ryleigh Wood (2) looks to make a play during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3114"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/7BGJI5SGQJD2XLF43K24SDEKRY.JPG?width=3601&height=2382&auth=1d19ab84d30af362b68c3eaf39d0c3e8f4fca402f93447e9701faf5a3fbc1cb5&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Ryleigh Wood (2) passes the ball during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3601"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/NQUUG4X7LVEF3HZI6ONTFNTKTY.JPG?width=2606&height=3019&auth=8c5f352839108b559ee4237cd4814a5f65a63e2e4047d3a0123bc81748266749&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Peyton Hull (22) catches the punt during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="2606"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/UMU6KYU55JADLEXKP5SU4OMOWE.JPG?width=3222&height=1895&auth=ebe01b00267ba9df27478a48fac5dfeb4c51a4479105b80834beb6997278873a&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Jenna Kate Hutchison (12) looks to pass the ball during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3222"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/D6SOQHUJX5ESLCTBG7XEHWCWDM.JPG?width=4118&height=2020&auth=438a98db0a9206649bd8e5ce3bd7f157077fccb0769c030f0dba99788fcb7ed2&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Ja’Skylar Simpkins (2) carries the ball to the end zone during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="4118"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/S5OV3HNNMRCGLGTBXFCR7764TY.JPG?width=3121&height=1873&auth=abf11a146cade0168af12f943a19eda2e0775b9cbd1667cda4556c99378531e4&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Chenelle Hunter (14) scores for the Lady Jags during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3121"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/GWSZS7RQJZG3FNPKZHSXBTWZ3U.JPG?width=3457&height=2035&auth=9bb65747a545ff1db24568dc31f476fb7943b37cab8d82bbc4f873823f3fa313&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Chenelle Hunter (14) catches the ball in the end zone for a touchdown, guarded by Hewitt-Trussville’s Addison Rutland (13), during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3457"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/C6HVFHHWEFDBHD5YELEGW5AQYE.JPG?width=2393&height=3158&auth=5f42c0f4158be5992ced219bfef50fc4756e7fb864d1004142c682354a161550&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Rory Payton (15) catches a pass during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="2393"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/65FURVR5QNGJJKGJSE7UOOHAHM.JPG?width=3700&height=2502&auth=753b1ab8e4a98719a2c20b373f2c3e1f734e836b261a57819b29ee04ed611174&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Peyton Hull (22) celebrates the game tying touchdown with her teammates during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3700"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/LTH3SED7SJDNXDOWC6JU7GJSI4.JPG?width=3128&height=2108&auth=c1fd79aabc19233ac839fba2ed796a0fd45a38628817d101501fcd114c5b9e0f&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Brecken Phillips (3) celebrates a touchdown with Hewitt-Trussville’s Ryleigh Wood (2) and Hewitt-Trussville’s Amaurie Pearson (21) during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3128"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/RKN52ILG2ZBPHCJNP7WKH3BRBE.JPG?width=3928&height=2131&auth=8a74a25c6dac87be88c6ed30afb5f391492e368fe756da696fa9067a4a692201&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Peyton Hull (22) is stopped on the play by the Spain Park defense during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3928"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/WEKLL6QGWJDWVBW5OKUPXMXYUQ.JPG?width=4101&height=2383&auth=17b4839af935207649db323d152f691c1091af0e7428a30f8e5562558f930da9&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Addison Rutland (13) carries the ball during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="4101"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/5MOQ2XQYZJGYPFY3YOD4X7QSFQ.JPG?width=4463&height=2393&auth=02eda7092aa8ca8ea8e15fb02afd30948c728435302020b3091cae670ca6b89a&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Jenna Kate Hutchison (12) looks to pass the ball during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="4463"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/H72NHWHOXVBYJCBHM5IZAVS2VQ.JPG?width=2373&height=3036&auth=7e457d7bedfa4bca5ca89640897c069df9d0eb311b0144964cf532e5367085c9&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Rory Payton (15) carries the ball during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="2373"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/NIHFAABLAJBOHCVQ2ZY67ZDJCY.JPG?width=4262&height=2195&auth=ca377d4daf6f34beed0d7346d8d1c8b914dc4a30fe3193072dcc445fc4cc45ac&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Jenna Kate Hutchison (12) holds the ball out to get the first down during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="4262"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/FZLOYQQZWNDTVFMTJOCSIJ3XZ4.JPG?width=3401&height=2385&auth=b2b5eac2e9addfeb2a0071d9a61c7139c20f98241f841b4e0ddeeeb2a7e8bf0c&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Kate Willoughby (4) catches a pass during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3401"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/CLFTZNVJOFBGJO6HIWPA6B2KIA.JPG?width=3816&height=2669&auth=cad103dcbb70b170903d9b8c2ba7cde3d89a50e0e71d4cd80e84217fd632b3a7&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Peyton Hull (22) catches a pass guarded by Spain Park’s Jedaiah Bibbs (28) during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3816"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/4HXETFXRTFG3REROH3GUXSLP2M.JPG?width=3701&height=2408&auth=c7dbea2ac05429b10f2b562d2e1bb8c6654d51eec2f989087638f44e9bf9e4bf&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville coaches Taylor Burt and Stephanie Loyd talk with the Lady Huskies during a timeout in a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3701"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/EJDC4YEHPRHS7EY3OTDIUWZGTQ.JPG?width=2453&height=3347&auth=b39206c8718c1deb05fe3d899fe5f84beaf5b3acda233cf3a00b96de6e75b660&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Alleigh Benton (8) gets the stop on Spain Park’s Jordan Weiner (1) during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="2453"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/SNCXLOOHUBGMPDBL6SP7GLRPOM.JPG?width=3862&height=2817&auth=8295cc04ae4cebe6619051230070fca952434ba4d00c43b5a9fa67274a407785&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Ja’Skylar Simpkins (2) celebrates a touchdown with Spain Park’s Jenna Kate Hutchison (12) and Spain Park’s Alise Caputo (9) during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3862"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/IJ5X3OQEI5FXNE7JG7WXUBXEDQ.JPG?width=3965&height=2428&auth=08aa60c6c081ccf576aaa96f02c33b80c6186a83da67e58fba94552b051dfbed&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Jenna Kate Hutchison (12) carries the ball during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3965"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/47UJ47XLOBDFXOSHPOU5DOYUOA.JPG?width=4061&height=2682&auth=06632e8f85f0b1d63a096ab385dc6d600eebb3844a477a13eca7d00b478b91a7&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Rory Payton (15) catches a pass during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="4061"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/N5TC5UBTRZCKVK7AESXW757DFA.JPG?width=2861&height=3245&auth=139875f28fd89fa029f2c7ceefa2518dcc1ef37382d2f5511b505b615d84bddc&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Peyton Hull (22) knocks the ball away from Spain Park’s Alise Caputo (9) during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="2861"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/VZAOBXVHUVH4BKHM5UQB7SDFYY.JPG?width=4503&height=2513&auth=20c8d559f2d7edc4b1aca6d4a3160c53b4f41c8bad5ded9d883bc6d57813ee64&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Chenelle Hunter (14) runs the ball as Hewitt-Trussville’s Addison Rutland (13) moves in to get the stop during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="4503"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/PB4N7PQEAZDIHNBTHOSNGAFNNQ.JPG?width=3730&height=2204&auth=026040d06ee78e5187e326892d7947d016e9af1fb9a4e037267e0f8c3c26326f&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Peyton Hull (22) pulls the flags on Spain Park’s Rory Payton (15) during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3730"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/GYI33BAOVJB4JM77ZBHQ7AP6BI.JPG?width=3004&height=3648&auth=96f004655e7b06170051304a07d11bb2a4c24fd04ea4a1520de948de3f40d705&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Jenna Kate Hutchison (12) holds the ball out for extra yards as Hewitt-Trussville’s Kate Willoughby (4) pulls the flag to get the stop during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3004"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/XAZ4HG25EVGNZDQKDWRXKXTMC4.JPG?width=4063&height=2449&auth=9e93f7745bcb70b36ab2c5a478aaabca7fa26ce10d1b749ca768151e8d06f11d&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Alise Caputo (9) celebrates the Lady Jags’ win over Hewitt-Trussville during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="4063"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/X7RCLVT4MNDKLPR3NE4SDOTTXU.JPG?width=5359&height=3072&auth=d9a510570d571a9ba9f88c6171cdfc3087bd05bbde99ec51d971257eb3b7d5e0&smart=true" alt="Spain Park coach Robert Starr talks with the Lady Jags during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="5359"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/IGJZYQ5CLNDHPLNOH37IEC2L7E.JPG?width=2660&height=3374&auth=cf849e44dda6a3c352e7a286146a139229f488d45561bb7e6872975466ec3721&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Kate Willoughby (4) carries the ball during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="2660"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/PCQZPSOVW5DGBGW5MXI644V22U.JPG?width=3380&height=2150&auth=7804de0973fe99f575e5fed60c7f1926cf090fadf15c494cac5163fde0a25e6a&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Ja’Skylar Simpkins (2) is stopped on the play by Hewitt-Trussville’s Addison Rutland (13) during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3380"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/H3C3I6DJQNFZJBOSXJNJHA6OYI.JPG?width=4768&height=2906&auth=9f09b6947fa292f5c157e76903680846da9a362acdddb4a307d81e26a5dd404c&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Chenelle Hunter (14) catches a pass as Hewitt-Trussville’s Alleigh Benton (8) gets the stop on the play during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="4768"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/NTDS2WN53FBADHO36JVB2AUXO4.JPG?width=4478&height=2615&auth=b563ba16864dc4e84d4df4f1b158961c1c46aaeba6a6e3a10d097d10cb787657&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Ryleigh Wood (2) tosses the ball during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="4478"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/EUUCJIHEP5AX5KELBYAAQEXRLQ.JPG?width=3401&height=2385&auth=1d927de0b2bbdf9a2fb517c81c316949258225161d798261b838d5bb9b82d995&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Kate Willoughby (4) catches a pass during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3401"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/5IEMTNDZGJB73JRCBK64RTSUDU.JPG?width=4353&height=2613&auth=1ce077226e07fd436623ba73bc00cd2e5f5d818c3a125d9b9a51fa8897f7f592&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Jenna Kate Hutchison (12) carries the ball to get the first down during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="4353"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/RH5OCCN6B5EWXLXM2G5TEMZGSQ.JPG?width=4928&height=2780&auth=97122aead7f256236fe465ea6c85df9c2a8c7e5be15c68512d7ea01fe340ec11&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Jenna Kate Hutchison (12) runs the ball as Hewitt-Trussville’s Peyton Hull (22) gets the stop during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="4928"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/YW5IH33STVGMTJXFF7BESCMWYY.JPG?width=3862&height=2568&auth=cb8e29c19a793c2c4972adfb9f5636c108b06687156b947f40524fbe4293d55a&smart=true" alt="Spain Park’s Alise Caputo (9) pulls the flag on Hewitt-Trussville’s Addison Rutland (13) during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3862"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ISPQEGMCENFLLIDSGYWWMCZ4NM.JPG?width=5472&height=3648&auth=3047b616fe5c8c4b77dc42e22322ef02fbfafff4eb93d6a66a13a98259eae617&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Ryleigh Wood (2) carries the ball during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="5472"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ETZCOAJYWZGXBKCDT6667RKW5Y.JPG?width=5038&height=3385&auth=99cad64a605b652118fff09e12e6dc9d5aba62c6b7e71cc2a3d098957973fadb&smart=true" alt="The Lady Jags celebrate their 33-27 overtime win against Hewitt-Trussville during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. Spain Park advances to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="5038"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/EQE4TOGPLJDJTOPQRNZFPIAZFE.JPG?width=3328&height=3648&auth=b0a00a581b04d678d6e3f533a92c8b1964b24759a453c0c486b9e5f18094c29a&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Brecken Phillips (3) carries the ball guarded by Spain Park’s Chenelle Hunter (14) during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3328"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/K7RLIP4HHRHMNJNOEJYTGQJJ5M.JPG?width=5077&height=3220&auth=3e3b673f3df81e9d21e1b5e43bf4578a1f46f77856acfb4b589adc6916da8d14&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Peyton Hull (22) pulls the flag on Spain Park’s Alise Caputo (9) during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="5077"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/NMPYUZ4BLNHRPOAHGZ3LTV7N4U.JPG?width=4755&height=3050&auth=e978db746f8b0bbfb026310177a2aec35495cfc1c25e9534aabaae952f070bda&smart=true" alt="Hewitt-Trussville’s Erin Coleman (9) attempts the stop on Spain Park’s Jordan Weiner (1) during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="4755"/><p>Spain Park’s Jenna Kate Hutchison overcame a pair of first-half interceptions and tossed four touchdown passes as the Jaguars rallied for a 33-27 overtime victory over Hewitt-Trussville in Wednesday’s Class 6A/7A flag football semifinal matchup.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/H3C3I6DJQNFZJBOSXJNJHA6OYI.JPG?width=4768&amp;height=2906&amp;auth=9f09b6947fa292f5c157e76903680846da9a362acdddb4a307d81e26a5dd404c&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="4768"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain Park’s Chenelle Hunter (14) catches a pass as Hewitt-Trussville’s Alleigh Benton (8) gets the stop on the play during a Class 6A-7A semifinal game at the Spain Park soccer stadium in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Huskies 33-27 in overtime to advance to the state championship game against Central-Phenix City in Birmingham. (Erin Nelson Sweeney | preps@al.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erin Nelson Sweeney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Walmart open on Thanksgiving? Store hours for Nov. 28 and Black Friday Nov. 29]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/is-walmart-open-on-thanksgiving-store-hours-for-nov-28-and-black-friday-nov-29.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/is-walmart-open-on-thanksgiving-store-hours-for-nov-28-and-black-friday-nov-29.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leada Gore]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Will the nation's larges retailer be open on Thanksgiving?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 02:51:19 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/FCVFGXQNVRHOPAYKF375JR7S5E.JPG?width=2000&height=1332&auth=869eb0b00ac2872022e2b73a847c4200ba1f2053742e6ef9e6dfa8cc30524752&smart=true" alt="Signage, displays and self-checkout at a Walmart on November 21, 2024, at the Walmart on Brookpark Road." height="1200" width="2000"/><p>There once was a time Walmart shoppers could get a jump start on their holiday shopping on Thanksgiving Day itself. Or, they could fight the crowds for the best deal on a TV or that season’s must-have-doll at the stroke of midnight on Black Friday.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/FCVFGXQNVRHOPAYKF375JR7S5E.JPG?width=2000&amp;height=1332&amp;auth=869eb0b00ac2872022e2b73a847c4200ba1f2053742e6ef9e6dfa8cc30524752&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Signage, displays and self-checkout at a Walmart on November 21, 2024, at the Walmart on Brookpark Road.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Friday is a landfill’s dream.]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/reckon/2024/11/ditch-black-friday-and-embrace-buy-nothing-day.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/reckon/2024/11/ditch-black-friday-and-embrace-buy-nothing-day.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Harress]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It'll be better for your wallet, your community and the planet. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 01:45:42 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/EPMDHFW6W5AGLCYYXGTBTLAK6A.jpg?width=1024&height=756&auth=883bdf7ac640708b6647212bf5e5f0e72a01d6eb80f58106cca2ed71e747bd06&smart=true" alt="IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TARGET - Guests wait for Black Friday sales before Target doors open at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in Jersey City, N.J. (Photo by Noah K. Murray/Invision for Target/AP Images)" height="1200" width="1024"/><p>Did the pilgrims stand in line the night after Thanksgiving to buy half-price beaver pelts from Native Americans? Probably not. <br><br>But the <a href="https://www.pilgrimhall.org/pdf/The_Pilgrims_Fur_Trade.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.pilgrimhall.org/pdf/The_Pilgrims_Fur_Trade.pdf">extinction of beavers</a> on Cape Cod after European colonization might have been a sign of things to come. Fast forward 400 years, and Americans now <a href="https://nypost.com/article/black-fridays-most-gruesome-injuries-and-deaths-through-the-years/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://nypost.com/article/black-fridays-most-gruesome-injuries-and-deaths-through-the-years/">trample each</a> other to death for doorbuster deals, making our nation the poster child for overconsumption and waste.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/EPMDHFW6W5AGLCYYXGTBTLAK6A.jpg?width=1024&amp;height=756&amp;auth=883bdf7ac640708b6647212bf5e5f0e72a01d6eb80f58106cca2ed71e747bd06&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1024"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TARGET - Guests wait for Black Friday sales before Target doors open at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in Jersey City, N.J. (Photo by Noah K. Murray/Invision for Target/AP Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Noah K. Murray</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why ‘Hot Ones’ turned down an offer from Kamala Harris to be a guest]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/why-hot-ones-turned-down-an-offer-from-kamala-harris-to-be-a-guest.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/why-hot-ones-turned-down-an-offer-from-kamala-harris-to-be-a-guest.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Spangler Variety Entertainment News Service, Tribune Media]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[“Hot Ones” episodes have featured Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lawrence, Paul Rudd, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Ryan Reynolds, Idris Elba and more.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:41:18 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Donald Duck got a spicy sit-down on “Hot Ones.” VP Kamala Harris had no such luck.</p><p>Not that it would have changed the outcome of the election, but the Harris campaign had wanted the Democratic presidential candidate to appear on “Hot Ones,” the popular chicken-wing-eating show on YouTube that has featured an array of celebrities blinking back tears as they sample increasingly piquant sauces and banter with host Sean Evans.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/PKLAF3FQDBDTLNND6JGUX6BGYU.jpg?width=3595&amp;height=2396&amp;auth=37ff3672080b0c298e2b92e742c3f0fa7f2fadb0a3703363a00f5838a24e206d&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="3595"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech after the 2024 presidential election, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacquelyn Martin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kalen DeBoer talks Oklahoma loss, Iron Bowl on ‘Hey Coach’]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/live-updates-alabamas-kalen-deboer-talks-oklahoma-loss-iron-bowl-on-hey-coach-radio-show.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/live-updates-alabamas-kalen-deboer-talks-oklahoma-loss-iron-bowl-on-hey-coach-radio-show.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Stahl]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here are the highlights from Kalen DeBoer's radio show appearance before Alabama plays Auburn.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:20:45 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aUfFKS3JHqY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Welcome to the Iron Bowl, Kalen DeBoer"></iframe><p><a href="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/" target="_blank">Alabama football</a> played its worst game of the season on Saturday, <a href="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/inside-the-night-alabama-footballs-hopes-withered-in-oklahoma.html" target="_blank">falling 24-3 in Norman</a> to an Oklahoma team that had only won one SEC matchup before facing the Crimson Tide. The loss dropped UA out of the College Football Playoff top 12, ahead of its <a href="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/what-are-the-iron-bowl-stakes-for-kalen-deboer-and-hugh-freeze.html" target="_blank">Iron Bowl battle with Auburn </a>this Saturday.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/7XBASCNM4ZDO3OOBK6XN5VSTSA.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=1152&amp;auth=46f6342dfdd48a0eac16c71373a2c90b0ba67885bd04ef38787a6d7ec73a0ff0&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2048"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alabama football head coach Kalen DeBoer (above) appears for his first episode of "Hey, Coach!" radio show live at Baumhower's Victory Grille in Tuscaloosa Monday, April 22, 2024. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Flanagan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 takeaways from Auburn's Maui Invitational championship game ]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/2024/11/3-takeaways-from-auburn-mens-basketball-in-the-maui-invitational-title-game-vs-memphis.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/2024/11/3-takeaways-from-auburn-mens-basketball-in-the-maui-invitational-title-game-vs-memphis.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Humphrey ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[3 takeaways from Auburn basketball’s game in the Maui Invitational championship]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:00:54 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Auburn arrives to take on Memphis in the Maui Invitational Tournament final. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WarEagle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WarEagle</a> <br><br>📸 <a href="https://twitter.com/Justin_WDE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Justin_WDE</a> <a href="https://t.co/70wkELGmcg">pic.twitter.com/70wkELGmcg</a></p>&mdash; Auburn Tigers | AL.com (@aldotcomTigers) <a href="https://twitter.com/aldotcomTigers/status/1861886270198153314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2024</a></blockquote><p>The Auburn Tigers historical run through the Maui Invitational ended saw them knock off a top five team and a blue blood of the sport. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/23OYBYME5FAOFOVMXXTFFPVSMI.jpg?width=4007&amp;height=2671&amp;auth=6ae85ea5de220bfe9361d36d9caa5a5a3c98bbf43e23488629f74b465378eb1c&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="4007"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl reacts on the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina at the Maui Invitational Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lindsey Wasson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Starbucks open on Thanksgiving? Store hours for Nov. 28]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/is-starbucks-open-on-thanksgiving-store-hours-for-nov-28.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/is-starbucks-open-on-thanksgiving-store-hours-for-nov-28.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leada Gore]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Can you get your favorite latte or a cake pop on Thanksgiving?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:41:07 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/TE4NAOBUUZCQDPT4EVOKJRYNIA.jpg?width=2160&height=1215&auth=a134d9fb56dbe9c5a79a895bf226ea5c0d83c5103642ad0c9c926a1e376c0164&smart=true" alt="Starbucks released its holiday menu November 7, including a new holiday-themed Refresher drink." height="1200" width="2160"/><p>Good news coffee lovers. Chances are, you will likely be able to find a Starbucks to fulfill your caffeine &nbsp;- or cake pop need – this Thanksgiving.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/TE4NAOBUUZCQDPT4EVOKJRYNIA.jpg?width=2160&amp;height=1215&amp;auth=a134d9fb56dbe9c5a79a895bf226ea5c0d83c5103642ad0c9c926a1e376c0164&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2160"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Starbucks released its holiday menu November 7, including a new holiday-themed Refresher drink.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JULIA STOTZ</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rewind: Watch a cinematic recap of Auburn football's win over Texas A&M]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2024/11/the-rewind-watch-a-cinematic-recap-of-auburn-footballs-win-over-texas-am.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2024/11/the-rewind-watch-a-cinematic-recap-of-auburn-footballs-win-over-texas-am.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Rauterkus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Watch a rewind of Auburn's 43-41 win over Texas A&M on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:32:28 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PSeg_k_0-Ko?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="The Rewind: Auburn&#39;s wild 4OT upset of Texas A&amp;M deserves a mini-movie"></iframe><p>Auburn football got the big win it had long been searching for Saturday night, <a href="https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2024/11/how-much-will-auburn-pay-texas-am-in-field-rush-fine.html" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2024/11/how-much-will-auburn-pay-texas-am-in-field-rush-fine.html">beating Texas A&amp;M 43-41 in four overtimes.</a></p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/LB3X7FHRI5GL7OSDFYQJJI7G6Q.jpg?width=1920&amp;height=1080&amp;auth=d219a37268d94acaf7af1113902fbd29641640a901273f1027b7035152b75a26&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Auburn vs. Texas A&M Rewind]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wesley Sinor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s open, what’s closed Thanksgiving? Grocery, drug stores, CVS, Walgreens, Bass Pro Shop, more]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/whats-open-whats-closed-thanksgiving-grocery-drug-stores-cvs-walgreens-bass-pro-shop-more.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/whats-open-whats-closed-thanksgiving-grocery-drug-stores-cvs-walgreens-bass-pro-shop-more.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leada Gore]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What grocery and drug stores are open on Thanksgiving?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:16:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/RVV2NZTKWRBM5JBWHIBRGQZVDA.jpg?width=2250&height=1500&auth=06e7455a66a6a4f819ca5905d833a90b9990a210ac84e1a50da59012f1a4a073&smart=true" alt="FILE - A Walgreens store in Bradenton, Fla., is shown on Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)" height="1200" width="2250"/><p>There was a time –pre-COVID – where the trend was for stores to remain open on Thanksgiving Day. Then, pandemic-related shutdown prompted schedule changes and stores kept the doors closed on the holiday and most have kept that schedule ever since.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/RVV2NZTKWRBM5JBWHIBRGQZVDA.jpg?width=2250&amp;height=1500&amp;auth=06e7455a66a6a4f819ca5905d833a90b9990a210ac84e1a50da59012f1a4a073&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2250"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FILE - A Walgreens store in Bradenton, Fla., is shown on Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gene J. Puskar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[These are the 12 Alabama counties where Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/these-are-the-12-alabama-counties-where-kamala-harris-beat-donald-trump.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/these-are-the-12-alabama-counties-where-kamala-harris-beat-donald-trump.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Cason]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump got almost two-thirds of the vote in Alabama and carried 55 of its 67 counties.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:09:09 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/KEPCBK465BD4HE6GEAPMVGPDKA.jpg?width=3462&height=2309&auth=d0902a19f90a470cb1d484cbac5467852117faf20d589ca94196b44d2179ba32&smart=true" alt="Vice President Kamala Harris speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)" height="1200" width="3462"/><p>Donald Trump got almost two-thirds of the votes in Alabama on Nov. 5, <a href="https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/donald-trump-in-2024-broke-alabama-voting-records-for-third-consecutive-election.html" target="_blank">breaking his own record </a>for total votes received and carrying the state for the third consecutive election.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/E5KLXUCHIJGO3N3N72DN4EAGRA.jpg?width=1024&amp;height=682&amp;auth=6aabcad3f0020253ce7c5c3c000611d4f6e245774a9dc046c384e443fe860ad0&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1024"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vice President Kamala Harris speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brynn Anderson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring the 60-year history of the Iron Bowl on TV]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2024/11/exploring-the-60-year-history-of-the-iron-bowl-on-tv.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2024/11/exploring-the-60-year-history-of-the-iron-bowl-on-tv.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Rauterkus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How the Iron Bowl has slowly evolved from a local event to a national spectacle]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:49:21 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UfPrSC8OL5A?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Head to Head: Auburn vs Alabama; Cole Cubelic shares Iron Bowl memories"></iframe><p>A lot can change in 60 years. <a href="https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2024/11/what-the-iron-bowl-means-to-auburn-football-players-this-is-the-biggest-game-of-my-life.html" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2024/11/what-the-iron-bowl-means-to-auburn-football-players-this-is-the-biggest-game-of-my-life.html">One thing that hasn’t is the magnitude of Alabama’s biggest sporting event of the year: the Iron Bowl.</a></p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/CJO47MPWQFBGBC4OYGGDJM75B4.jpg?width=2640&amp;height=1843&amp;auth=796a5058b62006b950e92ec15f1a4ef32aa690359c1d9515f246bdf3e200c6c8&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2640"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The first nationally televised Iron Bowl featured Alabama quarterback Joe Namath and receiver Ray Parkins who led the Tide to a 21 - 14 victory over the Auburn Tigers in the November 26, 1964 matchup held at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. (Robert Adams\The Birmingham News) Alabama Media Group]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Robert Adams</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile announces new Mardi Gras horse policies after animal collapses in parade]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/mobile-announces-new-mardi-gras-horse-policies-after-animal-collapses-in-parade.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/mobile-announces-new-mardi-gras-horse-policies-after-animal-collapses-in-parade.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Darrington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A viral video earlier this year showed the horse being hit and kicked so it would stand back up, with the rider still on it.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:08:23 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ZSA5OK7DBJA2BIJQTBYH6JY47M.jpg?width=6000&height=4000&auth=b468cc153199ed34702ee1c74228a29b1e4200a8e134982739dea873f12af53f&smart=true" alt="Horses carrying marshals parade along Royal Street in downtown Mobile, Ala., during the 2024 Conde Cavaliers parade on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. The Mardi Gras organization came under fire after a horse collapsed along the parade route. Neither of these two marshals were part of the issue that sparked outrage on social media. Mobile-based First Equine Veterinary Services, in a letter to Mobile city officials, says it will volunteer its services to assist Mardi Gras parading organizations in how best to handle the horses." height="1200" width="6000"/><p>The City of Mobile will introduce new policies regarding horses and horse riders ahead of the 2025 Mardi Gras Season.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ZSA5OK7DBJA2BIJQTBYH6JY47M.jpg?width=6000&amp;height=4000&amp;auth=b468cc153199ed34702ee1c74228a29b1e4200a8e134982739dea873f12af53f&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="6000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Horses carrying marshals parade along Royal Street in downtown Mobile, Ala., during the 2024 Conde Cavaliers parade on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. The Mardi Gras organization came under fire after a horse collapsed along the parade route. Neither of these two marshals were part of the issue that sparked outrage on social media. Mobile-based First Equine Veterinary Services, in a letter to Mobile city officials, says it will volunteer its services to assist Mardi Gras parading organizations in how best to handle the horses.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Sharp</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basketball roundup: Fairfield boys top Oxford in Heritage Classic]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/basketball-roundup-fairfield-boys-edge-oxford-in-heritage-classic.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/basketball-roundup-fairfield-boys-edge-oxford-in-heritage-classic.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Perrin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Check out the highlights from high school basketball action from around the state.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:02:48 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/4P7I2LJTJZEYFLLZIEH3TECHHQ.jpg?width=3352&height=2082&auth=66b1b5e9fe605a9a0d31172b1627d3db919f682bc2664a768ecb9cf7a1577d16&smart=true" alt="Fairfield's Milton Jones shoots against Vigor's Albert Holcombe in this file photo from the AHSAA Class 5A boys championship at BJCC Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., on March 2, 2024. (Dennis Victory | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="3352"/><p>Fairfield slipped past Oxford 74-71 on Tuesday to advance to its Heritage Thanksgiving Classic semifinals against Parker on Wednesday. Milton Jones and Ju’Maria combined for 45 points and 16 rebounds in the win.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/7JDC2WKG6RFX5ONA7P2L4MYNMA.jpg?width=3352&amp;height=2082&amp;auth=ce6a7a9e2f900d2dd5cded2b8422e23bba02055f9555f4bd80c306c7c17109b3&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="3352"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fairfield's Milton Jones shoots against Vigor's Albert Holcombe during the AHSAA Class 5A boys championship at BJCC Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Dennis Victory | preps@al.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dennis Victory</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former co-host of popular long running Alabama radio show launches new podcast]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/former-co-host-of-popular-long-running-alabama-radio-show-launches-new-podcast.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/former-co-host-of-popular-long-running-alabama-radio-show-launches-new-podcast.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather Gann]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In February, they announced they’d be calling it quits at the end of 2024, ending a 30-year run.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:02:38 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/PJHCJ34PNJABZH3FOYABBYCNPA.jpg?width=3200&height=1756&auth=f915960dacafe6db930a8a24048a505f5d23f52bd188618711d61788e0d31731&smart=true" alt="Rick Burgess, left, and Bill "Bubba" Bussey of the "Rick & Bubba Show" teamed for a broadcast at The Hangout in Gulf Shores, Alabama, on April 30, 2010. The popular radio duo have announced that 2024 will be their last year on the air together." height="1200" width="3200"/><p>Bill “Bubba” Bussey, co-host of long running radio program <i>The Rick and Bubba Show</i>, will be launching his new podcast, <i>Bubba on the Lake</i>, in 2025, he announced today.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/D2MCYKA74NEMVIVBPIEZ3PFBFU.jpg?width=2968&amp;height=1938&amp;auth=7f33678362887ce1889d866e364fef5ab251aafc73bc4853434cc7bcb6d968d1&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2968"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Radio personality Bill "Bubba" Bussey of the "Rick & Bubba Show" speaks at an event in Birmingham in 2010 as broadcast partner Rick Burgess looks on. (Birmingham News file photo)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">File</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man shot to death in Hueytown; shooter stays on scene to talk to police]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/man-shot-to-death-in-hueytown-shooter-stays-on-scene-to-talk-to-police.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/man-shot-to-death-in-hueytown-shooter-stays-on-scene-to-talk-to-police.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carol Robinson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The shooting happened around 12:17 p.m. in the 1700 block of 28th Avenue.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:54:03 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A man was shot to death in Hueytown on Wednesday afternoon, according to Police Chief Mike Yarbrough.</p><p>The shooting happened around 12:17 p.m. in the 1700 block of 28th Avenue.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/4T7SWCFFNBFFDJCCWXCSQDOUCU.JPG?width=8246&amp;height=5792&amp;auth=5d134df5117d0a39a997b966c0bbb759a02f86e774f649069f86f51eb6a42b39&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="8246"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emergency lights of police cars flashing blue, red and white in the background.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">kali9</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Saban laments temporary commitments in college football]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/why-nick-saban-thinks-there-are-more-rollercoasters-in-college-football.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/why-nick-saban-thinks-there-are-more-rollercoasters-in-college-football.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban shared his thoughts on some of the issues with college football on Wednesday. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:47:16 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aUfFKS3JHqY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Welcome to the Iron Bowl, Kalen DeBoer"></iframe><p><a href="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/how-far-alabama-football-fell-in-cfp-rankings-after-loss-to-oklahoma.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/how-far-alabama-football-fell-in-cfp-rankings-after-loss-to-oklahoma.html">The CFP rankings received significant shakeup</a> after a string of upsets this past weekend in college football. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/NGJIUCXAN5CX5HEH44Z7TUNVDU.jpg?width=1408&amp;height=792&amp;auth=4762d5f66f7f55796763192f78b26c63abacd6a23b130468ebbe45a2b364c186&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1408"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alabama head coach Nick Saban (above) does not waste time chewing somebody out on the sideline when necessary. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Flanagan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where can I watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2024?]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/tv/2024/11/where-can-i-watch-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-2024.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/tv/2024/11/where-can-i-watch-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-2024.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Howell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 98th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will be the largest parade to date.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:45:55 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/HXY2SL5SZ5G57K4P6BHV2UXOEE.jpg?width=862&height=575&auth=4a64bde2340e7e0df56838959855d3b06b6ba89dd25e97024bc33b2177652982&smart=true" alt="The Tom Turkey float at the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2023 in New York City." height="1200" width="862"/><p>Coverage of <a href="https://go.skimresources.com?id=126006X1587343&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacocktv.com%2Fstream-event%2Fmacys-thanksgiving-parade" target="_blank">the 98th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parad</a><a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587343&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacocktv.com%2Fstream-event%2Fmacys-thanksgiving-parade">e</a> will officially kick off live <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/welcome/networks/nbc?irad=361132&amp;irmp=1810027" target="_blank">on NBC</a> Thursday, Nov. 28 at 8:30 a.m. E.T.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/HXY2SL5SZ5G57K4P6BHV2UXOEE.jpg?width=862&amp;height=575&amp;auth=4a64bde2340e7e0df56838959855d3b06b6ba89dd25e97024bc33b2177652982&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="862"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Tom Turkey float at the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2023 in New York City.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wang Fan/China News Service/VCG</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Alabama’s highest grossing musical act?]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/who-is-alabamas-highest-grossing-musical-act.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/who-is-alabamas-highest-grossing-musical-act.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather Gann]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The singer has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:34:15 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/FTVGTDYO6ZBEJNO6QAZSTPFCLM.png?width=720&height=490&auth=dfc96665c5a14a015c630910eaabb392270d77e2ff990ac45628ad8d9b4770d1&smart=true" alt="Most popular musicians born in each state" height="1200" width="720"/><p>Jason Isbell, Nat King Cole, and the aptly named Alabama- our state has a long list of popular musicians.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/PRSCJC4JW5FMXE7TWJSYZRVKHQ.jpg?width=6018&amp;height=4012&amp;auth=c3b04518fe1832a1836094ed92b09a7447c75f953fe425e6e94fdd353591a17e&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="6018"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Guitarist - Singer playing the guitar during his concert]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DBenitostock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disney Store’s massive Black Friday event has 25% off site wide with free gift, shipping deals]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/disney-stores-massive-black-friday-event-has-25-off-site-wide-with-free-gift-shipping-deals.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/disney-stores-massive-black-friday-event-has-25-off-site-wide-with-free-gift-shipping-deals.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leada Gore]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Disney’s Black Friday sale has 25% off sitewide with a ton of extras including opportunities for a free gift and shipping.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:30:11 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/INR7PPWFY5DZDJPLEJGUBS4IQA.png?width=1920&height=1080&auth=d89c15592d3b497afe7175de0e6fc1cf59a0b03552fc88c47b4b531a4096c860&smart=true" alt="Loungefly and spirit jerseys are on sale at Disney Store as part of the sitewide 25% off sale." height="1200" width="1920"/><p><a href="https://go.skimresources.com?id=126006X1587343&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneystore.com%2F" target="_blank"><b>Disney’s Black Friday sale </b></a>has 25% off sitewide with a ton of extras including opportunities for a free gift and shipping.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/INR7PPWFY5DZDJPLEJGUBS4IQA.png?width=1920&amp;height=1080&amp;auth=d89c15592d3b497afe7175de0e6fc1cf59a0b03552fc88c47b4b531a4096c860&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Loungefly and spirit jerseys are on sale at Disney Store as part of the sitewide 25% off sale.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DisneyStore/Canva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Saban on recent SEC upsets: ‘You can’t let your hair down']]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/nick-saban-on-recent-sec-upsets-you-cant-let-your-hair-down.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/nick-saban-on-recent-sec-upsets-you-cant-let-your-hair-down.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nick Saban gave his thoughts on the recent upsets in the SEC, which included Alabama football losing to Oklahoma. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:18:48 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aUfFKS3JHqY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Welcome to the Iron Bowl, Kalen DeBoer"></iframe><p>Former <a href="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/">Alabama football</a> coach Nick Saban had a simple label for what occurred in college football, and specifically the SEC, last weekend. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ISMUVKLMI5FKXNQGPFAUSJHGGY.jpg?width=2514&amp;height=2033&amp;auth=17d53e03b00c34adc270813107c5d9f56432a00a93bbea0ed81aa41b79bd5689&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2514"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alabama head coach Nick Saban reacts during the first half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game against Georgia Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Goldman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should a 3-loss team make CFP? What Nick Saban thinks]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/nick-saban-on-cfp-hard-to-reward-a-team-with-3-losses.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/nick-saban-on-cfp-hard-to-reward-a-team-with-3-losses.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban gave his thoughts Wednesday whether a three-loss team should be included in the College Football Playoff. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:02:12 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aUfFKS3JHqY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Welcome to the Iron Bowl, Kalen DeBoer"></iframe><p><a href="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/">Alabama football</a> is among teams whose College Football Playoff hopes are on life support. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/E35MXRKFP5F5NA2BWDYNS2JRUM.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=1152&amp;auth=f9aaa43e062ca99589144e3f7730c164eae0ca7dc767c76fe16d99cc4d674bf2&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2048"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nick Saban on set. Alabama fans at ESPN "College GameDay" on the Quad before the Crimson Tide's game against Georgia in Tuscaloosa Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Flanagan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxford-Parker rematch to decide spot in 6A state finals]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/top-notch-talent-in-oxford-parker-rematch-will-decide-class-6a-super-7-finalist.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/top-notch-talent-in-oxford-parker-rematch-will-decide-class-6a-super-7-finalist.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Perrin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Second-ranked Parker brings 6A’s top defense against third-ranked Oxford.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/IPVSH6E4GRCRDIXRP7TOIT7NHE.JPG?width=2222&height=1480&auth=eae2f1be116e5a265f132c24d87bf20d3679f1ece56c08a250c45d31c79c14bd&smart=true" alt="Parker's Jourdin Crawford pursues the ball during the Ramsay at Parker high-school football game in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. 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(Vasha Hunt | preps.al.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VASHA HUNT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa wins NFL weekly award]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/miami-dolphins-quarterback-tua-tagovailoa-wins-nfl-weekly-award.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/miami-dolphins-quarterback-tua-tagovailoa-wins-nfl-weekly-award.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Inabinett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The former Alabama All-American threw four touchdown passes on Sunday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:21:02 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/2VRIPGIQRVBAZAESKICLQIMLKA.jpg?width=1024&height=699&auth=ee2d389e7ca508d534d6eabadd2f563ae66b288591599cc15b880a9b6717589a&smart=true" alt="Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa scrambles during an NFL game against the New England 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type="plain"><![CDATA[Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa scrambles during an NFL game against the New England Patriots on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Calif.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Boston Globe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. still on life support after Magic City Classic injuries]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/alabama-am-linebacker-dies-from-magic-city-classic-injuries.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/alabama-am-linebacker-dies-from-magic-city-classic-injuries.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather Gann]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Burnett was seriously injured during the Magic City Classic game in late October.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:07:45 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alabama A&amp;M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. remains on life support following injuries received during the <a href="https://www.al.com/sports/2024/10/alabama-state-uses-big-plays-and-clutch-defense-to-win-magic-city-classic.html" target="_blank">Magic City Classic game </a>against Alabama State University in late October, a university official told AL.com Wednesday evening.</p><p>“Medrick Burnett Jr., AKA “Meddy,” who plays college football for Alabama AAMU #51, was playing in the Magic City game on October 26, 2024, and was severely injured after a head-on-head collision during the game,” his sister Dominece wrote in a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-medrick-burnett-jr-heal-after-severe-injury" target="_blank">GoFundMe</a> set up for Burnett.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/764DUQLVDZGJJA7Z6KOJFCIWUA.png?width=396&amp;height=459&amp;auth=b4befc947f4010aaa565ded32b813af5b9448fb30cc40eea3291466f93c50b93&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="396"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. died Nov. 26, 2024, following injuries received during the Magic City Classic game against Alabama State University on Oct. 26, 2024.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alabama A&amp;M photo </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mega popular Dyson Airwrap multi-styler is $100 off this week]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/the-mega-popular-dyson-airwrap-multi-styler-is-100-off-this-week.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/the-mega-popular-dyson-airwrap-multi-styler-is-100-off-this-week.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Howell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One standout feature of the Dyson Airwrap™ is its ability to style hair with no heat damage.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:01:23 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/25RGOCSAYNF4LMS2ZHU3J2B4QI.jpg?width=1600&height=900&auth=6bda0778f0f59b72e9236ab571f0cc2c1d7732b90c513d8d60951d71450f8371&smart=true" alt="The Dyson Airwrap™ multi-styler and dryer is $100 off for Black Friday." height="1200" width="1600"/><p>Dyson just dropped all new deals on its website during its <a href="https://go.skimresources.com?id=126006X1587343&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dyson.com%2Fdeals" target="_blank">2024 Black Friday Sale</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/25RGOCSAYNF4LMS2ZHU3J2B4QI.jpg?width=1600&amp;height=900&amp;auth=6bda0778f0f59b72e9236ab571f0cc2c1d7732b90c513d8d60951d71450f8371&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1600"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dyson Airwrap™ multi-styler and dryer is $100 off for Black Friday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Josie Howell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Alabama safety Jordan Scruggs expected to play Friday]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/south-alabama-safety-entering-transfer-portal-but-expected-to-play-friday.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/south-alabama-safety-entering-transfer-portal-but-expected-to-play-friday.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Creg Stephenson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jordan Scruggs is Jaguars’ 2nd-leading tackler this year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:59:17 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/LZWN435KORD2XHDK35TQ4P4BFA.jpg?width=3000&height=2000&auth=c92f55c8854e66701a409a500d00579a33b16fb9992d8111ca4c5190788d4c86&smart=true" alt="South Alabama safety Jordan Scruggs (8) returns an interception vs. Appalachian State on Sept. 21. Scruggs is expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens Dec. 9. (Scott Donaldson/AL.com)" height="1200" width="3000"/><p>South Alabama safety Jordan Scruggs plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens on Dec. 9, but is expected to play in Friday’s regular-season finale vs. Texas State, head coach Major Applewhite told <a href="https://www.al.com/" target="_blank">AL.com</a> on Wednesday.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/IUUG5ODDN5HLXNJIPCG35JSKYQ.jpg?width=4527&amp;height=3315&amp;auth=d7434431e463761861241f2b2c32d5140a36ca018073445cbd44a802ad5bc9cd&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="4527"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Alabama cornerback Jordan Scruggs almost makes an interception against Northwestern State in the first half of a NCAA football game Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell/AL.com) ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Kittrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump in 2024 broke Alabama voting records for third consecutive election]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/donald-trump-in-2024-broke-alabama-voting-records-for-third-consecutive-election.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/donald-trump-in-2024-broke-alabama-voting-records-for-third-consecutive-election.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Cason]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Previous candidates have gotten a higher percentage of the vote, but no one has received as many total votes. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:48:22 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More Alabamians <a href="https://www.al.com/election/2024/11/turbulent-campaign-nears-its-finale-as-americans-choose-between-harris-and-trump.html" target="_blank">voted for Donald Trump for president </a>on Nov. 5 than for any presidential candidate in the state’s history.</p><p>That’s according to a review of election results posted on <a href="https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/election-data/2021-05/Comprehensive%20Voter%20Turnout%201986-2020.pdf" target="_blank">the Alabama secretary of state’s website.</a></p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/3WS4LSL65ZGCZBC25DBMPNDEJA.JPG?width=6000&amp;height=4000&amp;auth=ccc873caef9c259cdd233696dd96c1bb8d3590cc1a314deb514b325c63e720ff&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="6000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump walks to a concession stand during the Georgia vs. Alabama football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evan Vucci</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No Superman is coming to save Birmingham’: Woodfin calls for change as city nears record homicide number]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/no-superman-is-coming-to-save-birmingham-woodfin-calls-for-change-as-city-nears-record-homicide-number.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/no-superman-is-coming-to-save-birmingham-woodfin-calls-for-change-as-city-nears-record-homicide-number.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carol Robinson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[“2025 will be better than 2024 and it’s going to be because we’re going to arrest more shooters. It’s going to be because you’re going to help us."]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:41:22 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/6X7FWSJM6BAJHMDB5JTHE33TTI.jpg?width=828&height=447&auth=96cd57b3f3bbf17fcd024956dd4cf6baca81e158c5bbd70b8e687c0510ba798c&smart=true" alt="Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin talks about gun violence in the city as he flanked by 145 weapons representing the number of people killed so far in 2024." height="1200" width="828"/><p>As Birmingham nears a record-breaking number of homicides, Mayor Randall Woodfin addressed rampant gun violence and vowed that 2025 will be better.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/6X7FWSJM6BAJHMDB5JTHE33TTI.jpg?width=828&amp;height=447&amp;auth=96cd57b3f3bbf17fcd024956dd4cf6baca81e158c5bbd70b8e687c0510ba798c&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="828"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin talks about gun violence in the city as he flanked by 145 weapons representing the number of people killed so far in 2024.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carol Robinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yeti’s Roadie hard cooler is on sale in multiple colors this week]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/yetis-roadie-hard-cooler-is-on-sale-in-multiple-colors-this-week.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/yetis-roadie-hard-cooler-is-on-sale-in-multiple-colors-this-week.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Howell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yeti's Roadie 24 hard cooler is tall enough to chill most wine bottles and keep the essentials fresh.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:16:05 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/WXDGM4TEGNGFBFGNSNPCHON7ZQ.jpg?width=1600&height=900&auth=1ad005cd09f2ce9260539d00cf3fe6e282be69773162609a9c3e08db70cd6a31&smart=true" alt="The Yeti Roadie 24 Hard Cooler is 20% off for a limited-time for Black Friday 2024." height="1200" width="1600"/><p>Yeti just launched a secret deal on its <a href="https://go.skimresources.com?id=126006X1587343&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yeti.com%2Fcoolers%2Fhard-coolers%2Froadie%2F10022420000.html" target="_blank">Roadie 24 Hard Cooler</a> that is now available on its website.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/WXDGM4TEGNGFBFGNSNPCHON7ZQ.jpg?width=1600&amp;height=900&amp;auth=1ad005cd09f2ce9260539d00cf3fe6e282be69773162609a9c3e08db70cd6a31&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1600"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Yeti Roadie 24 Hard Cooler is 20% off for a limited-time for Black Friday 2024.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Josie Howell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sistas’ season 8 episode 7: How to watch without cable]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/tv/2024/11/sistas-season-8-episode-7-how-to-watch-without-cable.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/tv/2024/11/sistas-season-8-episode-7-how-to-watch-without-cable.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Howell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[During this week’s new episode, Andi is forced into an all-familiar situation pertaining to Gary while Robin and Fatima faceoff, putting Fatima in a questionable situation.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:00:03 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/RXVQZV7KJRDIJENRNZ5Q446DRE.jpg?width=5883&height=3922&auth=dab85f016ca67d13385e812d4acd3c92ef6d666d4c8b539ba16a91a93ba4276c&smart=true" alt="Kj Smith, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Novi Brown, Ebony Obsidian and Mignon from BET's Tyler Perry's "Sistas" pose at The Empire State Building on January 17, 2024 in New York City. Tyler Perry’s “Sistas” season 8 episode 7 airs Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 9 p.m. Eastern. " height="1200" width="5883"/><p>An all new episode of Tyler Perry’s <a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587343&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.philo.com%2Fgo%2Fsistas"><i>Sistas</i></a><i> </i>is scheduled to premiere on BET Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 9 p.m. Eastern Time (8 p.m. Central Time).</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/RXVQZV7KJRDIJENRNZ5Q446DRE.jpg?width=5883&amp;height=3922&amp;auth=dab85f016ca67d13385e812d4acd3c92ef6d666d4c8b539ba16a91a93ba4276c&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="5883"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kj Smith, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Novi Brown, Ebony Obsidian and Mignon from BET's Tyler Perry's Sistas pose at The Empire State Building on January 17, 2024 in New York City.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jason Mendez/Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[NFL Week 13: Former Alabama teammates propelling Packers ]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/nfl-week-13-former-alabama-teammates-propelling-packers.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/nfl-week-13-former-alabama-teammates-propelling-packers.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Inabinett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The NFL schedule includes three games on Thanksgiving and one on Black Friday. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:00:01 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/7KAGMUJZMJH7NB4UPYTEFSJL3U.jpg?width=1024&height=690&auth=d96517e52bf594df067d32989d5a9f0a83d06a3b8b3fc15bfe1694b2a9b99237&smart=true" alt="Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney runs with the football after intercepting a pass during an NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin." height="1200" width="1024"/><p>Teammates at <a href="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/">Alabama</a> in 2017 and 2018, running back<a href="https://www.al.com/topic/Josh%20Jacobs/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.al.com/topic/Josh%20Jacobs/"> Josh Jacobs</a> and safety <a href="https://www.al.com/topic/Xavier%20McKinney/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.al.com/topic/Xavier%20McKinney/">Xavier McKinney</a> are playing together again with the Green Bay Packers.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/2H7CXKKZQNHRJNRGKSSX5XQAQ4.jpg?width=785&amp;height=442&amp;auth=f33c0c79c8381f6370f0ea8c99819754aaf524c948ed792a59eadd5095ad23f1&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="785"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs (8) runs against during a NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeffrey Phelps</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love the McRib? Now you can buy the sauce ]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/love-the-mcrib-now-you-can-buy-the-sauce.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/love-the-mcrib-now-you-can-buy-the-sauce.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Stuart]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This could be the perfect gift for the McRib lover.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:57:14 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/CL4YPA637FALVFYDSKNNAZDGNM.jpg?width=2560&height=1920&auth=2a5e5971f73559e1bfcac38f72b22ff2c7be2c6ba4827e19f2b653ec419ea999&smart=true" alt="Want more of that savory McRib sauce for your guests at home? McDonld's is offering jugs of the sauce for purchase online for a limited time. (Courtesy of McDonald's)" height="1200" width="2560"/><p>The McRib is heading back to the menu at McDonald’s. As usual, the seasonal sandwich is only available for a limited time. But if you love the taste of the McRib, McDonald’s has a way for you savor the flavor a little longer.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/CL4YPA637FALVFYDSKNNAZDGNM.jpg?width=2560&amp;height=1920&amp;auth=2a5e5971f73559e1bfcac38f72b22ff2c7be2c6ba4827e19f2b653ec419ea999&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2560"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Want more of that savory McRib sauce for your guests at home? McDonld's is offering jugs of the sauce for purchase online for a limited time. (Courtesy of McDonald's)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Courtesy of McDonald's</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother’s boyfriend charged in blunt force trauma death of 4-year-old Jefferson County boy]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/mothers-boyfriend-charged-in-blunt-force-trauma-death-of-4-year-old-jefferson-county-boy.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/mothers-boyfriend-charged-in-blunt-force-trauma-death-of-4-year-old-jefferson-county-boy.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carol Robinson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jakobi Daesha Collins-Rogers is charged with felony murder and two counts of aggravated child abuse in Zane Xavier Nash's death.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:28:27 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/U23FO5FKJNGVLESAVROZYEZOBY.jpg?width=496&height=373&auth=5f0150cc39e77fcc9616bfb4f10fadc08a171df381d4d241d4975674c41eb04c&smart=true" alt="Zane Xavier Nash" height="1200" width="496"/><p>A second person has been charged in the blunt force trauma death of a young Jefferson County boy.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/U23FO5FKJNGVLESAVROZYEZOBY.jpg?width=496&amp;height=373&amp;auth=5f0150cc39e77fcc9616bfb4f10fadc08a171df381d4d241d4975674c41eb04c&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="496"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Zane Xavier Nash]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carol Robinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day 2024 in Alabama: Here’s your Turkey Day guide]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/restaurants-open-on-thanksgiving-day-2024-in-alabama-heres-your-turkey-day-guide.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/restaurants-open-on-thanksgiving-day-2024-in-alabama-heres-your-turkey-day-guide.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Flanagan, Mary Colurso, Lawrence Specker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If you want to eat out this Thanksgiving, here's where you can get some turkey in the state.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:27:56 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/FPVVHCMLLRAG7DWDMIVN7UZKXY.jpg?width=2000&height=1312&auth=b489f3bc273a9c402b156f1a2820233f6fd4140debd4aaa3fe73d424a901390e&smart=true" alt="Turkey time! Here's where you can eat a Thanksgiving meal in Alabama in 2024. (Hal Yeager / Birmingham News)" height="1200" width="2000"/><p>It’s Thanksgiving Eve. If your turkey hasn’t thawed and you’ve run out of time to cook your own meal for the holiday, Alabama restaurants have you covered.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/FPVVHCMLLRAG7DWDMIVN7UZKXY.jpg?width=2000&amp;height=1312&amp;auth=b489f3bc273a9c402b156f1a2820233f6fd4140debd4aaa3fe73d424a901390e&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers guidelines for Thanksgiving gatherings, travel and more during the coronavirus pandemic.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">(AL.com file photo/Charles Nesbitt)</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Severely disabled’ former talk show host was filmed despite being unable to consent, lawyer says]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/severely-disabled-former-talk-show-host-was-filmed-despite-being-unable-to-consent-lawyer-says.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/severely-disabled-former-talk-show-host-was-filmed-despite-being-unable-to-consent-lawyer-says.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malia Mendez Los Angeles Times (TNS), Tribune Media]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[She was diagnosed with frontotemporal lobe dementia and primary progressive aphasia which left her “cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated.”]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:26:54 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/JWIFTHSSIJDMFMTTUFNASVA74Q.jpg?width=1800&height=1304&auth=0dc1656db95e3a87b40e9179fec350b868b066fa4c68a12dbbd4772317852f3a&smart=true" alt="This image released by Lifetime shows Wendy Williams, subject of the Lifetime documentary "Where is Wendy Williams?" (Calvin Gayle/Lifetime via AP)" height="1200" width="1800"/><p>When Lifetime released its contentious “Where Is Wendy Williams?” docuseries earlier this year, the cable channel credited Williams as an executive producer on the project.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/A3AFCOLPJZFIJBOUK3ORHI4RRE.png?width=1368&amp;height=908&amp;auth=8c683e5083dc226a459ba2734ba38b568da331284a26ff6ca5a070e1e0b7e55a&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="1368"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[You can watch the 'Where is Wendy Williams' documentary streaming on demand for free with a free trial from Philo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lifetime</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gene Stallings reportedly ‘doing great’ after 4th stroke]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/former-alabama-football-coach-gene-stallings-reportedly-doing-great-after-4th-stroke.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/former-alabama-football-coach-gene-stallings-reportedly-doing-great-after-4th-stroke.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Creg Stephenson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stallings led Crimson Tide team from 1990-96, including 1992 national championship]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:16:13 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/MOKXJWWWARAETCOTOZATWL2PUA.jpeg?width=1290&height=726&auth=851abb23d46a5d3de5b4ef9407c4f9859c5c3ed0a2858c51d025f2c163efbf9f&smart=true" alt="Former Alabama football coach Gene Stallings, shown here in 2024 with wife Ruth Ann and dog Buddy at their Paris, Texas, ranch, is reportedly recovering from a fourth stroke suffered since 2017. " height="1200" width="1290"/><p>Gene Stallings, Alabama’s football coach from 1990-96, is reportedly recovering from a fourth stroke suffered earlier this month.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/MOKXJWWWARAETCOTOZATWL2PUA.jpeg?width=1290&amp;height=726&amp;auth=851abb23d46a5d3de5b4ef9407c4f9859c5c3ed0a2858c51d025f2c163efbf9f&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1290"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If former Alabama football coach Gene Stallings is to be believed, there's little question about the name of the dog in this photo of Stallings and his wife of 67 years, Ruth Ann. That's Buddy with them. Stallings says he names all his dogs Buddy so he'll always be able to call their names.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Courtesy Martha Kate Stallings Gunn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[79 players with Alabama football roots on Pro Bowl ballot]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/79-players-with-alabama-football-roots-on-pro-bowl-ballot.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/79-players-with-alabama-football-roots-on-pro-bowl-ballot.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Inabinett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fan voting has started to select NFL players for postseason recognition.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/3ZLXU4RHKNARPMHOPQNROU4HPE.jpg?width=1024&height=683&auth=446b8cc49c6f7f8d3411393c9a6b55da4ebc9a3b4d53a59bb94726912a199e0d&smart=true" alt="Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs breaks up a pass to Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins during an NFL game on Nov. 18, 2024, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas." height="1200" width="1024"/><p>The Pro Bowl as an all-star tackle football game is gone. But the Pro Bowl as an all-star honor continues, and fan voting for that recognition is underway.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/QOMZOE7T2JAA5E2YPK6OIPTNKE.jpg?width=943&amp;height=531&amp;auth=ba88262736f18821be49119990f4902b9a95827089ed849be3a00a20c061e2b2&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="943"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Philadelphia Eagles' DeVonta Smith, left, tries to get past Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Jamel Dean during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris O'Meara,(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDonald's most controversial sandwich is making a comeback]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/the-mcrib-is-returning-to-mcdonalds-heres-what-to-know.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/the-mcrib-is-returning-to-mcdonalds-heres-what-to-know.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Stuart]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What you need to know about the return of the McRib.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:49:47 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/NAGGS2KPMVFGPHHDUARK3B7PCQ.jpg?width=1024&height=683&auth=232a2a9d034f4b312540b485bab6423f03a756ecb545b23078467634b0aee8d2&smart=true" alt="McDonald's is officially bringing back the McRib sandwich to participating locations." height="1200" width="1024"/><p>Good news McRib fans. The classic-- and controversial--sandwich is coming back to McDonald’s menus.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/NAGGS2KPMVFGPHHDUARK3B7PCQ.jpg?width=1024&amp;height=683&amp;auth=232a2a9d034f4b312540b485bab6423f03a756ecb545b23078467634b0aee8d2&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1024"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[McDonald's is officially bringing back the McRib sandwich to participating locations.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Paul Morris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m disgusted!’: Alabama fan delivers explosive rant on Paul Finebaum Show after Oklahoma loss]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/im-disgusted-alabama-fan-delivers-explosive-rant-on-paul-finebaum-show-after-oklahoma-loss.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/im-disgusted-alabama-fan-delivers-explosive-rant-on-paul-finebaum-show-after-oklahoma-loss.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather Gann]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[“Man, I’ve never been so embarrassed in all my life,” the fan, known as “Legend” told Finebaum.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:46:05 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/CGYW3ZBDOBHYNMYAQJZLRRVB5A.jpg?width=3873&height=2582&auth=193e569000f7f56f268fde7cf3dea3e4b3e118dddafb435e361e8b891836b474&smart=true" alt="SEC Nation host Paul Finebaum talks to his co-hosts during the SEC Nation broadcast in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb)" height="1200" width="3873"/><p>An Alabama fan angry about the team’s <a href="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/inside-the-night-alabama-footballs-hopes-withered-in-oklahoma.html" target="_blank">24-3 loss to Oklahoma this weekend</a> delivered a scathing rant on Monday morning’s episode of <i>The Paul Finebaum Show</i>.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/JTEH5FXHYVHDHCQ7G2VFGPZHIU.jpg?width=1024&amp;height=700&amp;auth=9419f3a860eab5bff135c974f31cfb4260035e712330720c412ca6326d96d431&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1024"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) is tackled by Oklahoma linebacker Danny Stutsman (28) during the second quarter of a NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alonzo Adams</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coach Outlet has amazing sale on designer wristlet bags, some as low as $25]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/coach-outlet-has-amazing-sale-on-designer-wristlet-bags-some-as-low-as-25.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/coach-outlet-has-amazing-sale-on-designer-wristlet-bags-some-as-low-as-25.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leada Gore]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wristlets are the perfect size bag when you need to carry the essentials but don’t want to be bothered with a large size tote.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:41:30 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ICFJ46EU75DS7O33ZT4YVSJEBQ.png?width=1920&height=1080&auth=f4637feb9a2f56119c5042d92e9a8218748b542550fa6d5cd81dbd14babcde8c&smart=true" alt="Coach Outlet has a huge Black Friday sale, with wristlets as low as $25." height="1200" width="1920"/><p>Wristlets are the perfect size bag when you need to carry the essentials but don’t want to be bothered with a large size tote.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ICFJ46EU75DS7O33ZT4YVSJEBQ.png?width=1920&amp;height=1080&amp;auth=f4637feb9a2f56119c5042d92e9a8218748b542550fa6d5cd81dbd14babcde8c&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Coach Outlet has a huge Black Friday sale, with wristlets as low as $25.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Coach Outlet/Canva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big-time cold coming to Alabama: Arctic blast to bring frigid temperatures]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/big-time-cold-coming-to-alabama-arctic-blast-to-bring-frigid-temperatures.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/big-time-cold-coming-to-alabama-arctic-blast-to-bring-frigid-temperatures.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Morgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Highs expected to only get into the 40s for some parts of the state.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:05:19 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/MA376QBPWJAJLK6KOG36NFFSEY.png?width=2020&height=1090&auth=f64f7d8dd6f6171e75782b17c2fa773b13cbdf6dbb7c0161adf9a46af911e96c&smart=true" alt="It's going to get cold this weekend and next week. One of the coldest nights could be Sunday into Monday morning, when parts of Alabama could see temperatures fall to 20 degrees and freezing temperatures reach all the way into south Alabama. The low temperature forecast for Sunday night/Monday morning is shown above." height="1200" width="2020"/><p>A real blast of Arctic air is headed toward Alabama. And it will begin to arrive on Black Friday.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/MA376QBPWJAJLK6KOG36NFFSEY.png?width=2020&amp;height=1090&amp;auth=f64f7d8dd6f6171e75782b17c2fa773b13cbdf6dbb7c0161adf9a46af911e96c&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="2020"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It's going to get cold this weekend and next week. One of the coldest nights could be Sunday into Monday morning, when parts of Alabama could see temperatures fall to 20 degrees and freezing temperatures reach all the way into south Alabama. The low temperature forecast for Sunday night/Monday morning is shown above.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">National Weather Service </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Philip Rivers, St. Michael have an answer for No. 1 Jackson?]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/st-micheal-top-ranked-jackson-face-off-again-for-spot-in-class-4a-final.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/st-micheal-top-ranked-jackson-face-off-again-for-spot-in-class-4a-final.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[St. Michael travels to Jackson on Friday for an offensive showdown in the Class 4A semifinals.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:00:03 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/646I2PW73VDZDMNCHCYSWAKKBQ.jpg?width=2892&height=2098&auth=d384fd99836e121b6f3a4fbe33b4fff68b811393d02166a434717ec68d13beb6&smart=true" alt="St. Michael’s Colvin Sears pressures Jackson quarterback Landon Duckworth in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="2892"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/7QJYVLDR3ZFC7GUIIIAUGNND44.jpg?width=2991&height=2124&auth=b8b180cc5c0c67c92b111ddfd7c6443cf9f85df0f1e7acda40c3334ceb9146e2&smart=true" alt="Jackson’s Chris Payne pushes away from St. Michael’s Brayden Smith in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="2991"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/LV7G2HT6SBGFNF5ASIZ2B76SOA.jpg?width=2822&height=2221&auth=d8656f1aec4409e93d26da98bc1b0f605a693be4ed1adc2014818986fb3aa959&smart=true" alt="Jackson quarterback Landon Duckworth passes against St. Michael in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="2822"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/6ZR5GLNYHBGVHNIT7SPQA3LBTE.jpg?width=2888&height=2374&auth=253930748edb9cc60731d3f4eaa17ca532b5fc1dd4ae0d2a5420c796d2ceb208&smart=true" alt="St. Michael’s Kamarjay Lavoie runs the ball against Jackson in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="2888"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/4IJQODNOZREHZHYT6VSOK5ZEQQ.jpg?width=3237&height=2478&auth=ab6f8da2cf86e91a1721e0b083b0c64b173550766a17481747de0ba9bbf8f9b9&smart=true" alt="Jackson’s Jamarrion Gordon (4) celebrates his TD catch against St. Michael with Isaiah Gladney (8) in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="3237"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/WLPUD77D6FHEPBQ5Q3425TARZM.jpg?width=3205&height=2675&auth=8c8d5208c25216c87908af7ca945fa1e05d7fb19c00a42a26e89cf755b9e7ecf&smart=true" alt="St. Michael’s Cooper Kurth makes a catch against Jackson in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="3205"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/6QJG6A7HOFFSLOZCSZOV6CFMSI.jpg?width=2974&height=2627&auth=b5235ccc69cf0d4f8b8e38121113ffdea307ad50c812111573ea5e347bd029d2&smart=true" alt="Jackson’s Jamarrion Gordon makes a TD catch against St. Michael in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="2974"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/3O53HYVJMVEM7FPHHSTCI2XQZM.jpg?width=3318&height=2458&auth=a664de8639f63aa095a083cfee8c30721a90615f5b9f846c020f66158fa6be54&smart=true" alt="St. Michael’s Colvin Sears pressures Jackson quarterback Landon Duckworth in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="3318"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/4C7YZGUTVVE4DGQYPYC6VBNGPQ.jpg?width=3525&height=2940&auth=fe6019eac76ea8d6cb748ce5a6583553bbb6db0f52acd42c5bb4db6d4d05fa60&smart=true" alt="St. Michael quarterback Gunner Rivers launches a TD pass against Jackson in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="3525"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/PDKZ2PENFBDXDLWCQXN46QYZ5E.jpg?width=3418&height=2878&auth=4f63cb5108e06ad214386b3f58d8c26dc7b009b1e08428f935426fa4556ebd19&smart=true" alt="Jackson quarterback Landon Duckworth drops back to pass against St. Michael in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="3418"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/KMKXPL2PCZBN3A4GH4QH5RBXCQ.jpg?width=3668&height=2846&auth=20b5dde66d0512a4d2f3f30d9beb144f4d6a1ff8f4e952a55aa284f42385d61f&smart=true" alt="Jackson’s Chris Payne breaks away for a gain against St. Michael in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="3668"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/W5KC5WS5SFDUHDTVQH6HZS3SUU.jpg?width=2449&height=3321&auth=496cd0105bc1cbdd065d245bd1f507ccfdf4c5d9d54f1d123fbe89be2b177a7b&smart=true" alt="Jackson’s Terrill Ray Hodge tackles St. Michael’s Noah Moss in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="2449"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ZZITD3DAWJDHRGK5CKCOMMHHLE.jpg?width=3705&height=2420&auth=95982eb8a8f885ec85fffa66c9da90c4872e5fc0f40ddf9723bcaa81cb76110e&smart=true" alt="Jackson head coach Cody Flournoy, center, watches the action against St. Michael in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="3705"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/2YDE5CHTQBAGBAHAYL2CC4MQVA.jpg?width=3874&height=2769&auth=7d76489e877a430bb7efdfde7533256624b9cfc41c4e3204e33a65c2f72ab0d1&smart=true" alt="Jackson’s Ezavier Crowell runs the ball against St. Michael in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="3874"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/NBAXA4EVMBFTHAXB3Y5H6MYKF4.jpg?width=4504&height=3233&auth=c39e237b1c54b93879dcf1687ab3e390a72aa769d4a38923a4348b9a0fa29a99&smart=true" alt="Jackson’s Ezavier Crowell carries the ball against St. Michael in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="4504"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/PLOUFIYDF5GGLFTWN6LZUVWJKA.jpg?width=4525&height=3206&auth=6048325b45869f884fdacbc84e466a6e92b29ded3946a6af09add1826ad5b453&smart=true" alt="Jackson quarterback Landon Duckworth scrambles from St. Michael defenders Cam Kerbl (34) and Cooper Helper (3) in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="4525"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/TKPME243XBCHDCNZ6KZERBL67U.jpg?width=4263&height=3393&auth=4f50594f3e9ece79cf4479ffa2bb8aec8f2999871ed6f8507613123ac9303280&smart=true" alt="Jackson quarterback Landon Duckworth (1) celebrates his TD run against St. Michael in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="4263"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/G3QJOFXQ3RATBJ34RQSB2QUTTY.jpg?width=4833&height=3155&auth=06231f9d376d47d4e22c8f2643b73e2676a53b6324fc783e6b58ae14097ef091&smart=true" alt="St. Michael’s Noah Moss dives for yardage as Jackson’s Chris Payne (5) and Victor Darrington (14) make the stop in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="4833"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/TMAIRIMCUVFRZLFXCTAZN5XANU.jpg?width=4611&height=3192&auth=1d574f6cc6b9f28e9eace15ec324cc1fde30fa654d365afc3170c7e76932cb77&smart=true" alt="Jackson defenders swarm St. Michael’s Noah Moss in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="4611"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/KZCNM5IP5RH3VNI4MPBV7WCVXU.jpg?width=4061&height=3357&auth=ca6f13e75d22fce3012660a61d6e1006f96357c18d1e882006b72030ecd2b0df&smart=true" alt="Jackson’s Demetrius Wilson rushes St. Michael quarterback Gunner Rivers in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="4061"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/7HBI3IFJKNBCXMWXRMSB3FCFTA.jpg?width=4578&height=2984&auth=4ff45fe05fedbc1920fbfaebb1831d2af71f5891a91481024d31a699ce14fb9a&smart=true" alt="Jackson runs out to play St. Michael in a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="4578"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/32BL7AKCMBGGJPRIUNFMG6OC4I.jpg?width=4055&height=3225&auth=eac3363cd60f51b1087a9fe90dbe807d5c94a4c237156b308b3b816566b8666f&smart=true" alt="St. Michael’s Noah Moss runs the ball against Jackson in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="4055"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/BAVMQEVGBBGOTMZCDX63LSKZP4.jpg?width=4741&height=3201&auth=df10221ad9e9cc497a591dae12c8a4f138cb8c6da6d74c2027fbeb0253d32264&smart=true" alt="St. Michael cheerleaders perform in the first half of a prep football game against Jackson on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="4741"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/OMP5TVGNJVFVBNGFPZVZ32UKGA.jpg?width=4927&height=3708&auth=3f51dde7eb2e50b323efb634e12bedb9471f9cb8fee9e81c96335309e882ff41&smart=true" alt="St. Michael’s Sam Crosby, center, readies to play Jackson in a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="4927"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/DPIBD7WO7FCJLFNDVUT76WP4AE.jpg?width=4650&height=3668&auth=abf68264b8f8f8328e935b8aff2f110e777239936a884a0b9292e57c76aee213&smart=true" alt="Jackson’s Jamarrion Gordon makes a TD catch against St. Michael in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="4650"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/XFY4M57MXBF4TOUAPFDE3CDJJU.jpg?width=4950&height=3546&auth=c24d3e1e35484838f1647ae0d486c9e017e853544a7d28f1092f2433d4a4fe6b&smart=true" alt="Jackson’s Victor Darrington dives for St. Michael running back Noah Moss in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="4950"/><img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/23GCTUHKVVBYHOTETWIXMI2WJY.jpg?width=4805&height=3588&auth=89bfb7f450fd67299d0eb664918f3fbd7584e7de4dbc65337f4511596065fb52&smart=true" alt="St. Michael’s Toby Edmiston, bottom, wraps up Jackson’s Ezavier Crowell in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="4805"/><p>Moments after the only loss of the season for his St. Michael Cardinals, head coach Philip Rivers was already thinking about the possibility of what might happen seven weeks later.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/543SNWFOSVDLHFS3KYL66UDHTU.jpg?width=3689&amp;height=2075&amp;auth=791eba82c91efe0e421bc4169a6296e08211c25764bd7faac11a8675be507976&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="3689"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jackson defenders swarm St. Michael’s Noah Moss in the first half of a prep football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Kittrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmental groups plan to challenge Alabama Power’s proposed purchase of natural gas plant]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/environmental-groups-plan-to-challenge-alabama-powers-proposed-purchase-of-natural-gas-plant.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/environmental-groups-plan-to-challenge-alabama-powers-proposed-purchase-of-natural-gas-plant.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ralph Chapoco, Alabama Reflector]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The utility said the acquisition could increase utility bills for Alabama Power customers by up to $3.80 a month starting in mid-2027.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:59:37 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Two environmental groups want to intervene in a review of <a href="https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/alabama-power-wants-to-buy-a-natural-gas-power-generating-station-why-it-might-raise-your-bill.html" target="_blank">Alabama Power’s proposal to purchase a natural gas power plant in Autauga County.</a></p><p>The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a motion with the Alabama Public Service Commission on Nov. 15 to enter the process, citing concerns about pollution and effects on customer rates.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/WVDSY32UHJCKBOMJM72JKNZ3JY.jpg?width=1308&amp;height=735&amp;auth=6d5181c9596bcd1031189b9f44e48fe3417ad7a313c1f07aa6560fda333d4668&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1308"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miss Electra atop the Alabama Power building in downtown Birmingham. (Photo courtesy of Alabama Power Co.)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alabama Power Co.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A virtual Thanksgiving meal of roadside food sculptures? Yes, please]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/worlds-largest-turkey-heres-a-virtual-thanksgiving-meal-of-oversized-roadside-food-sculptures.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/worlds-largest-turkey-heres-a-virtual-thanksgiving-meal-of-oversized-roadside-food-sculptures.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly Kazek]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We searched the nation (virtually) and found sculptures of foods you might find on a (quite massive) Thanksgiving table, from turkey to banana pudding.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:56:54 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/VWG6PDPGGNFO5MFCS43KGNS3PQ.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&auth=f9bb24fae7d88caef952389d8193ca2d7a2dff38b0809e0cd473a486d38a2776&smart=true" alt="We created a virtual Thanksgiving table from oversized roadside food sculptures." height="1200" width="1920"/><p>Y’all know it had to happen sometime. With my love of “world’s largest,” roadside quirkiness and – let’s face it – food, I was bound to create a virtual <a href="https://www.al.com/topic/Thanksgiving" target="_blank">Thanksgiving</a> meal from oversized food sculptures at some point.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/VWG6PDPGGNFO5MFCS43KGNS3PQ.jpg?width=1920&amp;height=1080&amp;auth=f9bb24fae7d88caef952389d8193ca2d7a2dff38b0809e0cd473a486d38a2776&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[We created a virtual Thanksgiving table from oversized roadside food sculptures.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">City of Summerville SC, Texas Pie Co., City of Frazee, MN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrated Birmingham filmmaker, producer Tyesha Brown dies]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2024/11/celebrated-birmingham-filmmaker-producer-tyesha-brown-dies.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2024/11/celebrated-birmingham-filmmaker-producer-tyesha-brown-dies.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Je’Don Talley Holloway]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In 2023, Tyesha founded IAMCLASSYBROWN Productions.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:32:45 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/BCTYIYDRGZCARJLF7XNOIGF264.jpg?width=733&height=500&auth=8dd4f9095df14cd9e6d697e30dcff01f217f45963df387109709e76c67d4bb3b&smart=true" alt="Tyesha Brown was remembered by families and friends for her legacy of creativity, resilience, warmth, and community impact." height="1200" width="733"/><p>Tyesha Brown, a celebrated indie filmmaker born and raised in Birmingham’s Ensley community, died on Friday in Dayton, Ohio. She was 42.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/BCTYIYDRGZCARJLF7XNOIGF264.jpg?width=733&amp;height=500&amp;auth=8dd4f9095df14cd9e6d697e30dcff01f217f45963df387109709e76c67d4bb3b&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="733"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tyesha Brown was remembered by families and friends for her legacy of creativity, resilience, warmth, and community impact.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The Birmingham Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong storms possible tonight and Thanksgiving Day]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/isolated-severe-storms-possible-tonight-and-thanksgiving-day.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/isolated-severe-storms-possible-tonight-and-thanksgiving-day.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Morgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Damaging winds, hail and even a brief tornado will be possible.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:07:43 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/6ELOXW5AR5H67F4H5BQ6NQ4E3E.png?width=1100&height=825&auth=b7850858027491a4075b157a284a99c7ad22006d3f3b87acebfa9cb711e1c716&smart=true" alt="There will be a Level 1 out of 5 risk for severe weather for much of Alabama on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. The areas in dark green could have to deal with a strong storm or two as a cold front moves southward on Thursday. Storms could affect northern Alabama starting late tonight." height="1200" width="1100"/><p>A strong cold front could bring a few severe storms to Alabama starting late tonight, and they could hang around into Thanksgiving Day.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/6ELOXW5AR5H67F4H5BQ6NQ4E3E.png?width=1100&amp;height=825&amp;auth=b7850858027491a4075b157a284a99c7ad22006d3f3b87acebfa9cb711e1c716&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="1100"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There will be a Level 1 out of 5 risk for severe weather for much of Alabama on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. The areas in dark green could have to deal with a strong storm or two as a cold front moves southward on Thursday. Storms could affect northern Alabama starting late tonight.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Storm Prediction Center </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alabama’s Malachi Moore accepts Senior Bowl invitation]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/alabamas-malachi-moore-accepts-2025-senior-bowl-invitation.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/alabamas-malachi-moore-accepts-2025-senior-bowl-invitation.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Creg Stephenson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crimson Tide now has 2 players confirmed for Feb. 1 all-star game in Mobile]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:07:01 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/txS83qn3G8g?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Alabama&#39;s Kalen DeBoer previews his first Iron Bowl against Auburn"></iframe><p>Alabama defensive back Malachi Moore has accepted an invitation to play in the 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl, game officials announced Wednesday.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/YMDSM5U62REEHJ53DKJD2JX4KI.jpg?width=3555&amp;height=2370&amp;auth=f36868821d44c4e2403218c694b29b5786912131373e28d36b38fe967fce0372&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="3555"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 19: Malachi Moore #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide returns an interception against Gaston Moore #13 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the second quarter at Nissan Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Butch Dill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Target is offering the iconic Instant Pot for only $59 this week]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/target-is-offering-the-iconic-instant-pot-for-only-59-this-week.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/target-is-offering-the-iconic-instant-pot-for-only-59-this-week.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Howell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This deal includes a 54% discount on the highly-popular Instant Pot.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/WVHRVWS2JFC6TPUR4YJGF3B66M.jpg?width=1600&height=900&auth=2a7a98d04191eab543ab2ad72d2b306c58ba4358fa9586cf7accabe4144e4c9d&smart=true" alt="This Instant Pot bundle is only $59 during Target's Black Friday sale this week." height="1200" width="1600"/><p>Target has officially kicked off its <a href="https://goto.target.com/c/1810027/81938/2092?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fc%2Ftarget-black-friday%2F-%2FN-5q0f2" target="_blank">2024 Black Friday Sale</a> with all new markdowns happening now through Saturday.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/WVHRVWS2JFC6TPUR4YJGF3B66M.jpg?width=1600&amp;height=900&amp;auth=2a7a98d04191eab543ab2ad72d2b306c58ba4358fa9586cf7accabe4144e4c9d&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1600"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This Instant Pot bundle is only $59 during Target's Black Friday sale this week.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Josie Howell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No. 1 Central-Phenix City downs rival Auburn, reaches flag football final]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/no-1-central-phenix-city-downs-rival-auburn-reaches-flag-football-final.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/no-1-central-phenix-city-downs-rival-auburn-reaches-flag-football-final.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Central-Phenix City defeated Auburn 33-12 on Tuesday to reach next week's state championship matchup at Birmingham's Protective Stadium. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:21:22 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/Q33FHHY7CBEZVORP6AQBBW6FVA.jpg?width=3000&height=1999&auth=380dd8c1de8006a7e75975ce802db5f014cef479682be224853433d9b5c864fa&smart=true" alt="Central-Phenix’s Savannah Sevier runs for yardage during a preps flag football game, Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in Irvington, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)" height="1200" width="3000"/><p>The No. 1 flag football team in the nation will play for a 6A-7A state title next week.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/F4TPQN6BYBF5ZBRMTSQ4GGMBEM.jpg?width=2400&amp;height=1350&amp;auth=b3d11bfd0afa667d57050c6a430da875deab004e942e3b47a62e78be9400a012&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Central-Phenix quarterback Gerritt Griggs drops back to pass during a preps flag football game, Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in Irvington, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Scott Donaldson/al.com</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Butterball abuse turkeys? What the company says about an 18-year-old viral PETA video]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/did-butterball-abuse-turkeys-what-the-company-says-about-an-18-year-old-viral-peta-video.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/did-butterball-abuse-turkeys-what-the-company-says-about-an-18-year-old-viral-peta-video.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Theresa Braine New York Daily News (TNS), Tribune Media]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[“Do you know what happened to your Butterball turkey before they were killed?” PETA captioned its Instagram video that went up Nov. 22.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:03:27 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/BLBXQZDU6RGDJMXN2LJP7E23OA.jpg?width=3975&height=2650&auth=8f388b479a0eaa532eef0b754f2c0fa236dc13cf053219234ccff6aadc486ba7&smart=true" alt="Butterball turkeys are for sale in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier" height="1200" width="3975"/><p>A nearly 20-year-old video posted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals alleging turkey abuse at one of the nation’s foremost providers of Thanksgiving birds has triggered an online uproar.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/BLBXQZDU6RGDJMXN2LJP7E23OA.jpg?width=3975&amp;height=2650&amp;auth=8f388b479a0eaa532eef0b754f2c0fa236dc13cf053219234ccff6aadc486ba7&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="3975"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Butterball turkeys are for sale in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marta Lavandier</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodman: Iron Bowl conversation starters for a fun Thanksgiving]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/goodman-iron-bowl-conversation-starters-for-a-fun-thanksgiving.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/goodman-iron-bowl-conversation-starters-for-a-fun-thanksgiving.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Goodman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Let me just state the obvious here. I’m a big fan of trash talk.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:03:25 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/FF5WXJOV4VAAFOZVMNVB4WL64M.jpg?width=858&height=483&auth=212c4435f159b47f12e1a548e3844f6f0c4a70a2bbd0defe986505ec555abcf3&smart=true" alt="Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze, visor, shakes hands with Alabama head coach Nick Saban before an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. At left is Auburn trustee Jimmy Rane. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)" height="1200" width="858"/><p><form method="post" action=https://link.al.com/s/Newsletter_sports_hour_joe_goodman> <p style="font-family: Benton Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <i><b style="font-family: Benton Sans Bold, Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Get Joe Goodman’s newsletter: </b>Enter your email to subscribe to Joe’s weekly newsletter, Sports Happy Hour:</I></p> <input type="text" style=" padding: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1.5em; line-height: 2; width: 65%; border: 1px solid #d9d9d9; border-radius: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;" placeholder="Your email address" name="email" /> <input type="hidden" name="vars[nwltr_optin_source]" value="story"/> <input type="hidden" name="vars[Newsletter_sports_hour_joe_goodman]" value="story" /> <input type="hidden" name="redirect" value=https://link.al.com/join/6fp/signup-confirmation-basic> <input type="submit" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Benton Sans Bold,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-size: 1 rem; font-weight: 700; background-color: #ffd248; padding: 0.7em 0; display: inline-block; border: none; border-radius: 0.5em; width: 30%; margin-bottom: 1.3em;" value="Subscribe" /> </form> </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/FF5WXJOV4VAAFOZVMNVB4WL64M.jpg?width=858&amp;height=483&amp;auth=212c4435f159b47f12e1a548e3844f6f0c4a70a2bbd0defe986505ec555abcf3&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="858"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze, visor, shakes hands with Alabama head coach Nick Saban before an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. At left is Auburn trustee Jimmy Rane. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vasha Hunt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UMS-Wright coach Michael Napp wins No. 300; See all of Tuesday’s basketball scores]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/ums-wright-coach-michael-napp-wins-no-300-see-all-of-tuesdays-basketball-scores.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/ums-wright-coach-michael-napp-wins-no-300-see-all-of-tuesdays-basketball-scores.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Thomas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UMS-Wright coach Michael Napp won his 300th game over the weekend and his Bulldogs won the Mako Classic on Tuesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:01:33 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/7UXHMEH3RFGO7ICEV4T7UM7LX4.jpg?width=1960&height=1735&auth=8afaacac63fa1f9f2b63426710c40264fe689607fee2d969ba15bd4af23c8bcb&smart=true" alt="UMS-Wright's Thomas Druhan gestures to head coach Michael Napp against Jackson in the first half during Day 2 of the William Mitchell Memorial Tournament on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at UMS-Wright in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com) " height="1200" width="1960"/><p>Jack Blackerby scored 20 points and took five charges as UMS-Wright defeated Orange Beach 59-44 to win the Mako Classic on Tuesday.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/BR5TO7T4IZDYXOCPYH2IV5GC5E.jpg?width=2400&amp;height=1350&amp;auth=563ec480fac86f830603eeb7d33969c93bbf46e2e23c08d6dcd1b2d1042c91ec&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UMS-Wright head coach Michael Napp looks on from the bench during a preps boys basketball game, Saturday, February 10, 2024, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson | preps@al.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Scott Donaldson | preps@al.com</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pelham says $52 million I-65 project could fix traffic. Will neighbors help?]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2024/11/pelham-says-52-million-interstate-project-could-fix-traffic-will-neighbors-help.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2024/11/pelham-says-52-million-interstate-project-could-fix-traffic-will-neighbors-help.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph D. Bryant]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Engineers have a $52 million plan that they say will provide relief now and in the coming decades. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/TSIU3WFDZ5HCHLPQWLDGCUOAAY.jpg?width=1024&height=546&auth=49fa1be2e8730cf73ed1ec3351c54bdc0d4b290eeb02eeaa88380c60f7dca87f&smart=true" alt="Congestion builds on Interstate 65 following a crash. Traffic congestion often occurs whenever there is a vehicle crash and some Alabama lawmakers would like to add more lanes to the interstate in hopes of reducing the number of traffic jams. (file photo)" height="1200" width="1024"/><p>Thousands of travelers along Interstate 65 heading to Pelham and Helena are familiar with the dreaded exit that leads past an industrial “tank farm,” railroad tracks and a tight bottleneck ahead during peak hours.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/TSIU3WFDZ5HCHLPQWLDGCUOAAY.jpg?width=1024&amp;height=546&amp;auth=49fa1be2e8730cf73ed1ec3351c54bdc0d4b290eeb02eeaa88380c60f7dca87f&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1024"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Congestion builds on Interstate 65 following a crash. Traffic congestion often occurs whenever there is a vehicle crash and some Alabama lawmakers would like to add more lanes to the interstate in hopes of reducing the number of traffic jams. (file photo)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">file </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AL.com college football staff picks for Week 14 of 2024]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/alcom-college-football-staff-picks-for-week-14-of-2024.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/alcom-college-football-staff-picks-for-week-14-of-2024.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Creg Stephenson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We’ve reached rivalry week in college football]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T7BrcsNRPMg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Head to Head: Alabama vs Auburn; Can the Crimson Tide still make College Football Playoff?"></iframe><p>We’ve reached rivalry week (also known as Thanksgiving week) in college football, and in <a href="https://www.al.com/" target="_blank">AL.com</a>’s college football staff picks.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/CKL5HYANXRCQRJV3J4MCK6YZSI.jpg?width=632&amp;height=356&amp;auth=b31c7b669e575419849564d73fdb539a2bf07608cb4cd1abf776918df279d405&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="632"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne passes during an SEC game against Alabama on Nov. 25, 2023, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vasha Hunt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[16 ways to turn your Black Friday shopping into real reproductive rights support]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/reckon/2024/11/16-ways-to-turn-your-black-friday-shopping-into-real-reproductive-rights-support.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/reckon/2024/11/16-ways-to-turn-your-black-friday-shopping-into-real-reproductive-rights-support.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Annabel Rocha]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We need to be thankful for abortion funds. Here’s how you can support your local fund this week and beyond]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/2GTPHJ7TFNAYTDD43BKGZROX74.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&auth=a471315c9ae37e02aa51ee9f301369d6c1488be2cbd43237bc49556f09f715fd&smart=true" alt="We need to be thankful for abortion funds. Here’s how you can support your local fund this week and beyond (Associated Press)" height="1200" width="1920"/><p>This Thanksgiving week there two things are at the forefront of Americans minds: eating and shopping. Retail Dive reports that <a href="https://www.retaildive.com/press-release/20241001-36-of-americans-plan-to-shop-on-black-friday-2024-yougov-report/">36% of Americans are expected to shop on Black Friday</a>, with 34% planning to shop on Cyber Monday and though concerns about the economy were at the forefront of the election, shoppers say they have money to blow. Consumers are expecting to spend about $650 over the shopping weekend, <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/deloitte-black-friday-cyber-monday-spending-expected-to-reach-new-highs-302314502.html#:~:text=Two%2Dthirds%20(66%25)%20of,on%20Black%20Friday%20on%20average.">according to accounting firm Deloitte</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/2GTPHJ7TFNAYTDD43BKGZROX74.jpg?width=1920&amp;height=1080&amp;auth=a471315c9ae37e02aa51ee9f301369d6c1488be2cbd43237bc49556f09f715fd&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[We need to be thankful for abortion funds. Here’s how you can support your local fund this week and beyond (Associated Press)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mary Altaffer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alabama hospital listed as performing 'unnecessary' back surgeries]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/alabama-hospital-listed-as-performing-unnecessary-back-surgeries.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/alabama-hospital-listed-as-performing-unnecessary-back-surgeries.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Savannah Tryens-Fernandes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A south Alabama hospital was highlighted in a recent report as having one of the highest rates of unnecessary back surgeries in the country. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A south Alabama hospital was highlighted <a href="https://lownhospitalsindex.org/unnecessary-back-surgery/"><u>in a recent report</u></a> as performing one of the highest rates of unnecessary back surgeries in the country. </p><p>Over 37% of the spinal fusions performed at Mobile Infirmary were considered to be ‘unnecessary’ by the Lown Institute, a non-partisan think-tank in Massachusetts that releases an annual hospital ranking focused on patient safety and the value of care. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/NK6ZRNJVZZBRLAHTOMF45F7XRM.PNG?width=594&amp;height=249&amp;auth=096a2fd163312f87871bcc73362d6aa2ffbc8cd35995a63d429f644171e43ee5&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="594"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mobile Infirmary Emergency Saraland is the first emergency room in Mobile County located outside the city limits of Mobile.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mobile Infirmary Emergency Saraland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Director behind some of the best loved comedy movies of the 1980s has died]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/director-behind-some-of-the-best-loved-comedy-movies-of-the-1980s-has-died.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/director-behind-some-of-the-best-loved-comedy-movies-of-the-1980s-has-died.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Moreau Variety Entertainment News Service, Tribune Media]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He was behind hit slapstick comedies like “Airplane!,” “Hot Shots!,” the “Naked Gun” series and more.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:47:47 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/YO4V37I5FJGFXIJ7WZSR2MB534.jpg?width=3000&height=2000&auth=fb2c3af2abe06edf73dceb3f917da37a30b670b473a4e0bc374bebf666a2cf85&smart=true" alt="LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 08: Director Jim Abrahams speaks onstage during the screening of 'The Kentucky Fried Movie' during the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 8, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. 26657_005 (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for TCM)" height="1200" width="3000"/><p>Jim Abrahams, a film director and writer behind hit slapstick comedies like “Airplane!,” “Hot Shots!,” the “Naked Gun” series and more, died Tuesday, his son Joseph confirmed to <i>Variety</i>. He was 80.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/YO4V37I5FJGFXIJ7WZSR2MB534.jpg?width=3000&amp;height=2000&amp;auth=fb2c3af2abe06edf73dceb3f917da37a30b670b473a4e0bc374bebf666a2cf85&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="3000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 08: Director Jim Abrahams speaks onstage during the screening of 'The Kentucky Fried Movie' during the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 8, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. 26657_005 (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for TCM)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stefanie Keenan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archibald: Noted Alabamians reveal themselves in their thanksgiving]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/archibald-noted-alabamians-reveal-themselves-in-their-thanksgiving.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/archibald-noted-alabamians-reveal-themselves-in-their-thanksgiving.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Archibald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is no Hallmark card. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:45:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/MLCHSYNGFZFJZBGSSBH3LXGAH4.jpg?width=3000&height=2000&auth=3949d079cfbe2f8b95c7f76ae869a513717cf64cbbdcb60ef5f8c0a3fa4e3f54&smart=true" alt="Top row: Sarah Parcak, Cam Ward, David Housel, Randall Woodfin. Middle row: David Cutcliffe, Richard Myers, Roy Wood Jr., Carol Robinson. Bottom row: John Merrill, Will Ainsworth, Billy Field, Salaam Green." height="1200" width="3000"/><p>I mentioned Thanksgiving to my editor, a crusty old newspaper guy who’s seen some stuff, and he responded as crusty old cusses do. With a quote:</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/MLCHSYNGFZFJZBGSSBH3LXGAH4.jpg?width=3000&amp;height=2000&amp;auth=3949d079cfbe2f8b95c7f76ae869a513717cf64cbbdcb60ef5f8c0a3fa4e3f54&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="3000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Top row: Sarah Parcak, Cam Ward, David Housel, Randall Woodfin. Middle row: David Cutcliffe, Richard Myers, Roy Wood Jr., Carol Robinson. Bottom row: John Merrill, Will Ainsworth, Billy Field, Salaam Green.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Special</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counting down the 10 biggest upsets in Iron Bowl history]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/what-are-the-biggest-upsets-in-iron-bowl-history.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/what-are-the-biggest-upsets-in-iron-bowl-history.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Creg Stephenson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alabama enters this year’s game vs. Auburn as double-digit favorite]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UfPrSC8OL5A?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Head to Head: Auburn vs Alabama; Cole Cubelic shares Iron Bowl memories"></iframe><p>As of late Tuesday, Alabama is an 11.5-point favorite to win the Iron Bowl vs. Auburn on Saturday in Tuscaloosa.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/QDIIYYVTEBFJVM2IP32KCFJCQE.jpg?width=821&amp;height=507&amp;auth=97cdd7f27c12e7b6085cee13e01ab460a415e36b03a9b7e4e849ae70abc53d6f&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="821"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Auburn beat Alabama, 17 to 16. The game was nicknamed 'Punt Bama Punt' because Auburn blocked two Alabama punts and then returned them both for touchdowns. Alabama Media Group]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paravicini, Haywood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged killing spree, IVF’s future, drought relief: Down in Alabama]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/alleged-killing-spree-ivfs-future-drought-relief-down-in-alabama.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/alleged-killing-spree-ivfs-future-drought-relief-down-in-alabama.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ike Morgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Listen to "Down in Alabama" wherever you get your podcasts.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:19:31 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.al.com/weather/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><i>Keep an eye on the weather</i></a><i> today and into tomorrow, especially if you’re traveling for Thanksgiving. Storms are possible in the state.</i></p><p><i>Today’s report follows. Thanks for reading,</i></p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ESTMKL6T2FF4NBSABFB4IKPUGE.jpg?width=2200&amp;height=1467&amp;auth=bf61b9a7649ca53e03d97d43d8be324414892da427bfd4db492088ad211c4fcd&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Drought 2024-A lake in St. Clair County is down about 15 feet from full pool. Boats are on dry ground and the pier is full on dry land. The lake bed has cracked from lack of rain. (Joe Songer for al.com).]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Songer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are the Iron Bowl stakes for Kalen DeBoer and Hugh Freeze?]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/what-are-the-iron-bowl-stakes-for-kalen-deboer-and-hugh-freeze.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/what-are-the-iron-bowl-stakes-for-kalen-deboer-and-hugh-freeze.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Stahl]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here's what the Iron Bowl means in the big picture for Alabama and Auburn's head coaches.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:17:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/txS83qn3G8g?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Alabama&#39;s Kalen DeBoer previews his first Iron Bowl against Auburn"></iframe><p>Among the selling points of Hugh Freeze’s hire as <a href="https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/" target="_blank">Auburn’s football</a> coach was the fact that he’d beaten the boogeyman in Tuscaloosa twice while at Ole Miss. All the rest, <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/a/ole-miss-leo-lewis-ncaa-enforcement-recruitment-violations" target="_blank">the NCAA scandal, the escort phone calls</a>, the alleged <a href="https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2022/11/chelsea-andrews-auburn-never-asked-about-hugh-freeze-messages-defending-libertys-ian-mccaw.html" target="_blank">digital harassment of a sexual assault victim</a>, could be ignored, so long as Freeze could push the Tigers past Nick Saban’s Alabama.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/MI66VTWQWRHABNM67O7BMOKTOA.jpg?width=1024&amp;height=576&amp;auth=a570e77616ce7763d8d432efadb56459c11236a613160cfad48bdcb0fbab0ce3&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1024"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer talks with Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe between plays during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vasha Hunt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video essay — Welcome to the Iron Bowl, Kalen DeBoer]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/watch-welcome-to-the-iron-bowl-kalen-deboer.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/watch-welcome-to-the-iron-bowl-kalen-deboer.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Watch our AL.com video essay, introducing Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer to the Iron Bowl and what it means to the state. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aUfFKS3JHqY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Welcome to the Iron Bowl, Kalen DeBoer"></iframe><p><a href="https://www.al.com/topic/Kalen%20DeBoer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.al.com/topic/Kalen%20DeBoer/">Kalen DeBoer</a> has coached in rivalry games before, but he’s never coached in <a href="https://www.al.com/ironbowl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.al.com/ironbowl/">the Iron Bowl</a>. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/EZNW5RQDFFDY3FJAA7H7JZAHVU.jpg?width=1920&amp;height=1080&amp;auth=800975024b213cc6e2a8bb89a1fc9ee6a3fefa57b852c74d4ee203d525755648&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama and Auburn football logos.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Goldman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Repurpose your Thanksgiving leftovers like a pro]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/repurpose-your-thanksgiving-leftovers-like-a-pro.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/repurpose-your-thanksgiving-leftovers-like-a-pro.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Holloway]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You don't have to eat a dozen turkey sandwiches.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:10:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The guests have all gone and the good china has been stowed away for another year and you are basking in the glow of a very successful Thanksgiving feast. </p><p>But for a lot of folks, me included, the day after the big day is just as important (or almost so) as the big day itself. Black Friday may be the nation’s signature shopping day, but it also is when resourceful home chefs get to really show off what they can do. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/DTCAGIR2HZGQFJH4FPLKKAVPQE.jpg?width=4028&amp;height=1732&amp;auth=5b5f3fd7e5da831b0e9958749131ef3380de01092f7e47833f2e173bc255a788&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="4028"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Turkey, dressing, sweet-potato casserole and macaroni and cheese.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ike Morgan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miss Manners: I don’t want random people calling my dogs' names and confusing them]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/miss-manners-i-dont-want-random-people-calling-my-dogs-names-and-confusing-them.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/miss-manners-i-dont-want-random-people-calling-my-dogs-names-and-confusing-them.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Judith Martin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Miss Manners: I don’t want random people calling my dogs' names and confusing them]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:00:17 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>DEAR MISS MANNERS:</b> I have two well-behaved, medium-sized dogs. Every day, morning and evening, the three of us take a constitutional walk, with the two of them on leashes. </p><p>Over the years, I have encountered a variety of people who seem to feel it is their right to call to, play with, distract, pet or otherwise engage my dogs. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/5ZMNJP7O7BGO3MYAKXUFWEYPQI.jpg?width=3000&amp;height=1688&amp;auth=77b86142de6e64f62a28a7aac0c2ca75643f12211d0592710a2c6f256e97affb&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="3000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Advice columnist R. Eric Thomas, known as ‘Asking Eric’ answers a question about a dog walker’s attire. CANVA ONE-TIME USE, Oct. 16, 2024]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Canva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget to thaw the turkey? Don’t panic. Here’s a quick and easy quick thawing method.]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/forget-to-thaw-the-turkey-dont-panic-heres-a-quick-and-easy-quick-thawing-method.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/forget-to-thaw-the-turkey-dont-panic-heres-a-quick-and-easy-quick-thawing-method.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Holloway]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once thawed, cooking a turkey's pretty easy if you follow these rules. Plus here's a bonus recipe for those who favor ham.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/KBWW6LNR2RDULBAI353GMGYZVY.jpg?width=5184&height=3456&auth=05d46f8f70d812ffd3e0a5d5a5c0f4181c94276407745d24b9eea2ca78f8ade4&smart=true" alt="Before you can cook the holiday centerpiece, that bird must be properly thawed. David Holloway offers quick thaw tips for those who might have forgotten that detail." height="1200" width="5184"/><p>They, whoever “they” are, are fond of saying things like “if it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done around here.” </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/N76YJHSWD5C2RDEFOZVAOMZFOQ.jpg?width=2355&amp;height=1623&amp;auth=1e6a8fa48aea3b7faa20e2178012be281ecec30a201c705ac74d7a21e0530af7&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2355"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Don't panic if you forgot to thaw the turkey. You can still get a well-cooked bird if you follow David Holloway's tips.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">(AL.com file photo/Mary Hattler)</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casagrande: The Egg Bowl of Iron Bowls brings a purity to rivalry]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/casagrande-the-egg-bowl-of-iron-bowls-brings-a-purity-to-rivalry.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/casagrande-the-egg-bowl-of-iron-bowls-brings-a-purity-to-rivalry.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Casagrande]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This year's Iron Bowl is different. It's pure and no less hateful. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rsPU0wikkj0?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Auburn&#39;s Demarcus Riddick: &quot;I will not lose to Bama while I&#39;m here.&quot;"></iframe><p><i><b>This is an opinion column.</b></i></p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/7D4GUDU37BDJVJ5ZZY6KQYE2AU.jpg?width=4278&amp;height=2534&amp;auth=7597769385f0caec7166149d96a21cc8648415c7fe4b1fee4dc09336c65d4c7b&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="4278"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) dodges Auburn linebacker Larry Nixon III (30) during the first half of the Iron Bowl Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. (Julie Bennett | preps@al.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julie Bennett | preps@al.com</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mars Hill, Piedmont set for Class 3A semifinal tilt]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/mars-hill-set-to-host-piedmont-in-class-3a-semifinal-battle-of-consistent-playoff-powers.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/mars-hill-set-to-host-piedmont-in-class-3a-semifinal-battle-of-consistent-playoff-powers.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ashworth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mars Hill (12-1) is set to host Piedmont (13-0) in the Class 3A state semifinals on Friday, the winner heading to the state championship game on Dec. 5.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:00:15 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ZMPTO22U3VCWLNQQQ73RYTIJDU.jpg?width=1500&height=934&auth=009cc4e2b9e37f1e97af30ebc460813044164b6aa395904ff22086ff5a9dcf06&smart=true" alt="Mars Hill’s Hudson Higgins (21) cuts to avoid Winfield during their game Friday at Mars Hill Bible School. (Dan Busey | TimesDaily)" height="1200" width="1500"/><p>Mars Hill has just about seen it all this season.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ZMPTO22U3VCWLNQQQ73RYTIJDU.jpg?width=1500&amp;height=934&amp;auth=009cc4e2b9e37f1e97af30ebc460813044164b6aa395904ff22086ff5a9dcf06&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1500"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mars Hill’s Hudson Higgins (21) cuts to avoid Winfield during their game Friday at Mars Hill Bible School. (Dan Busey | TimesDaily)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Busey | Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season live up to the hype? 10 things to know]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/weather/2024/11/2024-atlantic-hurricane-season-10-things-you-need-to-know.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/weather/2024/11/2024-atlantic-hurricane-season-10-things-you-need-to-know.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Morgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last official day of the season is Nov. 30.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:00:13 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season in 60 seconds, from Alberto to Sara: <a href="https://t.co/LdyZkLyUIk">pic.twitter.com/LdyZkLyUIk</a></p>&mdash; Jake Carstens (@JakeCarstens) <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeCarstens/status/1859334362791084142?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2024</a></blockquote><p>The Atlantic hurricane season will officially come to an end on Nov. 30, but it’s fairly safe to say it is over.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/MNWDF3RLBRF3XO7DHJXFFJIPQA.jpg?width=6000&amp;height=3972&amp;auth=185ca9d9312179dea48b279dfbd4086b7bb645d228b7a14f492b9de593e7006c&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="6000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ST PETE BEACH, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 26: Waves from the Gulf of Mexico crash on shore as Hurricane Helene churns offshore on September 26, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Later today, Helene is forecast to become a major hurricane, bringing the potential for deadly storm surges, flooding rain, and destructive hurricane-force winds along parts of the Florida West Coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Raedle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Alabama HS coaches had the most success at a young age?]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/ranking-the-top-alabama-hs-coaches-who-had-success-at-a-young-age.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/ranking-the-top-alabama-hs-coaches-who-had-success-at-a-young-age.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Who were the most successful young coaches in Alabama HS history?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:00:12 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/YNHSVLTYUZHDBEHO76G2HPHSUY.jpg?width=6000&height=4000&auth=f77ec18e9ca8ba9cac8e2461c22dd31da1236892f5b3e6c4f5728487861dfa46&smart=true" alt="Central-Clay County head coach Danny Horn and Montgomery head coach Kirk Johnson talk before a high school playoff football game Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 in Montgomery, Ala. (Stew Milne | preps@al.com)" height="1200" width="6000"/><p>Danny Horn is the winningest coach in Alabama high school football history, which is only possible because he’s been very good for a really long time.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/B4PP2XXSAVEMXNAXEJNZW7PQMA.JPG?width=1809&amp;height=1017&amp;auth=107c32100dff8b295c36d0e0283d5d58c728b8a7dbe7cd269799f5f14a01a628&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1809"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hoover head coach Josh Niblett works the sidelines during the first half of the Hoover vs. North Gwinnett high-school football game, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, in Atlanta, Ga. The game was played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Vasha Hunt | preps.al.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VASHA HUNT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miss Manners: My son is marrying a woman I despise, but he wants me to speak at the wedding]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/miss-manners-my-son-is-marrying-a-woman-i-despise-but-he-wants-me-to-speak-at-the-wedding.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/miss-manners-my-son-is-marrying-a-woman-i-despise-but-he-wants-me-to-speak-at-the-wedding.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Judith Martin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Miss Manners: My son is marrying a woman I despise, but he wants me to speak at the wedding]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>DEAR MISS MANNERS:</b> My daughter married a wonderful man, and I happily support their union. My son, however, is about to marry a young lady whom I really can’t stand.</p><p>She tells my son wicked, untrue things about me, and almost alienated him from me. She insists that I treat him like a child instead of a grown man, which I can assure you I do not. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/J7BKP7SWARARJGMUZM4X3PFZ44.jpg?width=3000&amp;height=1734&amp;auth=25f8a6de78cb28a4eb58fdbab52bffce5d2eb60a933d5276534eeb46c56fe4d9&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="3000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[(ONE-DESIGN USE LICENSE, CANVA, March 21, 2024) Amy Dickinson, known as Ask Amy, answers a question about living with the in-laws.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Canva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 takeaways from Auburn's Maui Invitational semifinal matchup vs. North Carolina]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/2024/11/3-takeaways-from-auburn-mens-basketballs-85-72-win-over-north-carolina.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/2024/11/3-takeaways-from-auburn-mens-basketballs-85-72-win-over-north-carolina.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Rauterkus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What we learned from Auburn's 13-point win over North Carolina]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:45:36 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N5_QvMHUWA0?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Auburn&#39;s Bruce Pearl asked about his support for Donald Trump after the election"></iframe><p>The start to the 2024-2025 season has been full of tests. So far, Auburn men’s basketball has passed all of them.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/GZTBPE2YIFAYLDGYKNPAOJ4Z2U.jpg?width=6000&amp;height=3375&amp;auth=5cb6e74ab1c0eb91d911884cc21b70254639fea932913c3109860eb2f139e4cc&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="6000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Auburn forward Chris Moore (5) huddles with teammates before an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina at the Maui Invitational Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lindsey Wasson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Neighbor’s yard growing out of control]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/asking-eric-neighbors-yard-growing-out-of-control.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/asking-eric-neighbors-yard-growing-out-of-control.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[R. Eric Thomas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I have an issue with a neighbor who is “wilding” her yard, letting all the plants grow as they will, and, unfortunately, they are invading my yard.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:07:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/H5HIRCZGSNHTZBZKZPHPE5IFDI.png?width=1920&height=1080&auth=cb4964d348da760af6e3878b56c7e0bf56fe209fd010ab9522c2d51aa82bf8e1&smart=true" alt="Front lawn of a home." height="1200" width="1920"/><p><b>Dear Eric: </b>I have an issue with a neighbor who is “wilding” her yard, letting all the plants grow as they will, and, unfortunately, they are invading my yard. A nasty vine called Porcelain Berry has grown up into one of my trees, and strangled four limbs, so far, and pulled them down.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/AWGFIURQNFFKZBZQNE2DJK7DHM.png?width=1920&amp;height=1080&amp;auth=6e50e2fd65dc265d157c9b9dde7c0aa4bcdeee09a548ea11aa75e0e17bb917d8&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[R. Eric Thomas writes “Asking Eric,” a new daily advice column from the bestselling author.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tribune Content Agency</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Neighbors’ pot smoking sours couple’s deck]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/asking-eric-neighbors-pot-smoking-sours-couples-deck.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/advice/2024/11/asking-eric-neighbors-pot-smoking-sours-couples-deck.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[R. Eric Thomas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[They have lived here for about two years and, while they are somewhat friendly, they are not especially approachable.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/777JDZOGN5HODD3GFX6YDCIP7E.jpg?width=2985&height=1673&auth=28f966a54610fca5203b7e33d0ac4af2138ff9f7fc4c7d4d576a8a52ceff9f16&smart=true" alt="Person rolling a cannabis joint" height="1200" width="2985"/><p><b>Dear Eric: </b>We live in a suburban neighborhood where the homes are fairly close together. We have a very nice screened-in porch and a large deck that we added two years ago. Typically fall is our favorite time of year to be outside on our deck, and we like to eat breakfast and dinner on our porch.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/AWGFIURQNFFKZBZQNE2DJK7DHM.png?width=1920&amp;height=1080&amp;auth=6e50e2fd65dc265d157c9b9dde7c0aa4bcdeee09a548ea11aa75e0e17bb917d8&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[R. Eric Thomas writes “Asking Eric,” a new daily advice column from the bestselling author.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tribune Content Agency</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today’s daily horoscopes: Nov. 27, 2024]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/todays-daily-horoscopes-nov-27-2024.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/todays-daily-horoscopes-nov-27-2024.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Holiday Mathis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zodiac signs and horoscopes for today’s birthday and Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What recipe do you know that includes equal amounts of every ingredient? Very few, and even fewer that make delicious food. It’s not about everything being quantifiably equal but about finding the balance. What needs attention? Tune in to the areas that feel off-kilter and make small adjustments. Balance isn’t a destination but an ongoing practice.</p><p><b>ARIES</b> (March 21-April 19). Perseverance is moving forward even when it’s difficult. Today, take one more step in the direction of your goals, no matter how small. Momentum builds with each effort, carrying you closer to what you’re reaching for.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/4QDS5VREJBDJVE3L7VY3EQCWLU.png?width=1920&amp;height=1080&amp;auth=d8f53502d99be451b0bcf66c58deb0b9782cf137765713d1ce3f5575bbf49bdd&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Horoscope signs.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Canva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 takeaways from Alabama basketball’s overtime win over Houston]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/2024/11/3-takeaways-from-alabama-basketballs-overtime-win-over-houston-in-players-era-festival.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/2024/11/3-takeaways-from-alabama-basketballs-overtime-win-over-houston-in-players-era-festival.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Stahl]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here's what to know about the Crimson Tide's win.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:26:09 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WVhr8zi9Jc8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Alabama freshman phenom Labaron Philon lights up Illinois | FULL HIGHLIGHTS"></iframe><p><a href="https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/" target="_blank">Alabama men’s basketball </a>won its first game of the <a href="https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/2024/11/why-alabama-basketball-needs-something-different-from-mark-sears-this-season-per-nate-oats.html" target="_blank">Players Era Festival</a> in Las Vegas on Tuesday, beating Houston 85-80 in overtime. The win moved the Crimson Tide to 5-1 on the season.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/WOEDR4UCJREP7LA2QIFFFUA5YI.jpg?width=3216&amp;height=2144&amp;auth=e85a133eefab8155ded5bf2339d8a5f7fc13daeaca1265fd6b67714fc82342de&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="3216"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alabama guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr., No. 3, watches as Houston guard L.J. Cryer, No. 4, grabs a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian Maule</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dense fog advisory issued for Central Alabama until Wednesday morning]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/weather-alerts/2024/11/dense-fog-advisory-issued-for-central-alabama-until-wednesday-morning.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/weather-alerts/2024/11/dense-fog-advisory-issued-for-central-alabama-until-wednesday-morning.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Advance Local Weather Alerts]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory at 10:11 p.m. on Tuesday in effect until Wednesday at 9 a.m. for Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Marengo, Dallas, Autauga, Lowndes, Elmore, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, Lee, Russell, Pike and Barbour counties.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:14:01 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory at 10:11 p.m. on Tuesday in effect until Wednesday at 9 a.m. for Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Marengo, Dallas, Autauga, Lowndes, Elmore, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, Lee, Russell, Pike and Barbour counties.</p><p>The weather service states, "Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog."</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/L7G2EEE2GFH7DMOAYXQHZOLVXM.png?width=565&amp;height=318&amp;auth=dd84389db06d9ff8d12942ed9630c16408b84eb1e5c34ea49b17cf28d36b4932&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="565"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The lead photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Google</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Alabama linebacker ready to play again for Denver Broncos]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/former-alabama-linebacker-ready-to-play-again-for-denver-broncos.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/former-alabama-linebacker-ready-to-play-again-for-denver-broncos.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Inabinett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An offseason Achilles-tendon tear has kept Drew Sanders off the field this season.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:07:07 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/UKIN7OZTWVA7BEWRE32G75ZE3Q.jpg?width=709&height=399&auth=917927235973eb938cea235e457c633d4ae327a46946b7c6baf20f4ab48580d0&smart=true" alt="Denver Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders closes in on Miami Dolphins wide receiver Braxton Berrios during an NFL game on Sept. 24, 2023, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla." height="1200" width="709"/><p>Outside linebacker <a href="https://www.al.com/topic/Drew%20Sanders/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.al.com/topic/Drew%20Sanders/">Drew Sanders</a> will be eligible to play for Denver for the first time this season when the Broncos face the Cleveland Browns on Monday night.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/OH45DVXNBFGP5K4CENLQLIAR6I.jpg?width=775&amp;height=436&amp;auth=4ffa343eb0c1300ca718e2a9e371fb3ad2b7b3a6d6fffcd9026b206466ef9fed&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="775"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This is a 2024 photo of Drew Sanders of the Denver Broncos NFL football team. This image reflects the Denver Broncos active roster as of Monday, June 10, 2024 when this image was taken. (AP Photo)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AP Photo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Seahawks awarded former Alabama prep standout by NFL]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/seattle-seahawks-awarded-former-alabama-prep-standout-by-nfl.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/seattle-seahawks-awarded-former-alabama-prep-standout-by-nfl.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Inabinett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Chargers waived AJ Finley on Monday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 03:08:01 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/KVKWW5EGGJDUVPK6AP5W5O6ICA.jpg?width=1024&height=683&auth=a8ecdafa914075c1cda1845c7e49e521fb75a9a146369ea80d70ae770a3e4e04&smart=true" alt="Los Angeles Chargers safety AJ Finley tackles Los Angeles Rams tight end Davis Allen during an NFL preseason game on Aug. 17, 2024, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif." height="1200" width="1024"/><p>The Los Angeles Chargers waived safety <a href="https://www.al.com/topic/AJ%20Finley/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.al.com/topic/AJ%20Finley/">AJ Finley </a>just hours before the NFL team took the field on Monday night and <a href="https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/nfl-monday-night-derrick-henrys-td-streak-ends-but-yards-continue-in-ravens-victory.html" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/nfl-monday-night-derrick-henrys-td-streak-ends-but-yards-continue-in-ravens-victory.html">lost to the Baltimore Ravens 30-23</a>. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/4OJJSYZ2YVCV3LKXG35MPWHRTU.jpg?width=497&amp;height=279&amp;auth=349ee5e8bb91a606a80388880226fd4371d378d0fc74eeb6f42158fb9cf7323e&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="497"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 13: Chargers safety AJ Finley (24) during a game between the Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles Chargers at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, CO on October 13, 2024. 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Such is the nature of losing to an unranked team by three touchdowns on the road. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/SJAGWA476JCJBPN42NT7MUDE3M.jpg?width=1024&amp;height=678&amp;auth=c70502eafbab431014e5861c28502e8060fe433fa4d4d5af9caecf7097bb64d5&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1024"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer watches his team play against Oklahoma during the second half of a NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Norman, Okla. 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It’s easy as pie to unlock $150 and add it to your payroll. This is one of the top promotional offers in the industry and a great way to start your sports-betting journey before Houston vs. Alabama and Kansas vs. Duke.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/VQDNZJYIDNGOVKFZGVLFC46XZY.png?width=1541&amp;height=867&amp;auth=3de803cd2580b5b46f38a04d997c1c1c2dfbbf20abc21d4d248cead4fb3d6209&amp;smart=true" type="image/png" height="1200" width="1541"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alabama guard Mark Sears (1) plays against Purdue during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montgomery Academy receiver Derrick Vinson commits to in-state program]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/montgomery-academy-receiver-derrick-vinson-commits-to-in-state-program.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/montgomery-academy-receiver-derrick-vinson-commits-to-in-state-program.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ashworth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The three-star prospect picked the Conference USA program over offers that included Tennessee, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Appalachian State and South Florida.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:05:56 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/7XZQTCV635DRVDMFBWEQVA33BQ.jpg?width=3819&height=2546&auth=3e9d0350812f857384fb196542339167cb45b5614ffc551fdf006efb4fbb1466&smart=true" alt="NEW ORLEANS, LA - DECEMBER 16: A Jacksonville State helmet rests on the sideline during the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl between the Jacksonville State Jaguars and the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns on December 16, 2023, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by John Korduner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)" height="1200" width="3819"/><p>A top prospect from Montgomery County is off the board.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/7XZQTCV635DRVDMFBWEQVA33BQ.jpg?width=3819&amp;height=2546&amp;auth=3e9d0350812f857384fb196542339167cb45b5614ffc551fdf006efb4fbb1466&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="3819"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS, LA - DECEMBER 16: A Jacksonville State Jaguars helmet rests on the sideline during the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl between the Jacksonville State Jaguars and the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns on December 16, 2023, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by John Korduner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Icon Sportswire</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alabama prep football performances you may have missed from Round 3]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/alabama-prep-football-performances-you-may-have-missed-from-round-3.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2024/11/alabama-prep-football-performances-you-may-have-missed-from-round-3.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ashworth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here are some performances you may have missed from Round 3 of the Alabama high school football playoffs.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:27:06 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/3TDG7W7Y5RCSVIVT5OUKXCTDYY.jpg?width=3242&height=1824&auth=1f3de6988ccc6a92a03b1cd841df225ae833b12b59b9332974b8e8f688bb6e31&smart=true" alt="Reeltown's Traylen Roberts (2) scores a touchdown during the first half of a high school football game against T.R. 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(Stew Milne | preps@al.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stew Milne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regions’ holiday lights are back - with an extra surprise this week]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2024/11/regions-holiday-lights-are-back-in-birmingham-with-an-added-bonus-this-week.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2024/11/regions-holiday-lights-are-back-in-birmingham-with-an-added-bonus-this-week.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Thornton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crews began working on the display weeks ago.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:26:23 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/RQLZF7LGRZG4TA2LNTC2QW2M4I.jpg?width=5542&height=4165&auth=14649fd8968244973b3ba37181f2129bb3e6242f232f67f7ae664e27271d187c&smart=true" alt="The annual lighting of Birmingham's Regions building began in the 1970s when the building twas shared by First National Bank of Birmingham and Southern Natural Gas." height="1200" width="5542"/><p>The holiday lights of downtown Birmingham’s Regions Bank building are a seasonal treat - but something new is happening this year.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/RQLZF7LGRZG4TA2LNTC2QW2M4I.jpg?width=5542&amp;height=4165&amp;auth=14649fd8968244973b3ba37181f2129bb3e6242f232f67f7ae664e27271d187c&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="5542"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The annual lighting of Birmingham's Regions building began in the 1970s when the building twas shared by First National Bank of Birmingham and Southern Natural Gas.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Regions Bank</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile approves revised ordinances for solicitation, loitering ]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/mobile-approves-revised-ordinances-for-solicitation-loitering.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/mobile-approves-revised-ordinances-for-solicitation-loitering.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Darrington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The ordinances were approved unanimously after several weeks of deliberation regarding the changes.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:08:17 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Mobile City Council on Tuesday approved revised ordinances regarding aggressive solicitation, obstructing sidewalks and loitering in parks after dark.</p><p>The ordinances were approved unanimously after several weeks of deliberation regarding the changes.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/PJSJMSC5ZBESJHK3JMCTDBQY6Y.JPG?width=5568&amp;height=3712&amp;auth=8fc8a94edabf0451b1d256e1eb0742ebc548cb9ff4ca8c61cfa6e1f17570efe6&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="5568"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mobile City Council President C.J. Small oversees the council's meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, at Government Plaza in downtown Mobile, Ala.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Sharp</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lions RB duo: ‘If y’all keep talking about Dr. Robotnik in the film room’]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/detroit-lions-rb-duo-if-yall-keep-talking-about-dr-robotnik-in-the-film-room.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/detroit-lions-rb-duo-if-yall-keep-talking-about-dr-robotnik-in-the-film-room.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Inabinett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery are Sonic and Knuckles in new ad.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:00:04 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/F5QROB23L5HK3EAYVMGLWCV4Z4.jpg?width=1024&height=683&auth=534bbf83c63467059a3a15aab53aeb9f543610f1f7498b6129e2c02e510dd931&smart=true" alt="Detroit Lions running backs David Montgomery (left) and Jahmyr Gibbs celebrate after a touchdown during an NFL game against the Tennessee Titans on Oct. 27, 2024, at Ford Field in Detroit." height="1200" width="1024"/><p>The Detroit Lions will try to win their ninth game in a row when they kick off the NFL’s Thanksgiving tripleheader against the Chicago Bears.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/SEAIDNZWQNGTXCFXRM37S3GX2Q.jpg?width=686&amp;height=386&amp;auth=0fbba773c8cebd13fcf283754caecb3987e26f67f4f71c5284831fc7e99d9687&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="686"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Detroit Lions running backs David Montgomery (left) and Jahmyr Gibbs celebrate after a touchdown during an NFL game against the Tennessee Titans on Oct. 27, 2024, at Ford Field in Detroit.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Sancya</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longtime Auburn soccer coach announces retirement]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/auburn/2024/11/longtime-auburn-soccer-coach-karen-hoppa-announces-retirement.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/auburn/2024/11/longtime-auburn-soccer-coach-karen-hoppa-announces-retirement.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Rauterkus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hoppa spent 26 seasons at Auburn, making the NCAA Tournament 18 times]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:56:07 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tEcICAwiexM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Hugh Freeze previews Auburn&#39;s trip to Alabama for the Iron Bowl"></iframe><p>Longtime Auburn soccer head coach announced her retirement on Tuesday, according to a release from the school.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/RN2RBXK7SJCVFAWG4YJKBFIYJU.jpg?width=2400&amp;height=1350&amp;auth=7e9c4b6b89da8249c1a18400ef69ee99d85377d1ae54de87ca26dcb839ab2fb6&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="2400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BIRMINGHAM, AL - SEPTEMBER 05 - Auburn Head Coach Karen Hoppa during the game between the #13 Auburn Tigers and the Samford Bulldogs at Shauna Yelton Field in Birmingham, AL on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. 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(AP Photo/George Walker IV)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">George Walker IV</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alabama football lands 2027 recruit from Georgia over Auburn]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/alabama-football-lands-2027-recruit-from-georgia-over-auburn-bulldogs.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/alabama-football-lands-2027-recruit-from-georgia-over-auburn-bulldogs.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alexander Ward has selected Alabama football over Auburn, Georgia and others. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:22:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/txS83qn3G8g?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Alabama&#39;s Kalen DeBoer previews his first Iron Bowl against Auburn"></iframe><p>It’s never too early to start recruiting, and securing commitments, for a few years down the road. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ISIOYM5QK5BNHCEWGRD543TEO4.jpg?width=1024&amp;height=683&amp;auth=1a1c4d90de1dfb7db2fc395395e629708a0816754f71f73a0f08e949480e9c4f&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1024"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, left, and Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer meet at midfield before an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vasha Hunt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEC top 10 from Week 13: Longest double-digit scoring streak ends]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/sec-top-10-from-week-13-3-interception-games-rare-for-alabama-qbs.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/sports/2024/11/sec-top-10-from-week-13-3-interception-games-rare-for-alabama-qbs.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Inabinett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three league teams ranked in the CFP ratings lost to unranked opponents in conference games on Saturday. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/WFUA7XN2DFG7HFPPT7CTFI3Y3M.jpg?width=1024&height=683&auth=ed2196d1223de625d49d2ac1cc10b438d07528cdc390e00cdc37470c9f35e3d2&smart=true" alt="Auburn wide receiver Cam Coleman carries a reception for a touchdown during an SEC game against Texas A&M on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn." height="1200" width="1024"/><p>While Georgia played in one of the SEC’s four non-conference contests on Saturday, Florida and Oklahoma did the Bulldogs a favor by taking Ole Miss and <a href="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/">Alabama</a>, respectively, out of contention for the league’s championship game, clearing the way for the Bulldogs to land a spot in the contest on Dec. 7 in Atlanta. The other championship contender will be decided by Week 14’s Texas-Texas A&amp;M game despite the Aggies’ four-overtime loss to <a href="https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/">Auburn</a> in Week 13. The SEC improved its mark against outside opponents to 54-8 in 2024 with Saturday’s four victories. Here are 10 stats from SEC Football by the Numbers about Week 13’s games:</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/LUCWTE57QVB23B7AXGTWNKPABQ.jpg?width=703&amp;height=396&amp;auth=4edf1b47991cd818da313c50a55a8df668d901c5ef4e8bddad2365f6e3db458d&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="703"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) runs the ball in front of Oklahoma linebacker Samuel Omosigho (24) during the first quarter of a NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alonzo Adams,AP Photo/Alonzo Adams</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ty Simpson hopes to be Alabama football’s starting QB in 2025]]></title><link>https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/ty-simpson-hopes-to-be-alabama-footballs-starting-qb-in-2025.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/ty-simpson-hopes-to-be-alabama-footballs-starting-qb-in-2025.html</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Stahl]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alabama's backup quarterback shared his hopes for the 2025 season.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 21:52:07 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/txS83qn3G8g?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Alabama&#39;s Kalen DeBoer previews his first Iron Bowl against Auburn"></iframe><p>At least one of <a href="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/" target="_blank">Alabama football’s</a> quarterbacks is looking to return for 2025. <a href="https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/11/the-shocking-statement-ty-simpson-made-in-first-meeting-with-kalen-deboer.html" target="_blank">Ty Simpson</a>, in an interview <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlRLhgEIaEo&t=1256s" target="_blank">with the Crimson Tide Sports Network that was released on Tuesday</a>, said he hopes to come back as the UA starter next season.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ZGXFZ7VK5JB7VGWG435T6QQDOU.jpg?width=1024&amp;height=683&amp;auth=6f8518ed3e1201939b9bd0a3498a5672b88a1b30706eaeecc7769a67758dde15&amp;smart=true" type="image/jpeg" height="1200" width="1024"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson (15) sets up a play against Western Kentucky during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. 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