Alabama basketball received the wake-up call it needed before conference play begins in January. The No. 7 Crimson Tide was nearly iced over in its first trip to North Dakota. Not by the near-zero ...

The Lions picked up a 74-64 home win over Atlantic Sun Conference foe Lipscomb, moving the Lions to 5-2 in conference play and giving them their highest-ranked NET victory of the year. North Alabama (13-7, 5-2) moved to a tie for third place in the ASUN with the win behind Jacksonville and Florida Gulf Coast, who are 6-1 in conference play.

North Dakota’s highest court has ruled that the state’s overturned abortion ban will not be enforced during an appeal of a judge’s ruling that struck down the law in September.

Campbell at Hofstra, 6 p.m. Coll. of Charleston at Drexel, 6 p.m. Elon at Delaware, 6:30 p.m. Northeastern at Stony Brook, 6:31 p.m.

CCSU at Le Moyne, 7 p.m. Chicago St. at Stonehill, 7 p.m. LIU at St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m. Wagner at Mercyhurst, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at N. Kentucky, 7 p.m. St. Bonaventure at VCU, 9 p.m.

BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota State hosts North Dakota after Abbie Draper scored 29 points in North Dakota State’s 72-53 victory over the South Dakota Coyotes. The Bison are 6-1 on their home court. North Dakota State is fourth in the Summit scoring 69.4 points while shooting 42.7% from the field.

Notre Dame (14-2) led the nation with 33 takeaways, scored six defensive touchdowns and led all Power Four teams in turnover margin (plus-18).

Coach Nate Oats had mixed feelings about Alabama's 103-87 win over Vanderbilt on Tuesday. It was the program's second consecutive win after losing the first conference game to Ole Miss on Jan.

Some U.S. state flags were ordered to be raised during Donald Trump's swearing-in, while others will remain at half-staff for the late Jimmy Carter.

They can reconquer the House and the White House. But the Senate looks problematic, thanks to a solid red bloc of 25 states.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.

The narrative is shifting away from Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Louisiana as the home of football champions, and to midwest states. There was a time when when people thought of great football, their minds immediately went to the south.