Miss Alabama Crowned Miss America
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Miss Alabama Deidre Downs, an aspiring doctor who put off medical school to compete for the Miss America crown, won it Saturday night...
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The pretty young women battling to become Miss America may have college degrees, artistic talent, and high-minded ideals -- but they're also showing more skin than ever before.
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Earnest Shelton scored 14 points and Jermario Davidson had 12 points and nine rebounds to help No. 18 Alabama beat New Orleans 68-57 on Saturday night.
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ATHENS, Greece - The United States shook off early shooting woes and sloppy play to claim its third straight Olympic women's basketball title Saturday, a 74-63 victory over Australia. They did it by turning up the defense, crashing the boards harder in the second half and, most importantly, finding their shooting touch...
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MONTGOMERY-- The Alabama Department of Public Health is encouraging smokers as well as non-smokers to recognize the American Cancer Societyâs Great American Smokeout Thursday, Nov. 18.
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The morning after her big win, Lauren Nelson, the brand-new Miss America, said she felt different the moment she woke up. "I looked over on my bedside table and I had the Miss America crown sitting next to me," Nelson told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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The 20-year wait is over. America has its new Mary Lou, and her name is Carly Patterson. The 16-year-old dynamo beat Russian superstar Svetlana Khorkina to give the United States another Olympic all-around champion Thursday night, closing with a dazzling ...
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MONTGOMERY, Ala., Feb. 6  â The largest verdict in Alabama history went before the Alabama Supreme Court on Tuesday with Exxon Mobil arguing that the $3.6 billion judgment is unjustified because the company committed no fraud.
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ATHENS -- With a dazzling routine on the floor, American Carly Patterson staked her claim last night as the new queen of gymnastics. Patterson, 16, spoiled Russian superstar Svetlana Khorkina&#39;s final chance at Olympic gold in gymnastics&#39; premier event and ...
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ABC-TV has pulled the plug on Miss America, leaving the famous beauty pageant without a network television sponsor for the first time in 50 years.
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America's first black woman secretary of state took the ceremonial oath of office Friday surrounded by family and friends, some who had traveled from her native Alabama, as well as the president, first lady and a Supreme Court justice.
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Kennedy Winston scored 21 points and Chuck Davis had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 18 Alabama to a 72-54 victory over Alabama State on Tuesday night.
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana State defensive end Marcus Spears and linebacker Cameron Vaughn combined for the go-ahead touchdown to help the No. 17 Tigers beat Alabama, 26-10, last night.
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Mikey Henderson caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford in overtime to lift No. 22 Georgia to a 26-23 victory over No. 16 Alabama on Saturday night.
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Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Carly Patterson won the women&#39;s all- around gymnastics title at the Olympics in Athens, making it a double victory for the US after Paul Hamm won the men&#39;s event yesterday.
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Sebastian Larsson's winner puts Birmingham top of the Championship.
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The Americans were hardly chokers when the stakes were highest at the Solheim Cup. Dominating the singles matches, the Americans celebrated one of the most coveted wins in women's golf yesterday, a 16-12 decision over Europe that ended any thought they might be the "chokin' freakin' dogs" Dottie Pepper said they were.