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WCWS: Megan Grant homer can’t save UCLA from loss to Alabama

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WCWS: Megan Grant homer can’t save UCLA from loss to Alabama

OKLAHOMA CITY — Megan Grant hit her 41st home run of the season to tie a UCLA career record Thursday night, but top-seeded Alabama rallied behind a five-run surge to beat the eighth-seeded Bruins 6-3 on opening day at the Women’s College World Series. UCLA starter Taylor Tinsley took a 3-1 lead into the fifth inning but … Read more

Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling

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Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling

WASHINGTON — Alabama on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, despite a lower court’s ruling that the redistricting plan intentionally discriminates against Black people. The state’s Republican leadership filed an emergency appeal with the justices a day after a three-judge court refused to let … Read more