Kenseth leaves Talladega with frustrating finish

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth leads a pack of cars through the tri-oval in the Aaron's 499 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Kenseth leaves Talladega with frustrating finish

Matt Kenseth leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Edwards gets pole after rain washes out qualifying

Pit road is virtually empty except for wandering photographers looking for rain features at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Saturday, May 4, 2013. Rain threatens Saturday's qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup series Aaron's 499 auto race. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Edwards gets pole after rain washes out qualifying

Rain showers are dampening the activities at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Saturday, May 4, 2013. Rain threatens Saturday's qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup series Aaron's 499 auto race. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Edwards gets pole after rain washes out qualifying

Rain water flows out of a down spout at the Grand National Garage at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Saturday, May 4, 2013. Rain threatens Saturday's qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup series Aaron's 499 auto race. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Gordon wouldn't rush back from Hamlin-like injury

NASCAR Sprint Cup series driver Jeff Gordon waits for practice to begin at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Friday, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Braves 6, Cubs 5: Upton brothers homer in ninth for Braves win

Justin Upton circles the bases after hitting a walk-off home run to beat the Cubs. It was his second homer of the night, fifth overall.

Details emerge about man at center of Alabama standoff

Lauren Higginson, a passenger on Charles Poland's bus, hugs her bear during the tribute to Poland.

Are you ready for the Super Bowl?

A sign points to the building housing Sports With Alternatives to Steroids on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Fultondale, Ala. Earlier this week, Sports Illustrated linked the company that makes performance-enhancers to college and pro athletes including Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis. Co…

Are you ready for the Super Bowl?

A poster of Baltimore Ravens' Ray Lewis, with comments attributed to him about products form Sports With Alternatives to Steroids, stands on the wall of the SWATS gym Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Fultondale, Ala. The phones were nearly constantly buzzing at the gym/headquarters of SWATS on Th…

Are you ready for the Super Bowl?

Christopher Key, co-owner of Sports With Alternatives to Steroids, sits at the SWATS' gym/headquarters Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Fultondale, Ala. Key says a recent Sports Illustrated article is "the best thing that could have happened” to SWATS. He notes gleefully that it has grabbed some …

Are you ready for the Super Bowl?

Mitch Ross, a partner in Sports With Alternatives to Steroids, holds up the Sports Illustrated article as he talks about it on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Fultondale, Ala. Earlier this week, Sports Illustrated linked the company that makes performance-enhancers to college and pro athletes in…

BBVA Compass Bowl: Mississippi 38, Pittsburgh 17: Ole Miss turns it around

Mississippi quarterback Bo Wallace, the game's MVP, threw three TD passes, but also had two interceptions.

Santa Claus is coming to town

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY’S - Macy's Santa is greeted as he arrives at Macy's Brookwood Village during his cross-country Macy's Santa National Tour on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in Homewood, Ala. (Butch Dill/AP Images for Macy's)

Santa Claus is coming to town

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY'S - Macy's Santa visits children from the Make-A-Wish Foundation at the Barber Motorsports Park during his cross-country Macy's National Santa Tour on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in Birmingham, Ala. (Butch Dill/AP Images for Macy's)

Isaac threat to Gulf Coast well beyond New Orleans

The first real impacts of Isaac reach the beaches of Gulf Shores, Ala. at high tide as all access to the beaches is closed on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The National Hurricane Center predicted Isaac would grow to a Category 1 hurricane over the warm Gulf and possibly hit late Tuesday somewhere …

Isaac threat to Gulf Coast well beyond New Orleans

Red Cross worker, Lynette Nyman, gets a hug from Steven Neal who is taking shelter at the Theodore High School on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 in Theodore, Ala. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph. It could get stronger …

Isaac threat to Gulf Coast well beyond New Orleans

Debris from crashing waves lies strewn over the parkway going to Dauphin Island forcing a closure to the island on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 in Coden, Ala. Alabama took a glancing blow from Hurricane Isaac on Tuesday as it headed toward landfall in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, but the sto…

GOP must harness energy of unruly factions

Protests disrupted the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Immigration Briefing in Birmingham, Ala., Friday. Alabama state Rep. Chris England said police may use "markers" based on appearance.

Falcons 35, Eagles 31: Ryan wins in Battle for Atlanta

Atlanta's Tony Gonzalez goes high for a touchdown pass against the Eagles' Jamar Chaney. The catch Sunday pushed Gonzalez past Terrell Owens for fifth in the NFL record book in career receptions.

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US will simply move past tornado disaster, locals fear

Donations and out-of-state volunteers are seen as likely to drop off as the region tries to recover after tornadoes killed at least 329 people and destroyed communities across seven states.

Charlie Sheen

Actor Charlie Sheen, left, purchases flashlights with University of Alabama student David Harris at a local store as he visits the city of Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Monday, May 2, 2011. Sheen toured a neighborhood leveled by tornadoes and said Monday he wants to organize a relief event for victim…

Some may have been among history's worst

The tornado that caused this wreckage in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday might have been the same one that pummeled Tuscaloosa - 60 miles away; 296 people are dead in six states.

Severe Weather Alabama

Mandy Coolidge collects photos Thursday, April 28, 2011, in Birmingham, Ala., from the debris after a tornado hit Pleasant Grove, just west of downtown Birmingham, a day earlier. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Severe Weather Alabama

Tiffany Wood walks through her backyard looking for belongings Thursday, April 28, 2011 after a tornado hit Pleasant Grove just west of downtown Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Severe Weather Alabama

Vicki Wood searches through what is left of her daughter's home Thursday, April 28, 2011 after a tornado hit Pleasant Grove just west of downtown Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Severe Weather Alabama

Residents search through what is left of their homes after Wednesday's tornado hit Pleasant Grove just west of downtown Birmingham, Ala., on Thursday, April 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Severe Weather

Residents survey the destruction after a tornado hit Pratt City, Ala. just north of downtown Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. A wave of severe storms laced with tornadoes strafed the South on Wednesday, killing over 200 people around the region and splintering buildings across…

Tornado lays waste to Tuscaloosa, Ala., as storms kill 77 in 4 Southern states

Pratt City, Ala., just north of downtown Birmingham, lies in ruins. Eleven deaths were reported Wednesday in Jefferson County, surrounding Birmingham. But hardest-hit was Tuscaloosa, where at least 15 died. President Obama declared an emergency in Alabama.

A-to-Z guide makes it easy to prepare for bowl season

Q is for Question: Who is the only coach to be facing his former team? Alabama's Nick Saban, who will face Michigan St.

Crazy day, but no change atop field

Clint Bowyer makes a pit stop during Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway. Bowyer won the race, but is still in 12th place in the Chase field. Jimmie Johnson stayed in first place.