A federal appeals court said Monday it will let the nation’s third execution with nitrogen gas go forward this week in Alabama, rejecting arguments that the new method causes unconstitutional levels of pain.

Alabama is planning to carry out the nation’s third execution with nitrogen gas as critics argue the method needs more scrutiny before it is used to put another person to death. Carey Dale Grayson, who was convicted of the 1994 killing of Vickie Deblieux,

The Southwestern Athletic Conference has issued one-game suspensions to a total of 16 Jackson State and Alabama State players over a post-game altercation and fined both schools

The Southwestern Athletic Conference has issued fines and suspensions to Alabama State and Jackson State following a post-game brawl in Montgomery on Saturday. Sixteen players — nine from Alabama State and seven from Jackson State — have been suspended for “acts of unsportsmanlike conduct” from this week’s games,