Dick’s Sporting Goods is already offering some of its best deals of the year during the last day of its Early Black Friday Sale, including rare markdowns on fan-favorite Nike gear.
During this sale, the Nike Air Max 270 sneakers are being offered for as low as $83 in the men’s style and as low as $105 in the women’s style, but sizes are selling out quickly because this popular Nike shoe pretty much never goes on sale.
Nike Air Max 270 Shoes
The Nike Air Max 270 Shoes are on sale online at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
The Nike Air Max 270 comes in 15 color options in both men’s sizes and women’s sizes, however, multiple colors have already sold out.
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Read MoreAlabama football is fresh off its worst loss of the season, losing 24-3 to unranked Oklahoma on the road.
Now the Crimson Tide must turn its attention to the Iron Bowl as it prepares to face Auburn on Saturday (2:30 p.m., ABC) at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer, offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan and defensive coordinator Kane Wommack held their weekly press conferences to look back at the Oklahoma loss and discuss the upcoming matchup with Auburn.
Here’s a recap of some of what they said.
Kalen DeBoer:
— “I think our inability to create explosives (against Oklahoma)… I always look at that.”
— “They want to know the facts. They want to know the details. We’ve addressed those. Our attention turns to the Iron Bowl now.”
— 10 scholarship players, nine walk-ons will be recognized at senior day against Auburn.
— Deontae Lawson will be out for the season, DeBoer confirms. “Amazing leader … I can see not just what he means to us on the field, but the love our players have for him .. seeing what he pours into it, I know we all feel for him.”
— DeBoer on Jalen Milroe’s effort on the pick six: “He’s got to find a way to get him out of bounds.”
— DeBoer on Justice Haynes’ health: “A lot of guys working through things all season. He’s certainly one of them.”
— “I think I hear about it every day” DeBoer said of the Iron Bowl.
— “He has a team-first mindset” DeBoer said of Justin Jefferson, who will fill in for Deontae Lawson.
— DeBoer on the lack of consistency: “Disappointing, I feel like we’ve done a good job of building up the last month the consistency in all areas … We didn’t have that momentum you need to go into the environment. We let that environment be what it was because we didn’t grab ahold of it like LSU.”
— “Try to find a way to get one more score here at the end of the third quarter” DeBoer said of his message to the coaches and team in the third quarter.
— “We had a chance to cut into that lead, and we didn‘t. That led to a fourth quarter where you’re trying to find any way to create explosive plays.”
— DeBoer on the illegal touching call: “There has been communication. Nothing you can really do now. The game is over .. You move on. We’re focused on the Iron Bowl.”
— DeBoer on roster management: “I think that’s one thing with our staff, the relationships that exist, there are little conversations that happen periodically … because they feel open to talk to our staff. There are different levels of conversations … That’s not the focus right now. The focus is on the Iron Bowl.”
— DeBoer on the Iron Bowl: “It’s going to be an awesome environment.”
— DeBoer said being undefeated at home is a big deal to him.
— DeBoer on the Iron Bowl: “I understand what took place a year ago and what it took to win that game.”
— DeBoer on the game plan against OU and in-game adjustments: “I think the very end of the game was different because of the nature of what the score was … I felt like offensively, a lot of it was sticking to the plan. I think our plan was good. We didn’t get a chance to get into the offense enough to be able to create the explosives … It didn’t develop. There wasn’t a rhythm.”
— “We lost … When you lose, you lose. It’s just sickening every time it happens. That feeling in your gut is there.”
— “We fell short. We didn’t play the level we’re capable of.”
— “We had a lot of consistency for a month, and that wasn’t it on Saturday.”
— Kalen DeBoer on Cam Coleman: “He’s extremely impressive. He’s made a lot of plays for them this year.”
Nick Sheridan:
— What he teaches quarterbacks to do on interceptions: “The No. 1 priority is to get the guy down” and Sheridan said Alabama didn’t do well enough there to get the guy down on the pick six vs. Oklahoma.
— Nick Sheridan on coaching points to Jalen Milroe running: “Encouraging him to be a little bit more north south in those moments.”
— Sheridan on in game adjustments: “Saturday, not good enough … None of us did a good enough job to put our team in a position to win. That certainly starts with me.”
— Sheridan on how Jalen Milroe has responded: “He’s a very prideful player. He takes accountability in the things he can do better. Everyone was disappointed … I thought his response was to be expected. He has a lot of pride in his performance.”
— “It’s a hardworking group, and I know they’ll respond the right way.”
— Sheridan on the drops: “Not something we expected to be an issue going into the game.”
Kane Wommack:
— “A ton of run game. That was kind of the way they were going to see the game, to try to run the football … You give up seven explosive runs … That really ultimately was the thing we couldn’t give up.”
— Wommack said Alabama defense is not consistent enough.
— “I thought we adjusted well in the second half … It just wasn’t enough.”
— Wommack pointed out how Alabama really needed a stop right before halftime but gave up a touchdown.
— “They understand what this week means to our university” facing Auburn.
— Wommack notes he has known Hugh Freeze for a long time.
— “From a run game standpoint, they present a number of challenges for you” Wommack said about Auburn.
— Wommack said he saw a bunch of quarterback-option offense from Oklahoma.
— Wommack on Deontae Lawson’s status: “Deontae won’t be with us this week in the game. I’ll let coach handle it from that point forward.”
— When you lose a guy (in Lawson), who’s really your steady maker in the box, and does such a great job with the green dot communication … that’s a tough loss for sure.”
— “Justin Jefferson stepped up in the second half and really did a good job.”
— Justin Jefferson has done work with the green dot communication. “Justin Jefferson will take the majority of the responsibility” of green dot.
— Wommack praised how Jah-Marien Latham handled going from Bandit to Wolf in one week. “Appreciate him doing that. To have to move positions … that’s what great about some of our leaders.”
— Kane Wommack on issues in the first half against Oklahoma: “You’re going to give up some yards with an option-style team.” But the key is not giving up explosives.
— Wommack on the Hugh Freeze offense: “Like any good coordinator, he has found ways over the years to adjust to his personnel … they’re committed to running the football, and they’re committed to creating explosive passing plays down the field.” Wommack mentioned RPOs being a key part.
— Wommack on anything he wished he would have changed in how he called the game: “There are probably two or three things where I would have rather called this than that … What could I have called to put us in a better position?”
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Read MoreA Dothan man is under arrest after police say he hit a juvenile girl in the head with a pistol when he found her in a bedroom with a juvenile boy.
Allen Terell Jackson, 41, is charged with willful abuse of a child. His bond was set at $15,000.
Dothan patrol officers were called to a home on an assault on Westgate Parkway about 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
When officers arrived, they were met by two juveniles, said Lt. Scott Owns.
According to witnesses at the home, Jackson discovered a female juvenile and a male juvenile in the female juvenile’s bedroom.
Jackson attacked the female juvenile with closed fists and then went and retrieved a pistol and a shotgun, Owens said.
Jackson struck the female juvenile in the head with the pistol that caused lacerations to her head. Both juveniles were ordered out of the residence by Jackson until police arrived.
While on scene with police, Jackson again attacked the female juvenile and pushed her in front of officers, Owens said.
Jackson was taken into custody.
The female juvenile was checked by Dothan Fire Department medics and Pilchers Ambulance.
After being interviewed by investigators, Jackson admitted to assaulting the female juvenile.
Owens said more charges are pending.
Read MoreBefore we ask if Donald Trump can deport millions, remember this: Barack Obama already showed us how. His administration deported 3 million people without military help – just U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, buses, and a ruthless efficiency that earned him the name ‘Deporter-in-Chief.” Parents like Andres Jimenez were sent away for driving without a license, leaving five American children behind. Trump’s first term saw fewer deportations, but now he’s promising to add military muscle.
The Biden administration’s border-centric approach contrasts with former President Donald Trump’s previous focus on interior deportations and his signature and executive order restricting entry from several Muslim-majority countries. from the interior of the U.S. Trump’s immigration legacy differs, with its laser-focus on building a wall at the southern border and a “Muslim ban,” which barred immigrants from 6 Muslim-majority countries from entering the country During his first presidency, Trump deported 1.5 million people, according to CNN, which is only a fraction of Obama’s immigration track-record. However, given his recent announcements it looks like the president-elect is revving up to take on a bigger impact on immigration in the U.S. this time around.
“I think he’s trying to do anything possible to scapegoat immigrants as the problem,” said Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network.
Through rhetoric targeting immigrant and migrant communities on the campaign trail, tapping former ICE director Tom Homan as border czar, and announcing his plan to use the military, Trump signals an intensified approach to immigration. ICE is already expanding its facilities. The planned detention center scheduled to open in New Jersey next year will have 600 beds, following ICE’s expressed plans for expanding in 15 states, as Detention Watch Network reported in September.
As the plan towards mass deportation solidifies, advocates say expanding ICE facilities is cruel and ineffective.
“If realized, ICE’s expansion plan will also increase the targeting and racial profiling of people within their communities based on what they look like, the language they speak, and where they work while further exacerbating the detention system that is rife with abuse,” Marcela Hernandez, organizing and membership director at Detention Watch Network said.
According to Shah, the Obama administration moved away from mass raids following the Bush administration’s 2008 raid at an Iowa meat processing plant where 389 migrant workers were arrested. Obama streamlined collaboration between the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement through programs such as Secure Communities, which led to over 750,000 deportations before its termination in 2014.
“They [deportations] were going up under Bush, and they just kept going higher because the Obama administration made the system more efficient at targeting people and those people who had had interactions with the criminal legal system,’ Shah said.
In many cases, a detained person will be held in a detention center before going to trial or being deported out of the country – a process which the U.S. spends over $3 billion a year on, according to the National Immigrant Justice Center.
ICE operates over 200 detention centers, jails, and prisons across the U.S., housing 37,509 detainees in July 2024. These overcrowded, under resourced facilities have been deemed “barbaric” by some accounts. Reports by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties detail the concerning conditions.
According to NPR, reports from 2017 to 2019 depict unsafe and dirty conditions, mistreatment of mentally ill detainees, and negligence of medical care, including falsified documents stating that a detainee who requested an inhaler was seen by medical personnel when he wasn’t. First hand accounts reveal the reality of living under ICE’s watch.
Former detainee Ana Navarro, who entered the country without documentation and survived domestic abuse, , described neglect in Dodge County Jail in Wisconsin, where she says there were no Spanish translators, and detainees were locked in their cells all day and only allowed out for meals.
“Imagine being confined to a tiny area all day long, without access to nutritious food, hygiene, all while being cold and struggling with your mental health. It was worse than prison, since there was nothing to do. There were no activities for the people, no access to fresh air and more indignities,” Navarro wrote in South Side Weekly in February.
The Department of Homeland Security (including U.S. Customs and Border Protection and ICE), the Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Justice oversee immigrant detention with procedures varying by state.
Places like Texas with hostile immigration landscapes have intricate networks of agents monitoring not only along the U.S.-Mexico border, but policing residents through a series of checkpoints scattered throughout the state to question individuals about their immigration status. An executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott now requires hospitals that accept Medicaid or CHIP coverage to ask patients about their status, making emergency room visits potential points of detention.
“Right now people are going to be afraid because they’re going to be asked their immigration status, which was already a fear to begin with. A lot of people don’t like to go to doctors or to official places like that, because they’re afraid of being asked about their immigration status, but this is an executive order, now they’re going to be asked about it,” said Zaena Zamora, executive director of Frontera Fund, an abortion fund serving people within 100 miles of the Texas-Mexico border told Reckon in August.
In fiscal year (FY) 2024, ICE allocated funding for 41,500 beds, the third highest amount in Congressional history. The American Immigration Council reports ICE may detain more, by shifting money from other allocations, as in FY 2019, when more than 55,000 people were detained even though Congress budgeted for 40,520.
Still, Shah says preventing Trump from securing funding is critical.
“He’s going to ask for a lot of supplemental money, billions of dollars to carry this out, and so I think doing everything we can to get the Democrats to hold the line and not allow the scales of money he’s asking for is going to be really critical,” she said.
Last week, Trump named Tom Homan, his former ICE director, border czar, a position in which he will be responsible for U.S. borders, maritime security and deportation. The Associated Press reports Homan has publicly expressed plans to run the biggest deportation operation in U.S. history.
“No one’s off the table. If you’re here illegally, you better be looking over your shoulder,” Homan said at the National Conservatism Conference in July.
Trump announced his plans to declare a national emergency and utilize the military, though details remain unclear.
Legal experts suggest Trump could use the military through the Insurrection Act, a 1792 law that allows the president to deploy the military domestically to suppress civil unrest. The last time the law was implemented was when President George H.W. Bush deployed troops during the 1992 L.A. Riots.
Analysis by Vox suggests by painting a picture of criminals entering across the Southern border, Trump may peg his “war on Mexican cartels” and human trafficking as justification for emergency intervention.
Alissa Cooley Yonesawa, managing attorney at the UNLV Immigration Clinic in Las Vegas, said that military deployment might be legally possible, but the barriers of gathering Congressional support and finding capacity to detain more people suggest fear-mongering.
“I still don’t think that they have the organization and the infrastructure and the manpower to get that done, and I don’t think that’s something that’s going to happen in the initial years of the administration,” she said.
Trump also wants to end birthright citizenship, sparking social media debate after the election.
“That’s not something that can just happen overnight. That’s not an executive order where he can just sign a piece of paper and it’s done, I mean, that’s in the Constitution,” said Cooley Yonesawa. “And so we think anything that’s on social media about birthright citizenship is generally going to be a distraction, political fear, fear antics to distract from really the scarier and more likely things that could be going on. It’s kind of like a ‘look over there.’”
She is more concerned about the expansion of Expedited Removal, where non-citizens face deportation without a hearing, potentially easing pressure on the immigration courts now facing 3 million pending cases.
“The expansion of Expedited Removal means bringing border policy into our communities, away from the border, and so that means that an ICE officer could stop you or I on the street… and then ask me to prove that I’ve been in the United States for two years,” she said.
Shah expresses concern about military involvement centers on the potential for military bases to become detention centers.
“They all have horrible conditions already, but I think there is some concern because, you know, they need somewhere to detain people in order to deport them,” said Shah.
Obama earned the nickname “Deporter-in-Chief” while simultaneously softening his stance on undocumented youth through establishing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), which gave more than 800,000 DREAMers, or children brought to the U.S. as children, protection from deportation. Obama perpetuated harmful narratives painting immigrants as criminals, which politicians continue to play on today.
Shah said that Obama helped cement the “good immigrant” vs. “bad immigrant” narrative, using messaging that characterized some immigrants as criminals and others as families pursuing the American Dream.
“Over the past six years deportations of criminals are up 80%, and that’s why we’re going to keep focusing enforcement resources on actual threats to our security,” Obama declared in a controversial 2014 speech on immigration. “Felons, not families. Criminals, not children. Gang members, not a mom who’s working hard to provide for her kids.”
Lucía Quiej, Jimenez’s wife, and mother to their five children bear the emotional and economic impact of their father’s deportation – whose arrest came for driving without a license.
The National Institution of Health reports even U.S. citizens who know someone deported or detained are more likely to experience anxiety, depression and psychological distress.
The ripple effects of deportations extend beyond individual families into entire communities. According to the National Institution of Health, even U.S. citizens who know someone who has been deported or detained experience increased rates of anxiety, depression and psychological distress. These mental health impacts compound existing economic challenges.
In communities with high deportation rates, remaining families often face immediate financial crisis when wage-earning parents are deported, leading to increased reliance on social services and community support networks. Some children leave school to work and support their families, creating long-term educational and economic consequences.
The economic impact reaches far beyond immigrant communities. As economics professor Zeke Hernandez of the Wharton School noted in The Guardian, mass deportations would create significant labor shortages across key American industries. Agriculture, where undocumented workers comprise an estimated 50% of the workforce, would be particularly hard hit, along with construction, service industries, and food processing sectors. These workforce gaps could trigger supply chain disruptions and price increases affecting all Americans.
“It would be an economic disaster for America and Americans,” Hernandez said. “It’s not just the immigrants would be harmed, but we, the people of America, would be economically harmed.”
Read MoreA crash Saturday night ended in a Mobile County teenager losing their life.
The fatal accident occurred a few miles north of Semmes on Highway 127 at approximately 12:10 a.m.
While traveling along the highway in a Ford Focus, Nolan J. McDavid, 19, collided with a 17-year-old in a Chevy Impala.
According to officials, McDavid died at the scene of the crash. The 17-year-old survived and was transported to a hospital with injuries.
The incident is continuing to be investigated by law enforcement officials.
Read MoreIt’s the biggest sporting week of the year in the state of Alabama.
Iron Bowl week is here, and Auburn comes into the game off a thrilling ranked win over Texas A&M and now looking to secure bow eligibility. The Tigers will need a win over Alabama to do that, a task that feels more doable after Alabama lost 24-3 to Oklahoma.
Hugh Freeze is scheduled to address the media at 1 p.m. ahead of the Iron Bowl.
Follow along below for live updates:
Jarvis Wilson has been back in Birmingham as the Ramsay girls basketball coach since mid-May, but he already has the Rams cutting down nets. Ramsay captured the Birmingham City Tournament on Saturday, capping a four-game stretch over 72 hours with three wins in the tourney.
Ramsay slipped past Wenonah 51-49, handing the Dragons their first loss of the season, to win the title. The Rams topped Woodlawn 66-31 in the opening round of the tournament on Friday and beat Parker 53-33 in the semifinals before earning the crown – both on Saturday.
Read MoreAuthorities are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who was shot to death in Birmingham four days ago.
The victim was one of two men found dead at an abandoned house in the city’s Inglenook community.
The other victim was identified as 20-year-old Michael Allen Carroll.
Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates on Monday released photos of a necklace and a logo on sweatpants worn by the victim.
The victim is a Black male, believed to be between the ages of 20 and 35. He was 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighed 270 pounds.
Police are trying to identified a man who was found shot to death in Birmingham’s Inglenook community on Nov. 21, 2024.(Jefferson County Coroner’s Office)
He was wearing grey sweatpants, a green hooded sweatshirt, and brown shoes with white and black laces.
Yates said a fingerprint analysis was unsuccessful in yielding an identification.
East Precinct officers responded to a shots fired call around 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the 4400 block of 41st Place North, said Officer Truman Fitzgerald.
Officers went to the back area of an abandoned house where they found the unidentified man shot and lying unresponsive in the driveway. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police then found Carroll inside the house following a search of the area. He, too, was dead on the scene.
A stolen vehicle was recovered at the scene.
Two men were detained and booked into the Birmingham City Jail on a 48-hour investigative hold. Both were released without being charged.
Anyone with information on the victim’s identity is asked to call the coroner’s office at 205-930-3603.
Tips on the deadly shooting can be submitted to Birmingham police at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
Read MoreIf cookware is on your Christmas wish list, Wayfair has an amazing deal right now.
Wayfair has Cuisinart’s Ceramica XT 11-piece Non-Stick Cookware set on sale for $90, a huge 74% discount off the normal price of $340. It comes in two colors – black and red. The set comes with a stock pot, two saucepans, two frying pans/skillets, a saute pan, a steamer basket/insert and four coordinating lids. All of the pots have exclusive titanium-reinforced ceramic nonstick interior for enhanced food release and durability.
Here’s all you need to know about the set:
Oven safe set
The Cuisinart Ceramica XT 11-Piece Non-Stick Cookware Set includes a total of 11 pieces, crafted from durable aluminum in a sleek black finish. It features two saucepans, a sauté pan, a stock pot, two frying skillets, and a steamer basket, all accompanied by four glass lids. The stock pot has a generous capacity of 6 quarts, while the sauté pan and the Dutch oven each hold 3 quarts. This cookware set is oven safe up to 350°F and is designed with cool-touch handles for safety during cooking. It is non-stick due to its PTFE and PFOA free coating, ensuring easy food release and cleaning. The set is compatible with various stovetops including gas, electric smooth tops, ceramic, and electric coils, making it versatile for any kitchen. Care instructions specify hand washing only. The entire set weighs approximately 20 lbs, making it easy to handle yet sturdy for everyday cooking.
Non-stick interior
One standout feature of the Cuisinart Ceramica XT Cookware Set is its exclusive titanium-reinforced ceramic non-stick interior, which not only enhances food release and durability but also provides a healthier cooking option free from traditional non-stick chemicals. This feature simplifies the cooking process and reduces the hassle of meal preparation and clean-up, offering an enjoyable experience for home cooks.
Cool-touch handles
A unique aspect of this cookware set is its cool-touch silicone handles, designed for safety and comfort. These handles stay cool on the stove, allowing users to maneuver the cookware without the need for kitchen mitts or pot holders, thus enhancing the cooking experience and promoting safety in the kitchen.
Here’s all you need to know about the set.
Generative AI was used to create a product description for this story, based on data provided by Wayfair. It was reviewed and edited by AL.com.
Read MoreA single-vehicle crash in west Birmingham left one man dead.
The wreck happened at 12:05 a.m. Saturday on Woodland Avenue S.W. at Madison Avenue S.W.
Details surrounding the fatal crash have not been released.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the victim as Daryl Sherard Peeples. He was 47 and lived in Birmingham.
Peeples was pronounced dead on the scene at 12:25 a.m.
Birmingham police are investigating.
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