BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A trial in a lawsuit seeking to strike down North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors began Monday, more than a year after families of transgender children and a doctor filed the suit that argued the law violates the state’s constitution.

The Miami Dolphins could take a guard in Round 2 of the NFL Draft. And on Tuesday at the Senior Bowl, Grey Zabel of NDSU looked like a match.

The latest product in the NFL Factory that has become the North Dakota State Offensive Line room is already making a name for himself at a major showcase event.

No. 4 Alabama’s pulsating 102-97 road victory against No. 8 Kentucky — which snapped UK’s 15-game home winning streak — was powered by a massive scoring performance by Crimson Tide fifth-year forward Grant Nelson, who tallied a game-high 25 points as Nate Oats’ team scored an impressive road win.

The narrative is shifting away from Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Louisiana as the home of football champions, and to midwest states. There was a time when when people thought of great football, their minds immediately went to the south.

Here’s where the Nebraska, Creighton and Omaha men and women landed in the NCAA's latest NET rankings: As of the morning of Jan. 27 Creighton: No. 34 Nebraska: No. 32 Omaha: No. 261 Creighton: No. 39 Nebraska: No. 63 Omaha: No. 202 Manage Omaha Subscription Activate Digital Subscription

Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states, including in Alabama. This comes as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or dictate what providers must tell patients about the shots.

After a record-breaking Gulf Coast storm, cities like New Orleans and Pensacola, Florida, have had more snow this winter than Omaha, Des Moines and New York.

Nate Oats gave an update on Alabama basketball's Houston Mallette, who has been out since Texas A&M, while previewing LSU on Friday.

Troy has announced its 8-person Sports Hall of Fame class of 2025, which will be inducted in April.

Troy University announced the inductees for the 2025 class of the Troy Athletics Sports Hall of Fame. The 2025 class, the 12th total class inducted by Troy University, features four former Troy Football legends,

Campbell at Hofstra, 6 p.m. Coll. of Charleston at Drexel, 6 p.m. Elon at Delaware, 6:30 p.m. Northeastern at Stony Brook, 6:31 p.m.