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The USFL is set to return to action this weekend with a Saturday game between the New Jersey Generals and Birmingham Stallions that will be simulcast on NBC and FOX and Tuesday brought announcements about who will be calling the action for both networks this season.

NBC announced that former Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett, Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan, and former 49ers and Seahawks fullback Michael Robinson will be serving as analysts this season. Jac Collinsworth and Paul Burmeister will handle play-by-play duties.

None will be working this weekend as FOX will produce the game coverage while NBC does pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage. Curt Menefee and Joel Klatt will be one of their broadcast teams with Kevin Kugler, former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, and Brock Huard also in the mix.

NBC will be providing coverage of two games on Sunday, April 17. One will air at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock with the other at 4 p.m. ET on USA Network.

Zora Stephenson and Corey Robinson will do sideline reporting for NBC and Sara Perlman will host halftime and postgame coverage.

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PGA Tour fan favourites Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler teed it up together in a practice round ahead of the RBC Heritage this week.

Both players were filmed by the PGA Tour working on their games ahead of what will be a competitive week with a strong field at Harbour Town Golf Links.

Spieth, who has only made one top-10 at this tournament in his career, missed the cut for the first time at The Masters last week and this is a sign of his inconsistencies in 2022.

He finished tied 35th at the Valero Texas Open earlier this month, an event which he won in 2021. So far this season, he has made one top-10 and missed three cuts in 10 starts.

His putting used to be immense and it was an attribute that led him to three major titles. Currently, he is ranked 180th in strokes gained in putting.

As you can see in the footage, Spieth is still working on recent swing changes and his new pre-shot routine as he aims to win his 13th PGA Tour title.

Fowler is on an even worse trajectory. Ranked 138th in the world, the 33-year-old has missed five cuts in 11 events so far in 2022.

For the second consecutive year, Fowler missed out on The Masters and he is winless on the PGA Tour since picking up his fifth career victory at theWaste Management Phoenix Open in 2019.

He pushed Rory McIlroy close in the CJ Cup at the start of the season, but this wasFowler's only top-10 to note.

Despite recent struggles, Spieth and Fowler found time in their practice round to sign some souvenirs for a pair of young golfers in South Carolina.

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Jordan Chiles is as driven as they come and during the summer of 2020, her drive and preparation paid off. As a member of the US Olympic Gymnastics team, Chiles filled in for Simone Biles who was unable to compete citing mental fatigue. Jordan Chiles helped lead the US Gymnastics team to a silver medal in Tokyo, and she has been on a tear ever since.

Blavity spoke with Jordan Chiles about her career thus far. On her time in Tokyo and preparing to fill in for Simone Biles she said You have be prepared for anything in that moment. We were a very strong team but it was definitely a huge adjustment when Simone wasnt able to perform. Let it be known that Simone Biles is a legendary talent and immediately makes us a better team. On any advice that she received prior to filling in, Chiles said Theres a lot of advice and encouragement that we give one another. Some of it is making sure that we try to stay calm. We always tell each other that we got this, we know how to do this. We also remind each other that we had been waiting to be on a huge stage like this our entire lives. We just needed to go out there and have fun. She went on to say that we knew we has Simones support behind us the whole way through.

After the Olympics in Tokyo, Chiles enrolled at UCLA and has immediately made an impact on on their womens gymnastics team.

In February of this year, UCLA took on Utah, and Jordan earned a perfect floor score of 10.000. This was another great accolade for her to add to her litany of accomplishments.

You know, as somebody who just came from the realm of the Olympics and went into college, it was something that I was really excited about. During that competition, I really just wanted to go out there and have fun with everything. It wasnt because we were going against Utah or that I had a competitor that Ive been teammates with on the Utah team, it was about all of that combined. It really made the experience fun. Getting a perfect floor score was simply icing on the top and a testament to my training.

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Jordan is an athlete that really covers all of the bases in gymnastics. When asked about her favorite apparatus she said I actually dont have a favorite. Its rare that you hear that all gymnasts like all the disciplines the same, but I train to really excel on each apparatus at the highest level.

With as many years as Jordan has been doing this, you also experience your fair share of lows and lessons. In an interview with the LA Times, Chiles shared that she felt like she failed her team and family after faltering on the bars during the Olympic trials.

Today she seems to have gotten some more perspective saying I dont like disappointing people. But I shouldnt have put all of that pressure on myself. She went on to say I learned in retrospect that I shouldnt doubt myself because Im literally at the Olympics on the biggest stage I could ever be on. Im doing what I know Ive always wanted to do, I have to give myself grace.

When she isnt practicing, Jordan is chasing her other goals as well as following some of her favorite artists. One of her favorites is budding star Normani, who surprised Jordan on Access Hollywood with a video message last summer.

On getting a video message from the Wild Side singer, and how important sisterhood is to her, Jordan said Sisterhood plays a huge role in my life. Ive always been be able to lift others up in a way so Normani sending that video over was a dream come true for me. It felt like reciprocity and it was really a dream come true. Ive been following her since X Factor, she has been a consistent source of inspiration for me, especially since she is also a former gymnast. She went on to tout how much Normanis individuality encourages her saying Shes not the next Beyonce or Mary J Blige, or Missy Elliott. Shes the first of her kind, and thats what I aim to be as well.

With as much as Jordan has accomplished thus far, its amazing to think that this is still only the beginning. But it is, and she has some goals shes looking to smash saying Competing and helping UCLA win is a huge focus for me as well as excelling academically. I grew up having an entrepreneurial mindset instilled in me and I seek to get businesses off of the ground as I continue to ascend in gymnastics. As for international competition, I definitely hope to compete at the World games this summer and I still have my eyes set on the 2024 Olympic games, but its important I put in the work every day and not lose sight of the goals at hand.

If we know anything about Jordan Chiles, this do list will be checked off and itll be just another perfect score for the star.

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The Minnesota Wild defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Tuesday but endured a frustrating setback during that victory.

Per Jessi Pierce of the NHL's website, Minnesota coach Dean Evason told reporters that forward Jordan Greenway is expected to miss at least the next two road games due to an unspecified upper-body injury he suffered in the first period of Tuesday's encounter.

The Wild play at the Dallas Stars on Thursday and are then at the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. Minnesota returns home to host the San Jose Sharks on Easter Sunday, and Greenway's status for that matchup is understandably up in the air.

"Obviously it's quick turnaround flying out tomorrow," Evason said of Greenway. "He'll likely stay home and get treatments and will heal and rest him right up. Anytime you don't finish a game, you're not going to get on a plane and then go. Maybe he could but, there's no rush to get him in there. We want to make sure that he's healed right up. So we'll make sure of that."

Per ESPN stats, Greenway has tallied eight goals and 15 assists across 59 games this season.

Minnesota, meanwhile, is battling with St. Louis for second place in the Central Division standings. Both the Wild and Blues have tallied 96 points and, thus, hold seven-point leads over the fourth-place Nashville Predators.

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These lovebirds went all out for Turkey Day.

Michael B. Jordan joined his girlfriend, Lori Harvey, for her familys Thanksgiving celebration on Thursday.

Extremely thankful , Harvey, 24, captioned a Boomerang selfie with Jordan, 34, on Instagram as he raised a glass of white wine.

She also shared photos of other family members at the get-together, including stepfather Steve Harvey and brothers Wynton and Broderick. Some of the Harveys were seen napping, while others enjoyed a game of billiards on a Louis Vuitton-printed pool table.

The model uploaded pictures of their delicious-looking Thanksgiving feast as well, showing off their traditional turkey dish, a plethora of pies, baked macaroni and cheese, bread pudding and spaghetti with meatballs.

We start eating early in the Harvey household, Lori captioned a video of their food on her Instagram Story.

Lori and the Black Panther actor celebrated their one-year dating anniversary last week with a fancy dinner together.

Its been a year crazy!! Jordan wrote on Instagram at the time, to which Lori echoed, Happy anniversary my love.

The pair, who initially kept their love life private, first sparked romance rumors when they were spotted together in Atlanta ahead of Thanksgiving last year.

Jordan and Lori then confirmed their relationship by going Instagram-officialin January.

The Family Feud host, 64, has sincegiven Jordan his stamp of approval, telling Ellen DeGeneres in March, I have tried not to like him. I have tried to find something wrong with him that I can dig in cause I done got rid of all of them.

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Throughout its 36-year-old history, Jordan Brand has been criticized for not offering women-exclusive footwear. Over the last five years, the NIKE, Inc. subsidiary has made strides on this front, while also modifying classics like the Air Jordan 1 Low with design cues catered to female sneaker enthusiasts.

Yet to be officially announced by the brand, a platform sole-donning iteration of the aforementioned pair named the LV8D (read: elevated) variant has recently appeared in a neutral white and grey colorway. Construction across the upper remains true to Peter Moores 36-year-old design including the placement of the Wings logo. The biggest deviation from the inaugural low-top Air Jordan 1, then, arrives via the exaggerated, fashion-forward midsole and outsole combination underfoot. Tread pattern has been updated on the womens retro, although its likely not meant for the hardwood. Nevertheless, the platform sole help the muted color palette make a statement.

A firm Nike.com release date hasnt been disclosed by the brand, but thats likely to change as 2022 inches closer. In any case, enjoy early images of the pair.

For more from under the Team Jumpman banner, check out the Cool Grey 11 arriving for the whole family on December 11th.

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Over the years, Michael Jordans shoe brand has become as popular as one of its kind can get. Due to its significant success, many basketball and sneaker fans dream of designing their own Air Jordans one day. However, most people would probably like MJ himself to actually approve of the kicks.

Macklemore, though, didnt get that nod from His Airness.

While the famous rapper did, in fact, get to design his own Jordans a few years back, the experience took somewhat of a turn when the Hall of Famer clowned his idea.

Michael Jordans shoes have become about as popular as any sneaker on the market. Since signing with Nike in 1984, MJ has earned over an estimated $1 billion from the company (per Forbes), and he even launched his own extension of it called Jordan Brand in 1997.

Because of its significant popularity, many Air Jordan player exclusives (PEs) have come out over the years. If youre unfamiliar with PEs, they are made specifically for players, and they dont typically go on the market to consumers.

According to Complexs Sole Collector, athletes to get custom Air Jordan PEs have included: Kobe Bryant, Gary Payton, Derek Jeter, Penny Hardaway, Shaquille ONeal, Ray Allen, Russell Westbrook, Deion Sanders, and many more.

In fact, while hes not a player, Macklemore is actually included on that list.

In 2015, Macklemore revealed to Complex Magazine that he got to design his own Air Jordans for performing at the Jordan Brand Classic. They ended up being the Air Jordan 6s.

The rapper said he then got to meet MJ at one point, and their interaction came when his shoe was still in the design phase. But the six-time NBA champ quickly let him know his real thoughts on the sneaker.

I showed him the shoe, Macklemore said to Complex. He was like I dont like green. He was like, F*** green. It reminds me of some Christmas s***. No ones trying to wear some Christmas shoes. Just completely discarded my colorway. I was like, OK, Ima still do it. You f***ed the game up. But I hear you.

Getting your idea clowned by Jordan probably didnt feel too good. But the green shoes make sense for Macklemore, given his Seattle Mariners and Seattle Seahawks fandoms.

He shouldnt feel too bad, though, as the Chicago Bulls legend also hates another type of shoe.

In addition to green shoes, Michael Jordan apparently hates black kicks as well.

Hes not a fan of black shoes ever, former VP of Footwear for Jordan Brand, Gentry Humphrey, stated to The Complex Sneakers Podcast in 2021. He does not like black shoes. Youll probably rarely see him wear black shoes. Every time he wore them in the playoffs, it was a mentality. He wanted to wear black shoes based on how he wanted to take his game to the next level when he was in an opponents arena. So, he felt this notion of being stealth-like was important. That would be the only time. Casually, though, youll never see him wearing black shoes.

So, since he has a distinct taste in sneakers, you can absolutely bet that His Airness is involved in Jordan Brand meetings, specifically when it comes to recreating retro Air Jordans.

The one thing about Michael that Ive always said is hes, to me, the secret weapon of the brand, Humphrey also said when talking to Complex. People really underestimate how astute he is to the game. From a business standpoint, he can tell you the numbers of whats going on in the brand. And he loves footwear. I think that if he wasnt a professional athlete, hed probably want to do something in it.

Michael Jordan may be known as the NBA GOAT, but his influence on the sneaker world has been just as impactful.

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For the past two decades, Jordanians have been reporting very high levels of satisfaction with safety and security in their neighbourhoods and the country at large in identical percentages. In this sense, they stand out when compared to other countries in the region and beyond. Reported satisfaction with safety at the neighbourhood level is identical to that reported at the countys level in many of the surveys conducted in Jordan such as the Arab Transformation Survey. In all other neighbouring countries there is a gap, and in some of them it is a hugely significant gap.

Empirical data demonstrate much less satisfaction with safety at the country level when compared to that at the neighbourhood level in the conflict-ridden neighbouring countries. For example, Iraqis report nearly four times satisfaction levels with safety in their neighborhoods higher than that at the country level. This means less popular trust in the national security policies and institutions. In countries like Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Tunis, and Libya, it is expected to find such positions.

According to the recently published Law and Order report by Gallup, confidence in the local police in MENA region stood at 72 per cent, compared to 49 per cent in Latin American and the Caribbean, which reported the lowest levels of confidence in the local police, while Western Europe reported the highest levels of confidence in local police at 82 per cent.

In Gallup's Law and Order Index 2020, Jordan ranked 16 worldwide and second among Arab countries after the UAE, which took the second spot globally after Norway. Confidence in the Jordanian police has been in the range of 85-95 per cent since 2000, one of the highest globally as the World Value Survey data demonstrate. For other neighbouring countries, confidence in the police has fluctuated significantly over the years, especially in Iraq, Egypt, Tunis, Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Yemen and Lebanon. Some MENA countries did not allow these surveys to be carried out but allowed a certain survey!

Jordans law and order status is a function of state-society relations. Jordanians cherish their safety and sense of security, not only at the country and neighbourhood levels, but also at home. When asked if they ever felt unsafe from crime in your own home in the past 12 months, 88 per cent reported never or rarely. This compares to 88 per cent in Canada, 92 per cent in Germany, 93 per cent in Hong Kong, 98 per cent in South Korea and 87 per cent in each of the US and Egypt, according to the latest wave of the World Values Survey.

Despite these globally recognised ranks, there are a few measures that have to be taken to fine-tune loose ends and reinforce state monopoly over the use of force. Coercive power must be limited to state organs within the limits of the law and the constitution. Law and order education should be integrated in all public policies in order to ensure the solidification of an incubating value system that appreciates and respect the law and rejects unlawful wrong doing.

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HOUSTON -- When the Houston Texans selected University of Miami tight end Brevin Jordan in the fifth round, universal praise was handed to new general manager Nick Caserio for finding a high-upside talent. But fans eventually began to ponder why he was limited in playing time.

It's hard to imagine the rookie missing more reps in the future after his surge since becoming a more prominent figure in the passing attack.

Jordan scored a 13-yard touchdown to begin the second quarter as Houston (2-8) takes the 14-3 lead over the New York Jets. On third down, quarterback Tyrod Taylor connected with the 6-5 tight end across the middle of the field in man-to-man coverage.

Jordan bullied a pair of defenders to push his way across the goal-line for his second touchdown of the season. It would also mark his seventh catch since Week 8 against the Los Angeles Rams.

Hes growing, Texans coach David Culley said of Jordan last week. Hes growing into that role. If youve noticed, hes getting a few targets where hes been one-on-one and weve moved him outside. We feel like thats a good matchup because hes a very good athlete out there."

Jordan has begun to see more significant play over fourth-year pro Jordan Akins. A former third-round pick in 2018 and Texas Rangers outfielder turned tight end at UCF, Akins enters a contract season and was at the plight of trade rumors during the NFL deadline last month.

This season, Akins has recorded21 receptions for 184 yards on 28 targets in nine games in three starts. He was listed as inactive for Sunday's game against the Jets, allowing Jordan to play a similar role.

The Texans will begin on defense to begin the second half.

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The Air Jordan 1 Low may not have the cachet of its tallest counterpart, but its allowed NIKE, Inc. to promote some of its more experimental designs to the masses. For its latest ensemble, the low-top silhouette has indulged in recycled Nike Grind materials.

At a glance, the newly-surfaced pair boasts Air Jordan heritage, but closer inspection reveals a number of details rooted in Jordan Brands future, not past. The mix of materials throughout the upper deliver a predominantly-muted aesthetic, but collars, branding on the tongue and haphazard stitching at the profiles introduce vibrant University Blue flair to the mix. Yet, the retros most eye-catching details are arguably those constructed with up-cycled factory floor scraps as part of the companys Move to Zero initiative: everything from the fabric found at the toe box and heel to the sidewall logos feature a grey and multi-color look made possible by the grinding down of excess materials collected throughout Jordan Brand and Nikes manufacturing processes. Nike Dunk-reminiscent sole units also partake in the sustainability efforts, with midsoles opting for a Crater Foam build, while tread uses the aforementioned Nike Grind solution.

Enjoy images of the low-top Jordan 1 ahead, and anticipate a Nike.com launch soon.

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Jordan Nwora has been among the Milwaukee Bucks under a microscope throughout the teams eventful 12-8 start to the season.

The sophomore forward was expected to see a larger opportunity entering year two, and he has gotten that chance early on. Nwora is currently averaging 19.9 minutes per game, the ninth-most on the 2021-22 roster. He saw a key role for the defending champions to start the season, but his playing time took a massive dip recently to the point where he did not play in two straight games. This inconsistent playing time is part of the growing pains that come with being a 23-year-old on a veteran-oriented team that just won a championship. Still, despite his inexperience, Nwora is a player that could be incredibly valuable for this Bucks team once he finds his groove.

The biggest way for Nwora to carve out a role in the rotation would be with his lethal scoring and prolific outside shot. Both have been on display for the Bucks throughout the season, but Nwora has had a troublesome time doing it on a nightly basis. For reference, check out his stats from the last three games.

Fans just never know what to expect from the forward. One night he could erupt for double-digit points and then struggle mightily during the next. He is working through those issues early as he understands how vital his contributions off the bench will be for the Bucks. To his credit, Nwora is shooting the 3-pointer with the utmost confidence this season, having knocked down 25 triples to this point, the fourth-most on the team after 20 games. That shooting will be his biggest weapon if he can just get a grip on it consistently.

According to NBA.com/stats, the forward is making good on wide-open attempts, having shot an impressive 18-of-38 (47.4 percent) on such shots from behind the arc. His ability to knock down those shots with regularity when sharing the floor with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, and others will surely earn him minutes. His ability to catch-and-shoot from the perimeter has been a crucial factor in his success this season, as he has had no issues adopting Milwaukees let it fly mindset. If he keeps shooting it with this much success, there will be time for him in the rotation.

Another area Nwora will have to work on is his turnovers. The forward has 23 of them this year, which is also how many assists he has. The Bucks are not expecting Nwora to be a facilitator for them, but he should aim to take better care of the basketball. For instance, there were multiple plays from Nwora in Milwaukees recent win over the New York Knicks that were frustrating. The first was Nwora getting pickpocketed by Derrick Rose to end the third quarter, which led to a made basket by the Knicks on the other end. Nwora would log another almost costly turnover off a lazy pass to Antetokounmpo, which was stolen and turned into a 3-point basket by New York. He will have to clean this up moving forward.

Overall, Nwora is averaging eight points on .400/.357/.846 shooting splits, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game this year. While those numbers have improved compared to his rookie campaign, there is still room for the 23-year-old to grow. Hopefully he will continue to get a chance to do so for the Bucks. His playing time might continue to be up and down, but when he is fortunate to get the chance out on the floor, he must take advantage. The Bucks have a special player here.

Time will tell if Nwora can cement his role moving forward for the Milwaukee Bucks.

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SOUTH JORDAN, Utah A police officer is recovering in the hospital after authorities say he was shot by a man in South Jordan Friday night.

Officials with the South Jordan Police Department said two officers responded to a home in the area of 10450 South and Tarali Court around 8 p.m. to look for a man involved in a recent recovered stolen vehicle case.

They made contact with some people that live at the residence. They allow the officers in to go look for him. We encounter him, I believe, in the basement, and he comes out of a bedroom, firing at officers, said SJPD Lt. Matt Pennington.

One of the officers was struck in the lower leg.

Pennington said officers returned fire, striking the suspect multiple times.

Both the suspect and officer were transported to a local hospital where they underwent surgery.

Police said the officer is currently in stable condition, while the suspect is in stable but critical condition.

You never think that maybe this is going to happen, said Pennington. We try to prepare for it and be safe, which is why multiple officers are here, but as far as tonights events unfolding, I mean, do we anticipate that? No. But are we prepared for it? Hopefully.

The cul-de-sac where the shooting occurred was closed for some time Friday night while authorities investigated the scene.

According to Pennington, those in the area were asked to stay indoors.

Police said the Salt Lake County officer-involved critical incident protocol has been invoked and that Team 2 is investigating the incident.

Per department policy, the officers involved in the shooting will be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal review of the incident, read a press release from the South Jordan Police Department.

Pennington said the incident hit home for the small department of 70 officers.

Its hard for all of us when you get that call, he said. Thankfully, its not worse. But yeah, nobody wants to get the call we all got tonight.

Dawn Ramsey, the major of South Jordan, posted on social media just after midnight, saying, in part, Praying for our SJPD officer who was shot by a suspect tonight, and sending love and gratitude to our entire SJPD family.

Gov. Spencer Cox also shared a brief statement on Twitter.

Our hearts are with this brave officer and his family as we pray for his full recovery. We are once again filled with gratitude to the brave men and women who daily put themselves in harms way to serve and protect their fellow citizens, read the tweet.

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By Donna Jordan

After many years of advocacy and with the breakthroughs of modern science, the time is NOW to modernize New Jerseys HIV-specific criminal statutes

We know discrimination. Weve been fighting against it our entire lives. And when we learned that there are laws that discriminate against people living with HIV (PLHIV), we couldnt stay silent.

The issue of HIV/AIDS is very personal to me. I lost several friends to the disease during the height of the epidemic in the 1980s and early 90s. Friends who, if diagnosed today, would have had the opportunity to live long, healthy lives thanks to modern medicine. What I didnt realize was that those friends living with HIV today would face prosecution for their status. HIV criminalization laws that were enacted decades ago created initially as misinformed public health tools and guided by a culture of fear have not been updated to meet the latest science.

Criminal justice reform is another issue that is personal to our family. I became intimate with the injustice of our criminal system while my son Michael was preparing for his role as the formidable Bryan Stevenson in Just Mercy. Yes, we already knew that the justice system was racist, but Michaels experience in this film made it even more glaringly obvious.

And now, collectively, we sit at an intersection of race and criminalization issues that hit close to home, quite literally. Our home state of New Jersey is one of the many states with outdated criminal laws that specifically target people living with HIV. When you combine a disease that disproportionately affects Black men and women with a criminal justice system that discriminates against them, you have the perfect storm of racism and inequality.

This is also a problem of public health. These laws make it criminal for anyone with an HIV diagnosis to expose another person through physical contact, including biting or spitting. This means that even if someones conduct poses little to no risk of HIV transmission, they can still be charged with a crime.

Research shows that these laws dont align with current science, but they do perpetuate discrimination. A 2017 study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found no correlation between HIV diagnosis rates and the effectiveness of criminal exposure laws.

In addition, the Williams Institute found that Black and Latinx people comprise 51% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in California but make up 67% of those charged under HIV laws. Additionally, Black men and women in Georgia are significantly more likely to be arrested for HIV-related offenses than their white counterparts; Black men are also twice as likely to be convicted.

In New Jersey, the situation is just as dire. New Jerseyans can be convicted of HIV transmission even when there is no transmission or intent to transmit. I stress people living with HIV (PLHIV) can be convicted of a crime that did not happen. New Jersey has also seen cases where people living with HIV (PLHIV) have been charged under both HIV-specific criminal laws and general criminal laws. This treatment has led to individuals pleading guilty for the hope of a lesser sentence.

These antiquated laws dont stop transmission; instead, they discourage people from seeking testing and treatment because a positive test result subjects a person to criminal liability. In many cases, PLHIV are forced to register as sex offenders after conviction, leading to lifelong problems with employment, housing and medical care. As Black people are charged at a disproportionate rate, these laws are just one more way our systems operate against the interest of marginalized communities.

Discriminatory laws are not the solution to our present HIV epidemic. We must modernize the laws, improve access to testing and medication, and erase the stigma.

As of January 2021, two bills that help do just that are on track to be written into New Jersey State Law. S2545 prohibits long-term care facilities from discriminating against LGBTQI individuals due to their gender identity, perceived or actual sexual orientation, HIV status, intersex status, or gender expression. Additionally, A687/S1039 authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV prophylaxis without individual prescription under certain circumstances and mandates prescription benefits coverage.

We will continue to fight against discrimination. We hope that you will join us. Please contact your elected officials to demand they vote in favor of these two pieces of legislation and against the criminalization of people living with HIV/AIDS. For more information, visit Garden State Equality.

Donna Jordan has been a school counselor at Newark Arts High School, the school that her son, actor Michael B. Jordan, attended.

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Rep. Jim JordanJames (Jim) Daniel JordanWith extreme gerrymanders locking in, Biden needs to make democracy preservation job one Jim Jordan reveals he had COVID-19 this summer The Memo: Gosar censured, but toxic culture grows MORE (R-Ohio) revealed in arecent interview that he had COVID-19 over the summer, but refused to disclose if he has been vaccinated.

Jordan, while speaking with Spectrum News, said he had the virus in the early part of the summer, recalling that he did not feel well while residing in Ohio. The lawmaker also said he has since taken an antibody test that showed that his levels "were strong.

I've had the virus, I don't talk about my health status with reporters, but I've had the coronavirus and recovered, and actually had my antibodies tested, or had that antibody test done, and it showed that my antibodies were strong, Jordan said during last week's interview.

In fact, the doctor said, 'You're in the strong category, you could donate plasma,' he added.

Ohio's @Jim_Jordan (R), who told me in June he hadn't been vaccinated, now tells me he had #COVID19 this summer.

"I've had the virus. I don't talk about my health status with reporters."

Jordan, who sits on the House Select COVID Subcommittee, won't say if he's been vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/DL2rv68o2k

Pressed on if he knew he had the virus, Jordan said he remembers not feeling well over the summer when he was in Ohio.

I believe it was back early in the summer when, that's when I didn't feel well, was back when I was in Ohio, he said.

Jordan told Spectrum News in June that he had not been inoculated against COVID-19, noting that he was frequently being tested.

#OH4 Rep. @Jim_Jordan (R), who sits on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, tells me he has not been vaccinated.

"Look, I think we're way past this. I think the country is ready to move on and we're done with this, but you guys just keep wanting to talk about it." pic.twitter.com/1OIOTolXhV

Jordan has been critical of COVID-19 mitigation measures in the past. During a congressional hearing in April,the lawmaker questionedAnthony FauciAnthony FauciSunday shows preview: New COVID-19 variant emerges; supply chain issues and inflation persist NY governor declares state of emergency to prepare for omicron US to restrict travel from eight African nations over new COVID-19 concerns MORE about when the U.S. would be able to stop discussing public health precautions like wearing masks and physical distancing.

When do Americans get their freedom back? Jordan asked. We had 15 days to slow the spread, turned into a year of lost liberties.

He later argued that Americans First Amendment rights had been trampled during the pandemic, pointing to mask orders, curfews and capacity limits for businesses.

Fauci later said comments likeJordan's are quite frustrating.

A number of congressional lawmakers have tested positive for COVID-19, both before and after vaccines were authorized in the U.S.

Jordan announced in October 2020 that he had tested negative for COVID-19 after then-President TrumpDonald TrumpStowaway found in landing gear of plane after flight from Guatemala to Miami Kushner looking to Middle East for investors in new firm: report GOP eyes booting Democrats from seats if House flips MORE revealed that he tested positive for the virus.

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This story was originally published by Detour Detroit.

Every time I see Jamon Jordan when it's cold and the wind is blowing, hes geared in a hip-length black leather jacket, zip front and a skull cap emblazoned with the word Detroit. Thats my favorite thing about the citys first official historian, an honor he received from Mayor Mike Duggan last month he looks like he could be one of my cousins. Hes a child of hip hop without having to say so; and even in nameless jeans, a T-shirt and a pair of walking boots, his Detroit swagger is through the roof.

Hes familiar, unlike many prominent historians Ive seen, and his scholarship feels designed for me.

Though a speaker in the upcoming Starz docuseries on Detroit drug trafficking organization Black Mafia Family, a consultant on the 2021 Steven Soderbergh film No Sudden Move starring Don Cheadle, and a professor of foundational Detroit history at the University of Michigan, he still makes time to provide tours to us neighbors from his Detroit before our cookouts and family reunions.

Through his company, Black Scroll Network, History and Tours, he shares the history of Black Detroit in a style that hits every beat, even for audiences who already know whats coming, just like my uncles when they tell stories. Confident but unassuming, when he steps to the stage, its impossible to forget him.

Jordan, in his early 50s, grew up like my cousins and me on the westside of Detroit at the border of Highland Park, in a neighborhood filled with families, on a block where all the kids knew each other.

Every house had a porch, a big porch, too, he said. And so there's adults on porches. Everywhere you walk, people are looking at you, they see you. So you're always being watched whether you know it or not, by the adults in the neighborhood. And all the adults know each other. We didn't know it then, but they really knew each other because of us. It was the children that connected the adults.

Thats a bit how this new role of city historian unfolded for Jordan; the children connected him to adults.

It makes sense: to scores of Detroiters, Jordan is Baba Jamon, the educator who lit up their love of learning, teaching students in elementary and middle school for 16 years. These days, rather than teach from the classroom, he uses his gift as a natural storyteller alongside his built expertise as an educator on the streets of Detroit, sharing a well-rounded narrative of the city with as many as will hear him.

He didnt plan for this new role as official historian for the City of Detroit as much as he naturally prepared for the role nearly his entire life. He paid attention to the environment and world around him. When he entered the field of education, he reached back to what he knew mattered to him as a student, and what he learned from Mrs. Mims, his fifth-grade teacher.

She bought us these books, some of them were fiction, some of them were nonfiction, but they were all about aspects of Black people, history and culture that are not always talked about, he said They were about Black people's spiritual ideas when they were enslaved, about how they held onto their culture. She bought books that talked about African kings and queens. I didn't know (she was going above and beyond)] then, I just thought this was normal school.

Like Mrs. Mims, Jordan gave himself the responsibility of filling the African and African American history gap left untouched by school curriculums. As a social studies teacher at the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility, that meant providing general African and African American history where it was always missing. But in the African-centered Nsoroma Institute, where the social studies curriculum covered Black people across the diaspora, he took a different turn.

There, he created lessons about Detroits Black history, so his students could learn of people who once lived where they did.

These Detroit-focused lessons sometimes took place during field trips to locations around the city. Parents who chaperoned began reporting back to him, Hey, I lived here my whole 40 years, and I never knew this, Jordan recalled. In some instances, he said, parents stood alongside their children in places right around the corner from their homes. They began seeing their communities with new eyes. And then the special requests started.

People (started)calling me and saying, I hear you got a field trip with the students on Friday. Can I come? And I'm like, Hold on these are children. You just can't come on field trips with children. That ain't how it works.

But never one to miss an opportunity to teach when a student wants to learn, Jordan opened up his weekends and summers to share lessons with adults who werent already parents of children in his class. That grew into Black Scroll Network, History, and Tours. From there, his profile has increasingly grown. Since 2016, hes been a full-time public historian.

One of his most significant accomplishments is his expansion of the historical narrative about Detroit. Jordans appointment as the citys official historian speaks to a reckoning with how history is told, and by whom it means it is no longer acceptable to begin our tale with the arrival of the French and leave out that the Ojibwe and Odawa were already here for generations. Nor is it fine to talk about the wealth of William Macomb and John R. Williams without referencing that it was built on the backs of enslaved Africans. And it must be known that those Black people who were enslaved resisted slavery at all times. Black people led the Underground Railroad and, according to Jordan, its that resistance to slavery, that fight and that struggle that is the foundation of the Black community in Detroit.

Jordans goal in his new job is to connect our shared histories.

I want to connect the telling of our story. We're talking about Detroit history, but we want to talk about it in a way that does not exclude other people's histories besides white people, he said. I want to work with Indigenous historians, Latinx historians, and Latinx activists who are telling the story of Southwest Detroit and the Indigenous settlements that were in Detroit prior to the French arriving. I want to work with institutions like the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Second Baptist Church, the Detroit Historical Society, the Motown Museum, and tell those stories with Detroit at the center of the narrative.

Despite taking on a history-making new role, Jordan prefers to teach history rather than make it. But, if history doesn't make you uncomfortable, he said, then it's not really history.

Courtney Wise Randolph, a native Detroiter with a heart for people and their stories, is Detour Detroits culture and community reporter. Follow her on Twitter: @shes_cwise.

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DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 109-103 in Illinois on Sunday night, and DeRozan just broke a franchise record.

He is now the player who has scored the most points in his first 16 games with the Bulls in the team's history.

His 425 points passed Michael Jordan who had 424 points in his first 16 games with the team as a rookie during the 1984-85 season.

DeRozan finished the game with 31 points.

The former USC star began his career with the Toronto Raptors and had spent the last several seasons in San Antonio on the Spurs before signing with the Bulls this past offseason.

So far, the team looks fantastic with him as one of their top scorers.

The four-time All-Star has been fitting in seamlessly with Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball and the rest of the team.

The Bulls are now the first seed in the Eastern Conference with a 12-5 record in their first 17 games.

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Give Jordan Reed a blank canvas, hell fill it from his heart.

Away from basketball, Reeds No. 1 passion right now is his architectural design class. Different forums. Same principle.

You can really build whatever you want, the senior guard from Manual High explained. Once you understand that, your options are never limited. You could build buildings, houses really, anything. Thats what was fun to me.

Whether hes got a basketball or a pencil in his hand, Reed doesnt see limitations. He sees opportunities. Windows. Statements.

As a junior, the 6-foot-4 creator played the point, on the wing and even some at small forward for a Thunderbolts squad that went 12-4 in 2020-21, 8-1 in league play and fell to Lutheran, the eventual Class 3A champs, in the Great Eight.

Along the way, Reed built an incredible season stat line, averaging 18.8 points, 7.1 assists and 6.6 rebounds per game. He posted two triple-doubles and four double-doubles. Over the past two seasons, the Manual star has finished either one board or one assist shy of a double-double in five other games.

We kind of talk about Jason Kidd, Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson, about being a great rebounding guard, Manual coach Omar Henry said of Reed. Hes kind of big for his size. I always say, Youre bigger than most guys. Just out-jump them.

This winter, hes planning on out-muscling them, too. After playing last season at close to 190 pounds, hes over 200 now. And over the last year, Reeds added almost 100 pounds to his squat its in the 325-ish range along with nearly seven pounds of muscle. He spent five days a week over the summer in the weight room with the football staff, trying to put on bulk without sacrificing the quick-twitch stuff.

Hes always been able to shoot the ball. Henry said. Now hes added being a high-riser to his game. Thats probably going to open up a little bit more of what he does.

Score. Facilitate. Crash. Harass. Fly. Reed, a silky left-hander, is one of those hoops artisans who patterns his game after Ja Morant. James Harden, too. Only with a twist.

Ive got the same step back (jumper) as James Harden. Ive got the same moves as James Harden, Reed said. But I feel Im way more athletic than James Harden.

So no, the kid has been never shy on confidence. Or afraid of the big stage. Reed grew up as one of those classic, tag-along little brothers, following around and playing against his elder sibling, Jaedon, another former Manual stalwart whos now a sophomore forward at Laramie County Community College.

He definitely bullied me all the time, Reed said with a laugh. But he just wanted to see me get better.

Learning how to finish over bigger people made it easier for me when I played with kids my own age which I didnt get to do for a long time. Ive always played up.

Hes stepped up, too. In the Thunderbolts playoff opener against Highland, Reed dropped 15 points and six assists. In the Great Eight loss, he put up 16 points and four dimes against a Lutheran roster that featured big man Baye Fall.

This is a special kid, said Jermaine Mason, the former Denver East and CSU-Pueblo point guard whos now an assistant coach at Manual. Jumps well. Just deceptively quick. Long arms. Gets his hands on a lot of things.

Mason, who grew up playing against the likes of Chauncey Billups, said Reeds game reminds him a bit of former CU Buffs sharpshooter Stevie Wise.

He was another lefty, Mason said. Stevie was a great shooter, and Jordan, he can really light it up.

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While their games are different, Mason noted, his and Reeds demeanors are perfectly matched. And perfectly quiet.

Jordan doesnt talk a lot. Hes kind of like me, Mason said. Its weird we can have a workout and not say that many words. If we had a 30-minute workout, we might get about 20 words out.

And those words stick. Reeds Twitter feed was silent as of last Wednesday morning, but the banner picture on his account spoke volumes. It was a shot of Magic Johnson in Lakers gold, ball in his right hand, guarded by Michael Jordan.

I want to average a triple-double this year, Reed said. I know I was pretty close (last year). Im trying to get 30 (points), 10 (assists) and 10 (boards) a night, yeah.

My goal is to get eight (points) per quarter. And that (will) help me be able to know Im at least close to getting that 30.

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Michael Jordan is a legend unto himself a man whose tales seem stranger than fiction. One of those involves Stephen Jackson.

Stephen Jackson was one of the NBAs most unlikely success stories during his time. He won championships with the San Antonio Spurs, but hes also remembered for his time with other teams.

More infamously, hes known as one of the primary aggressors during the Malice in the Palace brawl. However, those days are 17 years and an ESPN 30-for-30 documentary behind us. Though it changed the NBA forever, it ultimately does not define a distinguished veteran career.

Stephen Jackson was a pretty good scorer in the league during the mid-2000s. It was an era where role players and stars had much more similar shot profiles than today. And Jak was pretty good at utilizing his frame and his body fakes to score from the mid-range in bunches.

At his peak, Jackson averaged around 20 points per game a neat return for a role player. However, he had one flaw common to a lot of up-and-coming sportspersons he thinks entirely too much about himself.

This led to him once getting into a rather humbling experience courtesy of His Airness Michael Jordan himself.

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Stephen Jackson played for the Spurs and the Pacers before his famous spell on the We Believe Warriors. However, once that squad disbanded, he was traded by their front office to Michael Jordans Charlotte Bobcats.

The Bobcats were a mediocre team with no championship aspirations or players of such caliber. Stephen Jackson was their leading scorer during the 2009-10 and 10-11 seasons, averaging over 21 ppg the first year. However, he made the unforgivable mistake of taking on MJ.

Eduardo Najera was a long-time NBA veteran on the last legs of his career in 2010-11. He narrates the story as follows:

Our team wasnt pretty good, and I was a veteran trying to help the team practice. And Michael decided to jump in. And then he and Charles Oakley jumped on the same team as Gerald Wallace and a few others.

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Of course, with Stephen Jackson being Stephen Jackson, he started trash-talking. That was the past and this is the future.'

MJ got furious & started trash-talking him, & not only that, he started killing him, telling him How does the leather taste in your mouth every time he hit a shot.

Never trash-talk or challenge Michael Jordan, son. Never, ever.

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We have so many assets in the country, but we seem to be unable to make the best of them.

One main reason, among others, is that we seem to be lost in the details or in marginal issues, at the expense of macro matters and the overall picture.

Let us count some of our major blessings, first.

We have great weather, among the best in the globe: Lots of sunshine, rain and snow in the winter, a beautiful spring season and a lot of cool evenings in the summer with almost zero humidity. In other words, our weather is an advantage in so many ways, and never a hindrance.

Additionally, even though we are a small country, its geographic and topographic variety clearly stands out: High hills, wide plateaus, and the lowest point on earth; forests bush and desert.

We have so much rich history: Nearly anybody who is anybody throughout human history has been to Jordan: Prophets, saints, emperors, military leaders, historians, etc. The major river we have, the Jordan, means so much to so many people around the world.

So many famous battles, so many empires, so many ancient ruins.

And so many world wonders: Petra, Wadi Rum, Jerash, the Dead Sea, to name a few.

As to natural sources, we have quite a few as well.

And we have great human resources.

Despite all of this, and much more, tourism falls extremely short of our expectations; agriculture is almost primitive; the industry, aside from a handful of products, is nearly non-existent; in commerce, we are largely consumers.

The economy is ailing, and our educational system is still traditional despite attempts at reform.

In sports our performance is average at best, and in the press and media, we are followers rather than leaders.

What is our problem?

Clearly, several problems, not one.

Among them are: Lack of overall vision, lack of planning and focus, lack of good management and lack sustainability.

Additionally, and this is the main point we wish to highlight here, we seem to be thinking at the micro level most of the time, without linking the micro to a macro context.

Nations which made it in the world, in older and in recent times, did so because they think at both the macro and micro at the same time, and because they act promptly and implement skilfully. And they have excellent follow-up and assessment schemes.

The problem in a nutshell for us is: We lack a vision for what we do and are, as a result, lost in the details.

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The further and further we get into the 21st century, it gets more difficult to rationalize that Auburn hasnt always had the wonderful backdrop of Jordan-Hare Stadium to help out during the Iron Bowl.

We all know that the first time that the rivalry was played in Auburn, where the Tigers had their first ever true home field advantage, was 1989 after quite the power struggle. Pat Dye eventually used his clout and the death of Bear Bryant several years earlier to move Auburns home game in the series from Legion Field to Jordan-Hare. After one more game with the Tigers hosting the Tide in Birmingham in 1991, every single odd year Iron Bowl has been played inside the hostile confines of Jordan-Hare.

Its difficult to comprehend, but the unjust memories of having to play in front of a decidedly partial and unfavorable crowd for your own home game are dwindling. There are fewer and fewer Auburn fans who remember having to go to Legion Field for what was officially a 50-50 split that never amounted to an orange and blue majority in the stands. Even those who experienced it have 30 years of home Iron Bowls to fall back on now, and those games have produced some of the most memorable moments in series history.

How has the home site impacted the game? Well, Auburn has amassed a 10-5 record against Alabama at Jordan-Hare Stadium since 1989, and those Tide teams averaged 9.6 wins per year.

Whats allowed the Tigers to play so well at home against essentially a double-digit team on average? You could identify perhaps the most tilted home field advantage in college football when an archrival comes to town. When Alabama enters, Jordan-Hare ramps up to a fever pitch and shows maybe the toughest atmosphere in the country.

That kind of a home crowd has kindled some magic, and provided what we like to call the Hariest Moments in the rivalrys history. Lets run those down and see what the biggest ones were throughout the relatively short but impactful time that Alabama has had to pee their way into the Loveliest Village.

1989 - Paper Shakers and Barn Cheatin!

You know sometimes theres just a game that you know one side has absolutely no way of winning? That was the original JHS Iron Bowl, where the Tigers welcomed Alabama to the Plains for the very first time. The Tide were on the hunt for a national title, looking to finish out an undefeated regular season and face off against Miami for the championship in the Sugar Bowl.

Simply put, the entire day set the stage for what was to come over the years, but Auburn saw true home field advantage take hold right off the bat. After a long completion from Reggie Slack to Alexander Wright, the Tigers moved down to a goal-to-go situation, where James Joseph leapt over the pile into the end zone for the first score of the day. ONLY AUBURN HAD 12 MEN ON THE FIELD GAWD BARN CHEATIN!!! The refs didnt notice, and the Tigers won 30-20, ending Bamas perfect season and claiming a share of their third straight SEC championship.

1993 - Nix to Sanders

So, over the years Auburn has had hilarious luck taking on backup quarterbacks. Its become a bit of a meme whenever the Tigers have to face an opponents backup, we expect that kid to light us up for 350 yards and 4 touchdowns. However, maybe were still just reaping the blowback from the original backup quarterback moment.

At 10-0, Auburn entered the Iron Bowl seeking a perfect season in Terry Bowdens first year, and things were looking bleak as the Tigers trailed 14-5 in the third quarter. On a third down in Tide territory, starting quarterback Stan White got buckled up and injured his knee, so backup Patrick Nix had to come off the bench cold on 4th and a mile.

Ill wager a bet that none of that occurs if this game is being played in Birmingham, and the Tigers would grab a field goal shortly thereafter to take a 15-14 lead. In the fourth quarter a James Bostic 70-yard meandering scamper to cap the game would give the Tigers a 22-14 win and the perfect 11-0 season.

1995 - Yes, Yes, Yes, Auburn YES!

First of all, and ignoring any comments from later years, this intro still sticks in my mind and when you add in the absolutely perfect voice of Ron Franklin, it doesnt get any better.

As for the game itself, it was the third time Alabama would play at Jordan-Hare. In a back and forth affair, Auburn found itself leading 31-27 in the final minute. Alabama drove down deep into Auburns end, and with just :35 to play, had a 1st and 10 throwing for the end zone and the win. On first down, Fat Freddie Kitchens threw for the back of the end zone and Curtis Brown, who hauled in the pass but didnt corral it until he was just out of bounds. OR DID HE??

Use this impossibly small image to deduce whether or not Brown actually held onto the ball inbounds. Tuscaloosa bars have plastered this picture over the cash register (looking at you, Egans) as proof that the Tide were swindled. Either way, Barn Cheatin and Jordan-Hare provided the magic with a fantastic Jim Fyffe final call.

1997 - FUMBLING AWAY THE SPOILER ROLE

Freddie Kitchens didnt have the best time at Jordan-Hare Stadium as the Alabama starting quarterback, but 1997 saw the culmination of the stadiums best voodoo to bring down two future NFL head coaches on one cataclysmic moment.

Auburn came into the game at 8-2, and in position for the SEC West title, their first since the divisions split. Alabama was bad under Mike Dubose, yet somehow led Auburn 17-15 late in the fourth quarter. With the ball, the Tide just had to run out the clock with less than a minute to play, but future Super Bowl champion Bruce Arians called a really bizarre screen pass for future Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens, who hit Ed Scissum on the throw. Scissum was clipped by Martavious Houston, and flailed wildly, losing the ball in the process. The Tigers recovered in field goal range and Jarrett Holmes hit the game-winner to send the Tigers to Atlanta moments later.

2003 - GO CRAZY, CADILLAC!

Look, these days Tommy Tuberville may enjoy being under the thumb of bank presidents and money men, but back then if you were going to take a private jet to supplant him, it would result in a rivalry win for Auburn. Super JHS energy with this play, Rods first great call and his best until the Miracle at Jordan-Hare.

2005 - HONK IF YOU SACKED BRODIE

This was just so representative of the entirety of the early 2000s for Alabama football. They had a kicker who won them two games earlier that year with extra point length kicks, so they nicknamed him Money, and theyd completed a pass on the opening play of every game that year as well. Naturally, Auburn would figure out theyd need to play the pass, and it worked to perfection. In one of the more dominating displays, the Tigers sacked Tide quarterback Brodie Croyle 11 times and built a 28-7 halftime lead. When your victory spawns bumper stickers, you know that it was fantastic.

Alabama was ranked as high as third in the country before they lost to LSU the week before this game, and Auburn just dropped them even further in the rankings with this embarrassment. It was the kind of performance that only a frothy Jordan-Hare Stadium can work up, and the defense just compounded sack after sack after sack in this one-sided victory.

2011 - FLASHBACKS

The final score doesnt indicate this at all, and the fact that it didnt come to fruition has erased it from everyones mind, but Bama fans were puckered for a few minutes during this game.

After giving up the 24-0 lead in Tuscaloosa the year before, Alabama started the 2011 Iron Bowl in similar fashion. Auburns only success in the first half came on a strip sack and fumble recovery in the end zone for a touchdown. At halftime, it was 24-7 Alabama, just like 2010. And out of the intermission, Auburn struck immediately with a kickoff return touchdown from Onterrio McCalebb to cut the lead to 24-14. That was the exact blueprint from the Camback with the touchdown in the first minute of the second half, and I can guarantee you that every single Bama fan in the stadium thought here we go again.

It didnt happen, but for a moment we were giving them the true fear of God with a decidedly terrible team.

2013 - YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT IT IS, IF YOU DONT YOU SHOULD BY NOW

First of all, Barn Cheatin. Weve covered this game ad nauseum, but the back and forth nature of what I personally call the greatest game in college football history only led up to the wild finish. On the game-tying drive for Auburn, the Tigers just didnt seem hurried, even though the drive started with just two minutes flat left on the clock. Instead of going to the air, Gus Malzahn called run after run, and Tre Mason carried the ball six consecutive times before the pop pass from Nick Marshall to Sammie Coates. AUBURN HAD AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DOWNFIELD

but nobody cared, and the Tigers tied the game up before ultimate karma got Nick Saban. He asked for it. He literally asked for that extra second, and lost everything on one play. In the end, what may have actually been the true start of #AlabamaKickers was truly Jordan-Hare magic reaching into a Polish orphanage to set in motion a long line of hilarity.

2015 - A BRIEF THRILL

If we didnt have to play Jeremy Johnson in this game, we might have a shot, but Jason Smith tried his hardest to get the Tigers even against a Derrick Henry battering ram offense.

We didnt win, but Will Muschamp did a pretty good job until his defense just wore down.

2017 - YOU GOT ROLLED BY GUS

I look back at this game and I cant even really find a singular moment to highlight other than the entire game. Everyone in that stadium knew that Alabama was going to lose, and that Auburn was unbeatable that day. After what happened to Georgia two weeks prior, Bama came in and didnt stand a chance. From the Kerryon Johnson jump pass touchdown to the way that the Tiger defense just dominated all day, this game might have been the most similar to 1989 that weve seen yet. Just a wild cathartic day on the Plains.

2019 - YOU GOT TRICKED BY A PUNTER. A PUNTER.

Before we dive into the very end, where Gus Malzahn tricked Nick Saban with a punter, we have to recount the entirety of the wildness that encompassed the 2019 Iron Bowl. There were like 19 wild moments in this game, and they were all fantastic.

What will happen tomorrow? Well find out. War Eagle!

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