No. 4 Alabama is in control of its own destiny as it prepares to host LSU in a rivalry showdown on Saturday. The Crimson Tide (7-5, 5-0 SEC) face a manageable November slate and are on pace to appear in the SEC Championship Game and to receive a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff.

Follow along for live updates as Alabama faces LSU on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium in a clash of old SEC West rivals.

The Suns (4-5) have split the first two games against the Clippers (3-5), losing the first one, 129-102, last month in Inglewood and winning the rematch, 115-102, Nov. 6 in Jalen Green’s debut with his new team.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain at a stalemate on finding a government funding solution. Meanwhile, the shutdown impacts are mounting. SNAP funding is at the center of a high-profile court battle and flights are delayed around the country amid air traffic controller shortages.

Lawmakers return to work as air travel delays and security slowdowns pile up during the record-breaking government shutdown.

The Senate on Tuesday will take up another vote on a stopgap funding bill that could reopen the government after the lapse stretched into its fifth week. Lawmakers in the upper chamber have

Arkansas and Michigan State are getting set to tip off at 6 p.m. at Breslin Center. The Razorbacks are ranked 14th and the Spartans are 22nd by the AP. Both teams won their season-opening game Monday night. Arkansas defeated Southern 109-77 and Michigan State defeated Colgate 80-69.

This year marks the 10th time in the past 15 seasons that Texas A&M has ranked inside the top 10 of the AP poll and/or College Football Playoff Rankings at some point. The No. 3 Aggies are regular sniffers of the sport's elite stratosphere since joining the SEC,