Alabama delivered what everyone expected from the first play of the BCS title game, when a host of red jerseys stuffed LSU running back Michael Ford at the line of scrimmage: a rock `em, sock `em affair dominated by defense. »
An LSU cheerleaders is flipped before the BCS National Championship college football game against Alabama Monday in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Question: Should 2 teams who've already played once this year be playing for the national footbal... »
Alabama fans poured onto Bourbon Street late Monday night to celebrate the team's second BCS title win in three years with shouts of "Roll Tide," exchanging hugs with strangers as their brethren showered them with beads from balconies. »
Courtney Upshaw was standing on the field of the Superdome, basking in the glow of a national championship, when someone handed him the defensive MVP award. »
