CULTURE PICK | The eldest daughter of the infamed 8 Passengers family, Shari Franke, published her memoir “The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom” on Jan. 7.

Alabama men’s basketball pulled away late to defeat LSU 80-73 on Saturday night. The win came after star guard Mark Sears scored 0 points and did not play in the second half of the game.

Archie Wade, The University of Alabama’s first Black faculty member, died at 85 years old on Jan. 13.

Alabama men’s basketball made it past Vanderbilt at home Tuesday night, beating the Commodores 103-87. The win comes after Vanderbilt’s upset over No. 6 Tennessee in Nashville on Saturday.