FRANKLIN, Ind. — An Alabama man who previously called Johnson County home was convicted Thursday for child sex crimes. Mark LaPlante, 51, of Grant, Alabama, was convicted by a Johnson County jury on Jan. 16 for two felony counts of child molestation.

An Alabama man was convicted of high-level child molestation charges by a Johnson County jury on Wednesday. Mark LaPlante, 51, was found guilty of child molesting, both as a Level 1 and Level 4 felony, by a jury in Johnson Superior Court 3. LaPlante, of Grant, Alabama and formerly of Franklin, was charged in October 2022.

The criticism lobbed at Indiana after its CFP loss was ridiculous, so if Hoosiers fans want a laugh at the expense of their critics, have at it.

Kirk Herbstreit said he never thought Alabama was a College Football Playoff team, pushing back against a narrative.

Jason Jones is a former player for Alabama football and has since made coaching stops at UNC, Indiana and more.

Jason Jones started his career with Alabama football and now two decades later, his career could bring him back to the Crimson Tide.

While appearing on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” on Thursday night, Barkley referred to San Francisco as “rat-infested.”

There has been plenty of uproar over the 12 teams that made the College Football Playoff. College basketball analytics experts have some ideas for improvement.

There’s been little public movement on the pursuit of a Major League Soccer club since the city last August asked the state to create a new taxing district to pay for a soccer-specific stadium.

Many expectations of how the 12-team format would work have not played out as planned, challenging many calls for immediate changes.

NFL PLAYOFFS: 4:30 p.m. — Houston at Kansas City in AFC divisional round (ABC, ESPN); 8 p.m. — Washington at Detroit in AFC divisional round (Fox). NHL: 12:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at New Jersey (NHL Network);

Jacksonville St. at Sam Houston St., 3 p.m. Wichita St. at North Texas, 3 p.m. Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 4 p.m. BYU at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Grand Canyon at Tarleton St., 8 p.m. Fresno St. at Air Force, 3 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado St., 3 p.m.