Mark Sears' mother, Lameka, thanked NFL legend Emmitt Smith for his message to her son after getting benched as Alabama basketball faced LSU.

Alabama’s mens basketball team chalked up another win. The difference was the Tide beat LSU with no help from star guard Mark Sears. The usual playmaker for Alabama was held scoreless for the first half of the game and sat out on the bench for the second half.

Nate Oats saw this movie before: a scoreless Mark Sears game but an Alabama win on the court. The Crimson Tide head coach was asked to compare the games: Saturday’s win over LSU and a November win over Illinois where Sears was held scoreless in both contests.

Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic will miss his second game against Northwestern due to mononucleosis, following his absence in the Maryland game.

The jury trial for an accused serial killer accused of slaying an Indy woman 17 years ago has ended in a verdict.

The date for A-Day, Alabama football's annual spring game, has been set. Alabama's 2025 A-Day will be held at Bryant-Denny Stadium April 12, Yea Alabama, the Crimson Tide 's Name, Image and Likeness collective, announced Friday. More information, including start time and game format, will be announced at a later date.

The Vols likely would catapult onto the No. 1 seed line with a win at Auburn, but it would carry weight beyond the immediate effect on bracketology. A win at Auburn would give Tennessee two marquee road wins on its NCAA Tournament profile come Selection Sunday. The other was a 66-64 win at Illinois On dec. 14.

The Michigan State Spartans play against the Illinois Fighting Illini in a Big Ten basketball game today. Fans can watch this game for free online.

After finishing at No. 17 in the final AP poll of the 2024 season, Alabama football ended up in the same position in the final US LBM Coaches Poll.

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The Fighting Illini's Bret Bielema is the latest college football head coach to visit Dunlap's Mack Sutter this month.

Opinions vary widely on Alabama, LSU, Miami, Illinois and BYU when it comes to the Way-Too-Early Top 25 projections.