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Alabama rolls Ole Miss with second-half surge
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made six 3-pointers in the second half, helping Alabama secure a 93-74 Southeastern Conference win over Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss.,Wrightsell Jr. finished with a team-high 21 points, hitting 7 of 13 from behind the arc, tying a career-high for made threes. Labaron Philon Jr. fi...
Pistons' Isaiah Stewart banned 7 games, 3 others punished after brawl
Detroit Pistons forward-center Isaiah Stewart was suspended seven games by the NBA on Wednesday for leaving the bench area, aggressively entering an on-court altercation and fighting.,Per the league, the length of Stewart's suspensions is based, in part, on his repeated history of unsportsmanlike ac...
Alabama moves on without Charles Bediako, faces rival Ole Miss
Two very motivated teams will take the floor on Wednesday when Alabama travels to Oxford, Miss. to take on Ole Miss in a Southeastern Conference match-up.,For the Crimson Tide (16-7, 6-4 SEC) and coach Nate Oaks, it's about moving forward with the roster they started the season with and not the one ...
Brawl between Pistons, Hornets results in four ejections
A brawl between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets happened midway through the third quarter Monday night in Charlotte, resulting in four ejections and a lengthy delay.,With 7:09 to play in the quarter, a confrontation broke out between Detroit's Jalen Duren and Charlotte's Moussa Diabate.,Di...
Alabama court denies Charles Bediako’s injunction for NCAA eligibility
A circuit court judge in Alabama denied Charles Bediako's motion for a preliminary injunction to continue the resumption of his college basketball career Monday, rendering him ineligible once again.,Bediako last month won a temporary restraining order from the Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court that al...
Labaron Philon's 25 points squeeze Alabama past Auburn
Labaron Philon scored 25 points and three teammates hit double figures as Alabama held off host Auburn 96-92 on Saturday.,Amari Allen added 17 points, Aden Holloway scored 15 and Charles Bediako had 12 for the Crimson Tide (16-7, 6-4 SEC).,Tahaad Pettiford scored 25 points, Keyshawn Hall had 24 befo...
Alabama tackles rival Auburn with Charles Bediako case pending
Alabama split back-to-back games against Southeastern Conference co-leaders Florida and Texas A&M.,The Crimson Tide (15-7, 5-4 SEC) bounced back from a 100-77 thrashing at the hands of the host Gators to defeat the visiting Aggies 100-97 on Wednesday. That left them just two games behind the confere...
Five 2026 NBA Draft Prospects Surging Up Boards During the College Season
Five college basketball prospects have boosted their 2026 NBA Draft stock with breakout performances, expanded roles, and elite skill development this season....
Alabama takes down Texas A&M in shooting slugfest
Aden Holloway scored 20 points to help Alabama outlast Texas A&M and come away with a thrilling 100-97 victory Wednesday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Holloway scored 16 of his points in the second half, making 9 of 12 free throws to overcome a 1-for-6 perimeter performance, and also had six rebounds and four...
White-hot Texas A&M in position to prolong Alabama's woes
Alabama has hit a roadblock which coincidentally accompanies its controversial roster decision.,Since Charles Bediako's much-criticized return nearly three years after he left the program for the NBA, the Crimson Tide have lost two of their last three games.,That has Alabama (14-7, 4-4 Southeastern ...
Alex Condon nets 25 as No. 19 Florida dismantles No. 23 Alabama
Alex Condon matched his career best of 25 points and added seven rebounds and six assists and Thomas Haugh scored 22 points to help No. 19 Florida deliver a 100-77 beatdown over Alabama on Sunday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Gainesville, Fla.,Boogie Fland added 15 points, eight assis...
Alabama F Amari Allen available to play vs. No. 19 Florida
Forward Amari Allen is set to return from a two-game absence due to an ankle injury in No. 23 Alabama's game against No. 19 Florida on Sunday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla.,Allen was not listed on the Southeastern Conference Game Day report. He averages a team-best 7.8 rebounds to go along with 11.7...
Alabama's Ty Simpson didn't wish to 'tarnish' legacy by transferring
Former Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson stands behind his decision to enter the 2026 NFL Draft as opposed to playing for another school.,"The last thing I wanted to do was tarnish my legacy and go somewhere else where I didn't go out of high school and I didn't want to play," Simpson said Wednesday, p...
Tense atmosphere ahead of showdown between No. 19 Florida, No. 23 Alabama
The atmosphere always is tense when Florida and Alabama meet, but the intensity is increasing to new heights.,Gators coach Todd Golden isn't happy about Alabama coach Nate Oats making a controversial roster move. That player, 7-footer Charles Bediako, will be on the court Sunday afternoon when the N...
Elena Rybakina rallies, tops Aryna Sabalenka for first Australian Open title
Elena Rybakina rallied from three games down in the third set to defeat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and win her first Australian Open on Saturday in Melbourne.,The contest was a rematch of the 2023 final, in which Rybakina, of Kazakhstan, again went up a set but lost the next two as Sabalenka won ...
Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina set for Australian Open final
Aryna Sabalenka earned her fourth consecutive appearance in the Australian Open final on Thursday, dispatching Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-2, 6-3.,She will be seeking her third singles title at the Grand Slam and is feeling confident heading in the Saturday match in Melbourne.,"Right now my mentali...
Alabama judge recuses himself in Charles Bediako eligibility case
Judge James H. Roberts Jr. of the Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court recused himself from Charles Bediako's lawsuit against the NCAA surrounding his collegiate eligibility at Alabama on Wednesday.,Roberts and his wife are listed as Alabama athletics boosters with a lifetime contribution of between $100...
Latrell Wrightsell Jr.'s 7 3-pointers help No. 23 Alabama top Missouri
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. sank a career-best seven 3-pointers to highlight his season-high-tying 21-point performance, lifting No. 23 Alabama to a 90-64 victory over Missouri on Tuesday in a Southeastern Conference game in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Wrightsell made 7 of 11 shots from the floor to match his seaso...
Aryna Sabalenka, Elina Svitolina roll into Aussie semifinals
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka is through to a sixth consecutive Grand Slam semifinal after routing 29th-seeded Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday in the Australian Open at Melbourne.,Sabalenka will take on No. 12 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, who only needed 59 minutes to complete a stunning 6-1, 6-2 kno...
Aryna Sabalenka routs Iva Jovic to reach Australian Open semis
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka is through to a sixth consecutive Grand Slam semifinal after routing 29th-seeded Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday in the Australian Open at Melbourne.,Sabalenka won the Australian Open championship in 2023 and 2024, then fell in the final against Madison Keys last year. The 2...