Auburn beats Mississippi State 77-61 in SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
No. 12 seed Auburn has defeated No. 13 seed Mississippi State 77-61 in the opening round of the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament.
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No. 12 seed Auburn has defeated No. 13 seed Mississippi State 77-61 in the opening round of the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament.
Troy has won the Sun Belt men's basketball championship and will be making its second straight trip to the NCAA tournament.
Alabama State has fallen to Alcorn State 77-65 in the opening round of the SWAC Basketball Tournament.
The Trojans were seeking a fourth Sun Belt women's basketball title.
The Miami Dolphins are moving on from former Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who will apparently be heading to the Atlanta Falcons.
Both the Troy men's and women's basketball teams will play in the Sun Belt Championship games. The women's team will face James Madison, while the men's team will face Georgia Southern.
Alabama's Labaron Philon and Aden Holloway each scored 21 points as No. 16 Alabama beat Auburn 96-84 in the regular-season finale for both teams.
The Park Crossing Thunderbirds fall to Hazel Green 67-47 in the first 6A Girls State Championship.
The CW Montgomery will air games of the world-famous Savannah Bananas baseball team, starting in May!
The Charles Henderson Girls' Basketball Team's season came to an end in the 5A Girls' semi-finals as they fell to Moody 59-51.
Ace Austin scored all of her 14 points in the fourth quarter and Alabama beat Missouri 65-48 in the first round of the SEC Tournament and extend the Tigers’ skid. Alabama (22-9), which had lost back-to-back games and five of six, won its first conference tournament game since 2022.
Khady Leye scored the winning layup for Auburn with 5 seconds left in a 50-49 win over Texas A&M in the first round of the SEC Tournament.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for the 2026 season by Major League Baseball following his second positive test for a performance-enhancing drug. Profar tested positive for exogenous testosterone and its metabolites, the commissioner’s office said, which means testosterone that was not produced by his body. Because it was a second offense, the length of Profar’s suspension was 162 games.
A brawl between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Tournament left eight players ejected and knocked a referee to the floor.
The Thunderbirds are headed back to the AHSAA 6A Girls State Championship Game, where they will take on Hazel Green.
The Catholic Knights' season came to a close as they fell to Good Hope 61-45 in the AHSAA 4A Girls Semi-Finals.
The Southside-Selma Panthers took down Whitesburg Christian in a thriller to advance to the AHSAA 3A Boys State Championship Game.
The Montgomery Academy Eagles will return to the 3A boys state championship game after defeating Lauderdale County 60-50.
After defeating Mars Hill Bible 76-56, the St. James Trojans once again punched their ticket into the 3A Girls State Title Game.
Notre Dame announced on Wednesday that Holtz died in Orlando, Florida, surrounded by his family.
Tahaad Pettiford scored 27 points and Kevin Overton scored 21 points as Auburn beat LSU 88-74 last night to end its two-game losing streak.
Kanon Catchings scored a career-high 32 points as Georgia ended No. 16 Alabama's eight-game winning streak with a 98-88 victory.
Amari Allen scored 23 points, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. added 18, and No. 17 Alabama cruised to a 100-75 win over Mississippi State.
With the loss to Oklahoma, Auburn is now 15-13 on the season and 6-9 in the SEC.
The Knights and the Tigers battle in out on the hardwood for Regional championship.



