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

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats benched his star player Saturday night, Mark Sears. And you can bet he's got every player's attention over it.

Alabama basketball is the latest projected No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament after notching its second road win over a blue blood this season at Kentucky. Per Saturday’s “Bracketology ...