Nate Oats and Mark Sears cleared the air after practice Tuesday in the aftermath of Sears' benching last Saturday against LSU.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mark Sears is heating up at the right ... On Wednesday, in a 88-68 win at South Carolina, Sears became the second player in Crimson Tide program history to score 1,500 points ...

They have tarnished the badge, and the trust of their brothers in blue, and I will do whatever it takes to ensure they never work in law enforcement again,” Sheriff Leon Lott said.

Here’s how to watch Wednesday’s Alabama-Mississippi State game, including time, TV channel, and streaming information. TV Announcers: John Schriffen (play-by-play), Richard Hendrix (analyst) Radio coverage of the game can be heard on SiriusXM Channel 190, in addition to the Varsity App.

Alabama and Miss State meet! It's time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Alabama-Mississippi State prediction and pick.

No. 14 Mississippi State (16-4, 4-3) has lost three of its last five games with the setbacks all coming against ranked foes: then-No. 6 Kentucky, No. 1 Auburn and then-No. 6 Tennessee. The Bulldogs notched a 65-60 road victory in overtime versus South Carolina on Saturday. Alabama beat visiting LSU 80-73 on Saturday.

The No. 14 Mississippi State Bulldogs host the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide. The teams play Wednesday for the first time this season.

South Carolina men's basketball is struggling in a stacked SEC conference surrounded by elite players and teams. South Carolina has already dropped games to ranked teams such as Auburn, Alabama, Florida,

South Carolina men's basketball is struggling in a stacked SEC conference surrounded by elite players and teams. South Carolina has already dropped games to ranked teams such as Auburn, Alabama, Florida,

The final Saturday of men’s college basketball in January featured some tremendous matchups, and it lived up to the anticipation. Fans were treated to a double-overtime thriller between No. 7 Houston and No.

Alabama extended its winning streak to three on Saturday, holding off LSU in Tuscaloosa. They did so without Mark Sears as the star guard did not play the entire second half. The absence was not injury-related,

ESPN believes the Alabama-Mississippi State game could come down to the wire on Wednesday night in Starkville.