Alabama basketball’s Mark Sears was named a semifinalist for the Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year. The honor came one day after he earned a first-team All-American nod from the Sporting News.

Kentucky needed a game-winner to hold off Oklahoma in its first game of the SEC Tournament last night. Will the No. 6 seed Cats be able to upset No. 3 seed Alabama in the quarterfinals, likely without ...