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.

Over halfway through the regular season, Nate Oats has a good hold on Alabama basketball's identity. "We try to play fast, but we don't want to be Hollywood," he told ESPN's "College GameDay" on ...