TUSCALOOSA — Mercer didn’t do Florida A&M any favors when the Bears stunned Alabama in Sunday’s season opener.

The Mercer Bears, of the Atlantic Sun Conference, lost games to Harvard, USC Upstate and Kennesaw State last season.

Korvotney Barber walked into the postgame media room, slumped down in a chair and dropped his head onto the table in front of him.

Lately, Quantez Robertson has been having fun — at practice.

The Auburn women’s basketball team inked four recruits for the 2009-10 season Wednesday, while the men’s team is set to sign four as well.

Tay Waller wasn’t sure if he should keep shooting after his first two 3-pointers clanged off the rim Friday night at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum.

With a week to go before games start to count, coach Jeff Lebo said his team is behind schedule.

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Two weeks into preseason practice, the Auburn basketball team has been concentrating on defense and has been battling injuries.

Jeff Lebo can’t tell you all of his players’ names yet, but he can tell you all of their 1,600-meter times.

TUSCALOOSA — On the day Alabama power forward Richard Hendrix elected to stay in the NBA draft, Crimson Tide head basketball coach Mark Gottfried saw Justin Knox in the gym.