Rivalry showdowns stole the show in college basketball on Saturday, as the first iteration of Duke vs. North Carolina delivered a thriller. The No. 14 Tar Heel took their first lead of the game with 0.4 seconds remaining when Seth Trimble hit a go-ahead 3-pointer to lift UNC to a 71-68 win over the visiting No. 4 Blue Devils.

The Alabama High School basketball season is into the postseason and across the state, AHSAA area tournaments are about to tip off.

Beck sank two last-second free throws to give the Bulldogs a two-point advantage over the Jaguars.

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) Roderick Coffee III's 24 points helped Grambling defeat Alabama State 57-47 on Saturday. Coffee had 10 rebounds for the Tigers (11-11, 5-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Rickey Ballard scored 14 points while shooting 4 for 10 from beyond the arc.

Coach K.J. Kindler and the top-ranked OU women's gymnastics team defeated the fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide 198.200-197.475 on Friday in Norman.

Alabama basketball faced Auburn amid injuries and a court case, but its bench stepped up. Seven key takeaways from Crimson Tide's rivalry win.

Former Alabama prep, Troy standout hoping to make Super Bowl history Feb. 5, 2026, 7:00p.m. Jones was an All-State selection for Saraland in 2014 and 2015.

Crimson Tide ace Joceyln Briski saw her first action of the season, helping close out the weekend undefeated.