The Tigers’ March Madness trip ended at the first hurdle, with a somewhat surprising Round of 64 defeat to Drake in Wichita. Howard, which Mizzou beat 77-62 last season in Columbia, is coached by Kenneth Blakeney and is an HBCU that plays in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Josh Heupel leads Tennessee football against Oklahoma, his alma mater, in a playoff elimination game tonight.

Alabama will try for its third win ever against Oklahoma, and its first ever win against the Sooners in Tuscaloosa after losing a home meeting in 2003.

The Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers meet for the first time in the playoffs as they open their American League Division Series at T-Mobile Park on Saturday.

ESPN will televise Tuesday's UConn women's basketball team's season opener against Louisville in the Armed Forces Classic at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

The game can also be streamed on HBO Max.

Alabama (7-1, 5-0 SEC) sits atop the SEC standings in prime position for a spot in the College Football Playoff heading into the final month of the college football season. Next up on the schedule for the Crimson Tide are the LSU Tigers.

After Auburn lost 10-3 to a Kentucky team that was on a 10-game SEC losing streak, it was obvious head coach Hugh Freeze’s time with the Tigers was over.

With Freeze's firing, yet another SEC head coaching job is now vacant and heavily rumored.