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SEC set to 'defend' rights at hearing on pros returning to collegeThe Southeastern Conference said it's ready to defend itself at a hearing Thursday in Louisiana against a temporary restraining order preventing the league from penalizing schools that play football players who have signed with NFL teams.,The SEC issued a statement Sunday following Friday's action b...

Judge's order prohibits SEC from blocking pro athletes' returnA group of 41 athletes can't be blocked by the NCAA, the Southeastern Conference or SEC commissioner Greg Sankey from going back to college for one more season thanks to a restraining order signed Thursday by District Court Judge Martin Hoffman in Dallas.,The plaintiffs include three active NFL play...

SEC reportedly to suspend coaches who bring players back from prosIn the latest twist in NCAA conferences' attempts to prevent professional athletes from returning to college to compete in athletics, the Southeastern Conference on Wednesday reportedly agreed to punish schools that bring in players from the NFL, NBA or WNBA.,According to multiple media reports, the...

No. 4 Texas rolls past No. 3 South Carolina in SEC title game

Madison Booker scored 18 points, Justice Carlton had 13 of her 15 in a dominant first quarter and No. 4 Texas never trailed in defeating No. 3 South Carolina 78-61 to win the SEC women's championship Sunday in Greenville, S.C.,Carlton, who entered the game averaging 8.5 points, made 6 of 7 field-goa...

SEC to introduce 9-game football schedule in 2026

The Southeastern Conference will move to a nine-game conference schedule in football beginning next year, the league announced Thursday.,The SEC joins the Big Ten and Big 12 in upping their conference slates from eight games to nine. That leaves the Atlantic Coast Conference as the only Power Four l...

SEC tournament roundup: Kentucky sinks Oklahoma at buzzer

Otega Oweh drove the length of the court and avoided three defenders to convert the winning layup with half a second left as sixth-seeded Kentucky escaped with a wild 85-84 victory over 14th-seeded Oklahoma on Thursday night to reach the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nas...

No. 5 South Carolina trounces No. 1 Texas for 3rd straight SEC title

Chloe Kitts had 15 points and nine rebounds and No. 5 South Carolina completed its dominant run through the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 64-45 victory over No. 1 Texas in the championship game Sunday afternoon in Greenville, S.C., ,Tessa Johnson added 14 points and Sonia Feagin and Joyc...

No. 5 South Carolina seeks third straight SEC title, faces No. 1 Texas

South Carolina, ranked No. 5 in the nation, has rolled through its first two games in the Southeastern Conference women's tournament in Greenville, S.C.,The top-seeded Gamecocks (29-3) routed No. 8 seed Vanderbilt by 21 points Friday and handled No. 5 seed Oklahoma by 18 on Saturday. ,Next up is a d...