Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford for the first time since leaving Ole Miss for LSU, greeted by furious fans, a heated injury-report dispute with coach Pete Golding, and heightened security across Lafayette County.

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier’s public criticism of WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has prompted reflection around the league as Engelbert prepares to retire and players push to have a voice in choosing her successor.

A preseason Western Conference breakdown finds the Lakers positioned as a rising contender behind a retooled roster around Luka Dončić, while the Warriors, who missed out on LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, enter as a fringe playoff team amid injuries to Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody.

Caitlin Clark, sitting one technical foul away from an automatic WNBA suspension, says she’s changed how she talks to referees during Indiana’s final regular-season games.

Auburn and Florida, rivals since 1912, meet Saturday with first-year head coaches Alex Golesh and Jon Sumrall each playing their first SEC game in charge.

New Germany coach Jürgen Klopp called up 44 players for his first international window and framed the selection around what he called “positive patriotism” and reclaiming the national flag.