{
  "id": 16152384,
  "title": "Fights break out in Alabama-Auburn basketball rivalry game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/fights-break-out-in-alabama-auburn-basketball-rivalry-game",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T04:43:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fights-break-alabama-auburn-basketball-044344860.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fights erupted during the Alabama-Auburn men's college basketball exhibition game on October 22 at Legacy Arena. The match, dubbed \"The Feud,\" saw Auburn leading Alabama 11-9 at the break. Tensions escalated when both teams vied for possession of the ball after an attempted 3-point shot by Auburn's Bukky Oboye. Auburn's Thomas Dowd and Alabama's Keitenn Bristow collided, leading to a wrestling match for the ball. Referees attempted to intervene, but players from both sides joined in, resulting in a shoving match. Alabama player Amari Allen exchanged words with Auburn's Caleb Williams, and Brandon Garrison came to Allen's defense. George Kimble III from Auburn confronted Allen, leading to further shoving. Referees, players, and coaches separated the parties, but the animosity lingered. Following Alabama's 87-85 victory, Allen scuffled verbally with Williams. Alabama coach Nate Oats addressed the incident, as did Auburn coach Steven Pearl, emphasizing the need for better control of such emotions in future encounters.",
  "summary": "Auburn and Alabama players get into multiple scuffles during tense SEC men's basketball exhibition.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}