JOHN COHEN

Hugh Freeze’s checkered past in the Southeastern Conference means he’ll have to win more than just games.

Auburn hired Liberty coach Hugh Freeze to take over the football program more than five years after his resignation from SEC West rival Mississippi amid both personal and NCAA scandals.

Mississippi State has named Chris Jans its men’s basketball coach a day after he led New Mexico State in the NCAA Tournament's second round.

The NASCAR season opens with the Daytona 500 on Sunday, where more than 120,000 spectators are expected to watch reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson lead the field to green.

Bubba Wallace revisits his role in the national racial reckoning in an upcoming Netflix documentary.

Michael McDowell opened the first Daytona 500 practice session with a top speed of 192.736 mph.

The Department of Homeland Security plans to ramp up social media tracking as part of an enhanced focus on domestic violent extremism.

The conference on Monday postponed Saturday’s game between No. 20 Auburn and Mississippi State because of positive COVID-19 cases and quarantining within the Bulldogs’ program. 5 Texas A&M paused in-person activities after a player and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a win at South Carolina. LSU is battling an outbreak that could put Saturday's game against No. ___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25.

The Justice Department doesnt have the manpower to surge agents to high-crime areas, so it is borrowing from Homeland Security. Throughout his presidency, Trump has leaned on Homeland Security to carry out his political objectives, including cracking down on illegal immigration and slowing legal immigration applications. Critics say the federal forces have stoked tensions, creating new images of violence that could lead frightened viewers to vote for Trump. Homeland Security first jumped into the federal response to the Floyd protests in May as some demonstrations erupted into sporadic violence around the country. But effort shifted into high gear over the July Fourth weekend as Homeland Security agents and officers from at least a half a dozen components of the sprawling organization were arriving in Portland.

And President Donald Trump says federal agents could be deployed elsewhere as he makes law and order a central element in his struggling re-election campaign. A relatively small number of activists have vandalized downtown buildings, including the federal courthouse, and attacked police and federal agents. Federal officers and protesters clashed in the streets outside the federal courthouse. These and other legal actions could force the federal agents to change tactics or perhaps downsize their mission in the city. Trump, who sees the use of federal officers as a way to embarrass Democratic local officials, wants them used in other cities.

WASHINGTON The Trump administration has deployed agents with tactical gear to confront protesters in downtown Portland, Oregon. And President Donald Trump says federal agents could be deployed elsewhere as he makes law and order a central element in his struggling re-election campaign. Federal officers and protesters clashed in the streets outside the federal courthouse. These and other legal actions could force the federal agents to change tactics or perhaps downsize their mission in the city. Trump, who sees the use of federal officers as a way to embarrass Democratic local officials, wants them used in other cities.