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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Nick Saban flung his headset to the ground and stomped onto the field, angrily waving his arms in the air as soon as the final second ticked off the clock.No. 1 Alabama had just completed a 49-30 victory over No. 22 Arkansas on Saturday night in which the defense scored two touchdowns and collected six sacks, but the Crimson Tide coach found plenty to be mad about.An attacking defense that has made a habit of big plays had spent too much time on the field in the second half and given up too many plays to Razorbacks quarterback Austin Allen for Sabans liking.I wasnt happy at all, either, said linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton, who had a sack and forced fumble. Actually I felt like we almost lost the game. We didnt play well at all on defense. We gave up 30 points.Alabamas challenges get even bigger Saturday when trying to contain No. 9 Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs and tailbacks Alvin Kamara and, if hes healthy, Jalen Hurd in Knoxville.Whatever the lapses that had Saban scowling, first-year defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitts group has been attacking opposing offenses relentlessly.The result has been a defense that has given up some passing yards but leads the nation in run defense and is fifth in sacks per game and fumbles recovered. Alabama has scored nine touchdowns courtesy of defense or special teams; nobody else in the nation has more than four.Tennessee has had trouble holding onto the ball, fumbling 21 times in six games, one more than all of last season. The Volunteers have lost eight of them coming into this game.I think this is the best Alabama team weve faced since weve been here, Tennessee coach Butch Jones said. Its the best secondary of any Alabama team weve faced since weve been here.But the Tides big plays have come from every level of the defense.Ryan Anderson, Jonathan Allen and Tim Williams lead Alabamas pass rushers, but 12 players have sacks.Williams and cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick both scored on turnovers against the Razorbacks, and `Bama harassed Allen frequently. That part of Alabamas performance, Saban was still pretty happy with two days later.I think there were a lot of other plays that the quarterback was affected on, probably about a dozen, and some of those led to big plays, he said. A couple of our interceptions were because the quarterback was under duress.I think its a team thing, but I do think that we need to be more difficult to score on.Alabama has only twice allowed more than 10 points this season, but both were Southeastern Conference road games -- against Arkansas and Mississippi, a 48-43 win. The Tide scored five touchdowns combined via either defense or special teams.Alabama produced plenty of non-offensive TDs and big plays under former defensive coordinator Kirby Smart, now Georgias head coach. Pruitt certainly hasnt emphasized it any less.One thing I could say he has brought is he is always on us about attacking the ball and getting the ball out, Hamilton said. Weve been doing a good job on turnovers.Game notesTennessee announced Monday night that defensive tackle Danny OBrien was dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules. ... Tennessee coach Butch Jones says linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin is still looking at some different options for what avenues he wants to pursue regarding his recovery from a shoulder injury. The injury has caused Reeves-Maybin to miss the entirety of the Vols last two games and the majority of victories over Ohio and Florida. ... 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Mirza, who has been ranked number one for 80 weeks, a stretch extending back to April 2015, can be displaced if she fails to win the event. Three players - top seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic besides Bethanie Mattek-Sands, who is paired with Lucie Safarova - can potentially overtake her at the end of the tournament.Nobody remains number one forever, Mirza told ESPN from Singapore. When I got to number one last year in April it was huge, it was a dream come true and honestly I didnt really think I would stay there for 80 weeks. It has been an amazing journey to be at the top for this long. But even if I lose the number one ranking, thats not going to change anything. I will just be inspired to come back and work harder because I try and win every tournament that I play, thats how I have looked at my whole career. I dont look at the numbers, I think they just take care of themselves.Ready or not - here we come ???????? @WTA @mhingis #SanTina pic.twitter.com/6sRrna02BG- Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) 25 October 2016Mirza will be rejoining forces with Martina Hingis in Singapore after having split with her following an early exit at Montreal in July. The pair had already assured themselves of a spot in this elite field of eight teams by continuing their sparkling run from 2015 into the early phase of this year. They won their first four tournaments of the year including the Australian Open, their third consecutive Grand Slam title. However, once their streak of 41-straight match wins - the third best run in the history of womens doubles - was ended in Doha in February, the pairing endured a slump of sorts.Team SanTina, as they came to be called, won only one of their next ten tournaments and took the decision to part ways. Mirza teamed up with Barbora Strycova and has enjoyed an upswing in fortunes towards the latter half of the season, collecting titles in Cincinnati and Tokyo besides another one with Romanian Monica Niculescu in New Haven. However, Mirza insists combining forces once again with Hingis hasnt been awkward or difficult in any way.dddddddddddde got here a few days earlier deliberately because we wanted to practice and feel that chemistry again and it has been really good, she said. We have been practicing together and its been going really well. We are looking forward to playing together, the chemistry doesnt really go anywhere, if you have it you just have it.Mirza and Hingis will start the tournament as defending champions, having scorched the field last year on their way to the crown. Mirza, in fact, won the season ending championships, regarded as the biggest tournament on the circuit outside of the four Grand Slams, in 2014 as well, with Zimbabwes Cara Black. Like the previous couple of years, she expects support from the large Indian diaspora in Singapore, though Mirza says playing conditions this time around are slightly different.This year the court seems slightly slower and the ball is bouncing quite low, she said. The last couple of years too it was slow but it was bouncing a bit more. But being indoors there is no wind to deal with and it isnt too hot or too cold. I like playing indoors.Unlike the singles that is played in a round-robin format with the eight players divided into groups of four, the doubles draw is a knockout competition. Mirza and Hingis open up against the Chan sisters from Taipei, a team Mirza describes as very tough, having encountered them several times over her career. She insists however that the prospect of a hat-trick of titles in Singapore isnt burdening her with any additional pressure.You are going to win matches and you are going to lose, she says. I like playing in Singapore, I have had such good results here. The format is different to last year so the margin of error is obviously lesser. This is the best of the best, literally if you look at the draw any team can win the tournament. Thats good for tennis, but every match is going to be tough.It has been an amazing year, I cant ask for a better year. I won a Grand Slam, won eight tournaments and I am back at the WTA finals and I have been number one all year. Eight tournaments is a lot by any standards. ' ' '