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No. 11 Vanderbilt takes unbeaten mark to South Carolina
No. 11 Vanderbilt hopes to keep one of the country's longest winning streaks alive as it visits South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams in Columbia, S.C.,The Commodores (13-0) are one of the favorites to win the SEC. They're the highest-ranked SEC team in the AP poll and ...

Jeremy Payne's OT jaunt lifts TCU past No. 16 USC in Alamo Bowl
Jeremy Payne broke two tackles on his way to the game-winning touchdown and TCU shocked Southern California 30-27 in overtime to win the Alamo Bowl in dramatic fashion Tuesday in San Antonio.,TCU faced third-and-20 and needed at least a field goal to match USC and force a second overtime. Ken Seals ...

No. 19 Tennessee heads into SEC Play after demolition of S.C. State
Ja'Kobi Gillespie amassed 21 points, eight assists, three rebounds and a steal, and No. 19 Tennessee rounded out its nonconference schedule by hammering South Carolina State 105-54 on Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,The point guard connected on 7 of 12 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers and all four fre...

Hot-shooting South Carolina makes easy work of Albany
Meechie Johnson scored 15 points and Hayden Assemian added a career-high 13 points off the bench to lead South Carolina to a 96-67 win over visiting Albany on Tuesday in Columbia, S.C.,Myles Stute chipped in with 12 points on three 3-pointers. With Johnson and Stute leading the way with three 3-poin...

No. 1 Arizona remains undefeated with win vs. South Dakota State
Koa Peat, Motiejus Krivas and Jaden Bradley each posted a double-double as No. 1 Arizona registered a 99-71 nonconference victory over South Dakota State on Monday in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (13-0) completed its nonconference slate unbeaten ahead of Saturday's Big 12 opener at Utah.,It is the Wildcats...

LSU stays hot with big win over Southern Miss
Junior point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. tossed in a game-high 22 points and LSU extended its winning streak to four games by beating visiting Southern Miss 90-62 Monday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Thomas, who was 8 of 11 from the floor, had 12 assists. He committed two turnovers in 35 minutes.,Forward Mic...

No. 22 Florida gears up for SEC play with rout of Dartmouth
Alex Condon scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 22 Florida closed out its nonconference schedule Monday night with its fourth straight win, a 94-72 domination of Dartmouth in Gainesville, Fla. ,Condon was 4 of 9 from the field and 9 of 12 at the free throw line, adding nin...

Georgia Southern downs rival App State in Birmingham Bowl
JC French IV threw for 171 yards and a touchdown as Georgia Southern defeated rival Appalachian State 29-10 on Monday afternoon in the JLab Birmingham Bowl in Alabama.,In the third postseason meeting of the longstanding "Deeper Than Hate" rivalry, French guided the Eagles' offense efficiently by com...

No. 20 Illinois barely breaks a sweat against Southern
Jake Davis scored 15 points and Keaton Wagler posted an 11-point, 10-assist double-double as No. 20 Illinois routed Southern 90-55 on Monday in Champaign, Ill.,Zvonimir Ivisic (13 points), Tomislav Ivisic (11) and David Mirkovic (11) also scored in double figures for the Fighting Illini, who led by ...

South Carolina hopes to find shooting stroke vs. Albany
South Carolina knows its postseason hopes will ultimately come down to how the team performs in Southeastern Conference play, which begins Saturday with a home showdown against No. 11 Vanderbilt.,But before the Gamecocks (8-4) can test themselves against the SEC gauntlet, they have one more opportun...

Reports: Penn State hiring USC DC D'Anton Lynn
Penn State is finalizing a deal with Southern California defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn for the same position, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Lynn, 36, played cornerback for the Nittany Lions from 2008-11 and is joining new head coach Matt Campbell's staff after two seasons with the Trojans.,...

No. 19 Tennessee tunes up for SEC play against South Carolina State
No. 19 Tennessee will play its final nonconference matchup Tuesday night before Southeastern Conference play begins when it faces struggling South Carolina State in Knoxville, Tenn. ,After suffering consecutive losses to Kansas, Syracuse and then-No. 14 Illinois on Dec. 6, the Volunteers (9-3) rebou...

LSU looks to improve defense against Southern Miss before SEC play
LSU has one more non-conference game before beginning its 18-game gauntlet in the SEC., ,The Tigers (11-1) are 7-0 at home as they prepare to face Southern Miss (7-6) on Monday night in Baton Rouge, La. They didn't have their best performance in their last game, trailing visiting Prairie View A&M by...

No. 1 Arizona faces South Dakota State, seeking to stay unbeaten
No. 1 Arizona will try to improve upon its best start in the Tommy Lloyd era when it plays South Dakota State on Monday night at Tucson, Ariz.,The Wildcats (12-0) surpassed the previous best start of 11 wins without a loss in Lloyd's first year as head coach in 2021-22 with its 107-71 win over visit...

Florida to conclude non-SEC stretch with date with Dartmouth
Nearly finished with a solid but unspectacular nonconference showing in the new season, Florida will conclude its play outside the Southeastern Conference when it meets the Ivy League's Dartmouth on Monday in Gainesville, Fla.,Winners of three straight games, the No. 22 Gators (8-4) are one of six S...

No. 20 Illinois faces battle-tested Southern
Physically rested from a week-long Christmas break, No. 20 Illinois nonetheless returns to the floor against Southern on Monday in Champaign, Ill., with little reprieve from coach Brad Underwood's favorite talking point.,"The thing that helps us more than anything is offensive rebounding," Underwood...

No. 16 USC to test depth vs. TCU in Alamo Bowl
No. 16 Southern California fell short of the College Football Playoff and had a handful of key players opt out of its Alamo Bowl matchup against TCU on Tuesday in San Antonio., ,But to coach Lincoln Riley, much of the benefit of bowl season is derived from getting in work for younger players in adva...

App State, Georgia Southern carry mutual 'Hate' into Birmingham Bowl
There is a lot of shared history between the football teams at Appalachian State and Georgia Southern.,On Monday, a new chapter in the rivalry both sides call "Deeper Than Hate" will be written as the Mountaineers and Eagles meet on a neutral field for the first time at the Birmingham Bowl in Alabam...

Southern California RB Eli Sanders entering NFL draft
Southern California running back Eli Sanders declared for the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday.,"This is just the beginning of the next chapter, and I can't wait to see where it goes from here," he posted on X.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blessed!! <a href="https://t.co/9m4muV...

Ben Simmons buys ownership stake in pro fishing team
Three-time NBA All-Star Ben Simmons has reeled in an ownership stake in the South Florida Sails Angling Club, a team that participates in the Sport Fishing Championship.,Simmons joined fellow NBA player Lonnie Walker IV as part of a group that owns 50% of the stake of the club, which SFC commissione...