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Sedrick Alexander, Diego Pavia fuel No. 14 Vanderbilt’s victory over No. 19 Tennessee
Sedrick Alexander ran for three touchdowns as No. 14 Vanderbilt posted a 45-24 road win over No. 19 Tennessee on Saturday in SEC action from Knoxville, Tenn.,The Commodores outgained the Volunteers 582-382 in the 119th all-time matchup between the schools -- and the first ever meeting where both tea...
Diego Pavia Hit the Heisman Celebration Despite Being Massive Underdog
Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia is fun and polarizing, but his three-digit Heisman odds make winning the trophy unrealistic....
Duke Miles, No. 24 Vanderbilt too strong for Western Kentucky
Duke Miles scored 28 points and Devin McGlockton added 22 to fuel No. 24 Vanderbilt to an 83-78 victory over Western Kentucky at the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,The Commodores (6-0) nearly squandered a 15-point lead and recorded a season low in points and thanks to po...
Reports: Arkansas close to hiring USF's Alex Golesh as head coach
Arkansas is finalizing negotiations to hire South Florida's Alex Golesh as its next head coach, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.,Golesh, 41, would return to the Southeastern Conference after serving as Tennessee's offensive coordinator and tight ends coach in 2021 and 2022, respectively...
No. 24 Vanderbilt rides high-octane offense into Bahamas tilt vs. WKU
No. 24 Vanderbilt will look to match its best start since 2007-08 when it meets Western Kentucky in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in Paradise Island, Bahamas, on Wednesday afternoon.,The Commodores (5-0) average 103 points per game and have six scorers in double figures: Tyler Tanner (16.0 ppg), ...
Diego Pavia sets passing record as No. 14 Vanderbilt routs Kentucky
Diego Pavia passed for a school-record 484 yards and accounted for six touchdowns to lead No. 14 Vanderbilt to a 45-17 stomping of Kentucky on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn.,Pavia completed 33 of 39 passes and matched his career best of five touchdown passes in his fina...
Arch Manning accounts for six scores as No. 17 Texas pastes Arkansas
Arch Manning threw for a career-best 389 yards and four touchdowns, ran for a score and caught a pass for another as No. 17 Texas dismantled Arkansas 52-37 on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference dustup in Austin, Texas, to keep alive its waning College Football Playoff chances.,The Longh...
Sami Valimaki vaults into third-round lead at RSM Classic
Sami Valimaki of Finland fired a 5-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga.,Playing on the Seaside course, Valimaki bogeyed the par-4 No. 2 hole, recovered with four straight birdies on Nos. 6-9, and notched two other birdies to...
Andrew Novak moves in front at RSM Classic
Andrew Novak seized the lead at the halfway point of the RSM Classic thanks to a second-round 65 on Friday in St. Simons Island, Ga.,The field played one round at Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course and one round at the Plantation Course over the first two days. Novak's 9-under 61 at Seaside on Th...
Aga Makurat paces No. 17 Vanderbilt in rout of Alabama State
Aga Makurat scored 21 points off the bench and Mikayla Blakes added 19, fueling No. 17 Vanderbilt to a 92-38 romp over Alabama State on Friday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.,Makurat sank 8 of 15 shots -- including 5 of 11 from 3-point range -- to pace the Commodores (5-0), who led 50-22 at halftime. ...
Yankees re-sign LHP Ryan Yarbrough to 1-year deal
The New York Yankees re-signed versatile left-hander Ryan Yarbrough to a one-year contract on Friday.,Financial terms were not disclosed but multiple reports said the deal for the 33-year-old free agent is worth $2.5 million.,Yarbrough was 3-1 with one save and a 4.36 ERA in 19 appearances (eight st...
Vanderbilt routs Texas Southern 109-74 to remain undefeated
Vanderbilt (5-0) had seven players in double figures and shot 53.4% from the field in a 109-74 rout of Texas Southern (0-5) in Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday evening. ,The Commodores' Tyler Tanner notched 20 points and seven assists while adding a block and two steals. ,Tyler Nickel (20 points), Devi...
Mired in mid-major struggles, No. 21 Arkansas meets Jackson State
No. 21 Arkansas survived its second mid-major near-ambush when power forward Nick Pringle's layup capped a late 6-0 run to beat Winthrop on Tuesday.,But even the 6-foot-10 Pringle's play -- a season-high 13 points, seven rebounds -- did little to assuage coach John Calipari's concerns about the phys...
Texas Southern's challenge: Slow Vanderbilt's high-powered offense
Vanderbilt will put the nation's fourth-highest scoring offense on display when it hosts Texas Southern in Nashville on Thursday.,The Commodores (4-0) are averaging 101.5 points per game, having reached triple figures in three of their four contests.,Vanderbilt shoots 52.9% from the floor, 40.3% fro...
Pirates Aren't Actually Chasing Kyle Schwarber, They’re Just Feeding Fans Crap
The Pittsburgh Pirates are reportedly interested in free agent slugger Kyle Schwarber, but the timing raises questions as Paul Skenes expresses a desire to pitch for the Yankees....
Diego Pavia, No. 14 Vanderbilt eager to tune out Kentucky
Star quarterback Diego Pavia will make perhaps his final home start when No. 14 Vanderbilt takes on Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn.,Barring a surprise home playoff game, this figures to be the last time the Heisman Trophy candidate plays for the Com...
No. 21 Arkansas ends game on 6-0 run to rally past red-hot Winthrop
Meleek Thomas scored a career-high 26 points, Trevon Brazile had 14 points and eight rebounds, and the No. 21 Arkansas Razorbacks scored the final six points to stave off the hot-shooting Winthrop Eagles 84-83 on Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Nick Pringle amassed 13 points and seven rebounds and his...
Four accept qualifying offers, Kyle Schwarber on to free agency
Of the 13 players that were given one-year, $22.025 million qualifying offers, four accepted by Tuesday's deadline, including outfielder Trent Grisham of the New York Yankees.,Among those that rejected the offer was Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies, who remains a free agent after hitting ...
Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker III in line for 'more opportunities'
Kenneth Walker III is 18th in the NFL in carries and narrowly within the top 20 in rushing yards (606), but the Seattle Seahawks are closer to turning him loose. ,Walker played 51% of the offensive snaps in a 21-19 loss to the Rams on Sunday with Zach Charbonnet working in behind him. But he's about...
Canadiens F Kirby Dach (foot) out 4-6 weeks
Montreal Canadiens forward Kirby Dach will miss four-to-six weeks due to a fractured foot, the team announced on Sunday.,Dach sustained the injury during Montreal's 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday.,He is the latest in a string of Canadiens players who have sustained significant injuries. A...