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Texas faces uphill climb in SEC first-round game vs. Vanderbilt
No. 13 Texas will be playing for its NCAA Tournament life when it squares off against No. 12 Vanderbilt on Wednesday afternoon in a first-round game in the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn.,The winner of that game plays fifth-seeded Texas A&M in the second round on Thursday afte...
Georgia finishes on high note with win over Vanderbilt
Asa Newell and Silas Demary Jr. led Georgia with 15 points apiece on Saturday, helping the Bulldogs post a 79-68 win over visiting Vanderbilt in Athens, Ga., in Southeastern Conference play.,Dakota Leffew added 14 points, while fellow reserve Tyrin Lawrence chipped in 13, as Georgia (20-11, 8-10 SEC...
Georgia, Vanderbilt tangle with chance to prove tourney credentials
Seemingly secure on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble, Georgia entertains Southeastern Conference foe Vanderbilt on Saturday in Athens, Ga. ,Georgia (19-11, 7-10 SEC) hasn't made the tourney in a decade, but a three-game winning streak pushed the Bulldogs closer to return to the postseaso...
Arkansas shuts down Jason Edwards, Vanderbilt
Arkansas rode a double-double from Trevon Brazile and kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive with a decisive 90-77 win at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday evening.,Brazile tallied 16 points and 14 rebounds. Johnell Davis scored 21 points, Zvonimir Ivisic and D.J. Wagner added 14 and Karter K...
Arkansas, Vanderbilt clash in crucial late-season matchup
Arkansas heads to Nashville, Tenn., for a Tuesday matchup against Vanderbilt with postseason implications for both Southeastern Conference teams.,The streaking Commodores (20-9, 8-8 SEC) have won three straight, all against ranked teams. The latest was Saturday's 97-93 overtime win over then-No. 14 ...
Vanderbilt forces overtime, upends No. 14 Missouri
Chris Manon amassed 23 points and 11 rebounds and Jason Edwards added 17 points -- 15 after halftime -- as Vanderbilt came from behind to beat No. 14 Missouri 97-93 on Saturday in a key Southeastern Conference clash in Nashville., ,The Tigers led by nine at halftime but Vanderbilt (20-9, 8-8 SEC) re...
No. 14 Missouri faces surging Vanderbilt in key SEC game
Two surging teams, No. 14 Missouri and gritty Vanderbilt, will put their momentum against one another when they square off Saturday in a key Southeastern Conference game in Nashville, Tenn.,Missouri beat Vanderbilt 75-66 at home earlier this season and owns a 10-8 edge all time against the Commodore...
Vanderbilt hangs on to take down No. 12 Texas A&M
Tyler Nickel scored 21 points on a career-high seven 3-pointers and Vanderbilt held on to upset No. 12 Texas A&M 86-84 in the Southeastern Conference nailbiter in College Station, Texas, on Wednesday.,MJ Collins added 16 points and Jason Edwards contributed 15 for Vanderbilt (19-9, 7-8 SEC), which h...
Vanderbilt faces No. 12 Texas A&M, eyes NCAA Tournament
Vanderbilt will meet No. 12 Texas A&M for the first time this season when the Commodores travel to College Station, Texas, for a Southeastern Conference game on Wednesday evening.,For the Commodores, a win would be a big step toward an NCAA Tournament bid, something they haven't attained since 2017....
Dmitry Bivol beats Artur Beterbiev, becomes light heavyweight champ
Dmitry Bivol defeated Artur Beterbiev in the main event of "The Last Crescendo" on Saturday by majority decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, becoming the new undisputed light heavyweight champion and handing Beterbiev his first loss.,Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) -- who won the rematch 114-114, 116-112 and 115-...
Chris Beard demands rebounds from No. 24 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
While it could look ahead to some giant tasks remaining on its Southeastern Conference schedule, No. 24 Ole Miss has the immediate task of rebounding and taking care of the basketball better when it faces Vanderbilt on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,After losing to Mississippi State in Oxford -- the s...
Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol set for rematch in Saudi Arabia
Boxing's "Riyadh Season" continues Saturday night with Artur Beterbiev defending his light heavyweight championships against Dmitry Bivol in a rematch from last October.,Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) won a majority decision against Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) to win Bivol's WBA title while Beterbiev defended hi...
Otega Oweh, Amari Williams pace No. 17 Kentucky past Vanderbilt
No. 17 Kentucky remains without three point guards due to injury, but a patchwork lineup led by junior Otega Oweh and senior Amari Williams held off Vanderbilt 82-61 in SEC play Wednesday night in Lexington, Ky.,The duo combined for 37 points and helped Kentucky turn a one-point halftime advantage i...
Otega Oweh, Amari Williams pace short-handed No. 17 Kentucky past Vanderbilt
No. 17 Kentucky remains without three point guards due to injury, but a patchwork lineup led by junior Otega Oweh and senior Amari Williams held off Vanderbilt 82-61 in SEC play Wednesday night in Lexington, Ky.,The duo combined for 37 points and helped Kentucky turn a one-point halftime advantage i...
Regrouping No. 17 Kentucky tries to avenge loss to Vanderbilt
Down to its fourth option at point guard, No. 17 Kentucky is searching for some consistency overall when it hosts Vanderbilt on Tuesday night in Lexington, Ky.,In his first start of the season, an 82-78 loss at Texas on Saturday, freshman Travis Perry finished with six points and three assists in 28...
Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes scores freshman-record 55 points in OT win
Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes added to her record-setting season by scoring 55 points, the most in women's Division I basketball by a freshman, in the Commodores' 98-88 overtime win against Auburn on Sunday. ,The 5-foot-8 guard raised her scoring average to 23.0 points per game by going 15-for-28 from...
Zakai Zeigler helps No. 5 Tennessee rally past Vanderbilt
Zakai Zeigler scored 22 points, all in the second half, to help No. 5 Tennessee rally and avoid a season sweep at the hands of Vanderbilt with an 81-76 win on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. ,Zeigler shot 7-of-9 overall in the second half after missing both of his attempts in the first half. He added e...
No. 5 Tennessee out to avoid sweep by confident Vanderbilt
No. 5 Tennessee is at home and looking to avoid a regular season sweep at the hands of in-state foe Vanderbilt when the programs meet Saturday in Knoxville.,Tennessee (20-5, 7-5 Southeastern Conference) is coming off a 75-64 loss to Kentucky on Wednesday, as the Wildcats became the first, and so far...
No. 1 Auburn pulls away in second half to beat Vanderbilt
Denver Jones scored a game-high 21 points as No. 1 Auburn pulled away for an 80-68 win over Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference matchup on Tuesday night in Nashville, Tenn.,Chaney Johnson racked up 20 points off the bench on 9-of-10 shooting, and Johni Broome scored 17 points, 15 in the second...
Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore win arbitration case for Wolves ownership
An arbitration panel on Monday ruled 2-1 in favor of Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore in their quest for a controlling ownership stake of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx.,The NBA Board of Governors need to approve Rodriguez and Lore before the deal is formalized. Current o...