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Clemson faces Mercer, hopes to learn from heartbreaker
Clemson aims to snap a two-game slide on Saturday afternoon when it hosts Mercer.,The Tigers (7-3) have narrowly lost back-to-back games to power-conference opponents, falling by six points at Alabama last week and by three points to BYU on Tuesday at a neutral-site clash in New York. Robert Wright ...

No. 11 Louisville eager to continue 3-point barrage vs. Memphis
After bouncing back from its first loss, No. 11 Louisville will look to continue a heavy three-point attack on Saturday afternoon when it hosts Memphis.,The programs were once rivals in the Metro Conference and Conference USA but have not faced off since 2017. This matchup is the first in a six-game...

Rockies select Tigers RHP RJ Petit in Rule 5 Draft
Coming off a 119-loss season, the Colorado Rockies selected Detroit Tigers right-hander RJ Petit with the first pick of the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday.,A total of 13 players were selected in the major league phase of the draft, including four players currently ranked among their organization's top-30...

Reports: Tigers RHP Kyle Finnegan agrees to 2-year contract
Reliever Kyle Finnegan and the Detroit Tigers reached agreement on a two-year, $19 million contract, multiple media outlets reported.,The Tigers have yet to confirm the reports, however.,Finnegan, who was born in Detroit, posted a 4-4 record with 24 saves and a 3.47 ERA in 56 relief appearances last...

AJ Dybantsa, Robert Wright III fuel No. 10 BYU's big comeback over Clemson
AJ Dybantsa tallied 28 points, nine rebounds and six assists and Robert Wright III hit the game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to rally No. 10 BYU to a 67-64 victory over Clemson at the Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday in New York.,Wright finished 17 points and redeemed himself from missing a free thro...

Tigers enliven Tarik Skubal trade talk with no 'untouchables' approach
Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said Detroit has no "untouchables" on the roster, stoking a rumor mill overflowing with Tarik Skubal trade scenarios at the MLB Winter Meetings this week. ,Skubal's dominance the past two seasons -- 31-10 record with a 2.30 ERA and 469 str...

Tigers, Dominican Republic to play series in memory of nightclub tragedy
The Detroit Tigers will travel to Santo Domingo to play a two-game series against the Dominican Republic's national team March 3-4 to honor the victims of a mass casualty event there last spring.,It will mark the first time the Dominican Republic will host a major league club for exhibition games in...

Christian Anderson, No. 19 Texas Tech hand LSU first loss
Christian Anderson poured in 27 points that included five 3-pointers as No. 19 Texas Tech waylaid previously undefeated LSU 82-58 on Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader at the Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Red Raiders (7-2) dominated from the opening minutes, led by 21 po...

Entirely-new Memphis, Baylor teams out to show progress in clash
Baylor and host Memphis will look to build on recent successes and continue to come together as new teams when they square off on Saturday.,The Bears and Tigers are two of the nation's three high-major programs (Miami is the other) that retained zero players from last season.,Yet, while analytic stu...

No. 10 Alabama blows lead but beats Auburn to play for SEC title
Tyler Horton caught three touchdown passes from Ty Simpson to help visiting No. 10 Alabama survive blowing a 17-point lead to escape with a 27-20 win over rival Auburn in the Iron Bowl on Saturday night.,The Crimson Tide (10-2, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) clinched a spot in the SEC conference game ...

LSU leads from start, dominates DePaul for Emerald Coast Classic title
Pablo Tamba had 14 points and seven rebounds on Saturday, leading LSU to a convincing 96-63 victory over DePaul in the Emerald Coast Classic final in Niceville, Fla.,Mike Nwoko added 13 points and six rebounds, and freshman Jalen Reece chipped in 13 points and six assists for the Tigers (7-0), who l...

Clemson routs Alabama A&M ahead of games with powers Alabama, BYU
Jestin Porter scored 14 points as Clemson dominated from the outset and cruised to an overwhelming 92-56 rout of visiting Alabama A&M on Friday night.,The Tigers (7-1) followed up close wins against Xavier and Georgia last weekend in the Charleston Classic by asserting themselves early en route to a...

Clemson routs Alabama A&M ahead of games with powers Alabama, BYU
Jestin Porter scored 14 points as Clemson dominated from the outset and cruised to an overwhelming 92-56 rout of visiting Alabama A&M on Friday night.,The Tigers (7-1) followed up close wins against Xavier and Georgia last weekend in the Charleston Classic by asserting themselves early en route to a...

Missouri slams South Carolina State, maintains perfect record
Shawn Phillips Jr. totaled 17 points and eight rebounds on Tuesday, guiding Missouri to a 98-66 victory over South Carolina State in Columbia, Mo.,Mark Mitchell contributed 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Tigers (7-0), while Sebastian Mack and Annor Boateng added 12 points apiece. ...

Clemson cruises past Furman to clinch bowl eligibility
Cade Klubnik threw two touchdown passes and backups Christopher Vizzina and Chris Denson each completed another to lead host Clemson to its 27th consecutive year of bowl eligibility with a 45-10 nonconference victory over Furman on Saturday.,Clemson (6-5) took a 24-0 lead with 14:15 remaining in the...

Carter Welling's late-game heroics lead Clemson past West Virginia
Carter Welling sank back-to-back 3-point shots down the stretch as part of a personal scoring surge as Clemson stormed back from an 11-point deficit to defeat West Virginia 70-67 on Friday night in the Charleston Classic's Palmetto Bracket at Charleston, S.C.,RJ Godfrey and Jestin Porter led the Tig...

Mark Mitchell scores 22 as Missouri routs South Dakota
Mark Mitchell scored a game-high 22 points Thursday night and unbeaten Missouri pulled away from visiting South Dakota in the second half of a 102-68 nonconference win in Columbia.,Five other players reached double figures for the Tigers (6-0). Jevon Porter hit all nine of his field-goal attempts fo...

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...

Mike Nwoko enjoying breakout start as LSU pivots to Omaha
Mike Nwoko is turning heads with the start to his first LSU season.,The 6-foot-10 forward averages 20.3 points per game and six rebounds per game for the Tigers. Nwoko has hit 32 of 41 (78%) shots from the field and developed into the Tigers' go-to player inside.,Nwoko and the Tigers (4-0) will try ...

West Virginia gets first test away from home vs. Clemson in Charleston
West Virginia needs to see what it can do when stepping out of its comfort zone, while Clemson is anxious for another shot at a fellow power-conference opponent.,The two teams will learn how their efforts pan out when they meet in the Charleston Classic's Palmetto Bracket on Friday night in Charlest...