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Depleted No. 20 Tennessee hosts rival Tennessee State
As 20th-ranked Tennessee prepares to host rival Tennessee State on Thursday night in Knoxville, it will do so with its top scoring threat off the bench lost until December.,J.P. Estrella, a 6-foot-11 redshirt sophomore forward, left Monday night's 91-66 win over Rice with a knee injury just before h...

Alcorn State's buy-game gauntlet continues at LSU
LSU has had pretty smooth sailing during this young season.,The Tigers (3-0) figure to experience more tranquil conditions when they face Alcorn State (0-5) on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La.,LSU was challenged more in its most recent game -- a 98-81 victory over visiting FIU last Thursday -- than...

Clemson takes advantage of missed kicks to top No. 20 Louisville
Adam Randall ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner with 7:16 remaining, to give visiting Clemson a 20-19 upset victory over No. 20 Louisville on Friday night.,The Tigers (5-5, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) survived a bad punt snap with 2:31 remaining as Nick Keller missed ...

Missouri puts 5 in double figures during win over Minnesota
Mark Mitchell produced 18 points, six rebounds and six assists as Missouri defeated Minnesota 83-60 on Wednesday in Columbia, Mo.,Jacob Crews came off the bench to score 14 points and grab eight rebounds for the Tigers (4-0).,Sebastian Mack also put up 14 points for Missouri. Jayden Stone logged 13 ...

Keyshawn Hall stuffs stat sheet as No. 20 Auburn whomps Wofford
Elyjah Freeman recorded 21 points and five rebounds and No. 20 Auburn rolled to a 93-62 victory over visiting Wofford in Tuesday night's nonconference game.,Keyshawn Hall added 20 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, three blocked shots and two steals for the Tigers (3-0). He made all three of his 3-po...

LSU plans to stick with two-QB system vs. Arkansas
Skidding LSU plans to play two quarterbacks -- senior starter Garrett Nussmeier and sophomore backup Michael Van Buren Jr. -- in Saturday's home game against Arkansas.,Nussmeier will continue to take the first practice reps despite being replaced by Van Buren in the third quarter of the Tigers' 20-9...

Missouri dominates in the paint in rout of VMI
Mark Mitchell scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Missouri rolled over Virginia Military Institute 106-68 Sunday in Columbia, Mo.,Anthony Robinson II had 20 points, four assists and four steals for the Tigers (3-0).,Jayden Stone scored 16 points for Missouri, and Jacob Crews and Sebastian Ma...

Clemson shuts down high-scoring Florida State to snap skid
Cade Klubnik threw for 221 yards with a passing and a rushing touchdown, leading Clemson to a bounceback 24-10 win over visiting Florida State Saturday evening.,A week after Clemson's defense was tagged for 46 points, the Tigers (4-5, 3-4 ACC) largely stifled a Florida State offense that led the nat...

Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty picks up $20M player option for 2026
Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty exercised his $20 million player option on Tuesday, electing to stick with the club as opposed to possibly becoming a free agent.,Flaherty was initially set to have a $10 million player option when he signed a two-year, $35 million deal with Detroit prior to...

No. 20 Auburn hangs on to take down Bethune-Cookman in OT
No. 20 Auburn needed overtime to avoid a stunning upset in Steven Pearl's head-coaching debut on Monday, as the Tigers held off visiting Bethune-Cookman, 95-90.,With Auburn (1-0) leading 81-78, Elyjah Freeman fouled Bethune-Cookman's Arterio Morris on a 3-point attempt with less than a second remain...

Shawn Phillips Jr., Missouri size prove too much for Howard
Shawn Phillips Jr. had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Jayden Stone paced a strong bench effort with 13 points to lead Missouri to a season-opening 88-67 victory over Howard on Monday night in Washington, D.C.,Nine different Tigers reached the scoring column during Missouri's first-ever true road game...

No. 25 Memphis runs all over Rice in road rout
Frank Peasant tallied three of Memphis' five rushing scores, the defense held Rice to 212 yards, and the No. 25 Tigers kept their College Football Playoff hopes alive Friday with a 38-14 Halloween night rout of the Owls in Houston. ,Peasant, who entered with three total touchdowns on the year, found...

LSU parts ways with embattled AD Scott Woodward
LSU and athletic director Scott Woodward mutually agreed to part ways, the university announced Thursday night, in the wake of the high-profile firing of football coach Brian Kelly.,After LSU dismissed Kelly over the weekend, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said during a press conference at the state cap...

Steven Pearl era begins for No. 20 Auburn vs. Bethune-Cookman
Bruce Pearl left the Auburn program, but the last name remains the same on the Tigers' bench.,Steven Pearl, the son of the coach who took the program to unprecedented heights in his 11 seasons, makes his debut as the head coach on Monday when Auburn opens at home against Bethune-Cookman.,The Tigers ...

Clemson, Duke seek to keep hopes alive in late-season matchup
A November game for Clemson doesn't have the heightened meaning in the national picture that might often have been the case, but the Tigers are going into Saturday afternoon's game against visiting Duke determined to make something of the season.,"We're ready to get back into the fight," Clemson coa...

New faces debut as Clemson opens with New Hampshire
Three consecutive NCAA Tournament trips is the goal for Clemson, and the journey begins Monday with the first game of the regular season against visiting New Hampshire., ,The goal is a repeat for the Tigers, but coach Brad Brownell is loading 10 new faces on the Clemson bus this season. ,He has six ...

LSU fires OC Joe Sloan, elevates Alex Atkins to interim role
Run game coordinator and tight ends coach Alex Atkins has a new title at LSU: interim offensive coordinator.,Atkins, who spent the previous three seasons as offensive coordinator at Florida State, was elevated on Monday when the Tigers continued cleaning house after firing head coach Brian Kelly. Of...

Timely plays push No. 10 Vanderbilt past No. 15 Missouri
Diego Pavia dove into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:52 left to give No. 10 Vanderbilt a 17-10 victory over No. 15 Missouri, Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,On a day when Heisman Trophy candidate Pavia struggled, Vanderbilt (7-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) survived thanks to a key defe...

Missouri QB Beau Pribula (leg) carted off in loss at Vanderbilt
Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula was carted off the field with an air cast on his left leg early in the second half of the 15th-ranked Tigers' 17-10 loss at No. 10 Vanderbilt.,Pribula appeared to sustain the injury in a pile-up after a failed fourth-and-goal keeper with the score tied at 10. The Pe...

Missed FGs haunt Auburn as No. 16 Missouri prevails in OT
Beau Pribula passed for 252 yards and rushed for the winning touchdown as No. 16 Missouri defeated Auburn 23-17 in overtime Saturday night in Auburn, Ala.,Ahmad Hardy rushed for two touchdowns as Missouri (6-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive.,Jackson Arnol...