Tigers Page 44 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Johni Broome leads No. 1 Auburn to huge win at No. 2 Alabama
Johni Broome bundled 19 points with 14 rebounds and six assists as Auburn outdueled rival Alabama 94-85 on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in the first-ever Southeastern Conference matchup between the AP's top two teams.,Denver Jones added 16 points for the top-ranked Tigers (23-2, 11-1 SEC), who with...
Anthony Robinson II shines to help No. 21 Missouri defeat Georgia
Anthony Robinson II collected 15 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals on Saturday, helping No. 21 Missouri earn an 87-74 win over Georgia in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga.,Caleb Grill added 15 points and four steals, while Mark Mitchell had 14 for Missouri (19-6, 8-4 SEC...
Dillon Hunter (17 points), No. 23 Clemson flatten Florida State
Clemson's Dillon Hunter netted a career-high 17 points as the surging Tigers breezed to a 72-46 Atlantic Coast Conference rout of the Florida State Seminoles Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla. ,The sixth-leading scorer for No. 23 Clemson (21-5, 13-2 ACC) at 5.6 points per game, Hunter made 7 of...
Report: Alabama F Derrion Reid to return vs. No. 1 Auburn
Forward Derrion Reid is expected to return from a lower-body injury on Saturday as Alabama takes on visiting Auburn in a key matchup between the top two teams in the nation, ESPN reported.,Reid missed the past two games, an 85-81 win over Arkansas last Saturday and a 103-80 victory over Texas on Tue...
Skidding LSU, Oklahoma try to battle out of SEC basement
LSU and Oklahoma find themselves trending downward as they prepare to meet Saturday for the only time this regular season in a matchup in Norman, Okla.,The two programs occupy two of the bottom three spots in the Southeastern Conference, with only winless South Carolina -- 0-11 in the conference -- ...
After running gauntlet of ranked foes, Oklahoma hosts skidding LSU
Oklahoma snaps its streak of five straight games against Top 25 opponents when it hosts unranked LSU on Saturday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (16-8, 3-8 Southeastern Conference) lost 82-58 at No. 21 Missouri on Wednesday. Redshirt senior guard Duke Miles led Oklahoma with 18 points and had three ass...
Auburn, Alabama ready for first No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown since '21
For all the poetic ways he could have described his team's impending clash with Auburn, Alabama coach Nate Oats kept it simple.,"This could be the best game in all of college basketball all year," he told CBS Sports.,Don't believe him?,Saturday's contest in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will mark college basket...
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...
LSU, Arkansas both look to rebound from close losses in SEC showdown
LSU and Arkansas have been stuck near the bottom of the Southeastern Conference standings all season.,Both are reeling after allowing potential signature wins to slip through their fingers last weekend as they prepare to meet Wednesday night in Fayetteville, Ark.,The Tigers (12-11, 1-9 SEC) were poi...
No. 23 Clemson notches 20-point win over North Carolina
Viktor Lakhin scored 20 of his 22 points in the first half and No. 23 Clemson kept riding waves of momentum in drubbing visiting North Carolina 85-65 on Monday night.,Chase Hunter added 19 points and Jaeden Zackery poured in 16 points to go with seven rebounds and seven assists for Clemson (20-5, 12...
No. 1 Auburn wary of pesky Vanderbilt following first SEC loss
Bruce Pearl knows that No. 1 Auburn will be challenged at Vanderbilt as the Tigers try to bounce back from their first Southeastern Conference loss on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn.,A 90-81 defeat to Florida on Saturday was also Auburn's first home loss since Feb. 17, 2024, but it didn't drop the Tiger...
North Carolina taps into 'sense of emergency' vs. rising Clemson
North Carolina is aware that the trajectory of its season is causing some alarm, and another matchup looms large for the Tar Heels when they visit Clemson on Monday night.,North Carolina (14-10, 7-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) has endured a bumpy stretch, but the Tar Heels are coming off Saturday's 6...
Georgia hopes to heat up at home against skidding LSU
Striving to remain on the right side of the bubble, Georgia hosts LSU on Wednesday in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga.,The Bulldogs (15-7, 3-6 SEC) currently are among the "last four in" and "last four byes" in CBS Sports' and ESPN's respective bracketology updates. After wins over then-N...
Clemson, riding win streak, faces short-handed Georgia Tech
Still on the outside looking in on the AP Top 25, Clemson brings its six-game winning streak into a Tuesday matchup with visiting Georgia Tech.,The Tigers (18-4, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) received 182 votes in the Monday poll, placing them as the first team out of the rankings, despite four co...
Rays acquire RHP Alex Faedo from Tigers
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired right-hander Alex Faedo from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for minor league catcher Enderson Delgado and cash on Monday.,The Tigers designated Faedo, 29, for assignment last week after signing Tommy Kahnle.,Faedo, a Tampa native, went 5-3 with a 3.61 ERA in 37 games (six...
Reports: RHP Jack Flaherty agrees to 2-year, $35M deal with Tigers
Right-hander Jack Flaherty has agreed to a two-year, $35 million deal with the Detroit Tigers, multiple media outlets reported Sunday night.,Flaherty was with Detroit last season before getting dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the trade deadline. His new contract features an opt-out clause after ...
No. 19 Memphis fends off Rice for fifth straight win
PJ Haggerty scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and No. 19 Memphis held on to post an 86-83 American Athletic Conference win over host Rice on Sunday in Houston.,Tyrese Hunter added 19 points and five assists for the Tigers (18-4, 8-1), which took a one-game lead in the conferen...
No. 1 Auburn wins 13th in a row at expense of No. 23 Ole Miss
Johni Broome totaled 20 points and 12 rebounds for his 13th double-double this season, and top-ranked Auburn remained perfect on its SEC slate with a 92-82 win over No. 23 Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon in Oxford, Miss.,Leading 79-75 with 1:33 left, Broome converted a 3-point play for breathing room...
Streaking Clemson holds off threats from NC State
Chase Hunter, back in the starting lineup after limited playing time recently because of illness, scored 20 points and Clemson withstood several threats from North Carolina State for a 68-58 road victory Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,Viktor Lakhin had 13 points and Chauncey Wiggins ended up wi...
Caleb Grill, No. 20 Missouri pull upset at No. 14 Mississippi State
Caleb Grill scored 20 points in 22 minutes off the bench to lead No. 20 Missouri to an 88-61 upset of No. 14 Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville, Miss.,Tamar Bates added 14 points and Josh Gray had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers (17-4, 6-2 Southeastern Conference).,Josh Hubbard sco...