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Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Florida hands No. 1 Tennessee first loss of season
Jan 7, 2025; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators guard Will Richard (5) makes a layup against the Tennessee Volunteers during the first half at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images Alijah Martin scored 18 points, Denzel Aberdeen added 16 and No. 8 Florida controlled the game from the outset while steamrolling top-ranked Tennessee 73-43 on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play at Gainesville, Fla.
Alex Condon had 12 points and 12 rebounds and Rueben Chinyelu collected a career-high 15 rebounds as the Gators (14-1, 1-1 SEC) delivered full-scale domination of the Volunteers. Florida never trailed and led by as many as 36 points.
Tennessee (14-1, 1-1) is the last team in the nation to lose a game this season. It was vying for the first 15-0 start to a season in program history. The Volunteers will go into the record books tied with the 1922-23 squad for the best start.
Tennessee shot a porous 21.4 percent from the field (12 of 56) and 13.8 percent from 3-point range (4 of 29) as part of a dismal showing. Chaz Lanier had 10 points and seven rebounds but made just 3 of 16 shots from the field while Zakai Zeigler also had 10 points for the Volunteers.
No. 2 Auburn 87, Texas 82
Johni Broome racked up 20 points and 12 rebounds as the Tigers held on for a win over the Longhorns in a Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.
The win was the 214th for Tigers coach Bruce Pearl, propelling him to No. 1 in all-time coaching wins at the school. He had been tied with Joel Eaves (1949-63). Broome’s double-double was the 70th of his career — and his 10th this season. Miles Kelly added 18 points for Auburn (14-1, 2-0 SEC), which won its seventh straight game and first true road contest this season.
Arthur Kaluma scored a career-high 34 points for the Longhorns (11-4, 0-2), who have dropped two straight games. Jordan Pope added 19 and Tre Johnson scored 11.
No. 3 Iowa State 82, Utah 59
Reserve Curtis Jones scored 23 points and the Cyclones pulled away for a win over the Utes in a Big 12 Conference matchup in Ames, Iowa.
Tamin Lipsey added 20 points for Iowa State (13-1, 3-0), which won its 10th in a row. Joshua Jefferson scored 17 and Keshon Gilbert finished with 15. Lipsey and Jefferson each grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.
Gabe Madsen scored 20 points to lead Utah (8-6, 0-3). Miro Little finished with 13 points off the bench and made two of three shots from beyond the 3-point line.
No. 4 Duke 76, Pitt 47
Cooper Flagg collected 19 points and 10 rebounds, Kon Knueppel scored 17 points and Duke’s stout defense carried the Blue Devils past the visiting Panthers in a matchup of two of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s top teams in Durham, N.C.
Duke held Pitt to a miserable night on offense. The Panthers failed to score for the game’s final 7:59, resulting in a game-ending 18-0 run for the Blue Devils. Khaman Maluach added 11 points and eight rebounds for Duke (13-2, 5-0 ACC), which has nine straight wins. Duke’s starting backcourt chimed in with 23 points, 13 from Tyrese Proctor and 10 from Sion James. Proctor scored the game’s final 10 points.
Cameron Corhen scored 11 points and pulled in seven rebounds for Pitt (12-3, 3-1), which shot 31 percent (18 of 58) from the field. That included 6-for-20 on 3-pointers.
Georgia 82, No. 6 Kentucky 69
Asa Newell scored a team-high 17 points, helping the Bulldogs upset the Wildcats in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga.
Blue Cain added 15 points and eight rebounds, while Silas Demary Jr. chipped in 14 points as Georgia (13-2, 1-1 SEC) won its eighth game in its last nine and its first victory over a Top 10 team since beating No. 9 Memphis in January 2020. Dakota Leffew added 11 points off the bench.
Lamont Butler led Kentucky (12-3, 1-1) with 20 points, followed by Brandon Garrison’s 13 and Otega Oweh’s 12 and seven rebounds. The Wildcats had their two-game winning streak snapped and have lost three in a row at Georgia.
No. 7 Marquette 74, Georgetown 66
Chase Ross scored a career-high 27 points to go along with six steals, lifting the Golden Eagles to a victory over the Hoyas in Milwaukee.
Stevie Mitchell scored 13 points, David Joplin had 12 and Kam Jones added 11 for the Golden Eagles (14-2, 5-0 Big East), who rallied from a 14-point, first-half deficit to win their fifth in a row. Marquette has won all 10 home games this season.
Georgetown’s Malik Mack scored 18 points, and Big East Freshman of the Week Thomas Sorber collected 11 points, 13 rebounds and a season-high five blocks. Micah Peavy had 13 points for the Hoyas (12-3, 3-1), who saw their five-game winning streak end.
No. 14 Mississippi State 76, Vanderbilt 64
The Bulldogs won their Southeastern Conference road opener at the Commodores in Nashville, Tenn.
RJ Melendez (19 points), Cameron Matthews (16) and Claudell Harris Jr. (13) led the Bulldogs (14-1, 2-0 SEC) in scoring.
AJ Hoggard (18), Grant Huffman (12) and Tyler Nickel (10) paced the Commodores (13-2, 1-1) in points. The Bulldogs held Jason Edwards, Vanderbilt’s leading scorer (18.3 points per game), scoreless on 0-of-8 shooting in 11 minutes. Edwards played through a thigh contusion suffered on Saturday at LSU.
Arizona 75, No. 21 West Virginia 56
Sophomore KJ Lewis came off the bench to score a career-high 21 points as the visiting Wildcats toppled the Mountaineers in Morgantown, W.Va.
Jaden Bradley provided 15 points and five assists while Anthony Dell’Orso added 10 points for Arizona (9-5, 3-0 Big 12), which won its fifth straight and avenged a loss to West Virginia six weeks ago in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.
The Wildcats took an early lead and held it throughout to snap a seven-game winning streak for the Mountaineers (11-3, 2-1), who were ranked in Monday’s AP Top 25 poll for the first time since December 2022. Big 12 scoring leader Javon Small produced 17 points, six rebounds and five assists for West Virginia.
No. 24 Michigan 94, No. 22 UCLA 75
Tre Donaldson’s hot 3-point shooting helped the Wolverines recover after coughing up an 18-point lead to knock off the Bruins in Los Angeles.
Donaldson went 6 of 10 from long range en route to a career-high 20 points. The Wolverines (12-3, 4-0 Big Ten) also had plenty of interior scoring contributions thanks to Vladislav Goldin, particularly in the first half. Goldin made nine of his first 10 field-goal attempts and scored 21 of his career-high 36 points in the first half.
Sebastian Mack and Tyler Bilodeau each scored 17 points for UCLA, which dropped its second straight Big Ten decision. Eric Dailey Jr. added 13 points and Kobe Johnson finished with 12.
No. 25 Utah State 85, San Jose State 78
Mason Falslev scored 17 points and helped the Aggies stave off a Spartans rally for a road win in the Mountain West Conference matchup.
Tucker Anderson added 15 points, Ian Martinez had 14, Deyton Albury 13 and Karson Templin 10 to help the newly ranked Aggies (15-1, 5-0 MW) win their fifth straight game.
Donavan Yap led all scorers with 22 points and Latrell Davis added 20 off the bench for the Spartans (7-10, 0-5), who lost their fourth game in a row.
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Report: Tigers fired Gabe Alvarez over harassment claim
Erie SeaWolves manager Gabe Alvarez watches warm-ups prior to a game with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies at UPMC Park in Erie on July 13, 2022.
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The Detroit Tigers fired Triple-A manager Gabe Alvarez after an investigation into alleged harassment claims by a female employee, The Athletic reported Wednesday.
The Tigers announced Tuesday that Alvarez’s contract had been terminated due to an undisclosed “violation of club policy.”
Alvarez, 52, was in his second season as manager of the Toledo Mud Hens, who were 17-16 under his leadership.
Sources told The Athletic that Alvarez was fired following a human resources investigation into the complaint.
Neither the Tigers nor Alvarez and his representatives responded to The Athletic’s requests for comment.
A major leaguer for parts of three seasons, Alvarez was a career .222 hitter with seven home runs and 33 RBIs over 92 games for the Tigers (1998-2000) and San Diego Padres (2000). During nine seasons in the minor leagues, Alvarez batted .278 with 114 home runs.
A second-round pick out of Southern California in 1995, Alvarez served as an assistant coach at his alma mater starting in 2010. He was hired by the Tigers to be the manager at Double-A Erie starting in the 2022 season and was promoted to manager at Toledo in October of 2024.
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No close shaves for Cameron Young with Quail Hollow up next
May 3, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Cameron Young watches his tee shot on the 11th hole during the final round of the Cadillac Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Romance-Imagn Images Cameron Young might be the hottest golfer on the PGA Tour with two victories and two other top-five finishes in his past five events.
And the World No. 3 is not interested in changing much during a hot streak, including whether it’s time to shave his beard.
“Yeah, I don’t think it’s coming off. I’m kind of afraid to see what I might look like without it,” said Young, who turns 29 on Thursday. “It’s been a couple years now and, yeah, I don’t know, we weren’t allowed to have a beard in college, so it was one of those things, as soon as I was allowed to, I just did it for no reason, other than that.
“Yeah, it’s been there since. Between that and not having to deal with it on a daily basis, it’s kind of lower maintenance and I’ve grown accustomed to the way I look with it.”
Young went to college at Wake Forest, located approximately 90 miles from Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte where he will tee it up in the Truist Championship, beginning Thursday.
“Always nice coming back to North Carolina and especially here,” Young said. “I mean, this is a top-notch golf course facility and tournament. I always look forward to coming back here. It’s quite a challenge, so I really look forward to the challenge of this golf course.”
Young tied for second at Quail Hollow in 2022 before tying for 59th the next year and tying for 34th in 2024. He bounced back to tie for seventh last year.
He figures to be a contender at Quail Hollow this week after winning last week’s Cadillac Championship by a mammoth six strokes. He posted a 19-under 269 at Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster Course outside Miami, with President Trump in attendance.
“Last week was a really good week,” Young said. “I feel like a lot of pieces came together pretty well. Yeah, difficult golf course, kind of an atypical week with the President around, just some different things that go on with that piece of it. But I feel like I did a really good job just staying where I was and doing my job. Yeah, very pleased with the outcome.”
Young’s strong year leaves him only behind No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 2 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland in the rankings. It also has increased his own notoriety but he said handling the rise in outer noise isn’t as challenging as maintaining his own mental game.
“Yeah, it really hasn’t been too different, in my opinion,” Young said. “I do a few more things like this (press conference), but most of the noise and the noise that’s probably more difficult to deal with is the noise in your own head.
“So to me that’s where a lot of my time is spent. … Those World Rankings are based in the past. It’s a good indicator of how you’ve played recently or whatever it is, but that No. 3 next to my name in the World Ranking doesn’t give me one thing this week. Doesn’t give me one thing next week.”
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Ty France comes through as Padres knock off Giants
May 6, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (left) gets the force out at second base ahead of San Diego Padres right fielder Nick Castellanos (right) during the fifth inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Scott Marshall-Imagn Images Ty France broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run, pinch-hit triple, Xander Bogaerts added a two-run homer in the eighth, and the San Diego Padres captured a road series win over the San Francisco Giants with a 5-1 victory Wednesday afternoon.
After taking over from opener Bradgley Rodriguez, Matt Waldron (1-1) threw five one-run innings for his first win of the season, propelling San Diego to a second straight triumph after a series-opening defeat on Monday.
After offsetting solo homers by the Padres’ Gavin Sheets, his fifth of the season, and Giants’ Rafael Devers, his third, the Padres took advantage of an inning-opening throwing error by San Francisco third baseman Matt Chapman to grab the lead for good in the seventh.
Giants starter Adrian Houser (0-4) was pulled at that point, then watched as Keaton Winn walked Ramon Laureano.
Winn got two outs as the runners reached second and third, before France greeted Matt Gage with a flyball down the right-field line that barely eluded a diving Jesus Rodriguez, scoring Fernando Tatis Jr. and Laureano.
The triple was France’s second of the year. He’d totaled just four in his first seven major-league seasons.
Bogaerts’ homer, his second of the series and seventh of the season, came two batters after Ryan Walker walked Manny Machado to lead off the eighth.
After Rodriguez needed just seven pitches to set down the Giants in order in the first, Waldron allowed just Devers’ homer and one other hit in his five innings. He struck out seven and did not walk anyone.
Adrian Morejon and Mason Miller, making his first appearance of the series, combined for six strikeouts over the final three innings, allowing just one hit.
Nick Castellanos had two hits for the Padres, who out-hit the Giants 6-3.
Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles for San Francisco, which has lost eight of its last nine.
Houser was charged with two runs (one earned) on three hits over six innings. He walked one and struck out three.
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Report: Tigers fired Gabe Alvarez over harassment claim
No close shaves for Cameron Young with Quail Hollow up next
