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Top 25 roundup: BYU thrashes No. 23 Kansas by 34
Feb 8, 2025; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self watches his team during the second half against the Kansas State Wildcats at Bramlage Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-Imagn Images Richie Saunders scored a game-high 22 points and BYU led for all but 26 seconds of a 91-57 blowout of No. 23 Kansas on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.
The margin of defeat matched the largest for Kansas in 22 years under coach Bill Self, who said, “I thought we were awful, and I thought (the Cougars) were great. They made everything they looked at and then any mistake that we made they made us pay.”
Trevin Knell added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars (18-8, 9-6 Big 12), who sank 14 of 36 3-point attempts and shot 51.5 percent from the field.
Hunter Dickinson scored 12 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds for the Jayhawks (17-9, 8-7), who have lost four of their past six games.
No. 2 Florida 85, Oklahoma 63
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 18 points and Will Richard contributed 14 points and eight rebounds as the Gators overwhelmed the Sooners in Gainesville, Fla.
Alijah Martin tallied 14 points and Urban Klavzar added 10 points as the Gators (23-3, 10-3 Southeastern Conference) won their fifth straight game. Led by Martin and Klavzar, Florida’s bench outscored Oklahoma’s 28-14.
Jeremiah Fears produced 22 points and five rebounds to lead the Sooners (16-10, 3-10), who have lost five straight games and 10 of their past 13 after a 13-0 start.
No. 5 Houston 80, Arizona State 65
L.J. Cryer recorded 18 points and six assists and Emanuel Sharp added 17 points to help the Cougars cruise to a victory over the Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz., setting the Big 12 record for consecutive road wins.
Mylik Wilson had 12 points and seven rebounds and J’Wan Roberts had 10 points as the Cougars (22-4, 14-1 Big 12) won their fifth straight game and 12th straight on the road in Big 12 play.
Alston Mason scored a season-high 26 points on 8-of-9 shooting and B.J. Freeman added 17 points for the Sun Devils (12-14, 3-12), who lost their sixth consecutive game. Arizona State’s Jayden Quaintance (ankle) returned from a two-game absence but played just 13 minutes and didn’t score.
No. 21 Mississippi State 70, No. 7 Texas A&M 54
Josh Hubbard scored 25 points and Claudell Harris Jr. added 15, hitting three second-half 3-pointers, as the Bulldogs held off the Aggies in Starkville, Miss.
A Hubbard 3-pointer with 2:32 to play stoked Mississippi State’s lead to 15 points. Shawn Jones Jr. canned another trey on the Bulldogs’ ensuing possession, and Mississippi State (19-7, 7-6 SEC) strolled to the finish line for its second straight win against a Top 25 team.
Zhuric Phelps led Texas A&M with 13 points while CJ Wilcher and Wade Taylor IV added 11 points apiece for the Aggies (20-6, 9-4), who had a five-game winning streak snapped.
No. 8 Iowa State 79, Colorado 65
Dishon Jackson and Milan Momcilovic scored 13 points apiece and the Cyclones relied on a balanced attack to post a win over the Buffaloes in Ames, Iowa.
Joshua Jefferson and Tamin Lipsey added 12 points apiece for Iowa State (21-5, 11-4 Big 12), which won its fourth game in a row.
Bangot Dak scored 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting to lead Colorado (10-16, 1-14). Harrison Carrington finished with 11 points off the bench, and Andrej Jakimovski scored 10 points.
TCU 69, No. 9 Texas Tech 66
Noah Reynolds and reserve Trazarien White each scored 16 points and the Horned Frogs held the Red Raiders to one field goal in the final 4:56, pulling off an upset in Fort Worth, Texas.
Reynolds scored the last seven points for TCU (15-11, 8-7 Big 12). He hit a foul shot with four seconds remaining, and TCU’s David Punch blocked JT Toppin’s 3-point attempt with one second on the clock to seal the victory.
Ernest Udeh Jr. added 11 points and 10 rebounds for TCU. Darrion Williams scored a game-high 21 points for Texas Tech (20-6, 11-4), while Chance McMillian added 19 points and Toppin chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds.
No. 11 Wisconsin 95, Illinois 74
John Tonje had 31 points and Steven Crowl added 20 in Madison, Wis., as the Badgers won their fifth straight overall and ended a nine-game losing streak against the Fighting Illini.
John Blackwell added 16 points for Wisconsin (21-5, 11-4 Big Ten), which had not beaten the Illini in exactly six years, a 64-58 win at home on Feb. 18, 2019.
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn had 17 points and Ben Humrichous added 13 for Illinois (17-10, 9-8). Kasparas Jakucionis, who entered averaging a team-high 16.0 points per game, was held to just six points.
No. 14 Michigan State 75, No. 13 Purdue 66
Jase Richardson led a balanced attack with 12 points as the Spartans defeated the Boilermakers in a pivotal Big Ten matchup in East Lansing, Mich.
Frankie Fidler had 11 points, while Jaden Akins and Coen Carr supplied 10 apiece for the Spartans (21-5, 12-3 Big Ten).
Trey Kaufman-Renn led the Boilermakers (19-8, 11-5) with 24 points and Braden Smith tossed in 17 and had eight assists. Purdue has lost three straight.
No. 16 Marquette 80, Seton Hall 56
Kam Jones scored 14 points and Chase Ross added 11, fueling the Golden Eagles to a convincing win over the Pirates in Milwaukee.
Ben Gold scored all 10 of his points in the second half for Marquette (20-6, 11-4 Big East), which shot a robust 53.6 percent from the floor and 40.7 percent from 3-point range to improve to 13-2 at home this season. The Golden Eagles recorded their second win in a row following a three-game skid.
Isaiah Coleman made just 5 of 19 shots to finish with a team-high 13 points for Seton Hall (7-19, 2-13).
–Field Level Media
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Report: A's C Shea Langeliers (knee) could miss rest of season
Jul 18, 2026; West Sacramento, California, USA; Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers (23) throws to first base for an out against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images Athletics’ All-Star catcher Shea Langeliers could miss the remainder of the season after tearing the meniscus in his right knee while running the bases, ESPN reported on Sunday morning.
Should he opt for surgery, he is expected to miss the rest of the season.
The Athletics placed Langeliers on the 10-day injured list Sunday — retroactive to Saturday — and recalled fellow catcher Brian Serven from Triple-A Las Vegas.
Backup Jonah Heim, a former All-Star, is expected to receive the bulk of the work in Langeliers’ absence.
Langeliers, 28, is batting .263 with 23 homers and 51 RBIs in 93 games this season. He leads American League catchers in homers and hits (99).
He is hitting .240 with 111 homers and 288 RBIs since being selected by the Atlanta Braves with the ninth overall pick of the 2019 MLB Draft. He was acquired from the Braves in the Matt Olson trade on March 14, 2022.
Serven, 31, is batting .308 with nine homers and 46 RBIs in 61 games with the Aviators this season.
With the Athletics, he has appeared in two games on the season with a .250 average (1-for-4). against the Miami Marlins on July 5.
–Field Level Media
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Jenny Shin captures first win in 10 years at Scottish Open
Apr 23, 2026; Houston, Texas, United States; Jenny Shin of Korea hits a tee shot on the first hole during the first round of The Chevron Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images Jenny Shin recorded her first win on the LPGA Tour in 10 years on Sunday by securing a two-stroke victory at the Women’s Scottish Open in North Ayrshire.
Shin entered the final round with a five-stroke lead — and needed it. She overcame five bogeys to finish at 3-over-par 75 on Sunday at Dundonald Links and finished at 9-under 279 for the tournament.
The 33-year-old South Korean’s last win on the tour was her maiden one in 2016, at the now-defunct Volunteers of America Texas Shootout.
“Yeah, my first win didn’t really feel like a win at the time. I didn’t feel like I deserved it,” said Shin, who was still wet after being doused with water during the post-round celebration.
“But this one definitely feels a lot different. This one feels like I earned it. I worked hard for it. I started working with my putting coach four years ago, and he asked me what my goal was. I said I needed to win before I retire.
“So I had been wanting it so badly in the last four years. I’m very, very excited.”
The last LPGA Tour player to go 10 or more years between official victories was Vicki Fergon, who went 12 years and three months between wins at the 1984 S&H Golf Classic and the 1996 Michelob Light Heartland Classic.
Shin carded bogeys on hole Nos. 6-8 before stopping her skid with birdies on hole Nos. 10 and 12. She limped down the home stretch with bogeys on Nos. 16 and 18.
“I feel like I’ve done everything wrong, just wasn’t hitting it like I was the last three days and was hitting it into bunkers, bushes, and it wasn’t fun,” Shin said. “With the three bogeys in a row, I thought, ‘Oh, boy, I don’t know where this is going to go.’
“But yeah, I hung in there and so I’m quite proud of myself. Very happy.”
A Lim Kim recorded a 68 on Sunday to ascend into second place at 7-under, two strokes ahead of Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn (74).
Kim, of South Korea, answered a bogey on the second hole with a birdie on the third. She rattled off four straight birdies on Nos. 9-12.
Germany’s Esther Henseleit (73) finished in fourth place at 4-under for the tournament.
–Field Level Media
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Brewers DFA recently acquired Lance McCullers Jr.
Jul 20, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. (50) throws a pitch during the sixth inning against the New York Mets at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images The Milwaukee Brewers designated Lance McCullers Jr. for assignment on Sunday morning, less than two weeks after they acquired the right-hander from the Houston Astros.
The move comes one day after McCullers allowed three runs on one hit and four walks in 1 2/3 innings in Milwaukee’s 8-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
McCullers has posted a 3.86 ERA in two relief appearances since he, left-hander Colton Gordon and cash were sent to the Brewers in exchange for minor league outfielder Jadyn Fielder on July 15.
A two-time World Series winner and former American League All-Star, McCullers has pitched only 44 innings this season, posting a 2-3 record with a 6.55 ERA in 10 appearances (eight starts).
McCullers, 32, is 53-40 with a 3.85 ERA in 156 career games (148 starts) with the Astros and Brewers. He was an All-Star in 2017 and won World Series titles in 2017 and 2022, but he missed three entire seasons (2019, 2023-24) due to injuries.
Also on Sunday, the Brewers recalled right-hander Garrett Stallings from Triple-A Nashville.
Stallings posted a 3-3 record with a 4.11 ERA in 18 appearances (13 starts) with the Sounds. He also pitched three scoreless innings in two appearances earlier this season with Milwaukee.
–Field Level Media
Report: A's C Shea Langeliers (knee) could miss rest of season
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