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Top 25 roundup: No. 22 Texas A&M topples No. 1 Auburn
Mar 4, 2025; College Station, Texas, USA; Auburn Tigers guard Miles Kelly (13) drives against Texas A&M Aggies guard Zhuric Phelps (1) during the second half at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images Zhuric Phelps scored 19 points and No. 22 Texas A&M defeated a No. 1 team for the first time in program history with an 83-72 victory over Auburn on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play in College Station, Texas.
Wade Taylor IV added 16 points and Pharrel Payne had 12 points as the Aggies (21-9, 10-7 SEC) snapped a four-game losing streak. Andersson Garcia scored 11 points and Manny Obaseki had 10 for Texas A&M, which had lost nine previous games against top-ranked teams – the most recent at Auburn in 2022.
Tahaad Pettiford made six 3-pointers and scored 19 points for Auburn (27-3, 15-2), which had a six-game winning streak halted. Chad Baker-Mazara scored 15 points and Miles Kelly had 12 points and a career-high five steals. National Player of the Year candidate Johni Broome had just eight points for his second straight single-digit scoring output.
Texas A&M made 43.1 percent of its shots and hit 9 of 25 from 3-point range. Auburn shot 50 percent — 9 of 22 from behind the arc. Kelly made just 1 of 8 field-goal attempts and missed all four 3-point tries after scoring a season-high 30 points and sinking a career-best nine 3-pointers Saturday in a win over Kentucky.
No. 23 BYU 88, No. 10 Iowa State 85 (2 OT)
Richie Saunders scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds as the Cougars beat the Cyclones in Ames, Iowa.
The Cougars’ Dallin Hall finished with 22 points on 7-for-13 shooting, which included 4-for-9 success from beyond the 3-point arc. Egor Demin added 12 points for BYU (22-8, 13-6 Big 12), which won its seventh game in a row.
Joshua Jefferson scored 19 points to lead Iowa State (22-8, 12-7). Milan Momcilovic contributed 18 points, and Curtis Jones chipped in with 16 off the bench as the Cyclones lost for the third time in four games.
No. 16 Memphis 75, UTSA 70
Dain Dainja scored a game-high 19 points and the Tigers survived a performance rife with turnovers to edge the Roadrunners in San Antonio, clinching at least a share of the American Athletic Conference regular-season title.
PJ Haggerty added 18 points, including six free throws in the final 10.7 seconds as the Tigers (25-5, 15-2 AAC) held on for their fourth straight win despite a whopping 22 turnovers, including 13 in the second half. The Tigers will win the conference title outright with one more win or a North Texas loss.
Four players scored in double figures for UTSA (11-18, 5-12), led by reserve Jonnivius Smith with 18 points. Marcus Millender added 16, while Primo Spears chipped in 14 points and a game-high seven assists. Tai’Reon Joseph came off the bench to notch 12 points.
No. 18 Purdue 100, Rutgers 71
Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer each made a career-high seven 3-pointers while scoring 23 points apiece to lead the Boilermakers past the Scarlet Knights in West Lafayette, Ind.
Trey Kaufman-Renn added 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting as Purdue (21-9, 13-6 Big Ten) won its second straight game following a four-game slide. Smith also had nine assists and five rebounds.
Dylan Harper scored 13 points and Ace Bailey had 12 for Rutgers (14-16, 7-12), which lost its second straight game.
No. 19 Kentucky 95, LSU 64
Otega Oweh scored 24 points to lead a balanced scoring effort as the Wildcats dominated the Tigers in Southeastern Conference play in Lexington, Ky.
Owek made 9 of 11 field-goal attempts and added a game-high eight rebounds for the Wildcats (20-10, 9-8 SEC) in their first game since announcing second-leading scorer Jaxson Robinson (wrist surgery) will miss the rest of the season. Brandon Garrison and Ansley Almonor scored 15 points each and Collin Chandler added 11.
Robert Miller III scored 15 points, Cam Carter added 14 and Jordan Sears had 13 to lead the Tigers (14-16, 3-14), who played without leading rebounder Corey Chest (foot) and third-leading scorer Vyctorius Miller (leg).
No. 24 Arizona 113, Arizona State 100
Henri Veesaar scored a career-high 22 points and had eight rebounds to lead the Wildcats to a victory over the Sun Devils in Tucson, Ariz.
Caleb Love and KJ Lewis each tallied 21 points for Arizona (20-10, 14-5 Big 12), and Tobe Awaka had 15 points and nine rebounds.
Arizona State’s Alston Mason scored a season-high 33 points on 10-for-17 shooting, 5-for-7 from 3-point range, and had six assists. Arizona State (13-17, 4-15 Big 12) had just six scholarship players available, and Adam Miller played less than a minute before aggravating a hip injury.
Texas 87, No. 25 Mississippi State 82 (OT)
Tramon Mark scored 24 points, including two key late free throws, as the Longhorns outlasted the Bulldogs in overtime in a Southeastern Conference game in Starkville, Miss.
Tre Johnson scored 23 points for Texas (17-13, 6-11 SEC). Kaluma finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds and Shedrick added 10 points as the Longhorns snapped a three-game losing streak.
Hubbard led Mississippi State (20-10, 8-9) with 16 points, all after halftime. RJ Melendez added 15, KeShawn Murphy had 13, Kugel and Cameron Matthews scored 12 each and Shawn Jones Jr. hit for 10 points.
–Field Level Media
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Flyers' Noah Cates (lower body) out for rest of series vs. Canes
Apr 27, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers left wing Noah Cates (27) watches for the puck drop on a third period face-off against the Pittsburgh Penguins in game five of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Trailing the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Philadelphia Flyers will be without versatile two-way center Noah Cates for the remainder of the series due to a lower-body injury.
Cates, 27, has four points (one goal, three assists) in eight playoff games following the best offensive season of his career, when he posted 47 points (18 goals, 29 assists) in 82 games.
“I mean, he’s been Mr. Consistency all year. Does a lot of things for us,” coach Rick Tocchet said Wednesday. “But like I said, it’s no different than other teams. Next man up. You’ve heard the drill before.”
Cates averages 16:15 in ice time and is one of the league’s top defensive forwards, as the Flyers averaged only 1.67 goals against per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 during the regular season with him on the ice.
Despite losing Cates, Tocchet is confident in the Flyers’ centermen, including 20-year-old rookie Denver Barkey, who has received more time at the position. Trevor Zegras will return to center as a move “to get him going,” Tocchet said.
Veteran Sean Couturier is a reliable option at the position along with Christian Dvorak, who is expected to play in Game 3 despite an undisclosed injury.
With the Flyers limited to two goals over the first two games, Tocchet is encouraging his players to have a “shot-first mentality” to overcome the Hurricanes’ defensive aggressiveness.
“I think to help some guys out that are struggling against Carolina, they’ve got to have a shot-first mentality,” he said. You’ve got to be able to make a play around them. I think some guys are overpassing and that’s the one thing Carolina’s good at. They make you overpass. But if you throw pucks at the net, beat their aggressiveness, you’re going to get chances.”
The best-of-seven series resumes Thursday night with Game 3 in Philadelphia.
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Dodgers RHP Tyler Glasnow (back) exits after one inning
May 6, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow (31) delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros during the first inning at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow was removed after pitching one inning against the host Houston Astros on Wednesday with low back pain.
Glasnow allowed a first-inning home run to Brice Matthews and attempted to return in the second. After several warmup pitches, Glasnow, 32, motioned for trainers, who along with manager Dave Roberts removed him from the game.
Glasnow’s first-inning strikeout of Yordan Alvarez was the 1,000th of his career.
A 2024 All-Star with Los Angeles, Glasnow was 3-0 with a 2.56 ERA entering his seventh start this season. He signed a five-year, $136.5 million contract before the 2024 season.
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Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo to skip Preakness
Trainer Cherie DeVaux, in red jacket at left, helps lift the Kentucky Derby trophy with Daisy Phipps Pulito (representing Phipps Stable) and Vincent Viola (of St. Elias Stable) after Golden Tempo won the 2026 Kentucky Derby. May 2, 2026. For the second consecutive year, the Kentucky Derby winner will not run in the Preakness Stakes, as Golden Tempo trainer Cherie DeVaux announced Wednesday the horse will skip the second leg of the Triple Crown and compete in the Belmont Stakes next month.
“Golden gave us the race of a lifetime in the Kentucky Derby, and we believe the best decision for him moving forward is to give him a little more time following such a tremendous effort,” DeVaux wrote in a statement posted to X.
Golden Tempo was a 23-1 long shot on Saturday but made a late charge down the stretch to edge out favorite Renegade. The victory made DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner.
Last year, Sovereignty passed on the Preakness, and many trainers feel is too close to the Kentucky Derby — two weeks apart — and makes it difficult to keep a horse healthy for big races in the summer and fall.
The Preakness will be held May 16 at Laurel Park south of Baltimore, due to Pimlico undergoing a grandstand renovation. Pimlico is scheduled to host the 2027 Preakness.
As of Wednesday afternoon, none of the 19 horses who participated in the Kentucky Derby have committed to compete in the Preakness.
The Belmont is slated for June 6 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., due to ongoing construction at the main Belmont Park facility on Long Island, N.Y.
–Field Level Media
Flyers' Noah Cates (lower body) out for rest of series vs. Canes
Dodgers RHP Tyler Glasnow (back) exits after one inning
