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Chaz Lanier, No. 5 Tennessee look to take down LSU
Feb 22, 2025; College Station, Texas, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Chaz Lanier (2) looks to pass the ball during the second half against the Texas A&M Aggies at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images No. 5 Tennessee showed its depth of weapons in its last game.
The Volunteers (22-5, 9-5 Southeastern Conference) recorded their fifth win in six games on Saturday with a 77-69 victory over then-No. 7 Texas A&M. They’ll try to continue strengthening their case for a very high seed in the NCAA Tournament when they face LSU on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La.
Chaz Lanier was the primary weapon against the Aggies, scoring a season-high 30 points while making 8-of-13 3-pointers and finishing 10-of-18 from the floor.
“I was just super locked in for this game,” Lanier said. “I just saw that A&M was really sinking into the paint and my guys were just finding me at the 3-point line.”
Lanier is the fourth-leading scorer in the SEC, ranks third in 3-point percentage and leads the conference in 3-pointers made.
“All we wanted to do with Chaz is get him a little bit of separation,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. “He has gotten so much better because he has seen all kinds of defenses.”
But the senior transfer from North Florida doesn’t have do it by himself because of the Vols’ deep roster.
Jordan Gainey scored 10 points in the final 6:12 and Zakai Zeigler finished with a team-leading seven assists. He scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half, including a 3-pointer for a six-point lead with 21 seconds left. He also blocked a potential tying 3-pointer by Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor IV with 1:02 remaining.
“It seems like the bigger the moment, he thrives on that,” Barnes said of Zeigler.
LSU (14-13, 3-11) is hosting a Top 10 team for the second time in four days. The Tigers ended the first half with a 22-4 run to take a six-point halftime lead, then got outscored 48-28 by then-No. 2 Florida in the second half of a 79-65 loss Saturday.
“I thought the final eight minutes of the first half was the best that we’d defended all year,” coach Matt McMahon said. “I thought we moved the ball well out there in the first half and we had some guys step up and hit some big 3s for us.”
Though LSU couldn’t keep up with the Gators in the second half, it is showing signs of improvement down the stretch.
The Tigers had won consecutive SEC games for the first time all season going into the game Saturday, and a pair of freshmen are coming on strong. Robert Miller III had his first double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Curtis Givens III had 11 points, four assists and no turnovers in 31 minutes.
“For Curtis, his role’s increased because of the defensive end of the floor,” McMahon said. “He’s making a lot of winning plays for us.”
McMahon credited Miller for putting in extra work and not losing confidence in his shot after a slow start to the season.
“You see him get better and better every time out there,” McMahon said. “I really believe in his shooting and his mechanics keep getting better there.”
–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
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WTA roundup: Tamara Korpatsch wins Hamburg, first German champ in 34 years
Jun 29, 2026; London, United Kingdom; Coco Gauff of the United States at the net with Tamara Korpatsch of Germany after their match on day one at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images Tamara Korpatsch broke the German curse at the MSC Hamburg Ladies Open by claiming the title in a 6-3, 6-3 win over Hungary’s Anna Bondar on Sunday in Germany.
Korpatsch, born in Hamburg, is the first German since Steffi Graf in 1992 to win the Hamburg Open. Since Graf’s last title, Germans were 0-4 in the final at Hamburg. Korpatsch claimed her second career singles title in one hour and 28 minutes to improve to 5-0 in her career against Bondar.
Korpatsch came out hot in the first set with two aces and won 18 of her 25 first serve points (72%). She won 10 of the first 15 points to jump ahead to a 3-0 lead and wrapped it up by getting a break back to all but clinch the set.
Korpatsch continued to push in the second set and broke Bondar two more times, including to clinch the match.
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Austria’s Lilli Tagger won her first ever WTA singles title with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Daria Snigur of the Ukraine.
Tagger came out firing with nine aces, including five in the first set. She found herself down 5-2 in the first set, but won five of the next six games to steal the set. She was able to get a break off Snigur when she was serving for the match.
Tagger won five of the final six games to clinch the title, breaking Snigur two separate times while never facing a break point herself. Four more aces along with converting 10 of 12 first serve points (82 %) was enough to ice the match.
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Lando Norris captures first race as F1 champion
May 24, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; McLaren driver Lando Norris (1) during the Lenovo Grand Prix Du Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images Defending 2025 Formula One champion Lando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, finally capturing his first victory of 2026.
Norris was the pole sitter in Mogyorod, Hungary, but quickly lost the top spot when his McLaren teammate, Oscar Piastri, capitalized on a chance to overtake him at Turn 2 of the opening lap.
Norris and Piastri accounted for much of the race drama, with Norris unsuccessfully asking McLaren to call off Piastri. Norris had his first chance at clear sailing when McLaren pulled Piastri in for his second pitstop.
The owner of seven victories in 2025, Norris was forced to watch from behind until Piastri emerged from the pitstop and collided with the car of Williams driver Carlos Sainz Jr. The short delay was enough for Norris to overtake Piastri.
Norris took his first race as the champion ahead of four-time champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull and points leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes.
“I don’t know what happened, to be honest,” Norris said of the faulty Turn 2. “I just kept losing the rear. I had like three or four big snaps. It felt horrible and of course Oscar did a good job to get the cutback and get back past, so I think I was just a bit wide in the dirt — game over for the first lap.
“But man, I was pushing like hell to try and force him into a mistake or something. My pace today was probably some of the best pace I’ve ever had. The car was beautiful to drive and I felt very confident, so a great race.”
“I’m just happy to be back and see the number one again,” the 26-year-old Brit added.
Piastri had completed 55 of the 70 laps when he was forced to end his day because of a problem with his gearbox.
Technical problems in shifting to the 2026 car specifications allowed Ferrari and Mercedes to pull ahead of McLaren this season after its dominant 2025.
Norris has complained plenty about his car this season but had compliments Sunday.
“The team has put so much work in to making a car that can finally win again. It’s nice to be able to do it for them,” Norris said.
“If we want to come back, we need a lot more of these and we need to continue putting pressure on our competition. This weekend was a perfect weekend for us but it’s going to be tough, so we’ll keep pushing and keep working hard.
“I owe the team a lot. They’ve done an amazing job to even get back to winning races at this point, so I’m proud.”
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Hamilton fell to fifth place following a penalty for speeding during pitstops. A seven-time season champion, Hamilton is second to Antonelli in the driver standings, trailing by 50 points.
Mercedes leads the team standings with Ferrari second. McLaren is a distant third.
Formula One is now on its summer break until it resumes with the Dutch Grand Prix on Aug. 23.
–Field Level Media
Brewers DFA recently acquired Lance McCullers Jr.
WTA roundup: Tamara Korpatsch wins Hamburg, first German champ in 34 years
