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No. 1 Auburn searches for shooting touch vs. Georgia
Auburn Tigers forward Johni Broome (4) dunks the ball as Auburn Tigers take on Arkansas Razorbacks at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. Auburn Tigers lead Arkansas Razorbacks 33-27 at halftime. Fresh off a scare against Arkansas, No. 1 Auburn looks to inch closer to a Southeastern Conference regular-season title on Saturday when it hosts reeling Georgia.
Auburn (24-2, 12-1 SEC) leads both No. 2 Florida and No. 4 Alabama by two games atop the league standings. The Tigers are in search of their fifth SEC regular-season crown and their second No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament (since seeding began in 1978).
Those accomplishments were far from the team’s mind on Wednesday, when Auburn trailed Arkansas by a point with less than three minutes to go at home.
The top-ranked Tigers finished the game on a 10-2 run, escaping with a 67-60 victory. For an Auburn team that ranks sixth nationally with an average of 84.4 points per game, defense was the deciding factor in a game that saw the Tigers shoot just 4-for-24 (16.7 percent) from 3-point range.
“Our offense left a lot to be desired tonight,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said postgame. “Our execution wasn’t very good. I don’t think our shot selection was great. But our guys competed. They didn’t let the fact that we weren’t making shots and playing well offensively affect their defense.”
Keying Auburn’s remarkable season has been a balanced offense. Six Tigers average 10 points or more, including reserve Chaney Johnson’s 10.5. Johnson has scored in double figures five consecutive games, continuing the trend with 14 points off the bench against the Razorbacks.
“Chaney has been so consistent. What you see is what you get,” Pearl said. “He had a difficult matchup (Wednesday) and I thought he did a great job.”
Johni Broome, in a tight battle with Duke’s Cooper Flagg for the national player of the year, leads Auburn with averages of 18.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.
Georgia (16-10, 4-9) would see its postseason odds skyrocket with an upset on Saturday.
Playing in arguably one of the toughest conferences college basketball has seen, the Bulldogs have dropped their past seven meetings with ranked opponents, all in league play. Since picking up home wins over Kentucky and Oklahoma in early January, the Bulldogs have dropped eight of 10 overall, beating only two of the SEC’s worst teams, LSU and South Carolina.
Georgia put itself in position to earn resume-boosting wins in its past three outings against then-No. 8 Texas A&M, then-No. 22 Mississippi State and No. 21 Missouri but couldn’t finish successfully in any of those contests.
Leading by nine at halftime against the Aggies, Georgia was outscored 46-21 in the second half. A similar story unfolded on No. 15 at home against the Tigers, as the Bulldogs were outscored 49-33 after halftime en route to an 87-74 defeat.
“This is a mystery,” Georgia coach Mike White said. “I haven’t coached a team that’s struggled this much in the second half. I can’t put my finger on it. I’m going to get more feedback from our guys and that’ll be the next trial-and-error process. The message is clear. We have to be better defensively in the second half to beat a good SEC team.”
Projected NBA lottery pick Asa Newell leads Georgia with 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest. Silas Demary Jr. scores 11.9 points per contest, and Dakota Leffew averages 10.3.
–Field Level Media
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Vikings agree to deal with veteran LB/S Jamal Adams
Aug 23, 2025; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Jamal Adams against the Arizona Cardinals during a preseason NFL game at State Farm Stadium. Three-time Pro Bowl linebacker/safety Jamal Adams is headed to his sixth NFL team after agreeing to terms with the Minnesota Vikings on Monday.
The 30-year-old veteran confirmed his decision with a post on X that said “Year 10 #skol”.
Adams spent last season with the Las Vegas Raiders, amassing 45 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in 17 games (four starts) as a linebacker.
Adams also previously played for the New York Jets (2017-19), Seattle Seahawks (2020-23), Tennessee Titans (2024) and Detroit Lions (2024). Adams earned his Pro Bowl appearances as a safety from 2018-20.
It remains to be seen which position the versatile Adams will play for the Vikings. However, his addition comes as safety Harrison Smith mulls retirement.
Overall during his pro career, Adams has tallied 546 tackles, 22.5 sacks, four interceptions, 36 passes defended, eight forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries.
Adams is joining a stingy Vikings defense that ranked third in the NFL in yards allowed per game last season (282.6).
–Field Level Media
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Ali Sanchez's first homer helps Yankees complete rally vs. White Sox
Jul 27, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; New York Yankees center fielder Spencer Jones (78) hits an RBI-ground out against the Chicago White Sox during the fourth inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Jazz Chisholm Jr. had two hits and two RBIs and Ali Sanchez blasted his first major league homer in the eighth inning to break the game open as the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Monday.
New York overcame an early three-run deficit for its fourth win in five games. The Yankees moved within 2 1/2 games of the idle Tampa Bay Rays for first place in the American League East.
AL Central-leading Chicago committed three errors as its lead over the second-place Cleveland Guardians fell to two games. The White Sox have lost three of their past four.
The Yankees scored a total of five runs in the seventh and eighth innings and navigated two errors in the ninth to hold on.
Ben Rice delivered a go-ahead single in the seventh, and New York maintained the lead in the bottom half when Colson Montgomery was erased at the plate while trying to score on a Chase Meidroth double.
Chisholm had a bunt single in the eighth that resulted in a run thanks to a throwing error. He scored when Sanchez connected against Sean Newcomb for a three-run shot three batters later. Sanchez was playing in his 75th major league game with six teams across five seasons.
Montgomery went 3-for-4 with two RBIs.
Jasson Dominguez and Rice contributed two hits each for New York.
Brent Headrick (6-1) delivered 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to earn the victory. David Bednar entered with runners on the corners and two outs in the ninth, and he fanned Meidroth to notch his 21st save.
Chicago reliever Bryan Hudson (3-4) allowed one run and two hits in the seventh.
The White Sox stormed to a 3-0 lead in the first inning against Yankees starter Max Fried. Colson Montgomery drove in the game’s first run with a single, and Meidroth added a sacrifice fly before Braden Montgomery punctuated the rally with an RBI triple.
White Sox rookie left-hander Noah Schultz retired the next six Yankees before control issues prompted an early exit. New York opened the fourth with two walks and a single to load the bases. Schultz departed after Anthony Volpe produced an RBI groundout but was charged with two more runs when Chisholm greeted reliever Chris Murphy with a double to right-center.
Chisholm scored the go-ahead run on a Spencer Jones groundout, but Chicago tied the game at 4-all in the fifth on an RBI single from Colson Montgomery.
Schultz permitted three runs and two hits in 3 1/3 innings with two walks and five strikeouts. Fried allowed three runs and five hits in three innings, walking two and striking out four.
–Field Level Media
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ATP roundup: Terence Atmane upsets Frances Tiafoe in Washington
Jul 27, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Terence Atmane (FRA) hits a backhand against Frances Tiafoe (USA) (not pictured) on day one of the Mubadala DC Open 2026 at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images France’s Terence Atmane avenged a first-round Wimbledon loss to Frances Tiafoe, prevailing 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Monday in the first round of the Mubadala DC Open in Washington.
Tiafoe, a Washington-area native, was the tournament’s sixth seed.
Atmane got the decisive service break in the next-to-last game, then served out the match.
Earlier in the day, third-seeded Taylor Fritz swept his service games and rolled to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Belgium’s Zizou Bergs.
Fritz saved all four break points he faced while converting two of his four break opportunities. The California native was playing his first match since losing in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon to Germany’s Alexander Zverev.
Fourth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti won an all-Italian matchup when Matteo Arnaldi retired while trailing 6-0, 3-1. Musetti was returning from injury issues that kept him out since early May.
Also advancing to the second round were Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic, Japan’s Kei Nishikori and Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo.
Mifel Tennis Open
Australia’s Bernard Tomic was nearly perfect in the first round at Los Cabos, Mexico, powering to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Mexico’s Alex Hernandez.
Hernandez, a 27-year-old qualifier who is ranked No. 498 in the world, held serve while trailing 5-0 in the first set to avoid a double bagel. Tomic, a 33-year-old who is ranked 171st, made the main draw as a lucky loser from qualifying.
In other first-round action, U.S. qualifier Tristan Boyer downed Canada’s Gabriel Diallo 7-5, 6-2. The night slate included fifth-seeded Cameron Norrie of the United Kingdom facing Aleksandar Kovacevic, and Hong Kong’s Chak Lam Coleman Wong opposing Darwin Blanch.
–Field Level Media
Vikings agree to deal with veteran LB/S Jamal Adams
Ali Sanchez's first homer helps Yankees complete rally vs. White Sox
