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Top 25 roundup: Ole Miss pulls off late upset of No. 4 Tennessee
Mar 5, 2025; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels guard Matthew Murrell (11) reacts against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss. Mandatory Credit: Wesley Hale-Imagn Images Jaemyn Brakefield’s tiebreaking putback with 7.5 seconds left capped a massive second-half performance as Ole Miss stunned No. 4 Tennessee 78-76 on Wednesday in Oxford, Miss.
After Tennessee’s Igor Milicic Jr. converted a four-point play with 40 seconds left to knot it at 76-all, Brakefield, a senior who scored all 19 of his points in the second half, grabbed an offensive rebound and put in the game-winner. Milicic missed a short shot in the lane at the buzzer that would have forced overtime.
The Rebels (21-9, 10-7 Southeastern Conference) got 13 points and 10 rebounds from Dre Davis, plus 13 points from Malik Dia. Matthew Murrell scored 12 as Ole Miss broke a four-game head-to-head losing streak against Tennessee. Ole Miss won its second game in a row after a three-game skid.
The Volunteers (24-6, 11-6) got 17 points from Jordan Gainey and 15 from Chaz Lanier. Felix Okpara had 13 points and seven boards, while Zakai Zeigler totaled eight points and 15 assists.
No. 5 Florida 99, No. 7 Alabama 94
Alex Condon scored a career-best 27 points and collected 10 rebounds and the Gators clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Southeastern Conference tournament with a solid victory over the Crimson Tide at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Walter Clayton Jr. recorded 22 points, eight assists and five rebounds for the Gators (26-4, 13-4 SEC), who won for the 11th time in the past 13 games. Thomas Haugh added 12 points and Alijah Martin had 10 for Florida.
Mark Sears amassed 30 points, six rebounds and five assists in his final home game for the Crimson Tide (23-7, 12-5), who have dropped four of their past six games. Labaron Philon scored 19 points and Clifford Omoruyi added 11 points and seven rebounds for Alabama. Grant Nelson and Aiden Sherrell each had 10 points.
No. 9 Texas Tech 91, Colorado 75
JT Toppin had 30 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Red Raiders over the Buffaloes in Lubbock, Texas.
Chance McMillian added 15 points for Texas Tech (23-7, 14-5 Big 12), which remains in a second-place tie with No. 24 Arizona in the conference. The Red Raiders have won two straight and five of their past seven games.
Sebastian Rancik and Bangot Dak each scored 12 points to lead Colorado (11-19, 2-17), which has lost three consecutive games and four of the past five.
No. 11 Clemson 78, Boston College 69
Jaeden Zackery scored a game-high 21 points and Chase Hunter finished with 18 points to lead the Tigers to a victory over the Eagles in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Zackery, who spent three seasons at Boston College before he transferred to Clemson, shot 7 of 12 from the field. Viktor Lakhin added 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Tigers (25-5, 17-2 ACC), who extended their winning streak to seven games and have won eight straight ACC road games.
Boston College freshman Jayden Hastings made each of his eight field-goal attempts and scored a season-high 18. The Eagles (12-18, 4-15) received 15 points from Elijah Strong and 14 from Dion Brown.
No. 12 Wisconsin 74, Minnesota 67
John Blackwell scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Badgers held on for a victory over the Golden Gophers in Minneapolis.
John Tonje added 18 points and pulled down seven rebounds for Wisconsin (23-7, 13-6 Big Ten), which bounced back from a loss against No. 8 Michigan State in its previous game.
Brennan Rigsby scored 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting to lead Minnesota (15-15, 7-12). Lu’Cye Patterson contributed 15 points.
No. 13 Maryland 71, No. 17 Michigan 65
Rodney Rice scored 19 points to lead the Terrapins to a Big Ten win over the Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Derik Queen had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Selton Miguel added 17 points for Maryland (23-7, 13-6 Big Ten), which won its fifth road game of the season and stayed in the hunt for a double-bye in next week’s Big Ten tournament.
Vladislav Goldin had 20 points and 15 rebounds and Danny Wolf scored 20 points with eight rebounds for Michigan (22-8, 14-5), which dropped its second straight home game. The Wolverines finish the regular season Sunday at Michigan State.
No. 14 Louisville 85, Cal 68
Terrence Edwards Jr. hit seven 3-pointers and scored a game-high 35 points as the host Cardinals stretched their winning streak to eight games by defeating the Golden Bears.
Edwards made 11 of 19 shots from the field as the Cardinals (24-6, 17-2 ACC) kept pace with Clemson in a tie for second place in the conference, one game behind Duke. Chucky Hepburn and J’Vonne Hadley added 16 points apiece.
Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 22 points for the Golden Bears (13-17, 6-13), who shot 29.6 percent from the floor.
Oklahoma 96, No. 15 Missouri 84
Jeremiah Fears scored a career-high 31 points, hit 12 of 12 free-throw attempts and dished out five assists to lead the Sooners to an upset of the Tigers in Norman, Okla.
Oklahoma (18-12, 5-12 SEC) snapped its two-game losing streak and boosted its NCAA Tournament resume. Sam Godwin had 12 points in the first half but didn’t play in the second half for the Sooners as he sat at the end of the bench with ice on his right knee. Mohamed Wague chipped in 12 points and Jalon Moore added 11 points and seven rebounds.
Mark Mitchell led Missouri (21-9, 10-7) with 18 points. Caleb Grill scored 16 points and had eight rebounds and Marques Warrick added 10 points for the Tigers, who have lost three of their past four games.
UConn 72, No. 20 Marquette 66
Alex Karaban scored 21 points to lead the Huskies to a victory over the Golden Eagles in Storrs, Conn.
UConn (21-9, 13-6 Big East) moved into third place in the Big East thanks to its tiebreaker over the Golden Eagles. Four other players scored in double figures for the Huskies, with Samson Johnson providing 10 points and 11 rebounds.
David Joplin led Marquette (22-8, 13-6) with 23 points on 7-for-13 shooting. Kam Jones added 21 points.
–Field Level Media
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San Diego maintaining 2025 momentum entering St. Louis City clash
Feb 21, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego FC defender Luca Bombino (27) celebrates after the match against CF Montreal at Snapdragon Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chadd Cady-Imagn Images For San Diego FC, no Hirving Lozano is no problem at all.
The club, which set MLS expansion-club records for wins (19) and points (63) last year, had the most explosive 2026 season debut across the league, trampling Montreal 5-0 to carry some serious momentum into Sunday’s game against visiting St. Louis City SC.
Christopher McVey and Amahl Pellegrino tallied in the first half, and Onni Valakari, Marcus Ingvartsen and 18-year-old Right to Dream Academy graduate Bryan Zamble all scored after the break as San Diego left their Canadian opponent in the dust.
Danish national Anders Dreyer, last year’s MLS Newcomer of the Year, had two assists to open his 2026 league account.
“Overall, just really happy for the group,” coach Mikey Varas said. “At the same time, this is just one step in a long journey that we are going to have this year.”
Pellegrino added two assists for San Diego, which has already advanced to the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16. The club advanced over Pumas, thanks primarily to a 4-1 victory at Snapdragon Stadium in the first leg.
San Diego dominated possession (64.1%), doubled up Montreal in shots (12-6) and quadrupled its opponent in shots on goal (8-2).
“We stayed committed to the plan in terms of how we could create space and then attack it,’ Varas said.
The hot start has come without the aid of Lozano, the Mexican national and San Diego designated player, who had nine goals and 10 assists last season but is no longer expected to factor into the team’s future plans.
The club advanced to the Western Conference final in its debut campaign and still has that new-car smell.
St. Louis had that a few seasons ago after its own successful MLS debut. That hasn’t been the case in the past two seasons as the club has missed the postseason.
New coach Yoann Damet oversaw a dynamic home debut last week against Charlotte. St. Louis controlled possession and had an outsized advantage in shots, shots on goal and corner kicks, but settled for a 1-1 draw.
Marcel Hartel put St. Louis in front in the 60th minute, taking a feed from Simon Becher and beating Charlotte’s Kristijan Kahlina into the bottom-right corner.
“I think we need to celebrate those little moments,” Damet said. “Cello (Hartel) being the first on the scoreboard this season is a good sign. I love to see that. I’m happy for him.”
Pep Biel equalized for Charlotte 13 minutes later, leaving St. Louis hopeful but still unsatisfied.
“Offensively, I thought the buildup was good. I thought we were able to create some chances,” Damet said. “Could we have created more? Did we get into good areas? Those are the questions we need to answer. Again, it never stops. There is always stuff to work on.”
–Field Level Media
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ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev wins Dubai title in walkover
Jan 23, 2026; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Daniil Medvedev in action against Fabian Marozsan of Hungary in the third round of the men’s singles at the Australian Open at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne Park. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday when Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands was forced to withdraw due to a hamstring injury in the United Arab Emirates.
Griekspoor defeated another Russian, fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev, in straight sets in the semifinals on Friday but fought through the injury suffered in that match. He said after his victory that he would have retired from the match if he had lost the second set.
For Medvedev, this is his 23rd career title and second in Dubai (2023). This is the first time he has won a tournament for a second time.
He defeated top-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in the semifinal and didn’t drop a set in the tournament.
“Not how I want to win a final. Hoping the injury for (Griekspoor) is not too bad and wishing him a speedy recovery,” Medvedev wrote on X.
BCI Seguros Chile Open
Germany’s Yannik Hanfmann upset top seed Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 6-4 in Santiago, Chile, to advance to his first ATP Tour final in six years and be in position to win his first title on tour.
The unseeded Hanfmann, whose last final was in September 2020, won 79% (27 of 34) of his first-serve points while Cerundolo, who won the Buenos Aires title two weeks ago, was undone by 27 unforced errors.
Hanfmann, 34, will face second-seeded Luciano Darderi of Italy, who topped third-seeded Sebastian Baez of Argentina 6-4, 6-3 in one hour, 29 minutes. Darderi saved four of six break points while Baez was 3 of 7. Baez, the 2024 champion, actually hit more winners (15 to 13) and had fewer unforced errors (29 to 31) and double faults (four to five).
–Field Level Media
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Hurricanes earn 5th straight win with clipping of Wings
Feb 28, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes left wing Taylor Hall (71) celebrates his goal with defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere (4) against the Detroit Red Wings during the first period at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images Taylor Hall and Shayne Gostisbehere each finished with a goal and two assists as the Carolina Hurricanes extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.
Frederik Andersen finished with 27 saves, while Jackson Blake, Sebastian Aho and Eric Robinson also scored as the Hurricanes extended their point streak to 12 games (9-0-3).
Simon Edvinsson and Patrick Kane scored for the visiting Red Wings. Cam Talbot made 31 saves in the loss.
Hall made no mistake with 5:55 remaining in the first period as he stormed in on a breakaway and made a slick backhand-to-forehand deke before placing the puck into the back of the net to make it 1-0 for the Hurricanes.
Carolina took advantage of the game’s first power play as Aho slid a low shot that bounced off the stick of a defender and into the back of the net with just 8 seconds remaining in the opening period.
Robinson made it 3-0 for the Hurricanes just under three minutes into the second period as he jammed his shot past an outstretched Talbot.
Talbot made his best save of the night with 9:36 remaining in the middle frame as he quickly slid across his crease to rob Logan Stankoven.
Edvinsson got the Red Wings on the scoreboard with a goal on a 4-on-4 with 1:34 remaining in the second period as the young defenseman took a pass from Alex DeBrincat and sent it into the top corner past Andersen.
Kane then made it a one-goal game just 47 seconds later as he ripped a shot over the shoulder of Andersen on the short side for his first goal in the past 15 games.
Gostisbehere played a quick give-and-go with Blake and then fired a shot past Talbot to retake a two-goal lead for Carolina 2:18 into the third period.
Blake then grabbed a goal of his own as he came down on a 2-on-1, looked off the pass and sent his shot into the far side of the net with 14:30 left in the third to make it 5-2.
–Field Level Media
San Diego maintaining 2025 momentum entering St. Louis City clash
ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev wins Dubai title in walkover
