Castleton leads Florida’s rally to upset Missouri
Florida coach Todd Golden is growing a beard and insists it has nothing to do with his team’s winning streak. Regardless, he’s unlikely to shave before the Gators’ next game.
Colin Castleton had 16 points and 13 rebounds for his third double-double of the season, and host Florida rallied from 11 down to upend No. 20 Missouri 73-64 on Saturday.
Castleton chipped in six assists, three steals and two blocks as the Gators (10-7, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) won their third consecutive game. He made 7 of 11 shots and finished with five offensive boards.
The 22-year-old senior, who came to Florida after two years at Michigan, also became the school’s second transfer to top 1,000 points in Gainesville.
Missouri (13-4, 2-3) lost its third in a row on the road, this one mostly because it had no answer for Castleton inside. Even when the Tigers doubleteamed the 6-foot-11 senior forward, he managed to find a shooter or cutter. His best one may have been when he delivered a bounce pass to Alex Fudge for a dunk with a little more than four minutes to play.
Will Richard added 18 points thanks mostly to four three-pointers for UF, and Riley Kugel added 13 points and five rebounds. The Gators hit 10 of 23 from three-point range, including 6 of 13 in the second half.
No. 13 Virginia 67, Florida St. 58: Armaan Franklin scored 20 points
Aand Ben Vander Plas added 15 points and seven rebounds as the Cavaliers (13-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) controlled from the opening minutes and defeated the host Seminoles (5-13, 3-4).
FSU’s Matthew Cleveland recorded a doubledouble for the seventh straight game, a feat no Seminole has achieved since Reggie Royals in the 1971-72 season. He had a basket in the final minute to finish with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 2 Kansas 62, No. 14 Iowa St. 60: KJ Adams scored in the paint, breaking a tie with under 12 seconds left and the host Jayhawks (16-1, 5-0 Big 12) held off the Cyclones (13-3, 4-1).
No. 4 Alabama 106, LSU 66: Brandon Miller finished with 31 points and had six three-pointers by halftime to lead the host Crimson Tide (15-2, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) over the Tigers (12-5, 1-4) in the most-lopsided meeting in series history.
Kentucky 63, No. 5 Tennessee 56: Antonio Reeves scored 18 points and Oscar Tshiebwe had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Wildcats (11-6, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) over the host Volunteers (14-3, 4-1).
No. 17 TCU 82, No. 11 Kansas St. 68: Emanuel Miller scored 23 points, Eddie Lampkin Jr. had a season-high 17 with several key inside baskets and the host Horned Frogs (14-3,
3-2 Big 12) ended the Wildcats’ (15-2, 4-1) nine-game winning streak.
Vanderbilt 97, No. 15
AAAAAArkansas 84: Tyrin Lawrence scored 22 points as the host Commodores (9-8, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) rallied from a 10point deficit in the second half and snapped a twogame skid and beat the Razorbacks (12-5, 1-4).
Indiana 63, No. 18 Wisconsin 45: Trayce Jackson-Davis had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Jalen Hood-Schifino added 16 points as the host Hoosiers (12-4, 2-4 Big Ten) won for the first time in three weeks and ended a three-game skid by beating the Badgers (11-5, 3-3).
Creighton 73, No. 19 Providence 67: Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 13 of his 21 points in the final 15 minutes and the host Bluejays (10-8, 4-3 Big East) ended the Friars’ (14-4, 6-1) ninegame win streak.
No. 22 Coll. of Charleston 78, Elon 60: Dalton Bolon made six threes and scored 21 points as the host Cougars (18-1, 6-0 Colonial Athletic Association) extended the nation’s longest win streak to 17 games with a victory over the Phoenix (2-16, 0-5).
Clemson 72, No. 24 Duke 64: PJ Hall scored 26 points and Brevin Galloway had 17, including a threepointer that put host Clemson ahead to stay as the Tigers (15-3) continued their perfect ACC start with a victory over the Blue
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WOMEN’S TOP 25
No. 3 Ohio St. 76, Nebraska 67: Rebecca Mikulasikova had 25 points and the Buckeyes (18-0, 7-0 Big Ten) opened up an early double-digit lead and beat the host Cornhuskers (11-7, 3-4).
No. 12 Iowa 108, Penn St. 67: Caitlin Clark scored 27 points, Monika Czinano added 20 and the host Hawkeyes (14-4, 6-1 Big Ten) got off to a red-hot start and never let up, rolling to a win over the Nittany Lions (11-7, 2-5.
No. 17 Michigan 70, Michigan St. 55: Leigha Brown had 14 of her 17 points in the first half, Emily Kiser had 10 of her 14 in the second half and the host Wolverines (15-3, 5-2 Big Ten) handled the rival Spartan (10-8, 2-5).
No. 19 Oklahoma 80, No. 23 Kansas 74: Madi Williams scored 13 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter, Liz Scott had a double-double and the host Sooners (14-3, 4-1 Big 12 Conference) rallied to beat the Jayhawks (12-4, 2-3).
No. 25 Villanova 64, St. John’s 61: Maddy Siegrist scored 18 of her 32 points in the fourth quarter and the host Wildcats (16-3, 7-1 Big East) defeated the Red Storm (14-3, 5-3) after trailing by 16 points midway through the fourth quarter.
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Sandberg was named to the All-Star Game 10 times, won nine Gold Glove awards and seven Silver Slugger awards in 15 seasons with the Cubs. He earned the National League MVP award in 1984 en route to being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.
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NHL: Nazem Kadri’s
team-best 17th goal and Chris Tanev’s first of the season were part of Calgary’s four-goal second period as the Flames hung on to beat the host Dallas Stars 6-5.
Soccer: Liverpool’s hopes of Champions League qualification took a blow after it was thrashed at Brighton 3-0 on Saturday. Solly March
scored twice to inflict another setback on Liverpool’s stuttering season,
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