Atwell, Anderson lead No. 13 Texas Tech in 1st game without Toppin to a 100-72 win over K-State

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Donovan Atwell had 26 points with six 3-pointers, Christian Anderson scored 21 andNo. 13Texas Tech beat Kansas State 100-72 on Saturday in the first game for the Red Raiders since standout post JT Toppin'sseason-ending knee injury.

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Texas Tech (20-7, 10-4 Big 12) maintained a double-digit lead after making nine consecutive shots, including three 3s in a row by Atwell, during a 26-10 run in just under seven minutes for a 40-20 lead with 6:20 left in the first half.

Anderson, who also had nine assists, scored 16 of his points after halftime, when LeJuan Watts had 13 of his 19.

The Red Raiders reached 20 wins for the third season in a row. The school record is four, with coach Bob Knight from 2001-02 to 2004-05.

PJ Haggerty had 17 points and Nate Johnson 15 points for Kansas State (11-16, 2-12), which was playing its second game since a coaching change. TheWildcats beat Baylor 90-74at home Tuesday, two days after coachJerome Tang was fired.

The Wildcats led only twice at Tech, when Johnson made their first two shots of the game, a 3 and then a jumper that made it 5-3.

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Toppin, the preseason AP All-America selection, averaged 21.8 points and 10.8 rebounds a game while having 16 double-doubles before tearing the ACL in his right knee in a 72-67 loss at Arizona State on Tuesday night. He sat at the end of the Tech bench Saturday.

Sophomore forward Luke Bamgboye, a 6-foot-11 transfer from VCU, made his fifth start for the Red Raiders, his first since Dec. 7. He scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting while also having six rebounds and three blocked shots in 21 minutes.

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Kansas State visits Colorado on Wednesday night.

Texas Tech hosts Cincinnati on Tuesday night.

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Atwell, Anderson lead No. 13 Texas Tech in 1st game without Toppin to a 100-72 win over K-State

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No. 25 Alabama holds off LSU to win 6th straight game

Aden Holloway had 17 points and four assists while Aiden Sherrell posted his second straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds as No. 25 Alabama defeated LSU 90-83 on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.

Amari Allen added 16 points and six rebounds for the Crimson Tide (20-7, 10-4 Southeastern Conference), who won their sixth straight game. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. went 9-for-10 from the free-throw line and scored 14 points off the bench, while London Jemison contributed 12 points and six rebounds.

Alabama went a perfect 14-for-14 from the free-throw line in the first half and shot 81.1% (30 of 37) from the charity stripe in the game.

Marquel Sutton, who came in averaging 18 points in his last three outings, had 21 points for the second consecutive game to lead the Tigers (14-13, 2-12), who dropped their fifth straight to fall to 1-6 at home in SEC play.

Jalen Reece chipped in with 14 points and three assists, while Rashad King added 12 points off the bench for LSU. Pablo Tamba scored eight of his 10 points in the second half and grabbed a game-high 12 boards.

The teams exchanged the lead six times in the first half before a 15-5 Alabama run put the Tide ahead 41-32. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Reece and King got the Tigers within three at the half.

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The Crimson Tide opened the advantage back up to double digits at the start of the second half, extending it to 63-49 on a Wrightsell 3-pointer.

PJ Carter went 3-for-5 from beyond the arc and had 13 points for LSU. His deep trey with 2:38 to play got the Tigers back within six at 81-75.

LSU came in shooting just 28.6% from three-point land while making 5.3 3-pointers per game over the last three contests. However, the Tigers shot 45% (9 of 20) against the Crimson Tide.

Alabama responded to that Carter make by scoring the next four points, never letting LSU get it back to a six-point game until there were 14 seconds left.

Labaron Philon Jr., who scored a career-high 35 points in a double-overtime victory over Arkansas on Wednesday, had eight points against LSU but dished out a game-high five assists.

--Field Level Media

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UCLA to continue to play home games at Rose Bowl in 2026

UCLA's flirtation with SoFi Stadium isn't resulting in a move in 2026.

The school told the California Postin a statement that it was going to play this season at the Rose Bowl. The school has been exploring the possibility of leaving the iconic stadium to play its home games at the home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers.

"UCLA will play the upcoming football season at the Rose Bowl," Mary Osako, UCLA's vice chancellor of strategic communications, said in a statement provided to the California Post. "We know how much game day means to Bruins — to our students, alumni and fans who plan their autumn around Saturdays together.

"Our priority is delivering a strong season experience for our student-athletes and our community, and we have great momentum in our football program. During this unprecedented time in college athletics, UCLA will always be guided by what's best for our student-athletes and the Bruin community."

That exploration led to a lawsuit from the city of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl against the school. UCLA's lease with the stadium stretches into the 2040s. A court date is set for Friday regarding that suit.

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The suit was filed in October and said that the school was "unequivocally expressing its intent to abandon the Rose Bowl Stadium" to relocate to the NFL stadium. The Rose Bowl has been UCLA's home for 44 seasons since the school moved from the Los Angeles Coliseum.

Given the length of the lease remaining at the Rose Bowl, it's likely that UCLA will have to pay a hefty sum to move to SoFi Stadium in the near future. And remember, UCLA has an athletic department thathasn't exactly been flush with cash in recent seasons.

UCLA has seven home games at the Rose Bowl in new coach Bob Chesney's first season. The Bruins host USC to end the season, and teams like Illinois and Wisconsin also come to the Rose Bowl.

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Michael B. Jordan explains how“ All My Children” shaped his acting career: 'That was my education'

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Who needs drama school when you have the cast ofAll My Children?

According toMichael B. Jordan, getting his start on the long-running soap opera was all the education he needed as an up-and-coming young actor. Now anOscar nomineefor his performance inRyan Coogler'sSinners, Jordan reflected on hisAll My Childrenstint during a recent interview withSirius XM, where he was treated to some kind words for his former soap costar, Susan Lucci.

"He was always so wonderful to work with," Lucci told the outlet during her Feb. 5 visit. "He was prepared, he was on time, he was committed, he was sweet, he was respectful to everyone around him — cast, crew, producers, everybody, you name it. But not nauseously so, you know, not phony baloney. He was authentically who he was."

She added, "He was a genuinely terrific young man."

Jordan received the words with a smile, calling Lucci's praise "sweet" and noting, "I gotta get in touch with her."

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He went on to speak highly of his time on the show, sharing that — although it was not his first role in Hollywood — his teenage tenure onAll My Childrenwas a formative experience.

"That time I spent on that show did so much for me education-wise," he shared, sharing that he had the honor of "learning about the craft" alongside stars like Lucci, Darnell Williams, and Walt Willey.

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"We did 100-plus pages a day," he added. "We did an episode and a half a day, you know what I'm saying? It was a machine. And [for] a kid that never really went to acting classes and never went to acting school or anything like that, that was my education. I learned from them."

By the time he joined the soap, Jordan had already broken out onto the scene as Wallace onThe Wire. ButAll My Childrenmarked another significant stretch of his career, as he stuck with the show for three years across 59 episodes. His role, Reggie Porter Montgomery, was originally played by the lateChadwick Boseman— his futureBlack Panther costar— who was fired after just one week on set for criticizing Reggie's character arc forplaying into racial stereotypes.

Jordan himself has acknowledged that criticism of the character and in 2015, toldGQthat it ended up providing a road map of the kind of roles he wanted to pursue in the future. "No dad, no mom, a f---ing stereotypical black role in a soap opera," he said of Reggies. "And I saw the stereotype, so moving forward I was like, 'Nah, those are the roles I don't want to play.'"

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That said, Jordan has also noted that starring on a soap opened doors he never could've expected. "I never knew how many casting directors and executives in Hollywood would tell me, 'Oh man, my wife really loves you.' Or like, 'Oh, she watches you all the time on the stories,'" he toldPEOPLElast year, adding that several of those conversations ended with invitations for him to come in and read for new projects.

Jordan has come a long way since hisAll My Childrendays, boasting accolades including a Producers Guild Award and SAG win, in addition to a Golden Globe nod and two Emmy nominations.

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Cowboys reportedly re-sign RB Javonte Williams to 3-year deal worth $24M

The Dallas Cowboys reportedly agreed to terms with running back Javonte Williams on a 3-year, $24 million deal, according to theteam. Williams will reportedly have $16 million in guaranteed money. His $8 million annual salary ties him with D'Andre Swift as the 16th-highest-paid running back in the NFL.

The Cowboys signed Williams to a 1-year, $3 million contract last offseason. Williams is the first running back the Cowboys have extended since re-signing Ezekiel Elliott in 2019.

Williams broke out in his first season with the Cowboys, quickly outperforming his contract. He came into the season healthy, rushing for a career-high 1,201 yards and 11 touchdowns. The 25-year-old running back also provided a spark to the Cowboys' overall rushing offense. The Cowboys were ninth in rushing yards last season after finishing 27th in 2024.

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He also added 35 catches for 137 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns. He played in 16 games last season after missing Week 18 with shoulder and neck injuries. Despite suffering injuries late in the year, he still performed well.

Williams spent his first four seasons with the Denver Broncos after being drafted in the second round out of the University of North Carolina in 2021. His role decreased in his last two years with the Broncos. Williams was part of a running back committee under Broncos head coach Sean Payton and was still trying to return to form after suffering an ACL, LCL and posterolateral corner injury in his right knee in 2022.

The Cowboys will now turn their attention to deciding on free-agentwide receiver George Pickens, while the free-agent running back class takes a hit after the loss of Williams.

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Carlos Alcaraz wraps up Qatar Open title in just 50 minutes to maintain unbeaten start to 2026

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz raced to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Arthur Fils to win the final of the Qatar Open in just 50 minutes on Saturday.

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The 22-year-old Spanish star extended his winning streak to 12 matches in 2026, 20 days after he became the youngest player to complete a career Grand Slam at the Australian Open — that's winning all four of the tennis majors.

"It's been a really strong start to the year," Alcaraz said.

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Winning the title in Doha brought his tally to 26 tour-level titles.

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No. 14 Virginia edges Miami, extends win streak to 8

Chance Mallory made three free throws with 3.6 seconds left and No. 14 Virginia extended its winning streak to eight with an 86-83 win against Miami in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.

Reserve Jacari White led six players in double figures with 17 points for the Cavaliers (24-3, 12-2 ACC), who improved to 13-1 at home and beat the Hurricanes for the ninth time in their last 10 meetings.

Virginia shot 58% from the field and 50% (12 of 24) from 3-point range in a tightly contested game that featured 14 ties and 12 lead changes. The Cavaliers, who trailed by 11 in the first half, held on to second place in the league behind No. 3 Duke (13-1 in conference play).

Sam Lewis had 15 points, De Ridder scored 14, Mallory and Johann Grunloh each tallied 12 and Malik Thomas had 10 points for Virginia. Mallory added six assists and six rebounds and Grunloh blocked five shots.

The Hurricanes (21-6, 10-4) had their four-game winning streak snapped and fell to 1-4 against Top 25 teams. Tre Donaldson and Shelton Henderson each scored 18 points, while Malik Reneau added 16 and Tru Washington had 15 off the bench.

Virginia started the second half with a 12-3 run, seizing a 51-47 lead on Mallory's long 3-pointer.

An 11-2 run capped by Mallory's transition layup gave the Cavaliers a 68-61 cushion with 8:54 remaining.

Miami stormed back with a 12-2 run, pulling ahead 73-70 on Reneau's dunk with 5:06 to play.

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The lead ping-ponged back and forth until White's fifth 3-pointer put Virginia up 83-79 with 1:16 to play.

After the Hurricanes cut it to 83-81 on Ernest Udeh Jr.'s putback with 51 seconds left, De Ridder missed a 3.

Reneau's reverse layup with seven seconds left tied it at 83-83 before Miami fouled Mallory on a 3-point try.

The Hurricanes never got a shot off after that as De Ridder's steal ended the game.

The Hurricanes built a 24-13 lead midway through the first half following a 17-2 run.

The Cavaliers rallied, surging ahead 31-30 on consecutive 3-pointers by White and Grunloh.

Miami scored the last eight points of the half to take a 44-39 lead at intermission.

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