FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Xavier Edmonds had 14 points and 13 rebounds and TCU closed the game with a 17-5 run, defeating West Virginia 60-54 on Saturday.

It was the third straight double-double for Edmonds and his eighth in the last nine games, raising his season averages to 12.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.

TCU missed eight of nine shots to open the second half and later missed eight in a row. West Virginia led 49-43 with eight minutes remaining before the Horned Frogs cut it to one when David Punch finally hit a jumper. Brock Harding and Punch each made two layups two give TCU a 56-52 lead with 1:36 to go and the Horned Frogs made four free throws in the final seconds to wrap up the win.

West Virginia scored only two points in the final four minutes, finishing the game in a 1-for-6 shooting slump.

West Virginia shot 41% for the game compared to 34% for TCU.

Liutauras Lelevicius scored 14 points off the bench, Punch added 12 and Harding scored 11 for TCU (17-10, 7-7 Big 12).

Honor Huff scored 13 and Brenen Lorient 10 for West Virginia (16-11, 7-7).

TCU missed seven of nine shots in the first eight minutes but trailed only 9-4. The Horned Frogs regrouped and a 14-2 run late in the half led to a 30-25 lead at halftime. Lelevicius hit three 3-pointers and scored 14 points in the half.

TCU improved to 12-5 at home.

Up next

West Virginia: at Oklahoma State on Tuesday.

TCU: Arizona State visits on Tuesday.

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HOUSTON (AP) — Arizona wasn’t feeling great after losing consecutive games following a 23-0 start.

“The two losses just didn’t taste right in the mouth,” Arizona’s Ivan Kharchenko said.

The fourth-ranked Wildcats are feeling a lot better now after winning two straight following that skid, capped by Saturday’s 73-66 victory over No. 2 Houston that gave them sole possession of first place in the Big 12 Conference.

Arizona (25-2, 12-2) lost to then-No. 9 Kansas and then- 16th-ranked Texas Tech to drop out of the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 poll. They beat No. 23 BYU at home Wednesday before using a stingy defense to down the Cougars in front of a packed house Saturday.

“You lose that tough game at Kansas. You lose a tough game at home against Texas Tech,” coach Tommy Lloyd said. “And then your reward is you have BYU and Houston in the next week. It can get out of control really quick in this conference. And so, for us to steady the ship it says a lot about the guys within the program.”

Lloyd is happy to have his team atop the Big 12, but knows there’s a lot more work ahead.

“Obviously we want to win the Big 12,” he said. “But you know what’s really cool about being in the Big 12? You can take second or third in the conference and still win the national championship. The conference is that strong. So, we put ourselves in position to be in position. Now, you got to go take advantage of it.”

While he certainly doesn’t like losing, Lloyd admitted that finding a way to correct problems is one of the best parts of his job.

“You’re actually probably doing OK, because you get to figure things out,” he said. “And there’s nothing cooler than accepting a challenge when things get tough and trying to help your group figure it out. That’s really what is probably the most enjoyable part of coaching, even though it comes with a little bit of pain.”

The victory marks the first time Lloyd has beaten the Cougars after losing his first three matchups against coach Kelvin Sampson.

Before Lloyd took questions after the win on Saturday, he took a moment to express his admiration for Sampson and how he’s transformed Houston’s program in his 12 seasons at the school.

“I don’t know what my coaching career is going to end up at, but I do know one thing, I’m gonna have become a better coach coaching against Kelvin Sampson,” Lloyd said. “You look at coaches that set the benchmark in certain areas and for me he’s one of them. What he’s done with this program down here, it’s been amazing.”

Lloyd, who was an assistant for 20 years at Gonzaga before being hired at Arizona, likened Houston’s success under Sampson to the dominance of the Bulldogs under coach Mark Few.

“(It) reminds me where I came from,” he said. I was at this little old school called Gonzaga, and no one really believed. But they had a hell of a head coach just like you have. And the head coach at Gonzaga and the head coach here at Houston have willed these programs to be elite. And that’s really inspiring for me.”

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Well we got baseball. Some ugly baseball for A’s fans but baseball nonetheless. The Athletics dropped their first game of the 2026 season this afternoon, dropping the first Cactus League game to the Chicago White Sox 11-2 to kick things off down in Arizona.

Right-hander Jack Perkins was on the bump this afternoon, hoping to impress the coaching staff and put himself into real consideration for a rotation job. He was already facing an uphill battle in that regard and didn’t really help himself today. He allowed a leadoff double and a pair of walks to load the bases, then gave up a two-run single that actually chased him from today’s contest. He got to 26 pitches which is where the team probably wanted him to reach this afternoon but it was a lot of work to get there and he didn’t even finish the frame. Shaky spring debut for Perkins to be sure.

Right-hander Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang came next and only made one mistake in his outing, allowing a solo home run to give the White Sox a lead they wouldn’t relinquish all day. Top prospect Wei-En Lin came on next and pitched a full inning but not before allowing a pair of runs himself. The game was already getting out of hand at this point and it’d only get worse as the day went on.

Relievers Eduarneil Nunez and Nick Anderson pitched an inning apiece, with Nunez collecting a pair of punchouts and Anderson one. Nunez has a high ceiling but he’ll need to really learn how to harness his stuff if he wants to reach those heights.

On the offensive side of things, the A’s didn’t have much going for them today. They were able to push across their first run of the game in the second thanks to a pair of singles, a productive out and a wild pitch. Not exactly small ball but a run is a run.

The team scored their second and final run in the top of the fifth thanks to some more poor White Sox defense, but that was it from the A’s offense today. The Sox ended up scoring five more times over the final few frames against some depth arms trying to crack the bullpen to push the score to the eventual final of 11-2. Not a great day in the runs department but wins are meaningless this time of year anyway.

Here’s a wrap up of some of the most notable lines from today’s contest:

Third-string catcher is one of the camp battles going on this spring thanks to the departure of former first-round pick Daniel Susac, but glove-first backstop BrianServen is fighting for that spot and had himself a day at the plate, collecting a pair of doubles to cap a 3-for-3 day in the batter’s box.

And third base. Man, this could be a spring-long battle we have on our hands. Max Muncy, Darell Hernaiz, and Brett Harris, all of whom are fighting for that job, all collected hits today. No one seperated themselves from the pack but we are off to a good start at that positional battle.

Elsewhere outfield prospect Junior Perez collected a single this afternoon while fellow outfielders Henry Bolte and Colby Thomas went hitless. It’d take a massive camp for Perez to sneak his way onto the Opening Day roster but if he’s going to do it then today was a good start.

That’s about it folks. The A’s got their butt handed to them today but we do it all again tomorrow! The Cleveland Guardians roll into town for the A’s first home game of Spring Training tomorrow. The club plans to go with veteran Luis Severino for tomorrow’s contest, likely following Perkins in only doing one inning or so. Sevy will be followed by fellow starter Luis Morales, relievers Brady Basso and Michael Kelly, and at some point we’ll also get to see prospect Kade Morris on the bump. Hopefully tomorrow goes much better than today’s game! Baseball is back and everything is right in the world again.

Chase Burns got the start in Saturday afternoon’s contest between the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians in the two teams’ combined complex in Goodyear, Arizona, and in doing so officially began their Cactus League campaign.

Burns kept the Guardians off the board in a pair of scoreless frames, doing so without so much as allowing a hit. He did walk a trio against a pair of strikeouts before handing the ball over to Rhett Lowder, a fellow Wake Forest product who’s also very much in the mix for a spot in the team’s Opening Day rotation. Lowder fanned 4 in his pair of IP, though he did get dinged for a pair of hits, a walk, and a run allowed. Julian Aguiar, himself an outside candidate for the team’s starting rotation, similarly allowed a run in a pair of IP.

On the offensive side of things, it was once again Will Benson haunting his former club. Cleveland’s former 1st round pick slugged a 2-run homer off righty Colin Holderman after lefty Logan Allen – Cleveland’s starter on the day – departed after a pair of scoreless frames. in a battle for a spot on the Opening Day roster himself alongside the likes of JJ Bleday and Nathaniel Lowe as one of the team’s lefty bats with some pop, it was once again a reminder that Benson still owns a wealth of yet-to-be-tapped potential that he showed, at times, in 2025 during a horribly unlucky campaign on the surface.

Edwin Arroyo chipped in with a double and a run scored for the lone other extra-base hit on the day for Cincinnati, while Hagen Danner – a former 2nd round pick by the Toronto Blue Jays – was tagged for a pair of ER in a lone IP out of the bullpen to wrap up the pertinent portions of Cincinnati’s box score.

Jose Franco will take the ball to start tomorrow’s game against the Seattle Mariners as the Reds play host at Goodyear for the first time (they were the road team against Cleveland on Saturday). First pitch in that one is set for 3:05 PM ET, though it will only be able to be perceived with your ears via 700 WLW and the MLB At-Bat app.

Kévin Denkey and Nick Hagglund scored late goals to lead FC Cincinnati to a 2-0 win over Atlanta United FC in an MLS regular season opener for both teams on Saturday.

In the 80th minute, Denkey received an assist from Ender Echenique, faking out goalkeeper Lucas Hoyos before finishing with his left foot between a pair of defenders.

Hagglund doubled their tally with a header from a Bryan Ramírez corner in the 90th minute. Hagglund suffered two broken ribs and a collapsed lung against Atlanta in on May 25 last year, missing more than two months.

Cincinnati lost 2025 MVP finalist Evander due to a hamstring injury 13 minutes into the game. He was replaced by Gerardo Valenzuela.

Denkey missed a golden chance in the 56th minute. After a turnover from center back Juan Berrocal fell to Denkey, he had a one-on-one chance with Hoyos, but hit the outside of the right post.

It was the first game for Atlanta United manager Gerardo “Tato” Martino, the former Argentina and Barcelona manager who most recently managed Inter Miami from 2023-24 and coached Lionel Messi at all three stops.

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Billy Richmond III scored 21 points and Darius Acuff Jr. added 20 to pace No. 20 Arkansas to a 94-86 win over Missouri on Saturday.

Arkansas (20-7, 10-4 Southeastern Conference) improved to 7-0 in games following a loss this season while also staying in contention for the SEC regular-season title. The Hogs are in second place, two games behind conference-leading Florida with four games still to be played.

The Hogs effectively put the game away on Malique Ewin’s dunk that gave Arkansas its biggest lead at 91-77 with 2:02 to play.

Ewin finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, Meleek Thomas added 14 points and eight rebounds, and Trevon Brazile contributed 12 points and six assists.

Missouri (18-9, 8-6) was led by Mark Mitchell’s 26 points.

Arkansas was coming off a heartbreaking 117-115 double-overtime road loss to No. 25 Alabama on Wednesday. Acuff had a 49-point performance — the second-most in a single game in college basketball this season — and the Hogs have won four of their last five games.

Missouri came into Saturday’s matchup following an 81-80 mid-week home win over No. 19 Vanderbilt.

Up next

Arkansas: Hosts Texas A&M on Wednesday.

Missouri: Hosts Tennessee on Tuesday.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kwame Evans Jr. scored 21 points and Oregon’s 7-0 run in the last 59 seconds helped the Ducks steal a 71-70 win over USC on Saturday.

Nate Bittle scored 14 points to go with 11 rebounds and four steals. His two foul shots with 10 seconds left were Oregon’s go-ahead points. Takai Simpkins scored 12 and Drew Carter 11 for the Ducks (10-17, 3-13 Big Ten).

Chad Baker-Mazara scored 21 points before fouling out, Ezra Ausar scored 15 points to go with 11 rebounds before fouling out, and Alijah Arenas had 13 for the Trojans (18-9, 7-9 Big Ten).

With Baker-Mazara and Ausar on the bench, Arenas attempted to split defenders before Oregon’s Dezdrick Lindsay swiped the ball and threw it into the front court as time expired.

Jacob Cofie made 1 of 2 foul shots to give USC a 70-64 lead with 1:10 left. Evans responded with a layup and drew Ausar’s fifth foul to reduce Oregon’s deficit to four.

Evans missed the foul shot, and in a scramble for the ball, Oregon’s Carter threw it out to Evans who buried a 3 to make it 70-69. Arenas missed his shot attempt and Kam Woods missed the follow-up tip-in before Bittle collected the rebound.

Out of a timeout, Bittle caught a lob pass in the lane before getting fouled by Baker-Mazara — his fifth — and made the game’s final points.

Oregon has won its last four road games at USC.

Up Next

Oregon: Hosts 24th-ranked Wisconsin on Wednesday.

USC: Will make the 30-minute cross-town jaunt to Westwood to face UCLA on Tuesday.

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It was a good day for people who believe in omens and hate the New York Yankees.

A sewage leak seeped into the New York Yankees’ clubhouse bathroom and forced fans to walk around pools of stinking water during a spring training game at Steinbrenner Field on Saturday, according to The Athletic’s Brendan Kuty. Tampa’s Department of Public Works is reportedly aware of the problem.

From The Athletic:

“It’s spring training for the toilets, too,” a Yankees spokesperson said.

Workers were reportedly tearing up part of the entrance to the stadium offices to access piping, while a security guard was directing people around the dirty water. The Yankees also closed the bottom floor of their two-floor team store, and some of the sewage reached outside of the clubhouse bathroom into carpeted areas.

The Yankees did their best to work around the problem, taking interviews in a hallway instead of the clubhouse. Their skipper’s analysis, via The Athletic:

“It’s not great. It’s all over the place,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “Hopefully, we’ll get it cleaned up overnight and back in business tomorrow.”

“Life gets you sometimes,” he added. “We’ll get through it.”

Never let it be said that a little sewage will bother the Yankees, though, as they defeated the Detroit Tigers 20-3 behind a two-homer day from Aaron Judge.