Mississippi State

Kellan Grady scored eight points in overtime, giving Wildcats coach John Calipari got his 800th career on-court victory and No. 12 Kentucky win over Mississippi State 82-74.

Donovan Smith threw for 252 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score, and Texas Tech beat Mississippi State 34-7 in the Liberty Bowl.

Mississippi State scored early as the Bulldogs won their first national championship with a 9-0 victory over Vanderbilt in the College World Series finals.

Houston Harding and Preston Johnson combined on a four-hitter as Mississippi State pounded Vanderbilt pitching in a 13-2 victory that forced a third and deciding game in the CWS finals.

Will Bednar had a career-high 15 strikeouts in six innings, the most at the College World Series in 25 years, and Mississippi State held off Texas 2-1.

Alabama and Arizona have agreed to a home-and-home football series in 2032 and 2033. The first meeting between the Crimson Tide and Wildcats will be Sept. 4, 2032, in Tuscaloosa.

Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach has apologized on social media for posting a tweet that drew criticism from Bulldogs players and an assistant professor.

South Carolina ran through the SEC Tournament to keep its hold on the No. 1 ranking in The AP women's college basketball poll. Oregon moves to No 2 over Baylor.

No. 1 South Carolina rolled to its fifth SEC Tournament title in six seasons. The Gamecocks blew out defending champion No. 9 Mississippi State Bulldogs 76-62.

The South Carolina Gamecocks has retained its firm grip on the top spot in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll, receiving 26 of 30 first-place votes.