Author: Uvopia

In this story:FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas finally escaped one nightmare. Another is coming to town on Halloween. The Razorbacks ended their 14-game SEC losing streak at Vanderbilt, giving Ryan Silverfield his first conference victory and fans something better than another discussion about what almost happened.Now Missouri arrives with a different streak Arkansas needs to stop: four consecutive wins over the Razorbacks.That should be enough to give the Oct. 31 matchup some bite. Add a 6:45 p.m. kickoff in Fayetteville, a Halloween crowd and two teams coming off an open date, and the setting has plenty to offer. The question is whether…

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CJ Baxter was among several Wildcats injured Saturday.The Kentucky Wildcats picked up their seventh win of the season Saturday night, knocking off the Vanderbilt Commodores at Kroger Field. Unfortunately, they did not leave the field on Saturday fully healthy, as we saw three players go down with injuries.Starting running back CJ Baxter left after a catch and hit on the sideline. Starting right tackle Malachi Wood and backup cornerback Isaiah McMillian also went down.Luckily for the Cats, it sounds like it is nothing too serious.“CJ went out with a shoulder. Wood was an ankle. McMillian was a calf,” Stein said…

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In this story:LEXINGTON, Ky. — Down 11 points and staring at a crucial fourth down play, Vanderbilt football’s five-star freshman quarterback Jared Curtis stepped back to pass and immediately looked to wide receiver Ja’Cory Thomas down the sideline.While the pass was contested well by a Kentucky defender, the ball Curtis gave Thomas was perfectly placed, too good for the Wildcats to disrupt regardless of how tight the coverage was as the Commodores closed the deficit to 21-17.“Love the connection with Jared and Ja’Cory. I thought that was a courageous throw and a big play for us,” Vanderbilt head coach Clark…

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As the ball sailed toward the basket, a hush fell over the crowd at the Paycom Center. With his team trailing Nebraska 74-72 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Vanderbilt’s Tyler Tanner had just launched a 49-foot heave at the buzzer. The shot looked perfectly in line. It struck the backboard first, then the front rim, then the back rim…and then somehow bounced out. On the sideline, Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington dropped to a crouch, weighed down by the moment. The ending stung even more because he knew that many of his top players wouldn’t be back due to…

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