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In this story:NASHVILLE – Vanderbilt guard Tyler Tanner jumped into the passing lane on the first defensive possession of the game in the Commodores’ 71-68 win over Ole Miss Saturday afternoon. Tanner took the ball all the way to the other end of the floor and dunked the ball for the game’s first points.It was the beginning of what was a strong defensive half of basketball for Vanderbilt.The Commodores forced the Rebels to turn it over nine times in the first half alone. Ole Miss is one of the more efficient teams in the country at taking care of the…

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Vanderbilt basketball guard Frankie Collins is medically cleared to return from a knee injury, coach Mark Byington said on Jan. 31.Collins has not played Dec. 17 against Memphis. Vanderbilt next hosts Oklahoma on Feb. 7.”Frankie is medically cleared, and we just got to get him going,” Byington said after the Commodores’ victory over Ole Miss on Jan. 31. “So, hopefully this bye week’s the one. But he’s got to push himself and get ready. I know we counted on him, we invested in him. He’s a guy who can really help us win. So hopefully he has the same motivation…

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This story was updated to correct a misspelling/typo.The beats went on for the Vanderbilt women’s basketball team during its weeklong hiatus from home.Thanks to severe winter storms across the Southeast, the Commodores were stranded — first in Columbia, South Carolina, after suffering their first loss of the season on Jan. 25, then in Birmingham, Alabama, where they lost to Ole Miss in a game that was moved because of the ice storm in Oxford, Mississippi.source

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The Diamondbacks, Mets, Padres, and Yankees are among the teams who have shown interest in Ty France, according to MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo.  The free agent first baseman won the AL Gold Glove Award last season, though he hit only .257/.320/.360 with seven homers over 490 plate appearances with the Twins and Blue Jays. After batting .285/.355/.443 over 1418 PA during the 2020-22 seasons, France went from a 129 wRC+ over those three years to a 106 wRC+ in 2023, and a 93 wRC+ over the last two seasons.  France has still been making contact at an above-average rate, but his…

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Partly cloudy. Low 9F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.. Partly cloudy. Low 9F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. Updated: February 1, 2026 @ 9:06 pmVanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes (1) loses the ball as she is defended by Florida guards Daviane Mindoudi (12) and Laila Reynolds (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.Florida forward Caterina Piatti (14) battles Vanderbilt guard Justine Pissott (13) and forward Sacha Washington, right, for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in…

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