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Vanderbilt women’s basketball had its game against Ole Miss moved back a day to Jan. 30 and relocated to Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.The game was rescheduled due to severe, icy conditions and power outages in Oxford, Mississippi that led to the closure of Ole Miss’ campus until Feb. 1.Though both teams had a conference open date remaining, they did not fall on the same day. As such, the teams opted to move the game now. The matchup originally was scheduled for Jan. 29 in Oxford.Admission to the game will be free. It will take place at 2 p.m. CT…

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In this story:NASHVILLE—-This time last week, Vanderbilt had just wrapped what Mark Byington called an “embarrassing” performance against Arkansas and was last in the SEC in defensive efficiency. What Byington watched his group put together defensively that night was completely out of character. It fell asleep. It turned away from physicality. It looked the part of a team that was the SEC’s worst defensive unit at times.The Vanderbilt head coach said the ensuing film sessions wouldn’t be enjoyable, but he didn’t care. He had to fix his group’s defense.“I think after the Arkansas loss we really took that one personal,” Vanderbilt…

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Welcome to Best of Arkansas Sports, the biggest and most popular independent Arkansas sports website.Arkansas basketball fans had to sweat out a close road win over Oklahoma on Tuesday night.But those who left their TV on ESPN afterwards were treated to quite the dessert dish. Kentucky basketball had a Nashville nightmare against No. 18 Vanderbilt, losing 80-55. Ironically, Arkansas beat the Commodores by that same margin.The Wildcats shot just 32% from the field, had nearly twice as many turnovers (15) as assists (8) and looked lifeless on defense. The embarrassing loss could best be summed up by one play midway…

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Ole Miss women’s basketball will have a new date and time for its game against Vanderbilt.The No. 17 Rebels (17-4, 4-2 SEC) were scheduled to play the No. 6 Commodores (20-1, 6-1) in Oxford on Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m. CT.Due to icy conditions in Oxford caused by the winter storm, the game has been moved to Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, and will be played Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. CT.Admission to the game will be free, and all seating will be general admission. The game will still air on SEC Network+.Ole Miss said in a release that updated…

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Diego Pavia scrambles for the Vanderbilt TD (0:27)MOBILE, Ala. — In a new setting, former Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia brought a familiar swagger.In the first practices for this week’s Senior Bowl, Pavia made clear that he’s expecting to continue his career-long flair for defying expectations.While Pavia’s chances of being drafted in the NFL have been viewed with skepticism, the Heisman Trophy finalist said he’s confident he’ll be selected in the 2026 NFL Draft.”A hundred-percent,” he told ESPN. “When has the last SEC player of the year not been drafted? You know what I mean?”I feel like you go watch, the…

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Vanderbilt called Kentucky’s physicality a “weakness.” Mark Pope agreed, admitting it was a “disastrous effort.”You want to know how far the respect level for Kentucky Basketball has fallen? A reporter told Mark Pope that a Vanderbilt player, playing for a team that had lost three of its last four games, watched the game film on Kentucky and decided that the Wildcats were soft.They saw “physicality” as a weakness they could exploit. And then they went out and proved they could.When Mark Pope was asked about that comment post-game, he didn’t get defensive. He didn’t try to spin it. He admitted…

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Kentucky was blown out by Vanderbilt. It was ugly in every single way.But while losing happens in college basketball, Kentucky finds itself on the wrong end of these blowouts way too often. And tonight, there was one specific play that summed up the night, and maybe the entire season, perfectly.With the Cats struggling, players barking at each other, and Vanderbilt running up the score, Kentucky's senior leader and returning star Otega Oweh committed the most basic, inexcusable error you will ever see.The situation was already dire. Kentucky was trailing 61-35 in the second half. The game was effectively over. But…

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