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NASHVILLE — Vanderbilt baseball got a much-needed victory Tuesday at Hawkins Field, defeating Tennessee Tech 15-5 to snap a five-game losing streak. The Commodores were swept by Mississippi State over the weekend and found themselves tied for the worst overall record in the SEC entering Tuesday’s game.  While Tim Corbin’s squad has run into some bad injury luck, it’s also failed to produce at a consistent level when on the field. Vanderbilt’s polarizing offense has had games where it’s looked dominant, but has also been held to four or fewer runs in 11 out of 26 games. The pitching has been even more of a question mark, as Scott Brown has seen his staff ravaged by injuries and has…

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A Vanderbilt football goal post that was escorted down Broadway by an enthusiastic band of Commodores fans before being heaved into the Cumberland River on the night of Oct. 5, 2024 helped make graduate transfer receiver Cole Adams a believer that Nashville might be the place for him.Adams, you see, was on that No. 1-ranked Alabama team. He had a front-row seat to what some consider the beginning of the rebirth of a program that had long been the laughingstock of the SEC.source

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The IX Basketball The IX Sports: Where Women's Sports Coverage Never Stops Stay plugged in with women’s sportsGet smart, reliable coverage delivered straight to your inbox — with the context that makes every game matter.NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The tears started freely flowing down Sacha Washington‘s face before she was even announced as part of Vanderbilt’s starting five Monday night. The crucial match against Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament also served as the last time Washington played a game in Memorial Gymnasium.Washington, who has been described as the Commodores’ light all season by head coach Shea Ralph,…

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In this story:Vanderbilt women’s basketball is in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2009. The Commodores took down No. 7 seed Illinois 75-57 at home to advance to the regional semifinals in Fort Worth Friday afternoon.The Commodores will take on No. 6 seed Notre Dame in a game that Vanderbilt should be very capable of winning. It has been 17 years since Vanderbilt has made it this far as the No. 2 seeded Commodores have their best roster in years, led by Mikayla Blakes.What would the most likely path to a National Championship be if Vanderbilt were to…

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Vanderbilt coach Shea Ralph’s mother didn’t think she would see the day women’s basketball was taken seriously. Today, she is watching her daughter shape the next generation of the game. Ralph’s mother, Marsha Lake, was a trailblazer in the sport in the early 1970s. She played at North Carolina, beginning her career in 1971 ― one year before the passage of Title IX. During her time in Chapel Hill, she became the program’s first All-American. Lake also fought UNC athletic administrators for equal treatment, advocating for essentials such as proper uniforms and enough basketballs for practice. During her college career, Lake competed…

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