Duke Basketball Target at Michigan Game
A potential Duke basketball target attended the Blue Devils' matchup against Michigan, as reported by Yahoo Sports Canada. The presence of the recruit has generated buzz among college basketball fans and recruiting analysts.
While the specific identity of the recruit attending the game was not disclosed in the report, such visits are typically significant in the recruiting process for programs like Duke, who consistently compete for top basketball talent.
Karlyn Pickens records 11 strikeouts for No. 1 Tennessee at UAB
No. 1 Tennessee (12-0) opened play in the Green and Gold Classic, hosted by UAB, at Mary Bowers Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
Tennessee, UAB, Mercer, Missouri State, Ole Miss and Southern Illinois are part of the field for the Green and Gold Classic.
The Lady Vols defeated Missouri State (7-4), 5-0, in their first game on Friday.
Sage Mardjetko (2-0) pitched a complete game and recorded 11 strikeouts and 104 pitches, including 65 strikes, against 28 batters. She allowed four hits and three walks.
Ella Dodge and Makenzie Butt hit one home run each against Missouri State.
Tennessee also defeated UAB (5-7), 6-1, on Friday.
Karlyn Pickens (4-0) started for the Lady Vols and pitched a complete game. She recorded 11 strikeouts and 100 pitches (76 strikes) against 25 batters. UAB hit 10 groundouts and one flyout against the right-handed pitcher.
Dodge and Butt also hit one home run each against the Blazers.
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Trey Kaufman-Renn Helps No. 7 Purdue Rout Rival Indiana, 93-64
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 20 points and Braden Smith added 15 points and eight assists Friday night, helping No. 7 Purdue produce a historic rout over rival Indiana 93-64 to earn a split in this season's series. The Boilermakers emphatically ended their two-game losing streak against the Hoosiers by producing their highest point total in the series since scoring 94 points in 1998. It also was their largest victory margin in the series since a 44-point shellacking in 1969. Fletcher Loyer and Omer Mayer each scored 18 points, with Loyer going 5 of 5 from the field, making four of his 3-pointers and all four free throws in what could be the Indiana finale for Purdue's three senior starters — Kaufman-Renn, Smith and Loyer. The victory came three days after Purdue (22-5, 12-4 Big Ten) lost at home to top-ranked Michigan. Lamar Wilkerson scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half to lead Indiana (17-10, 9-7), which lost its second straight to a top-10 team. Tayton Conerway had 12 points and seven assists, while Tucker DeVries added 11 points on a night Indiana's offense never got in sync and whose post players struggled against the Boilermakers size, all while battling foul trouble. Purdue took control quickly, using an 11-4 spurt to take a commanding 26-14 lead. The Boilermakers extended the margin to 46-29 when Nick Dorn's half-closing 3-ponter was erased after a replay review determined the shot came after time expired. Kaufman-Renn and Loyer opened the second half with Purdue's first three baskets to make it 54-32 with 17:41 to go, and the Hoosiers never recovered as the Boilermakers led wire to wire. Up next Indiana: Begins its final homestand Tuesday against Northwestern. Purdue: Closes out a three-game homestand against No. 15 Michigan State on Thursday.