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HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Gunner Halter hit a run-scoring single in the bottom of the 17th inning and Mississippi State beat LSU 6-5 in the longest game by time in Southeastern Conference Tournament history. Halter's two-out grounder up the middle scored Justin Foscue just after 3 a.m. CDT to end the marathon after 6 hours, 43 minutes.
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — JJ Bleday had five hits, Mason Hickman threw six stellar innings and top-seeded Vanderbilt cruised to an 11-1 win over No. 8 seed Auburn on Wednesday in the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Vanderbilt rolled to a SEC regular-season title with 23 league wins and kept the momentum going in Hoover. The Commodores have won 15 of their last 16 games against league competition.
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Jack Kenley knocked home three runs as No. 2 seed Arkansas defeated No. 7 seed Mississippi 5-3 in the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Arkansas (41-15) remains in the winners' bracket and faces No. 3 seed Georgia. Ole Miss (34-24) has an elimination game Thursday with Texas A&M.
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Cam Shepherd belted a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give No. 3 seed Georgia a 2-0 victory over No. 6 seed Texas A&M in the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Georgia got just three hits but still won an SEC Tournament game for the first time since 2011.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey says the NCAA is granting too many waivers that allow players who transfer to compete immediately. He calls the requirement that players sit out a year a useful "deterrent" to players switching schools. Brey made his comments at a meeting of the Knight Commission, a nonprofit that pushes for reform in college sports. He says the ease of getting a waiver is making players more eager to transfer.
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