Astros receive death threats
College Basketball
Women's SEC Standings
All Times CST
Team…sec…overall S. Carolina…13-0…26-1 Miss. State…11-2…23-4 Arkansas…9-4…21-5 Texas A&M…9-4…21-5 Kentucky…9-4…20-5 LSU…8-5…18-7 Tennessee…7-6…17-9 Alabama…5-8…15-11 Florida…5-8…14-12 Georgia…5-8…14-12 Missouri…4-9…7-19 Vanderbilt…3-10…13-13 Auburn…3-10…9-15
Ole Miss…0-13…7-19
Monday's Game S. Carolina 95, Vanderbilt 44
Thursday's Games Miss. State 92, Auburn 85, OT Kentucky 94, Ole Miss 52 Alabama 69, Florida 62
Arkansas 83, Tennessee 75
Texas A&M 64, Georgia 47 S. Carolina 63, LSU 48
Missouri 78, Vanderbilt 66
Sunday's Games Alabama at Miss. State, 1 p.m. Ole Miss at Missouri, 5 p.m. Vanderbilt at Tennessee, 11 a.m. S. Carolina at Kentucky, 1 p.m. Georgia at LSU, 2 p.m.
Auburn at Texas A&M, 3 p.m. Arkansas at Florida, 3 p.m.
Women's AP Top 25 Schedule
All Times EST
Today's Games
No. 2 Baylor vs. Oklahoma, 5 p.m.
No. 6 Uconn vs. UCF, 1 p.m.
No. 13 Gonzaga at Pepperdine, 5 p.m. No. 18 Northwestern at Wisconsin, Noon No. 19 Iowa vs. Penn State, 3 p.m.
No. 20 South Dakota at South Dakota State, 3 p.m.
No. 24 Indiana at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
No. 25 Princeton vs. Dartmouth, 6 p.m.
Sunday's Games
No. 1 South Carolina at No. 14 Kentucky, 2 p.m.
No. 5 Louisville at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
No. 8 UCLA at Washington, 3 p.m.
No. 9 Mississippi State vs. Alabama, 2 p.m.
No. 11 Arizona at Colorado, 2 p.m.
No. 12 Depaul at Villanova, 1 p.m.
No. 15 Oregon State at California, 5 p.m. No. 16 Texas A&M vs. Auburn, 4 p.m. No. 17 Florida State at Georgia Tech, 4 p.m.
No. 21 Arizona State at Utah, 2 p.m.
No. 22 Arkansas at Florida, 4 p.m.
No. 23 Missouri State vs. Indiana State, 3 p.m.
Men's SEC Standings
All Times CST
Team…sec…overall Kentucky…11-2…21-5 Auburn…9-4…22-4 LSU…9-4…18-8 Florida…9-4…17-9
Miss. State…8-5…17-9 S. Carolina…8-5…16-10 Tennessee…7-6…15-11 Texas A&M…7-6…13-12 Alabama…6-7…14-12 Missouri…5-8…13-13 Arkansas…4-9…16-10 Ole Miss…4-9…13-13 Georgia…3-10…13-13 Vanderbilt…1-12…9-17
Tuesday's Games Missouri 71, Ole Miss 68 Tennessee 65, Vanderbilt 61 Florida 73, Arkansas 59 Kentucky 79, LSU 76
Wednesday's Games Miss. State 79, S. Carolina 76 Texas A&M 74, Alabama 68 Georgia 65, Auburn 55
Today's Games
Miss. State at Texas A&M, 2:30 p.m. Alabama at Ole Miss, 7:30 p.m. Tennessee at Auburn, 11 a.m.
Missouri at Arkansas, noon
Florida at Kentucky, 5 p.m.
Georgia at Vanderbilt, 5 p.m.
LSU vs. S. Carolina, 5 p.m.
Men's AP Top 25 Schedule
All Times EST
Today's Games
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 3 Kansas, Noon
No. 2 Gonzaga at No. 23 BYU, 10 p.m. No. 4 San Diego State vs. UNLV, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 Dayton vs. Duquesne, 2 p.m.
No. 6 Duke vs. Virginia Tech, 4 p.m.
No. 8 Florida State at N.C. State, 4 p.m. No. 10 Kentucky vs. Florida, 6 p.m.
No. 11 Louisville vs. North Carolina, 4 p.m.
No. 12 Villanova at Xavier, 2:30 p.m.
No. 13 Auburn vs. Tennessee, Noon
No. 14 Oregon at No. 24 Arizona, 10 p.m.
No. 17 West Virginia at TCU, 2 p.m.
No. 18 Colorado vs. UCLA, 4 p.m.
No. 19 Marquette at Providence, Noon No. 22 Houston at Memphis, 2 p.m.
Sunday's Games
No. 7 Maryland at No. 25 Ohio State, 4 p.m.
No. 9 Penn State at Indiana, Noon
No. 15 Creighton vs. No. 21 Butler, 4 p.m. No. 16 Seton Hall vs. St. John’s, 2 p.m.
National Basketball Association
Standings
All Times EST
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division Team…w-l
Toronto…41-15
Boston…39-16 Philadelphia…35-21 Brooklyn…25-29
New York…17-39
Southeast Division Team…w-l
Miami…35-20
Orlando..24-32 Washington…20-34 Charlotte…19-36 Atlanta…16-41
Central Division Team…w-l Milwaukee…47-8 Indiana…33-23 Chicago…19-37 Detroit…19-39 Cleveland…15-40
Western Conference Southwest Division Team…w-l
Houston…35-20
Dallas…34-22
Memphis…28-27
San Antonio…23-31
New Orleans…23-32
Northwest Division Team…w-l
Denver…38-18
Utah…36-18
Oklahoma City…34-22 Portland…25-31 Minnesota…16-38
Pacific Division Team…w-l
L.A. Lakers…41-12
L.A. Clippers…37-18 Phoenix…22-33 Sacramento…22-34
Golden State…12-44
Thursday's Games Milwaukee 126, Detroit 106
Atlanta 129, Miami 124
Charlotte 103, Chicago 93 Philadelphia 112, Brooklyn 104, OT Sacramento 129, Memphis 125 Houston 135, Golden State 105
Friday's Games Dallas 122, Orlando 106 Cleveland 113, Washington 108 Indiana 106, New York 98 Toronto 118, Phoenix 101 Oklahoma City 113, Denver 101 Boston 127, Minnesota 117
San Antonio at Utah, late Memphis at L.A. Lakers, late New Orleans at Portland, late
Today's Games Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Miami, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Houston at Utah, 9 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Boston at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 p.m.
Indiana at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Denver, 6 p.m.
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Detroit at Portland, 9 p.m.
College Baseball
Collegiate Baseball Poll
1. Texas Tech (4-0)
2. Miami, Fla. (3-0)
3. Michigan (3-1)
4. Louisville (1-2)
5. Vanderbilt (1-2)
6. Mississippi St. (3-0)
7. Georgia (3-0)
8. Auburn (4-0)
9. Arkansas (3-0)
10. UCLA (3-0)
11. Arizona St. (2-2)
12. LSU (2-1)
13. North Carolina (3-0)
14. Florida (3-0)
15. Florida St. (2-1)
16. North Carolina St. (3-0)
17. Wake Forest (3-1)
18. Arizona (3-0)
19. Ole Miss (2-1)
20. Texas Christian (3-0)
21. Texas A&M (3-0)
22. Texas (3-0)
23. East Carolina (3-0)
24. Central Michigan (3-1)
25. Cal St. Fullerton (2-1)
26. U.C. Santa Barbara (2-1)
27. Grand Canyon (2-1)
28. Oklahoma St. (1-2)
29. Georgia Tech (2-1)
30. South Alabama (2-1)
Baseball America Top 25
1. Michigan (3-1)
2. Florida (3-0)
3. Miami, Fla. (3-0)
4. Texas Tech (4-0)
5. Vanderbilt (1-2)
6. Louisville (1-2)
7. Georgia (3-0)
8. Arizona St. (2-2)
9. Mississippi St. (3-0)
10. UCLA (3-0)
11. Arkansas (3-0)
12. Auburn (4-0)
13. LSU (2-1)
14. Florida St. (2-1)
15. Ole Miss (2-1)
16. Oklahoma (2-1)
17. Duke (2-1)
18. North Carolina St. (3-0)
19. North Carolina (3-0)
20. Wake Forest (3-1)
21. Georgia Tech (2-1)
22. Arizona (3-0)
23. Dallas Baptist (3-0)
24. Oklahoma St. (1-2)
25. East Carolina (3-0)
SEC Schedule
Friday's Games
Miss. State 6, Oregon State 2
Ole Miss 13, Xavier 0
Alabama 8, UNLV 0
Alabama 5, UNLV 4
Kansas State 5, Missouri 1
Arkansas 9, Gonzaga 3
Kentucky 7, Appalachian State 3 Northwestern 5, South Carolina 2, 10 innings
UCF 3, Auburn 1
Georgia 9, Santa Clara 0
Vanderbilt 9, Illinois-chicago 0
Florida 2, Miami 1, 11 innings
Army at Texas A&M, late
Eastern Kentucky at LSU, late
Tennessee vs. Texas Tech, late
Today's Games
Oregon State at Miss. State, 2 p.m. Xavier at Ole Miss, 1:30 p.m.
Santa Clara at Georgia (DH), noon Appalachian State at Kentucky, noon Northwestern at South Carolina, 1 p.m. Gonzaga at Arkansas, 2 p.m.
UCF at Auburn, 2 p.m.
Missouri vs. Utah, 2 p.m.
Tennessee vs. Houston, 2 p.m.
Army at Texas A&M, 2 p.m. Illinois-chicago at Vanderbilt, 2 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at LSU, 3 p.m.
Florida at Miami, 6 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Oregon State at Miss. State, 1 p.m. Xavier at Ole Miss, noon
Alabama at UNLV, noon
Eastern Kentucky at LSU, 11 a.m. Tennessee vs. Stanford, 11 a.m.
Florida at Miami, noon
Santa Clara at Georgia, noon Appalachian State at Kentucky, noon Army at Texas A&M, noon
Northwestern at South Carolina, 12:30 p.m.
Gonzaga at Arkansas, 1 p.m.
UCF at Auburn, 1 p.m.
Illinois-chicago at Vanderbilt, 1 p.m. Missouri at Texas A&m-corpus Christi, 3 p.m.
(Editor's Note: Some times with the above SEC baseball schedule may be adjusted due to cold weather conditions.)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — On the day Houston outfielder Josh Reddick said he and other players have received death threats in the wake of the team's sign-stealing scandal, union head Tony Clark said safety had become an issue for some of his members.
“There are undoubtedly concerns out there based on some of the commentary that .. there's a heightened sense of concern to make sure that themselves and their families are protected," Clark said Friday after speaking with the Astros. “There's no doubt making sure that our players and their families are able to go to and from the ballpark and perform safely ... is a huge piece of the puzzle."
Clark spoke before Reddick told reporters that he received death threats on social media and that people have commented on pictures of his infant twins, saying they hope they get cancer. He said teammates have also received threatening messages and he thinks it will be “pretty scary" for his wife and children to join him on the road this season since club hotels become known.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred concluded last month that the Astros violated rules by using a television camera to steal catchers' signs during their run to the 2017 World Series title and again in the 2018 season. While manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for one season and then fired by the team, players were not disciplined.
Some players on other teams have said and implied that they would intentionally throw at the Astros this season. Atlanta's Nick Markakis said Tuesday that “every single guy over there needs a beating."
Clark said the union has had conversations with MLB about ensuring the safety of the players and their families and that comments are “hard to ignore." Still, he said the union's job was to defend its members.
“I will never apologize for protecting player rights," he said. Clark, who visits each team during spring training, said sign stealing was just a part of changes brought about by technology in recent years.
“It's manifesting itself in how player service time is being manipulated, it's manifesting itself in a way that we're seeing abuses of the injured list, it's manifesting itself in ways that's directly affecting the type of game that's being played on the field," he said. “So I know a lot of the headline has said signstealing, but the truth is this conversation about technology is much larger than that."
Clark thinks allowing technology to impact every facet of the game has become “very problematic."
The 34th-ranked Mississippi State men's tennis team returns to action today in a doubleheader matchup against the Tigers of Tennessee State.
The Bulldogs (6-4) will face the Tigers (1-4) at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. today at MSU'S A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. These matches were not released as part of MSU'S original schedule, having been recently added to MSU'S 2020 slate.
The Bulldogs are currently ranked 34th nationally as a team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association in this week's latest poll. In the ITA national singles rankings, two-time All-american senior Giovanni Oradini leads MSU at No. 39 in the country. Junior Florian Broska comes up next at
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