Anchor Drop, October 25, 2023: Van Paris wins

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Jackson Van Paris won the individual title at the St Andrews Links Collegiate in Scotland, shooting 9-under par over two rounds. Both the men’s and women’s team are competing with North Carolina today for the team title.

Clark Lea officially announced Ken Seals as the starter for Saturday’s game at Ole Miss during his press conference yesterday... and, well, also mentioned that AJ Swann is still dealing with an elbow injury. So there’s that. (Does he read us?)

Aria Gerson also explores the reasons behind the move.

Joe Rexrode with an absolute banger today at The Athletic:

A college basketball mystery: Who threw the tennis ball that cost Vanderbilt an SEC title?

Jayce Pollard at the Hustler recapped the bowling team’s win in its first tournament of the season.

Sports on TV

All times Central.

• 6:00 PM: NBA: Celtics at Knicks (ESPN)
• 6:00 PM: College football: Jacksonville State at Florida International (CBS Sports)
• 6:30 PM: NHL: Capitals at Devils (TNT)
• 7:00 PM: College football: UTEP at Sam Houston (ESPN2)
• 8:30 PM: NBA: Mavericks at Spurs (ESPN)

Scoreboard

MLB: Diamondbacks 4, Phillies 2 (Diamondbacks win, 4-3.)

NBA: Nuggets 119, Lakers 107 ... Suns 108, Warriors 104.

NHL: Maple Leafs 4, Capitals 1 ... Sabres 6, Senators 4 ... Lightning 3, Hurricanes 0 ... Devils 5, Canadiens 2 ... Stars 4, Penguins 1 ... Panthers 3, Sharks 1 ... Avalanche 7, Islanders 4 ... Kraken 5, Red Wings 4 ... Ducks 3, Blue Jackets 2 ... Bruins 3, Blackhawks 0 ... Jets 4, Blues 2 ... Wild 7, Oilers 4 ... Canucks 3, Predators 2 ... Rangers 3, Flames 1 ... Kings 6, Coyotes 3 ... Golden Knights 3, Flyers 2.