Sudarshan Yellamaraju earns first Korn Ferry Tour title at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic

Canada’s Sudarshan Yellamaraju earned his first Korn Ferry Tour title Wednesday at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club, closing in 8-under 64 for a comfortable victory at 25-under 263, five strokes clear of Russell Knox and Kensei Hirata.

Yellamaraju, 23, led by one stroke into Wednesday’s final round and pulled away with five birdies in a six-hole stretch to close the front nine. He added birdies at Nos. 14, 16 and 17 to cement a tournament-record 72-hole total by seven strokes; the event dates to 2017.

Hank Lebioda wins The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island with playoff birdie

Hank Lebioda earned his first Korn Ferry Tour title Wednesday at The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island, outlasting S.H. Kim with a birdie on the first playoff hole at The Ocean Course at Atlantis in the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season opener.

Lebioda, 31, earned his first Korn Ferry Tour title in his 62nd start. The Florida State alum played the PGA TOUR full-time from 2019 to 2023; he made 120 starts before losing his card and returning to the Korn Ferry Tour, from which he first graduated in 2018.

Arkansas-Illinois draws 5.1 million viewers for Simple Truth Thanksgiving Classic on CBS

The Simple Truth Thanksgiving Classic presented by 4PT drew a giant television audience on CBS watching Arkansas battle Illinois at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. The game averaged 5.1 million viewers, the second-largest regular season college basketball audience since 2008. The Hogs and Illini followed the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions game, which was just the second time a college basketball game was led out of a Thanksgiving NFL game. The Fighting Illini beat the Hogs 90-77 with game MVP Kasparas Jakucionis leading the way with 23 points.

Illinois tops No. 19 Arkansas 90-77 in Simple Truth Thanksgiving Classic presented by 4PT

KANSAS CITY — — Freshman Kasparas Jakucionis scored a season-high 23 points, Tomislav Ivisic had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Illinois beat No. 19 Arkansas 90-77 on Thursday in the Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase.

Jakucionis hit two free throws to give Illinois a double-digit lead with 3:49 remaining in the game. Arkansas had a turnover and a missed jumper on its next two possessions and Jakucionis hit an open 3-pointer to make it 85-71 at 2:42.

No. 2 UConn claims Baha Mar Women’s Championship title over No. 18 Ole Miss

NASSAU, Bahamas — — Paige Bueckers scored 29 points, Azzi Fudd added 18 and No. 2 UConn defeated No. 18 Mississippi 73-60 in the final of the Baha Mar Women’s Championship on Wednesday night.

Bueckers had 15 points and Fudd 12 on combined 11-of-14 shooting in the second half as the Huskies regained control after almost blowing a 21-point lead in the third quarter.

No. 13 Duke outlasts No. 8 Oklahoma 109-99 in overtime to win Ball Dawgs Classic championship

HENDERSON, Nev. — — Reigan Richardson scored a career-high 35 points to lead No. 13 Duke past No. 8 Oklahoma 109-99 in overtime on Wednesday in the championship game of the Ball Dawgs Classic.

Oklahoma overcame a first-half, 15-point deficit to tie the game with 4:45 left in the game, and forced overtime with Payton Verhulst’s 3-pointer at the buzzer. But Duke outscored the Sooners 15-5 in OT.

No. 7 LSU beats No. 20 NC STate 82-65 for Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship

NASSAU, Bahamas — — Mikay Williams scored 24 points and Aneesah Morrow had 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. 7 LSU to an 82-65 win over No. 20 N.C. State on Wednesday to win the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship.

The Tigers never trailed after Morrow hit back-to-back jumpers late in the first quarter. And after Saniya Rivers tied the game for N.C. State at 17, Moore made two free throws to put LSU in front for good. Kailyn Gilbert, the star in Monday’s one-point win over Washington, followed with a 3-pointer.

No. 11 Baylor tops No. 13 Baylor for Continental Tire Baha Mar Championship crown

NASSAU, Bahamas — — Chaz Lanier made seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points — all in the first half — as No. 11 Tennessee cruised past No. 13 Baylor 77-62 on Friday night to win the Baha Mar Championship title.

Lanier took the drama out of the game early, making five 3-pointers in the first four minutes to carry the Volunteers (6-0) to a 16-2 lead. His final 3 just before the halftime buzzer gave Tennessee a 47-20 advantage.