Monday, December 27, 2021

Cancelations and postponements increase

Today's results:


No. 7 Tennessee 91, Chattanooga 41


No. 21 LSU 83, Samford 47


Tomorrow's game schedule


Rankings:


The AP top 25 poll.


Our top 25 poll.


The NCAA's power 10 rankings.


ESPN power rankings.


College team news:


Ten questions expected to define Kentucky's season.


USC has postponed their game against Arizona due to COVID protocols.


COVID issues within the Washington program means both weekend games have been postponed.


Ole Miss will not play Thursday due to COVID issues within the program.


COVID protocols at Northwestern has canceled their game against Minnesota.


Positive COVID tests at Penn State and at Wisconsin have forced game cancelations Thursday.


COVID protocols at UCF forced them to cancel a game this week.


Temple has postponed a game due to COVID issues within the program.


COVID protocols at Gonzaga have forced them to cancel two games this week.


Texas Tech has canceled a game due to COVID issues.


Positive COVID tests at Illinois has postponed their game against Maryland.


Five Big East games have been called off due to COVID issues.


The ACC has added shorter isolation period options for those who are vaccinated.


The AAC has announced updated operational COVID protocols.


College player news:


Missouri state star senior center Jasmine Franklin will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL.


"Gifted and exceptional" Sydney Taylor stands out for UMass.


College coach news:


Coach's Chair: Natasha Adair, University of Delaware.

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Tuesday night lights

Upsets:






More results:




No. 6 Maryland 98, Coppin State 52


No. 13 Georgia 89, South Alabama 50


No. 16 Duke 78, Charleston Southern 35


No. 17 Georgia Tech 78, Boston University 49


No. 19 BYU 89, Montana State 67


No. 21 LSU 74, Texas Tech 60


No. 25 North Carolina 83, Alabama State 47


Oklahoma 83, Utah 76


West Virginia 74, Michigan State 54


Missouri State 60, Toledo 46


Vanderbilt 64, Saint Joseph's 45


FGCU 86, High Point 50


Creighton 81, Arkansas 72


Gonzaga 76, Eastern Washington 48






College team news:










Monday, December 20, 2021

Grinding toward a break

Today's results:


No. 7 Tennessee 112, East Tennessee 58


No. 18 South Florida 77, West Virginia 55


No. 21 LSU 70, Clemson 56


No. 23 Texas A&M 77, UTSA 51


FGCU 85, Michigan State 84 (2OT)


Auburn 66, Kennesaw State 54


Ole Miss 65, Texas Tech 50


Colorado 80, San Francisco 56


Missouri 73, Southern 54


Washington 58, Nevada 42


South Dakota State 85, Kansas City 78


Green Bay 71, Central Michigan 67


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule features No. 2 Stanford at No. 1 South Carolina, on ESPN2 at 4 p.m. PT. Oh happy day.


Rankings:


This week's AP top 25 poll.


WomensHoopsWorld top 25.


ESPN's power rankings.


College team news:


Michigan is ranked in the top 10 for the first time.


Iowa State is nearly perfect as they close out their non-conference slate.


Oregon State is ready to return home after traveling this month.


Morgan State has paused due to COVID protocols.


Colorado State has paused due to COVID issues on the team.


VCU has canceled a game due to COVID protocols.


College player news:


Nia Clouden scored 50 points in a game today, setting the Michigan State single-game scoring record.

Sunday, December 19, 2021

Another full slate to contemplate

Upsets:


No. 13 Michigan beat No. 5 Baylor in OT, 74-68. It was the Wolverines' first dub over a top 5 team in program history.


UC Davis downed Gonzaga, 69-66.


More results:


No. 2 NC State 82, Virginia 55


No. 6 Louisville 69, No. 7 UConn 64


No. 10 Indiana 67, Western Michigan 57


No. 11 Texas 74, San Diego 58


No. 12 Iowa State 108, Prairie View A&M 39


No. 17 Georgia 82, St. Francis 45


No. 18 Georgia Tech 62, Wake Forest 45


No. 19 Kentucky 67, South Carolina Upstate 44


No. 21 Notre Dame 85, Pitt 59


No. 25 North Carolina 76, Boston College 73


Nebraska 89, Drake 68


Seton Hall 69, Marquette 57


DePaul 107, St. John's 93


Rhode Island 54, Boston University 44


Stony Brook 69, Washington State 62


Purdue 82, Miami Ohio 76


Virginia Tech 92, Florida State 75


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule begins bright and early


College team news:


With their win today Nebraska is 11-0, and making another case to be ranked.


Ole Miss is barreling toward SEC play on their longest winning streak in decades.


The NCAA's power 10 for the week sees Michigan enter.


College coach news:


Oregon coach Kelly Graves feels the urgency after another tough loss.


First-year Dartmouth coach Adrienne Shibles guided the team to its first win.


WNBA news:


In today's draft lottery, the Mystics won the top pick, while the Fever, Dream and Wings followed.

Sunday, December 12, 2021

The ranks of the unbeaten are thinning out

Upsets:


TCU upended No. 18 Texas A&M, 86-75.


Villanova knocked off No. 23 Oregon State, 56-52.


Florida downed Florida State, 69-55. It's the Seminoles' first loss to the Gators since 2015.


Penn State handed Youngstown State their first loss on the season, 78-58.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina held off No. 8 Maryland, 66-59.


No. 2 NC State 101, Saint Mary's 73


No. 4 Stanford 91, Pacific 62


No. 6 Arizona 77, New Mexico 60


No. 7 Louisville topped No. 14 Kentucky, 64-58, in a dramatic matchup.


No. 9 Tennessee 84, Georgia State 60


No. 10 Indiana 86, No. 20 Ohio State 66


No. 13 Michigan 73, Minnesota 61


No. 15 Iowa State 70, Northern Iowa 69


No. 17 South Florida 64, VCU 57


No. 22 Notre Dame 78, Purdue Fort Wayne 41


No. 24 LSU 96, Texas Southern 55


Georgia Tech 63, Furman 36


West Virginia 75, James Madison 68 (OT)


North Carolina 107, UNC Asheville 46


Creighton 69, Arizona State 62


Purdue 101, Denver 68


Mississippi State 54, UT Martin 37


UCF 61, Mercer 47


Washington State 62, Boise State 55


Rhode Island 45, Maine 44


Just 10 unbeaten teams remain: South Carolina and Nebraska are 10-0; Tennessee, Colorado, Arizona and North Carolina are 9-0; and Duke, Tulsa, Coastal Carolina and Cleveland State are 8-0.


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


The NCAA's weekly power 10 shifts.


College player news:


LeLe Grissett returned from injury today to help the Gamecocks.


Husky Dorka Juhasz finally put it all together in yesterday's game.


Mississippi State transfer Knisha Godfrey will go to TCU.


College coach news:


Muffet McGraw was inducted into Notre Dame's ring of honor today.


Today's win was Wes Moore's 200th at NC State.

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Today's drama: No. 3 UConn falls to Georgia Tech

Upsets:


Georgia Tech toppled No. 3 UConn, 57-44. It was the Huskies' first loss to an unranked opponent since 2012, and the Yellow Jacket's Nell Fortner is just the fourth coach to defeat Geno Auriemma in their first meeting.


DePaul upended No. 14 Kentucky, 94-85.


More results:


No. 6 Arizona 59, North Dakota State 47


No. 10 Indiana 91, Fairfield 58


No. 13 Michigan 93, Wisconsin 81


No. 18 Texas A&M 88, Texas Southern 43


Penn State 52, Rutgers 48


Michigan State 75, Illinois 60


Arkansas 66, Jackson State 62


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Georgia Tech snapped UConn's 240-game winning streak against unranked teams.


Michigan's Big Ten title pursuit starts now.


Transfers are paying dividends for Alabama.


Gonzaga is making a united effort in their fight for social justice.


Wright State's COVID pause continues.


College player news:


If this was Ashley Joens' last game in the Cy-Hawk series, it was a heck of a way to go out.


Oregon guard Endyia Rogers is on track to return next week from a broken hand.


Arizona's Lauren Ware was injured in tonight's game and will be out 1-2 weeks.


The Beavers' current road trip is a homecoming for Ellie Mack.


The NCAA has granted Taylor Hosendove an immediate eligibility waiver for the Ducks.


Alyza Winston is no longer on the Michigan State roster.


Aleah Sorrentino  has left Ole Miss.


College coach news:


Deflated Geno Auriemma isn't sure the Huskies' issues can be fixed.


Doshia Woods is enlivening and inspiring Denver.


Taking over SMU made all the sense in the world to Toyelle Wilson.


WNBA news:


The league revealed its 2022 schedule.


The 36-game slate is the longest ever.


Breanna Stewart says her heart is in Seattle.


Sandy Brondello is determined to say in the WNBA.


Offseason decisions are getting harder for WNBA players.

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Upsets of the ranked and unranked varieties

Upsets:


No. 15 Iowa State 77, No. 12 Iowa 70


Washington State 51, Gonzaga 49


San Diego State 78, Cal Baptist 77


More results:


No. 5 Baylor 94, Alcorn State 40


No. 8 Maryland 86, Purdue 71


No. 21 Georgia 69, North Florida 40


No. 22 Notre Dame 73, Valparaiso 56


Vanderbilt 52, Albany 41


Florida 60, Dayton 57


Buffalo 62, VCU 60


Boston College 66, UMass 60


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


There's growing parity, but South Carolina remains at the top.


Tonight was frustrating for Iowa.


Iowa State had lost to the Hawkeyes 15 straight times before this evening's win.


Undefeated Coastal Carolina is getting noticed.


Youngstown State is still unbeaten.


Loyola Maryland is counting on two freshmen.


Positive COVID tests within the Akron program has caused them to postpone at least one game.


Gonzaga will honor Courtney Vandersloot Dec. 30.


College player news:


Duke's Lexi Gordon has a new NIL deal with the WWE.


How Yaubryon Chambers is helping Vanderbilt find their rhythm.


Mississippi State's Jessika Carter details her mental health battle.


Nika Muhl will be out for three weeks with a foot injury, joining Aubrey Griffin on the UConn bench.......and the Huskies are preparing for life without Paige Bueckers.


Freshman Jada Walker is using speed and tenacity to spark Kentucky.


The NCAA's starting five for the week.


College coach news:


Niele and Jaden Ivey's basketball stories have come full circle.


Loyalty assisted LSU coach Kim Mulkey in building her staff.


Georgia Tech associate head coach Tasha Butts has breast cancer.


USA Basketball news:


Cheryl Reeve is the new National Team coach, and the goal is more gold.

Sunday, December 5, 2021

The fight of the season

Upset:


Georgia Tech took down No. 20 Georgia, 55-54. It was the first loss of the season for the Bulldogs.


More results:


No. 2 UConn 73, No. 24 Notre Dame 54


No. 2 NC State 78, Elon 46


No. 8 Maryland 73, Rutgers 59


No. 9 Iowa 88, Michigan State 61


No. 10 Louisville 80, Belmont 66


No. 11 Tennessee 64, Virginia Tech 58


No. 12 Michigan 93, Akron 54


No. 14 Iowa State 94, Longwood 56


No. 15 Texas 76, No. 17 Texas A&M 60


No. 16 Kentucky 90, Merrimack 56


No. 18 Ohio State 70, Purdue 53


No. 25 Florida State 83, Charleston Southern 32


Duke 77, Penn 55


Fordham 76, Princeton 67


VCU 69, Boston College 65


Buffalo 69, Rhode Island 55


Arizona State 91, Harvard 54


Arkansas 84, Cal 67


Ole Miss 75, Cincinnati 63


Florida 63, TCU 54


Alabama 80, Chattanooga 64


North Carolina 93, James Madison 47


Kansas 74, Vanderbilt 67


Auburn 77, Oklahoma State 66


San Francisco 78, USC 63


UCLA 112, San Jose State 33


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


The NCAA's power 10 rankings for the week.


Is Texas "that monster"?


College player news:


Paige Bueckers was injured in the Huskies' win today, and will have an MRI.


Iowa State's Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw made an emotional return to the court today after almost a year.


Alanna Micheaux has developed into a post presence for Minnesota.


College coach news:


LSU coach Kim Mulkey says she's watching confidence build in her team.