Thursday, February 29, 2024

Drama, declarations

Upsets:


No. 17 Notre Dame upended No. 5 Virginia Tech, 71-58. Hannah Hidalgo set the Irish program record for most points in a game in a freshman season.


Boston College 78, North Carolina 74


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 98, Arkansas 61


No. 4 Stanford 67, No. 11 Oregon State 63


No. 7 USC 93, Arizona 91 (2OT)


No. 8 UCLA 70, Arizona State 41


No. 9 LSU 80, Georgia 54


No. 12 NC State 75, No. 19 Syracuse 71


No. 13 Colorado 68, Washington 62


No. 18 Utah 82, Washington State 67


No. 22 Louisville 70, Florida State 55


Duke 73, Virginia 54


Tennessee 75, Texas A&M 66


Ole Miss 75, Kentucky 45


Auburn 77, Mississippi State 60


Maryland 79, Wisconsin 63


Alabama 76, Florida 73


Michigan State 87, Illinois 70


Cal 62, Oregon 59


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


Caitlin Clark officially declared for the WNBA draft.


The Indy Star has a number of Clark/Fever stories on their page today.


Clark's last home game at Iowa is shaping up to be the most expensive WBB ticket ever.


Cameron Brink declaring for the draft would make a big impact.


Once estranged from USC, Cheryl Miller has found home again at the Galen Center.


WNBA news:


Why Katie Lou Samuelson wanted to join the rebuilding Fever.

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Clinches

Upsets:


No. 20 Oklahoma edged No. 3 Texas, 71-70......the Sooners are regular-season Big 12 champs, for the second straight year


Iowa State knocked off No. 15 Kansas State, 82-76.


More results:


No. 2 Ohio State 67, Michigan 51......the Buckeyes are regular-season Big Ten champs


No. 6 Iowa 108, Minnesota 60


No. 20 UConn 67, Villanova 46


No. 24 UNLV 63, Boise State 57


Kansas 65, UCF 53


TCU 73, Texas Tech 52


Penn State 93, Purdue 88


BYU 64, Houston 54


VCU 69, Rhode Island 59


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


South Carolina heads into the season's final week, unbeaten.


Texas A&M is searching for offense.


Boston College struggles with NIL and the transfer portal.


College player news:


Caitlin Clark broke another scoring record tonight.


Charisma Osborne balances leadership on and off the court.


JuJu Watkins will lead the next generation in WBB.

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

How the cookie crumbles

Upset:


Oklahoma State took out No. 24 West Virginia, 68-61.


More results:


No. 14 Indiana 84, Northwestern 64


No. 21 Baylor 74, Cincinnati 55


No. 23 Creighton 99, Xavier 57


St. John's 56, Marquette 50


North Texas 93, East Carolina 91 (4OT)


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Will last year's Final Four teams make it back to the last rounds?


College player news:


Injury was hard on Sydney Parrish, but she's back.


Final Four news:


The eyes of the world will be on Cleveland during the Final Four.


WNBA news:


U.S. growth and global turmoil are keeping WNBA stars closer to home.

Monday, February 26, 2024

Showing out on a Monday

Today's results:


No. 8 UCLA 53, No. 13 Colorado 45


Ole Miss 66, Missouri 45


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Indiana is showing its Big Ten contender credentials.


College player news:


S'Mya Nichols' special freshman year with Kansas adds another chapter.


Grace Beyer is a small school scoring phenom that Caitlin Clark might never catch.


Lynette Woodard on why Clark has another record to break.


College coach news:


Lynne Roberts on adapting through a tough Pac-12 schedule.

Much rising and falling in this week's top 25 poll

Shifts and more shifts in this week's top 25 poll:


1. South Carolina

2. Ohio State

3. Texas

4.  Stanford

5. Virginia Tech

6. Iowa

7. USC

8. UCLA

9. LSU

10. UConn

11. Oregon State

12. NC State

13. Colorado

14. Indiana

15. Kansas State

16. Gonzaga

17. Notre Dame

18. Utah

19. Syracuse

20. Oklahoma

21. Baylor

22.  Louisville

23. Creighton

24. UNLV

24. West Virginia

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Takedown after takedown

Upsets:


Duke shocked No. 6 NC State, 69-58.


Washington knocked off No. 9 Oregon State, 61-51.


Kansas toppled No. 10 Kansas State, 58-55.


No. 18 Utah dethroned No. 7 USC, 74-68.


Virginia took down No. 20 Louisville, 73-68.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 103, Kentucky 55


No. 2 Ohio State 79, Maryland 66


No. 3 Stanford 81, Arizona State 67


No. 4 Iowa 101, Illinois 85


No. 8 Virginia Tech 74, North Carolina 62


No. 13 LSU 75, Tennessee 60


No. 15 UConn 104, DePaul 67


No. 17 Syracuse 63, Pitt 53


No. 19 Notre Dame 79, Boston College 55


Alabama 87, Mississippi State 75


Washington State 71, Oregon 61


Arizona 87, Cal 68


Auburn 57, Texas A&M 41


Vanderbilt 62, Arkansas 53


Purdue 79, Wisconsin 55


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


Syracuse guard Dyaisha Fair surpassed Brittney Griner for fifth on the all-time scoring list.


Caitlin Clark notched her 16th career triple-double.


Iowa honored Clark by affixing a floor decal with her name on it to the spot where she broke the scoring record.

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Upendings of the closest kind

Upsets:


No. 24 Baylor edged No. 22 West Virginia, 66-65.


Columbia slipped past No. 25 Princeton, 67-65.


More results:


No. 5 Texas 87, UCF 56


No. 16 Gonzaga 75, Pepperdine 41


No. 21 Creighton 79, Villanova 69


No. 23 Oklahoma 91, Oklahoma State 56


Michigan State 93, Rutgers 57


Michigan 74, Northwestern 60


Nebraska 70, Minnesota 51


Iowa State 74, BYU 49


UNLV 98, Nevada 67


TCU 59, Houston 49


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


NCAA news:


The NCAA erased an entire generation of women's basketball.


WNBA news:


It's time for the Sky to rebuild the rebuild.

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Pass the Tums

Upsets:


No. 14 Indiana rocked No. 4 Iowa, 86-69.


North Carolina stunned No. 6 NC State, 80-70.


Duke toppled No. 17 Syracuse, 58-45.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 72, Alabama 44


No. 2 Ohio State 82, Penn State 69


No. 12 UCLA 82, No. 18 Utah 52


No. 13 LSU 71, Auburn 66


No. 16 Gonzaga 74, San Francisco 48


No. 19 Notre Dame 74, Clemson 47


No. 20 Louisville 80, Georgia Tech 62


Ole Miss 73, Georgia 51


Kentucky 78, Mississippi State 68


Florida State 84, Boston College 71


Texas A&M 73, Arkansas 67


Florida 86, Missouri 70


Virginia 77, Miami 60


Fairfield 71, Siena 67


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


Today was Caitlin Clark day in Iowa.


How family has been the driving force behind Alissa Pili's rising star.


Kate Martin is the heart and soul of Hawkeye basketball.


Still not 100 percent, how far can Ayoka Lee carry Kansas State?


WNBA news:


The Mercury are hoping for a quick turnaround with the addition of Kahleah Copper.

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Lots to digest

Today's results:


No. 5 Texas 77, Texas Tech 72


No. 10 Kansas State 73, No. 22 West Virginia 64 (OT)


No. 24 Baylor 69, Kansas 61


Michigan State 68, Purdue 59


Maryland 81, Rutgers 62


Oklahoma State 67, UCF 54


Iowa State 76, Houston 64


UNLV 63, Wyoming 60 (OT)


TCU 68, BYU 58


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Major conference races are heating up down the stretch of the regular season.


College player news:


Caitlin Clark is chasing more records. Here's what to watch for next.


College coach news:


Carly Thibault-DuDonis, carrying on the family business, has Fairfield on a 20-game winning streak.


Prior to this season, Dawn Staley considered early retirement.


NCAA news:


The Final Four is set to exceed the $25 million estimate.

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Close, but no upsets

Today's results:


No. 1 South Carolina 70, Georgia 56


No. 6 NC State 86, Georgia Tech 85 (OT)


No. 9 UCLA 74, Oregon 55


No. 10 USC 58, No. 11 Oregon State 50


No. 12 Virginia Tech 86, No. 18 Louisville 70


No. 19 Syracuse 85, Virginia 79


No. 21 Baylor 61, Texas Tech 32


Michigan State 70, Michigan 66


Ole Miss 75, Mississippi State 71 (OT)


Tennessee 86, Vanderbilt 61


Maryland 77, Penn State 62


Alabama 67, Auburn 61


Arizona 90, Washington 82 (3OT)


Washington State 73, Arizona State 46


Florida State 74, Miami 68


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


The future is bright, but Purdue is looking at current struggles.


College player news:


The swagger of Caitlin Clark.


Will Maddy Westbeld return to Notre Dame for a fifth season?


Brittney Griner's jersey was retired at Baylor today

Saturday, February 17, 2024

A day of games

Upset:


No. 24 West Virginia knocked off No. 23 Oklahoma, 70-66, and ended their nine-game winning streak.


More results:


No. 5 Texas 81, Iowa State 60


No. 7 Kansas State 60, UCF 58


No. 17 Gonzaga 91, Pacific 78


No. 25 Princeton 70, Yale 25


Kansas 70, BYU 62


Nebraska 77, Purdue 65


Houston 65, Oklahoma State 57


Wisconsin 61, Rutgers 43


TCU 79, Cincinnati 72


Fairfield 61, Mount St. Mary's 59


UNLV 95, Air Force 68


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Colorado has hit the critical point of the season.


College player news:


Ashley Owusu, now starting for Penn State, is making up for lost time.


College coach news:


The ACC reprimanded and fined North Carolina coach Courtney Banghart for criticizing officials after last Sunday's game.

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA scoring record

Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA women's basketball career scoring mark tonight, and did it about as quickly as possible.


It was a performance that dazzled, as usual, as she also scored a career-high 49 points and broke the school single-game scoring record.


The Clark effect.


Clark's points, in graphs.


She can now aim for Pete Mavarich's overall record.


Lynette Woodard is back in the news with Clark's record talk.


Today's results:


No. 1 South Carolina 66, Tennessee 55


No. 4 Iowa 106, Michigan 89


No. 6 NC State 59, No. 16 Notre Dame 43


No. 12 Virginia Tech 61, Duke 56


No. 17 Gonzaga 96, Saint Mary's 68


No. 18 Louisville 69, Boston College 67


No. 19 Syracuse 71, Miami 60


Vanderbilt 49, Texas A&M 45


Ole Miss 77, Florida 67


Illinois 86, Penn State 71


Georgia Tech 64, Clemson 63


Auburn 78, Kentucky 50


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


NCAA top 16 reveal:


The NCAA has South Carolina at the top of their top 16 reveal.


College player news:


Angel Reese on hitting rock bottom, manifesting her dreams and becoming famous.

Monday, February 12, 2024

Each building moment

Today's results:


No. 10 USC 81, Arizona 64


Tennessee 81, Arkansas 55


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Inside the formula of Oregon State's surprising season.


UConn's lack of depth has become detrimental.


College player news:


While history awaits Caitlin Clark, each building moment causes a frenzy.

AP top 25 poll shuffle

This week's AP top 25 poll:


1. South Carolina

2. Ohio State

3. Stanford

4. Iowa

5. Texas

6. North Carolina State

7. Kansas State

8. Colorado

9. UCLA

10. USC

11. Oregon State

12. Virginia Tech

13. LSU

14. Indiana

15. UConn

16. Notre Dame

17. Gonzaga

18. Louisville

19. Syracuse

20. Creighton

21. Baylor

22. Utah

23. Oklahoma

24. West Virginia

25. Princeton

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Ah, the drama

Upsets:


Nebraska shocked No. 2 Iowa, 82-79.


No. 17 Oregon State upended No. 4 Colorado, 65-59.


No. 23 Syracuse slipped past No. 15 Louisville, 73-72.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina rocked No. 11 UConn, 83-65.


No. 3 NC State 83, Pitt 47


No. 5 Ohio State 86, Michigan State 71


No. 6 Stanford 73, Washington State 58


No. 9 UCLA 78, Arizona State 45


No. 12 Notre Dame 98, Florida State 94 (2OT)


No. 13 LSU 85, Alabama 66


No. 14 Indiana 95, Purdue 62


No. 16 Virginia Tech 74, Boston College 63


No. 20 Utah 70, Oregon 48


Florida 90, Mississippi State 70


Duke 68, North Carolina 60 (OT)


Vanderbilt 61, Georgia 55


Miami 62, Georgia Tech 60


Cal 59, Washington 57


Maryland 69, Illinois 53


Texas A&M 61, Kentucky 44


Wisconsin 69, Penn State 64


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


Mackenzie Holmes became the Hoosiers' all-time leading scorer today.


Holmes is looking for more......like another Big Ten title.


College coach news:


Geno Auriemma is focused on making the Huskies better - not the NCAA Tournament.


Indiana's historic afternoon encapsulates Teri Moren culture.


Jeff Walz said the call at the end of Louisville-Syracuse was "God-awful.".......and that the game was stolen from them.


Olympics news:


The USA routed Senegal to qualify for the Olympics.


Lauren Jackson announced her retirement after helping Australia secure a berth in the Paris Olympics.

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Less insanity

Today's results:


No. 7 Texas 65, TCU 43


No. 8 Kansas State 69, Oklahoma State 68


No. 18 Baylor 65, No. 22 West Virginia 58


No. 19 Gonzaga 71, LMU 47


No. 21 Creighton 88, DePaul 59


No. 24 Oklahoma 86, Iowa State 72


No. 25 Princeton 67, Penn 54


Michigan 86, Rutgers 58


BYU 69, Cincinnati 57


Fairfield 52, Saint Peter's 46


Villanova 55, Marquette 52


Temple 59, South Florida 55


UNLV 63, Fresno State 49


UCF 69, Texas Tech 64


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule.


College player news:


Caitlin Clark's relentless climb into the record books, with graphs and statistics.


Tyra Buss shaped Indiana's culture. McKenzie Holmes embodies it, and it poised to break her scoring record.

Friday, February 9, 2024

The fly bounce

Today's results:


No. 4 Colorado 90, Oregon 57


No. 6 Stanford 63, Washington 59


No. 9 UCLA 66, Arizona 58


No. 10 USC 81, Arizona State 63


No. 17 Oregon State 58, Arizona State 44


Cal 66, Washington State 59


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


On the cusp of breaking the all-time scoring record, Caitlin Clark is trying to soak up the moments.


Remembering Kelsey Plum's historic career at Washington.

Monday, February 5, 2024

Packed with action

Today's results:


No. 3 NC State 77, No. 15 Louisville 67


Michigan State 76, Purdue 65


Alabama 74, Vanderbilt 66


Purdue 77, Illinois 72 (OT)


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


A look at Oregon's steep decline.


College player news:


JuJu Watkins has taken over LA.


A night at the Caitlin Clark show......her scoring rampage of late could push up her record-breaking moment.


Mimi Collins is making the most of her final college season.


Norfolk State's Diamond Johnson is showing fans why she was worth the wait.


WNBA news:


Among today's transactions: Nneka Ogwumike signed a one-year contract with the Storm; Diamond DeShields signed with the Sky; and Brionna Jones re-signed with the Sun.


The Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith signings make the Storm legit again.

Twists and turns of the top 25

This week's AP top 25 poll sees some big changes:


1. South Carolina

2. Iowa

3. NC State

4. Colorado

5. Ohio State

6. Stanford

7. Texas

8. Kansas State

9. UCLA

10. USC

11. UConn

12. Notre Dame

13. LSU

14. Indiana

15. Louisville

16. Virginia Tech

17. Oregon State

18. Baylor

19. Gonzaga

20. Utah

21. Creighton

22. West Virginia

23. Syracuse

24. Oklahoma

25. Princeton

Sunday, February 4, 2024

Another great Sunday Fun Day

Upset:


No. 12 Texas handled No. 2 Kansas State, 61-54.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 85, Ole Miss 56


No. 4 Stanford 80, No. 7 UCLA 60


No. 6 Colorado 80, Washington 57


No. 8 Ohio State 74, No. 10 Indiana 69


No. 9 LSU 106, Florida 66


No. 11 UConn 78, St. John's 63


No. 13 Baylor 83, Houston 60


No. 14 Notre Dame 78, Pitt 53


No. 15 USC 79, Cal 69


No. 17 Virginia Tech 70, No. 24 North Carolina 61 (OT)


No. 18 Oregon State 64, Oregon 60


No. 20 Utah 73, Washington State 61


No. 21 Syracuse 75, Boston College 63


No. 22 Creighton 75, Butler 65


Tennessee 80, Missouri 69


Mississippi State 74, Texas A&M 63


Florida State 75, Miami 68


Arkansas 74, Auburn 72


Georgia 72, Kentucky 65


Arizona 63, Arizona State 52


Georgetown 44, DePaul 42


Northwestern 69, Wisconsin 43


Clemson 75, Virginia 69


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


South Dakota State has lost a third player to injury.


College player news:


When Caitlin Clark shows up, it's bigger than just a game.


Kamilla Cardoso will try out for the Brazilian Olympic team, and will miss the next few matchups for the Gamecocks.


Lauren Betts is expected back this season, Bruin coach Cori Close said.


USA Basketball news:


The Olympic qualifying tournament roster was announced.

Saturday, February 3, 2024

Unranked upsets the only anomaly on the day

Today's results:


No. 3 Iowa 93, Maryland 85


No. 19 Gonzaga 104, Pacific 39


No. 23 West Virginia 76, BYU 69


No. 25 Princeton 76, Brown 63


Rutgers 71, Nebraska 70


UCF 71, Iowa State 66


Cincinnati 74, Texas Tech 56


Yale 74, Penn 68 (OT)


Oklahoma 81, Oklahoma State 74


Michigan 80, Penn State 75


Villanova 69, Seton Hall 41


Fairfield 85, Iona 49


UNLV 62, New Mexico 56


Kansas 81, TCU 74


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


After today's game, Caitlin Clark is just 66 points away from breaking the NCAA all-time scoring record.


You can't stop Clark - you can only hope to contain her.


Kelsey Plum is excited to see Clark pass her mark.


A life-changing eye procedure helped Cameron Brink's game.

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Upset-less

Today's results:


No. 1 South Carolina 76, Auburn 54


No. 5 NC State 63, No. 25 North Carolina 59


No. 8 Ohio State 87, Wisconsin 49


No. 12 Texas 67, No. 13 Baylor 55


No. 14 Notre Dame 85, Georgia Tech 48


No. 16 Louisville 81, No. 21 Syracuse 69


No. 17 Virginia Tech 76, Virginia 63


No. 19 Gonzaga 80, San Diego 52


Mississippi State 77, Kentucky 74 (OT)


Tennessee 95, Georgia 73


Ole Miss 67, Vanderbilt 61


Alabama 86, Arkansas 70


Duke 69, Pitt 38


Fairfield 67, Rider 44


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Indiana's win over Maryland built confidence for their showdown against Ohio State.


The Hannah Hidalgo show keeps trending up for the Irish.


College player news:


Caitlin Clark and Iowa are drawing sold-out crowds and big ratings, even on the road.


WNBA news:


All of today's transactions are here.


Analysis of the signings and trades so far.