Tuesday, December 31, 2024

That's a wrap

Today's results:


Washington 84, Illinois 75


Oregon 85, Northwestern 65


Utah 69, Arizona 48


Minnesota 59, Wisconsin 50


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule (is fire)


College coach news:


Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly is reminding his team of better times.

Monday, December 30, 2024

The undefeated ranks grow smaller

Upset of the unranked kind:


Oregon State took down Portland in OT, 76-72, handing them their first loss of the season.


More results:


No. 25 Ole Miss 93, Alcorn State 41


Arizona State 73, Penn 67


Washington State 74, Pacific 66


Gonzaga 75, Pepperdine 54


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Iowa is finding ways to be productively unpredictable.


What we have learned about Oklahoma State.

AP poll: status quo

Not much changed in this week's AP top 25 poll:


1. UCLA

2. South Carolina

3. Notre Dame

4. USC

5. Texas

6. LSU

7. UConn

8. Maryland

9. Oklahoma

10. Ohio State

11. TCU

12. Kansas State

13. Georgia Tech

14. Duke

15. Tennessee

16. Kentucky

17. North Carolina

18. West Virginia

19. Alabama

20. Cal

21. Michigan State

22. NC State

23. Iowa

24. Michigan

25. Ole Miss

Sunday, December 29, 2024

Early conference looks

Today's results:


No. 1 UCLA 91, Nebraska 54


No. 2 South Carolina 93, Wofford 47


No. 3 Notre Dame 95, Virginia 54


No. 4 USC 78, No. 23 Michigan 58


No. 5 Texas 94, UT Rio Grande Valley 35


No. 6 LSU 83, UAlbany 61


No. 7 UConn 67, Providence 41


No. 8 Maryland 72, No. 19 Michigan State 66


No. 9 Oklahoma 82, New Mexico State 64


No. 10 Ohio State 77, Rutgers 63


No. 11 TCU 79, Brown 47


No. 13 Georgia Tech 100, Pitt 61


No. 15 Tennessee 114, Winthrop 50


No. 17 North Carolina 69, Miami 60


No. 20 Alabama 93, Jacksonville 46


No. 22 NC State 83, Clemson 79


No. 24 Iowa 84, Purdue 63


Vanderbilt 93, Alabama A&M 64


South Florida 74, Rice 64


Louisville 86, Boston College 73


Mississippi State 95, South Carolina State 47


UNLV 78, Fresno State 53


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


Notes and thoughts:


Only eight undefeated teams remain: LSU, Portland, Georgia Tech, Ohio State, UCLA, Buffalo, Maryland and Tennessee


Wondering why the SEC is the only Power 5 not to be in conference play right now


The Big Ten now might be the toughest conference in the country.......

Saturday, December 28, 2024

Back again

Today's results:


No. 16 Kentucky 88, Western Kentucky 70


Indiana 83, Wisconsin 52


Washington 90, Northwestern 71


Illinois 64, Oregon 59


Minnesota 90, Penn State 54


Oregon State 71, Gonzaga 67


Georgia 83, Ohio 50


Creighton 75, St. John's 56


Portland 81, Santa Clara 54


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


With No. 1 UCLA on deck, the Hoosiers are hitting their stride at the right time.

Monday, December 23, 2024

WNBA coaching hires announced

WNBA news:


The Mystics have named Sydney Johnson as their new head coach, and Jamila Wideman as general manager.


The Wings have hired Chris Koclanes as their new head coach. He worked under new GM Curt Miller for eight seasons.


The number of female WNBA coaches has gone back down, and only one current coach is a Black woman.

AP top 25 poll looks different this week

Some rising and falling in this week's AP top 25 poll:


1. UCLA

2. South Carolina

3. Notre Dame

4. USC

5. Texas

6. LSU

7. UConn

8. Maryland

9. Oklahoma

10. Ohio State

11. TCU

12. Kansas State

13. Georgia Tech

14. Duke

15. Tennessee

16. Kentucky

17. North Carolina

18. West Virginia

19. Michigan State

20. Alabama

21. Cal

22. NC State

23. Michigan

24. Iowa

25. Ole Miss

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Ready for league play

No upsets today, just routs......ready for conference play


Today's results:


No. 3 Notre Dame 97, Loyola Maryland 54


No. 6 Texas 103, South Dakota State 57


No. 10 Oklahoma 111, Omaha 65


No. 13 Kansas State 76, Cincinnati 59


No. 24 Cal 89, Temple 63


Texas Tech 74, Houston 59


All scores


No games until Friday


College player news:


The stars were out for USC-UConn yesterday, and Juju Watkins' was the brightest.