Thursday, January 16, 2025

Much going on: study up

Today's results:


No. 2 South Carolina 76, No. 19 Alabama 58


No. 3 Notre Dame 81, No. 17 Georgia Tech 66


No. 7 Texas 74, Auburn 57


No. 9 Ohio State 80, Wisconsin 69


No. 11 Kansas State 62, Arizona 47


No. 13 Oklahoma 80, Missouri 63


No. 14 North Carolina 64, SMU 33


No. 15 Tennessee 86, Mississippi State 73


No. 16 Duke 72, No. 18 Cal 38


No. 21 NC State 83, Pitt 67


Nebraska 87, Iowa 84


Illinois 68, Indiana 54


Stanford 74, Wake Forest 71


Kansas 75, Arizona State 52


Virginia 73, Virginia Tech 65


Florida State 82, Clemson 67


Louisville 72, Syracuse 62


Ole Miss 94, Florida 69


Texas A&M 68, Georgia 63


Gonzaga 66, Portland 65


Washington State 74, San Francisco 58


Oregon State 74, Santa Clara 72


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


TCU forfeited games and had open tryouts last year, but are a top-10 team this season.


College player hoops:


Why West Virginia's JJ Quinerly has become the ultimate adapter.


College coach news:


Montana coach Brian Holsinger has taken a leave of absence from the program.


Pro hoops news:


Sabrina Ionescu isn't 100 percent after thumb surgery, but she's cleared to play in the Unrivaled League.


Marina Mabrey strained her calf, and will be out two weeks.


The League begins tomorrow.


What to know about Unrivaled.........rosters, and more.


The Fever have cored Kelsey Mitchell.


Indiana will build a $78 million, state-of-the-art practice facility.


Today the Sun introduced new coach Rachid Meziane.


Can Karl Smesko lead the Dream to a title?


The rise and fall of the ABL.

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

The strong get stronger

Today's results:


No. 1 UCLA 83, Penn State 67.......it's the best start in program history for the 17-0 Bruins


No. 6 UConn 71, St. John's 45


No. 20 West Virginia 73, Colorado 46


No. 22 Michigan State 70, Rutgers 60


Michigan 82, Washington 69


Oregon 69, Purdue 53


Seton Hall 58, Marquette 52


UNLV 84, Air Force 51


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Minnesota looks to keep its strong start going with their first ranking in six years.


Iowa State's 30-year, 945-game three-point shot streak ended last night.


The Ducks face travel challenges and quick turnarounds with their Big Ten schedule.


College player news:


Paige Bueckers returned to the court tonight.


NCAA news:


Beginning this year, women's teams making the NCAA Tournament will make money for their conferences, the NCAA has ruled.


WNBA news:


A conversation with Napheesa Collier.

Monday, January 13, 2025

A little look

Today's results:


LSU 83, Vanderbilt 77


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


USC is trying to bring some fun to fire-ravaged Los Angeles.


Kentucky is rolling, but there's room to grow.


College player news:


Star power index.


WNBA news:


The Sky have extended qualifying offers to several players, but not Chennedy Carter.


A Texas man has been arrested for stalking and harassing Caitlin Clark.

The predictable top 25 shuffling

This week's AP top 25 poll:


1. UCLA

2. South Carolina

3. Notre Dame

4. USC

5. LSU

6. UConn

7. Texas

8. Maryland

9. Ohio State

10. TCU

11. Kansas State

12. Kentucky

13. Oklahoma

14. North Carolina

15. Tennessee

16. Duke

17. Georgia Tech

18. Cal

19. Alabama

20. West Virginia

21. NC State

22. Michigan State

23. Utah

24. Minnesota

25. Oklahoma State

Michigan and Iowa out for now......Mississippi State and Indiana knocking on the door.....

Sunday, January 12, 2025

On the cusp of tomorrow's top 25 looking differently

Upsets:


Louisville knocked off No. 13 Georgia Tech, 69-60.


Indiana upended No. 23 Iowa, 74-67.......the Hoosiers found structure.


More results:


No. 2 South Carolina 67, No. 5 Texas 50


No. 3 Notre Dame 67, Clemson 58


No. 4 USC 95, Penn State 73


No. 9 Ohio State 69, Oregon 60


No. 10 Oklahoma 77, Texas A&M 62


No. 14 Duke 60, Virginia 55


No. 15 Kentucky 80, Auburn 61


No. 16 Tennessee 93, Arkansas 63


No. 18 Alabama 84, Ole Miss 78


No. 19 North Carolina 80, Boston College 67


No. 20 Michigan State 80, Washington 68


No. 21 NC State 81, Stanford 67


No. 24 Cal 82, Florida State 70


Nebraska 69, Rutgers 62


Mississippi State 79, Georgia 68


Syracuse 66, Miami 61


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Pitt came back from 32 behind to beat SMU, and tie the largest comeback in NCAA history.


UCLA is coping with fear and uncertainty during the LA wildfires.


The Bruins will play Wednesday's game against Penn State in Long Beach, rather than on their home court, for precautionary reasons.

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Conference dubs

Upset:


Oklahoma State upended No. 17 West Virginia, 64-57.


More results:


No. 7 UConn 73, Georgetown 55


No. 8 Maryland 83, Wisconsin 68


No. 11 TCU 69, Texas Tech 43


No. 12 Kansas State 92, BYU 65


No. 22 Utah 69, Houston 42


No. 25 Michigan 87, Purdue 60


Colorado 84, Kansas 76


Iowa State 79, Arizona State 58


Baylor 78, Arizona 59


Gonzaga 69, Washington State 61


Creighton 72, Seton Hall 64


Princeton 52, Harvard 50


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule

Thursday, January 9, 2025

A night of upsets and close games

Upsets - count 'em:


Mississippi State toppled No. 10 Oklahoma, 81-77.


Virginia Tech handed No. 13 Georgia Tech their first loss, 105-94, in double OT.


No. 19 North Carolina knocked off No. 14 Duke in OT, 53-46.


Illinois dethroned No. 23 Iowa, 62-47.


No. 24 Cal took down No. 21 NC State, 78-71.


More results:


No. 2 South Carolina 90, Texas A&M 49


No. 3 Notre Dame 100, Wake Forest 64


No. 5 Texas 84, No. 18 Alabama 40


No. 6 LSU 89, No. 16 Tennessee 87


No. 15 Kentucky 71, Florida 55


Oregon 63, Penn State 61


Stanford 89, Florida State 84


Ole Miss 87, Vanderbilt 59


Louisville 65, Pitt 56


SMU 72, Syracuse 71 (OT)


Georgia 74, Missouri 72


Virginia 67, Clemson 60


Arkansas 59, Auburn 58


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


WNBA news:


Satou Sabally says she won't be with the Wings this season.


Chris Koclanes is excited for his first head coaching job, with Dallas.

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Things are getting spicy

Upset:


Nebraska upended No. 20 Michigan State, 85-80.


More results:


No. 4 USC 79, No. 8 Maryland 74


No. 7 UConn 81, Xavier 27


No. 9 Ohio State 84, No. 25 Michigan 77


No. 11 TCU 80, Kansas 73


No. 12 Kansas State 71, No. 22 Utah 47


No. 17 West Virginia 89, Texas Tech 53


Baylor 81, Arizona 76 (OT)


Indiana 68, Northwestern 64


Iowa State 90, Arizona State 83


UNLV 70, Colorado State 61


Minnesota 76, Rutgers 50


Colorado 81, UCF 62


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


How undefeated UCLA is adapting to Big 10 play.


College player news:


How the player of the year race is stacking up.


How Faith Masonius has recharged Seton Hall.


WNBA news:


The top 10 players in free agency.