Sunday, January 29, 2023

Putting the 'up' in upset

Upsets - count 'em:


Purdue bettered No. 2 Ohio State, 73-65.


No. 9 Utah outlasted No. 8 UCLA in OT, 71-69.


No. 24 Florida State dominated No. 16 Duke 70-57.


No. 20 NC State held off No. 7 Notre Dame, 69-65.


Washington State knocked off No. 19 Arizona, 70-59.


USC surged past No. 25 Colorado, 71-54.


Tomorrow's AP top 25 poll should look like no other before it.........


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 65, Alabama 52


No. 3 Stanford 62, Oregon 54


No. 5 UConn 63, No. 21 Villanova 58


No. 6 Indiana 91, Rutgers 68


No. 12 Virginia Tech 72, Virginia 60


No. 13 Michigan 77, Minnesota 41


No. 15 North Carolina 69, Clemson 58


No. 22 Illinois 86, Michigan State 76


Ole Miss 76, Arkansas 73


Louisville 79, Syracuse 67


Vanderbilt 88, Texas A&M 79


Georgia 62, Mississippi State 34


Kentucky 77, Missouri 54


Kansas 85, Kansas State 72


Cal 64, Oregon State 62


Washington 55, Arizona State 53


Wake Forest 55, Miami 52


Northwestern 70, Wisconsin 57


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


LSU is bracing for Tennessee tomorrow.


College player news:


Cameron Brink had a triple-double with blocks - the second in Pac-12 history to do so.


Grace Berger is looking more like herself, which makes Indiana even more scary.


Virginia forward Camryn Taylor is flourishing as her healing process continues.


WNBA news:


Sources say Breanna Stewart has narrowed her choices to the Storm and the Liberty.


The Mystics have agreed to a deal with Brittney Sykes, and will move on from Alysha Clark.

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Takedowns from the ranked and unranked realms

What a wild night in hoops, both in and out of the rankings........


Upsets:


No. 6 Indiana toppled No. 2 Ohio State, 78-65.


No. 16 Duke pulled away from No. 12 Virginia Tech, 66-55.


Purdue shut down No. 22 Illinois, 62-52.


Rutgers 86, Penn State 82 (OT)


Alabama 69, Arkansas 66


More results:


No. 5 UConn 84, Tennessee 67


No. 7 Notre Dame 70, No. 24 Florida State 47


No. 10 Maryland 72, No. 13 Michigan 64


No. 15 North Carolina 72, Pitt 57


No. 17 Gonzaga 66, Loyola Marymount 55


No. 23 Middle Tennessee 63, Florida Atlantic 48


Ole Miss 78, Mississippi State 63


Wake Forest 68, Louisville 57.......it's the Deac's first win over the Cardinals in program history


Georgia 62, Missouri 51


Auburn 71, Kentucky 68


Miami 86, Boston College 65


Syracuse 90, Virginia 72


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Tonight's win puts the Hoosiers atop the Big Ten.


Mature, talented Colorado is navigating through a tough Pac-12 slate.


The Lady Vols' long, slow climb back to greatness and the struggle to uphold a legacy.


DePaul's game against Seton Hall Saturday has been postponed, due to not having enough eligible players, because of injuries.


College player news:


Florida State's Sara Bejedi is finding herself.


Senior center Quay Miller leads a tough Colorado squad.


Madison Scott has been crucial to the Rebels' revival.


Crimson Tide guard JaMya Mingo-Young has been medically disqualified for the rest of the season.


College coach news:


Kim Mulkey discusses LSU's upcoming games against Tennessee and South Carolina.


WNBA news:


The Sky are expected to announce changes to their ownership group tomorrow.


Breanna Stewart's free agency decision could be pivotal for the league.

Monday, January 23, 2023

And then there were two

Upset:


No. 10 Iowa handed No. 2 Ohio State its first loss of the season, 83-72, behind a triple-double from Caitlin Clark.


Only two undefeated teams remain in DI: South Carolina and LSU.


More results:


No. 6 Indiana keeps their title hopes alive with a 92-83 win over No. 13 Michigan.


No. 4 LSU 89, Alabama 51


No. 5 UConn 94, DePaul 51


All scores


Just three games on tap tomorrow


Rankings:


Shakeup for the AP top 25 poll, as Oregon and Texas are out and Florida State and Middle Tennessee are in. It's also the first time no Texas teams have been in the poll in its 47-year history.


The NCAA's power rankings.


ESPN's power rankings.


College team news:


The season is coming together as UMass heads for a stretch run.


Arizona State is looking to end their Pac-12 skid.


Winners and losers of the week.


College player news:


Notre Dame guard Dara Mabrey tore her ACL and sustained a tibial plateau fracture in yesterday's game. Her playing career is over, she announced.


College coach news:


Andraya Carter recalls her best moments with Tennessee coach Pat Summitt during "We Back Pat" week in the SEC.


WNBA news:


The Aces need to respond to Dearica Hamby's allegations.

Sunday, January 22, 2023

Top teams asserting themselves

Today's results:


No. 1 South Carolina 92, Arkansas 46


No. 4 Stanford 62, No. 24 Colorado 49


No. 7 Notre Dame 76, Virginia 54


No. 8 Utah 87, Cal 62


No. 9 UCLA 73, Washington State 66


No. 11 Maryland 69, Nebraska 54


No. 12 Virginia Tech 74, Wake Forest 57


No. 13 Duke 62, Syracuse 50


No. 17 North Carolina 70, Georgia Tech 57


No. 19 Arizona 80, Arizona State 67


No. 20 NC State 63, Louisville 51


No. 21 Illinois 67, Northwestern 64


No. 25 Texas 68, Baylor 55


Auburn 77, Ole Miss 76 (OT).......upset of the unranked kind 1


Texas A&M 75, Georgia 73.......upset of the unranked kind 2


Tennessee 68, Missouri 65


USC 63, Washington 54


Mississippi State 77, Kentucky 76


Michigan State 85, Rutgers 63


Florida 73, Vanderbilt 55


South Florida 83, UCF 51


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule has some heavyweight matchups lined up


College team news:


Texas A&M is taking baby steps, but has bigger aspirations.


College player news:


Aliyah Boston set a South Carolina record today with 73 double-doubles.


LSU guard Flau'jae Johnson has a case for freshman of the year.


College coach news:


Illinois coach Shauna Green is looking to build fan connections in her first season.


Katie Lou Samuelson has joined Vanderbilt as the director of player development.


WNBA news:


Breanna Stewart has made charter flights part of her free agency discussions.

Thursday, January 19, 2023

There's always that one takedown

Upset:


No. 17 North Carolina edged No. 13 Duke, 61-56.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 96, Vanderbilt 48


No. 2 Ohio State 84, Northwestern 54


No. 3 LSU 79, Arkansas 76


No. 7 Notre Dame 57, Clemson 54


No. 11 Maryland 77, Wisconsin 64


No. 12 Virginia Tech 69, Pitt 62


No. 14 Michigan 81, Rutgers 58


No. 16 Gonzaga 81, Pacific 78


No. 20 NC State 71, Miami 61


Tennessee 74, Florida 56


Florida State 77, Virginia 68


Louisville 73, Boston College 65


Georgia Tech 69, Syracuse 57


Alabama 61, Texas A&M 46


Mississippi State 72, Auburn 58


UNLV 71, Wyoming 57


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Utah is preparing for Stanford's fury on Friday.


Personnel, defense and chemistry are cuing Duke's resurgence.


Why the return of North Carolina's "triangle teams" is good for women's basketball.


Washington will be put to the test this weekend against UCLA and USC.


The Trojans will face the rising Cougars.


Siena was able to suit up just six tonight, but they beat Fairfield.


Every game is big in the Pac-12.


College player news:


Buckeye Taylor Thierry has gone from freshman to foundational.


Under-the-radar players in the Pac-12.


Mississippi State's Denae Carter will miss significant time after tearing her meniscus.


College coach news:


Illinois is building interest under new coach Shauna Green.


WNBA news:


Some of the league's top players could be on the move when free agency begins.

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Timberrrrr

Upsets (of the ranked and unranked kind):


USC upended No. 2 Stanford, 55-46.


No. 22 North Carolina toppled No. 11 NC State, 56-47.


Texas took down No. 15 Iowa State, 68-53.


West Virginia stopped No. 18 Baylor, 74-65.


Washington State edged No. 21 Oregon in OT, 85-84.


Alabama downed Ole Miss, 63-58, despite missing two of their top scorers.


Louisville got the best of Florida State, 82-75.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 81, Missouri 50


No. 4 UConn 65, Georgetown 50


No. 5 LSU 84, Auburn 54


No. 6 Indiana 93, Wisconsin 56


No. 7 Notre Dame 72, Syracuse 56


No. 8 UCLA 87, Cal 70


No. 9 Maryland 80, Rutgers 56


No. 10 Utah 80, No. 14 Arizona 79


No. 16 Duke 65, Georgia Tech 47


No. 24 Illinois 70, Minnesota 57


Tennessee 68, Georgia 55


Kentucky 81, Florida 75


Miami 55, Wake Forest 43


Washington 79, Oregon State 67


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


The Hoosiers have built a culture of excitement and success.


College player news:


Azzi Fudd was injured again in the Huskies' win today.


College coach news:


St. Bonaventure has fired coach Jesse Fleming after six seasons.


WNBA player news:


LSU honored Seimone Augustus with the unveiling of her statue.

Saturday, January 14, 2023

No upendings today

Today's results:


No. 3 Ohio State 76, Nebraska 67


No. 12 Iowa 108, Penn State 67


No. 17 Michigan 70, Michigan State 55


No. 19 Oklahoma 80, No. 23 Kansas 74


No. 23 Gonzaga 73, Portland 66


No. 25 Villanova 64, St. John's 61


South Dakota State 118, South Dakota 59


Oklahoma State 80, TCU 70


Purdue 65, Northwestern 54


Texas Tech 85, Kansas State 65


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule has something for everyone


College team news:


Indiana's toughness and moxie could take them far.


College player news:


Minnesota's guards are introspective after a four-game losing streak.


College coach news:


Geno Auriemma returns rested, with a new perspective.


Karl Smesko is FGCU's mad scientist.


WNBA news:


Seimone Augustus was honored at LSU today with a statue unveiling.


Former Lynx star Maya Moore will release her memoir next week.

Thursday, January 12, 2023

An upset can happen any day of the week

Upset:


Florida State hammered No. 11 NC State, 91-72.


More results:


No. 6 Indiana closed out No. 9 Maryland, 68-61.


No. 1 South Carolina 95, Kentucky 66


No. 5 LSU 77, Missouri 57


No. 7 Notre Dame 86, Wake Forest 47


No. 13 Virginia Tech 81, Louisville 79......it's the Hokies' first win over the Cardinals since 1995


No. 16 Duke 66, Clemson 56....it's the tenth straight win for the Blue Devils


No. 22 North Carolina 70, Virginia 59


Tennessee 62, Texas A&M 50


Ole Miss 66, Georgia 58


Miami 69, Georgia Tech 60


Rutgers 65, Minnesota 59


Syracuse 83, Boston College 73


All scores


No. 2 Stanford at No. 8 UCLA highlights tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


Virginia Tech stars Elizabeth Kitley and Georgia Amoore have a new podcast.


Madi Williams is achieving milestones in leading Oklahoma.


Oregon State freshman Raegan Beers is already among the best in the Pac-12.


Inside Azzi Fudd's return.


Lee Volker is away from Duke for "personal reasons."


WNBA news:


The All-Star game will return to Las Vegas this summer.

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Boom boom boom!!

Upsets:


No. 22 North Carolina took down No. 4 Notre Dame, 60-50.


Miami stopped No. 9 Virginia Tech, 77-66.


No. 17 Oklahoma edged No. 11 Iowa State, 82-79.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 58, Mississippi State 51


No. 2 Stanford 60, Cal 56


No. 3 Ohio State 87, Illinois 81


No. 6 Indiana 72, Northwestern 50


No. 7 LSU 67, Kentucky 48


No. 10 NC State 87, Virginia 62


No. 12 UCLA 61, USC 60


No. 15 Arizona 79, No. 18 Oregon 71


No. 24 St. John's 71, Xavier 52


No. 25 Creighton 68, Marquette 42


Boston College 77, Florida State 71 (OT)


Tennessee 84, Vanderbilt 71


Louisville 76, Pitt 69


Georgia 82, Florida 77


Ole Miss 57, Texas A&M 38


Arkansas 77, Missouri 55


Alabama 88, Auburn 57


Washington State 66, Washington 52


Oregon State 69, Arizona 59


Wake Forest 51, Georgia Tech 50


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


UConn is struggling with a wave of injuries.


College player news:


Haley Jones and Cameron Brink are a powerful pair for the Cardinal.


Indiana guard Grace Berger had 16 points, five assists and two steals in her return to the court today.


How a winding path prepared Chrislyn Carr for her lone year at Louisville.


Wisconsin senior Sydney Hilliard has decided to end her basketball career for personal reasons.


Vanderbilt has dismissed Amauri Williams from the team.

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Plot twists and turns

Upsets:


Boston College dethroned No. 10 NC State, 79-71.


Miami took down No. 22 North Carolina, 62-58.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 94, Auburn 42


No. 3 Ohio State 83, Minnesota 71


No. 5 UConn 73, Xavier 37


No. 7 LSU 74, Texas A&M 34


No. 9 Virginia Tech 74, Virginia 66


No. 19 Duke 60, Wake Forest 50


No. 20 Gonzaga 63, San Francisco 52


Tennessee 80, Mississippi State 69


Ole Miss 74, Vanderbilt 53


Missouri 66, Alabama 65


Arkansas 102, Florida 74


Georgia 64, Kentucky 60


Illinois 85, Northwestern 79


Florida State 93, Clemson 62


Louisville 63, Georgia Tech 55


FGCU 77, Jacksonville 51


UNLV 64, Fresno State 49


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


How Ohio State replaces Madison Greene, without Jacy Sheldon to lean on.


With tonight's win, the Buckeyes are a program-best 16-0.


Where does South Carolina's 35-home game winning streak rank?


The Huskies won tonight despite the fact that starter Aaliyah Edwards was injured. This after coach Geno Auriemma missed the game (his fourth this season) due to illness. Connecticut reporter tweeted that associate head coach Chris Daily said they'd tried sage and holy water, and nothing has worked.......a list of the team's ailments and injuries.


Florida State is embracing the underdog mentality.


Oregon State is finding more balance on offense.


A family approach and a new coaching philosophy is behind Sac State's turnaround.


Siena has won three straight since coach Jim Jabir was put on leave.


College player news:


Yarden Garzon's experience brought Indiana a seasoned talent.


Fearless Tyi Skinner is setting the tone for Arizona State.


With a changed mindset, Taiyier Parks is delivering her best performances for Michigan State.


Kentucky-to-Baylor transfer Dre'Una Edwards says Wildcat coach Kyra Elzy won't sign a waiver allowing her to play. Elzy says it's not that simple.


More on the situation.


WNBA news:


ESPN previews free agency.