Monday, February 3, 2025

Taking a deep breath

Upset:


No. 14 NC State toppled No. 10 Duke, 89-83.


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


NCAA Tournament bubble watch.


Who is keeping Kentucky out of the top 10.


WNBA news:


Why did so many All-Stars move for one-year contracts?


How the Valkyries' Kate Martin graduated from Caitlin Clark sidekick to WNBA celeb.

Everyone just shifting positions in the top 25 poll

Juggle them:


1. UCLA

2. South Carolina

3. Notre Dame

4. Texas

5. UConn

6. LSU

7. USC

8. Ohio State

9. TCU

10. Duke

11. Kentucky

12. Kansas State

13. North Carolina

14. NC State

15. Oklahoma

16. Maryland

17. Georgia Tech

18. West Virginia

19. Tennessee

20. Michigan State

21. Cal

22. Florida State

23. Alabama

24. Vanderbilt

25. Oklahoma State

Sunday, February 2, 2025

Timberrrrrrr

Upsets....count 'em:


Iowa dethroned No. 4 USC, 76-69.


Illinois took down No. 14 Maryland, 66-65.


Ole Miss upended No. 23 Vanderbilt, 76-61.


More results:


No. 1 UCLA 79, Minnesota 53


No. 2 South Carolina 83, Auburn 66


No. 3 Notre Dame 89, Louisville 71


No. 5 Texas 70, Texas A&M 50


No. 6 UConn 101, Butler 59


No. 7 LSU 81, Mississippi State 67


No. 8 Ohio State 66, Washington 56


No. 9 TCU 82, Iowa State 69


No. 11 Kansas State 91, Kansas 64


No. 12 Kentucky 95, No. 13 Oklahoma 86


No. 15 North Carolina 69, Stanford 67


No. 16 Michigan State 89, Northwestern 75


No. 18 Tennessee 76, Missouri 71


No. 19 Cal 84, Pitt 53


No. 20 Georgia Tech 77, Miami 66


No. 22 Alabama 72, Georgia 57


No. 25 Florida State 97, Wake Forest 68


Michigan 80, Oregon 48


Indiana 76, Nebraska 60


Baylor 98, Cincinnati 59


Colorado 67, Texas Tech 51


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


The Hoosiers finally had a satisfying and dominant win.


College player news:


The Gamecocks retired A'ja Wilson's jersey.


The Hawkeyes retired Caitlin Clark's jersey.


WNBA news:


Tina Charles is returning to the Sun.


DeWanna Bonner is joining the Fever.....how will she help her new team?


Indiana waived Grace Berger.

Monday, January 27, 2025

Mixed Monday

Today's results:


No. 2 South Carolina 70, No. 18 Tennessee 63


Indiana 73, Washington 70


Illinois 74, Purdue 38


Washington State 65, Oregon State 57


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Arizona State is learning hard lessons in the Big 12.


College player news:


Madison Booker is returning to form after a slow start.


College coach news:


Wisconsin coach Marisa Moseley was abusive, a former player alleges.


WNBA news:


Who won the three-team trade?

Some changes in the AP top 25 poll this week

Oops, three teams fell out of this week's AP top 25 poll, and three found their way in:


1. UCLA

2. South Carolina

3. Notre Dame

4. USC

5. Texas

6. UConn

7. LSU

8. Ohio State

9. TCU

10. Duke

11. Kansas State

12. Kentucky

13. Oklahoma

14. Maryland

15. North Carolina

16. Michigan State

17. NC State

18. Tennessee

19. Cal

20. Georgia Tech

21. West Virginia

22. Alabama

23. Vanderbilt......it's the first time in the poll in 11 years for the Commodores....

24. Oklahoma State

25. Florida State

Sunday, January 26, 2025

Churning and churning

Upsets:


Florida State stunned No. 13 North Carolina at the buzzer, 86-84.


Vanderbilt upended No. 19 Alabama, 66-64.


More results:


No. 1 UCLA 82, No. 8 Maryland 67


No. 5 LSU 64, Texas A&M 51


No. 7 Texas 61, Ole Miss 58


No. 9 TCU 80, No. 25 Baylor 75........it's the Horned Frogs' first win over the Bears since 1990


No. 11 Kentucky 89, Arkansas 69


No. 12 Ohio State 72, Nebraska 66


No. 14 Duke 55, No. 18 Georgia Tech 50


No. 15 Oklahoma 86, Georgia 55


No. 20 NC State 85, Virginia Tech 57


No. 23 Minnesota 71, Wisconsin 50


Rutgers 77, Penn State 73


Louisville 68, Virginia 65


Syracuse 67, Clemson 55


Auburn 74, Florida 51


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


South Carolina has apologized to Flau'jae Johnson for their arena DJ playing a song by her late father after Friday's game.


College player news:


How Kaitlyn Chen found her role with UConn.


College coach news:


Kim Caldwell will coach her Lady Vols against South Carolina tomorrow night, one week after having her son.


WNBA news:


Sources say a big trade between the Storm, Aces and Sparks is about to go down.


A Caitlin Clark signature shoe is coming.

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Two former Pac-12 teams with upsets

Upsets:


Colorado dethroned No. 10 Kansas State, 63-53.


Arizona knocked off No. 16 West Virginia, 77-62.


More results:


No. 6 UConn 72, Creighton 61


No. 21 Michigan State 88, No. 24 Michigan 58


Oklahoma State 71, Texas Tech 58


Kansas 57, Houston 43


Utah 81, BYU 76


Iowa State 90, UCF 56


Seton Hall 57, St. John's 48


Columbia 79, Penn 54


FGCU 86, Eastern Kentucky 56


Pacific 67, Oregon State 66 (OT)


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


Caroline Ducharme is progressing toward return for the Huskies.


WNBA news:


One trade threatens to hold up free agency.

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Midseason intrigue

Upsets:


No. 12 Ohio State rallied to upset No. 8 Maryland, 74-66.


Texas A&M surged late to toppled No. 11 Kentucky, 61-55.


More results:


No. 1 UCLA 84, Rutgers 66


No. 3 Notre Dame 89, Boston College 63


No. 7 Texas 80, No. 17 Tennessee 76


No. 13 North Carolina 76, Wake Forest 51


No. 14 Duke 81, SMU 46


No. 18 Georgia Tech 75, Virginia 62


No. 20 NC State 74, Syracuse 66


No. 22 Cal 75, Stanford 72


Mississippi State 96, Auburn 56


Vanderbilt 101, Arkansas 60


Clemson 64, Miami 61


Illinois 85, Northwestern 60


Portland 83, Washington State 65


San Francisco 54, Oregon State 52


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Indiana will have to strengthen their NCAA Tournament resume on the West coast.


College player news:


How Texas' Rori Harmon and Madison Booker improved....by not playing together.


Te-hina Paopao is using her calming presence to lead South Carolina in their title chase.


Sonia Citron is key to Notre Dame's success.


Get to know NC State's Swedish rookie, Tilda Trygger.


College coach news:


Lady Vol coach Kim Caldwell missed tonight's game as she gave birth to her son.

Monday, January 20, 2025

The injury bug bites

Today's results:


No. 1 UCLA 72, No. 25 Baylor 57


No. 7 Texas 89, No. 8 Maryland 51


Columbia 58, Princeton 50


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


Ayoka Lee is out indefinitely with a fractured foot.


Key Terrapin reserve Bri McDaniel is out for the season with a torn ACL.


A look at Aubrey Griffin's journey back from ACL injury.


WNBA news:


Free agency primer.

Michigan returns, and Baylor enters the top 25 poll

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. TCU

10. Kansas State

11. Kentucky

12. Ohio State

13. North Carolina

14. Duke

15. Oklahoma

16. West Virginia

17. Tennessee

18. Georgia Tech

19. Alabama

20. NC State

21. Michigan State

22. Cal

23. Minnesota

24. Michigan

25. Baylor

Sunday, January 19, 2025

High rollers

Upsets:


Penn State toppled No. 9 Ohio State, 62-59, giving the Buckeyes their first loss of the season.


Vanderbilt edged No. 15 Tennessee, 71-70.


More results:


No. 2 South Carolina 101, No. 13 Oklahoma 60


No. 3 Notre Dame 88, SMU 64


No. 4 USC 73, Indiana 66


No. 5 LSU 80, Florida 63


No. 6 UConn 96, Seton Hall 36


No. 11 Kansas State 81, Arizona State 69


No. 12 Kentucky 78, Georgia 64


No. 14 North Carolina 75, Pitt 58


No. 16 Duke 74, Stanford 49


No. 17 Georgia Tech 89, Clemson 65


No. 18 Cal 67, Wake Forest 55


No. 19 Alabama 94, Arkansas 62


No. 20 West Virginia 82, Iowa State 68


No. 21 NC State 73, Virginia 68


No. 22 Michigan State 86, Illinois 68


No. 24 Minnesota 87, Northwestern 82


Oregon 50, Iowa 49


Ole Miss 71, Mississippi State 63


Florida State 88, Miami 66


Arizona 74, Kansas 59


Virginia Tech 70, Louisville 65


Auburn 75, Missouri 60


Boston College 92, Syracuse 51


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


USC is taking the "mad dog" approach to defense, thanks to associate head coach Beth Burns.


Indiana is planning on sticking with their new-look lineup.......but they need a confidence reset after their third Big 10 loss.


College player news:


Paige Bueckers became the fastest Husky to reach 2,000 career points.


Aubrey Griffin's return could be a game-changer for UConn.


Ayoka Lee was injured in the Wildcats' win today, and coach Jeff Mittie said, "it's not good."


WNBA news:


What's the future for the Mercury?


Unrivaled League news:


The Unrivaled League opened with glitz, glam, and an edge.

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Washington retires Kelsey Plum's jersey

Kelsey Plum jersey retirement:


The University of Washington retired Kelsey Plum's jersey today, in a ceremony.


The jersey now hangs in the rafters.


The Huskies put on a show, and won the game.


Today's results:


No. 24 Oklahoma State 72, UCF 58


Michigan 87, Rutgers 71


Washington 87, Purdue 58


Villanova 66, St. John's 64


Washington State 74, Santa Clara 47


Cincinnati 65, Colorado 59


Portland 86, Oregon State 61


Texas Tech 70, BYU 65


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Facing their first 4-game losing streak since 2016, Iowa is hopeful.

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.

Monday, January 6, 2025

Breathe in, breathe out

College team news:







College player news:








College coach news:


Utah makes it into the AP top 25 poll

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. Ohio State
10. Oklahoma
11. TCU
12. Kansas State
13. Georgia Tech
14. Duke
15. Kentucky
16. Tennessee
17. West Virginia
18. Alabama
19. North Carolina
20. Michigan State
21. NC State
22. Utah
23. Iowa
24. Cal
25. Michigan

Sunday, January 5, 2025

Heavy lifting

Upset:


Texas A&M unseated No. 25 Ole Miss, 60-58.


More results:


No. 2 South Carolina 95, Mississippi State 68


No. 3 Notre Dame 76, No. 17 North Carolina 66


No. 4 USC 92, Rutgers 42


No. 5 Texas 90, Arkansas 56


No. 6 LSU 73, Auburn 63


No. 7 UConn 83, Villanova 52


No. 8 Maryland 74, No. 23 Iowa 66


No. 9 Oklahoma 87, No. 15 Tennessee 86


No. 10 Ohio State 92, Northwestern 62


No. 14 Duke 69, Pitt 31


No. 16 Kentucky 96, Vanderbilt 78


No. 19 Alabama 68, Missouri 49


No. 20 Cal 81, SMU 66


No. 22 NC State 91, Boston College 52


Utah 75, Iowa State 67


Virginia Tech 68, Miami 64


Florida 73, Georgia 57


Clemson 65, Stanford 61 (OT)


Florida State 85, Syracuse 73


Nebraska 72, Penn State 61


Louisville 81, Wake Forest 76


Minnesota 68, Illinois 61


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


Maddy Westbeld returned to the court for the Irish today.


Paige Bueckers suffered a knee injury in today's game.


College coach news:


Cori Close is forging a new UCLA legend with the lessons John Wooden taught her.

Saturday, January 4, 2025

One loaded game day after another

Today's results:


No. 1 UCLA 73, Indiana 62


No. 11 TCU 81, Cincinnati 66


No. 12 Kansas State 77, Texas Tech 57


No. 18 West Virginia 66, BYU 53


Kansas 75, Oklahoma State 66


Baylor 76, Colorado 62


Oregon 68, Wisconsin 52


Washington State 66, Oregon State 52


Harvard 61, Yale 43


Arizona 75, UCF 53


Arizona State 69, Houston 60


Seton Hall 74, Georgetown 71 (OT)


Gonzaga 82, Santa Clara 56


UNLV 61, Boise State 57


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule is packed with goodies


College team news:


The Bruins enjoyed the "electric" Hoosier crowd today.


Depth has given Iowa an element of mystery.


College player news:


After sitting out with injury last season, Gianna Kneepkens is back in a big way for Utah.


WNBA news:


The Sky have hired Tanisha Wright as an assistant coach.

Thursday, January 2, 2025

Quite the night on the hardwood

Things are already getting very interesting in conference play......


Upsets:


Clemson unseated Cal, 69-58.


SMU downed Stanford, 67-63.


Gonzaga got past Portland, 76-71, to give them their second loss on the year.


More results:


No. 2 South Carolina 83, Missouri 52


No. 5 Texas 80, No. 9 Oklahoma 73.....what a game


No. 6 LSU 98, Arkansas 64


No. 8 Maryland 78, Rutgers 61


No. 13 Georgia Tech 85, Syracuse 68


No. 14 Duke 86, Boston College 59


No. 15 Tennessee 91, Texas A&M 78


No. 16. Kentucky 91, Mississippi State 69


No. 19 Alabama 79, Florida 69


No. 25 Ole Miss 85, Auburn 58


Florida State 105, Virginia Tech 74.....Ta'Niya Latson scored 40 points for the Seminoles, breaking a school record


Louisville 74, Miami 56


Vanderbilt 108, Georgia 82


Santa Clara 68, Washington 62


Oregon State 59, Loyola Marymount 56


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Michigan is leaning on its freshman as conference play begins.


College player news:


Transfer Janiah Barker has helped vault UCLA to a No. 1 ranking.

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Conference play: and so it begins

Today's results:


No. 1 UCLA 86, No. 24 Michigan 70


No. 4 USC 75, Nebraska 55


No. 7 UConn 77, Marquette 45


No. 11 TCU 63, Colorado 50


No. 12 Kansas State 74, Houston 55


No. 18 West Virginia 80, UCF 58


No. 21 Michigan State 77, Purdue 59


No. 23 Iowa 80, Penn State 68


Oklahoma State is for real! They take down Baylor, 84-61.


Iowa State 78, Kansas 64


Arizona State 79, Texas Tech 61


South Florida 69, Charlotte 68


Providence 59, St. John's 52 (OT)


UNLV 90, San Jose State 70


Seton Hall 56, Villanova 55


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College conference news:


The Big Ten has 4 teams in the top 10, lead by newcomers UCLA and USC.


One key question for every Bay Area team this season.


College team news:


As SEC play begins, what can Kentucky expect from a loaded conference?