Monday, January 13, 2020

More aftermath

College team news:

A week of upsets has shaken up women's basketball.

Arizona State should be No. 1, one writer says.

The Sun Devils are the talk of the Pac-12 after their stunning weekend of upsets.

Ain't no mountain high enough to keep UCLA from a perfect record.

Despite their loss yesterday, Indiana is the Big Ten team to beat.

Missouri State made a statement over the weekend with two big wins.

West Virginia continues to sail along.

How the full court press distinguishes Syracuse from everyone else.

Northwestern's next five games are their most important of the season.

Ohio is navigating through their challenges.

George Washington is finding strength in the front court.

UMass is living large during their 10-game winning streak.

College player news:

Which player's roles have changed the most this season?

Maddie Wise is nearing her return to Iowa State.

Western Michigan guard Aniya Walker has transferred to Duquesne.

College coach news:

These are trying times for Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame.

Coach’s Chair: Brian Giorgis, Marist College.

Former Tar Heel coach Sylvia Hatchell is cooperating with authorities in the wake of an accident that killed an older woman.

Boston College honored the memory of former coach Cathy Inglese yesterday.

Today's results

Tomorrow's game schedule

WNBA news:

Former Lynx star Katie Smith will return as an assistant coach.

South Carolina is the new No. 1

The Gamecocks are tops in this week's AP top 25 poll:

1. South Carolina
2. Baylor
3. Stanford
4. UConn
5. Louisville
6. Oregon
7. UCLA
8. Oregon State
9. NC State
10. Mississippi State
11. Kentucky
12. Texas A&M
13. Florida State
14. DePaul
15. Indiana
16. Gonzaga
17. West Virginia
18. Arizona State
19. Missouri State
20. Maryland
21. Arizona
22. Iowa
23. Arkansas
24. Tennessee
25. South Dakota

South Carolina is also at the top of the NCAA's power rankings.

Sunday, January 12, 2020

Explosiveness

So after today, the No. 1, 2 and 3 teams have all lost since Thursday. Who will be No. 1 in tomorrow's AP top 25 poll?

Can't wait for tomorrow.

Upsets:

Arizona State stunned No. 3 Oregon State, 55-47, for their second upset of a top 3 team this weekend.

Iowa toppled No. 12 Indiana in 2OT, 91-85.

Duke rallied past Virginia Tech in OT, 72-67.

Almost-upsets:

No. 8 Colorado shook off a slow start to edge Colorado, 65-62.

No. 19 West Virginia held off Texas, 68-63.

Georgia Tech survived Clemson, 49-47.

More results:

No. 2 Oregon bounced back with a 71-64 win over Arizona.

TCU stopped Kansas, 73-59.

Miami trounced Syracuse, 77-62.

Rutgers got past Nebraska, 69-65.

Utah slipped by USC, 67-65, for their first conference win.

No. 4 South Carolina 93, Vanderbilt 57

No. 5 Stanford 79, Cal 65

No. 6 Baylor 94, Oklahoma State 48

No. 7 Louisville 75, Wake Forest 61

No. 9 NC State 90, Notre Dame 56

No. 11 Florida State 78, North Carolina 64

No. 17 Maryland 77. No. 24 Michigan 49

No. 21 Arkansas 90, Missouri 73.....Chelsea Dungee had 38 points for the Razorbacks

No. 23 Tennessee 73, Georgia 56

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

Arizona State made program history with their upsets this weekend.

Without a star, Ohio State needs everyone to contribute.

Why Michigan State's season, which began with high hopes, has hit a tough spot. But the Spartans embrace a "next woman up" mentality.

College player news:

Minnesota suspended three players, including top scorer Destiny Pitts, before today's game.

College coach news:

Ohio State assistant coach Tamika Williams-Jeter looks back at her basketball career from outside the bubble.

Saturday, January 11, 2020

The sound of one hand clapping

You didn't hear anything either? No upsets today.

Today's results:

No. 16 Gonzaga nipped Pacific, 68-67.

No. 25 Princeton handled Penn, 75-55.

Short-handed Oklahoma leaned on balance in their 81-72 win over Iowa State.

Kansas State handed Texas Tech their second loss of the season, 76-72.

Ohio ousted Buffalo, 76-65.

Washington State bounced Washington, 66-59.

Marist won their sixth straight with a 94-67 rout of Niagara.

Old Dominion rallied to eclipse Charlotte, 54-51.

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule is loaded with fiery match ups.

College team news:

Oregon State isn't focused on possibly being No. 1 in the polls next week.

South Carolina has begun SEC play with red-hot offense.

After last night's buzzer-beating win, Missouri State has the top RPI.

Arizona State will try for an encore upset of Oregon State tomorrow.

NC State has a chance to bounce back against Notre Dame.

After helping shuffle the deck, Texas faces No. 19 West Virginia tomorrow.

What's behind Iowa's run, after Megan Gustafson's departure. The Hawkeyes can share the Big Ten lead tomorrow.

Early success has strengthened the Missouri Valley Conference teams.

Amid their success in the Big South, Winthrop is making history.

Penn's weaknesses were exposed against Princeton today.

College player news:

Rhyne Howard's versatility is producing eye-popping numbers.

Oklahoma's Taylor Robertson is on pace to break the NCAA single-season record for three-point shots.

Borislava Hristova became the first Washington State player to score 2,000 points.

Stanford's Haley Jones is getting better every day.

East Tennessee State guard Erica Haynes-Overton has transferred to Kansas.

College coach news:

Loyola Chicago coach Kate Achter is turning the program around.

Former Colorado coach Linda Lappe is now a senior associate athletic director at San Francisco.

WNBA news:

Why Diamond DeShields decided to take a break from social media.

Thursday, January 9, 2020

BOOM!

When was the last time we saw SIX upsets in one night?

No. 6 Baylor snapped No. 1 UConn's 98-home game winning streak with a decisive 74-58 win. The Huskies are no longer undefeated.

North Carolina handed No. 9 NC State their first loss of the season, 66-60.

LSU hung on to beat No. 10 Texas A&M, 57-54. Chennedy Carter rolled her ankle in the first half and did not return to the game.

A balanced Georgia Tech defeated No. 11 Florida State, 67-52.

Iowa stopped No. 17 Maryland, 66-61.

Ohio State ran past No. 24 Michigan, 78-69.

Only two unbeaten teams left in Division I: UCLA and Oregon State.

More results:

Northwestern edged Minnesota, 56-54, to hand the Gophers their third straight loss.

No. 12 Indiana had fun in their 66-48 rivalry win over Purdue.

No. 4 South Carolina 91, No. 21 Arkansas 82

No. 7 Louisville 87, Miami 41

Penn State downed Michigan State, 86-73.

Vanderbilt 63, Georgia 55

Virginia 66, Duke 63

Nebraska 65, Wisconsin 50

Idaho 69, Montana State 68 (2OT)

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

The Pac-12 is off to a dominating start.

The Pac features five ranked teams, but not everyone can see the network.

UCLA aims to "beet" altitude symptoms on their road trip.

What we learned from the best start in Arizona history.

Arizona State has double trouble this weekend.

Oregon State will face a tough challenge in the desert.

The ACC will break ground when they broadcast Syracuse games.

Boston College beat Notre Dame for the first time since 2006.

Navy is undergoing a midseason makeover.

College player news:

Rhyne Howard tied a school single-game scoring record with 43 points for Kentucky tonight. She scored 37 last game.

Iowa State's Ashley Joens is meeting every challenge this season.

Emily Engstler is cleaning the glass for Syracuse.

Five high-impact freshmen and what they do best.

College coach news:

Arizona coach Adia Barnes hopes for 10,000 fans as her team faces the Oregon schools this weekend.

Charli Turner Thorne on Phoenix's Final Four bid.

Cal coach Charmin Smith faces her former school and mentor this weekend.

Bonus:

HBO will debut a "women of Troy" special about the USC teams of the 1980's.

Tamika Catchings, Swin Cash-Canal and Lauren Jackson highlight the Basketball Hall of Fame finalists.

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Much news again

Today's results:

Oklahoma stunned Oklahoma State in the game's final seconds, 77-75.

Texas Tech rebounded to take down TCU, 80-76.

Toledo blitzed Buffalo, 71-59.

Central Michigan edged Ohio, 73-71.

No. 19 West Virginia routed Kansas, 68-49. It is the second loss of the year for the Jayhawks.

UNLV upset Boise State, 66-65.

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

With BYU behind them, Gonzaga turns its attention to St. Mary's.

A crucial stretch is coming up for Kentucky.

Perimeter defense is on South Carolina's mind as Arkansas comes to town.

How future and previous UConn opponents are faring.

Ohio State rekindles their rivalry with Michigan, as the two teams prepare to face off.

Chattanooga is taking the "clean slate" approach into conference play.

San Diego came out of the break a mixed bag.

Walsh is ranked in the DII top 25 poll for the first time.

College player news:

From menace to leader: Kiah Gillespie's maturation at FSU has been key to her success.

Oregon State's Taya Corosdale is on the road to recovery.

Purdue guard Tamara Farquhar is out for the season with an injury.

The NCAA's starting five for the week.

College coach news:

South Florida coach Jose Fernandez says his 20-year career there is his dream job.

Lindsay Whalen is channeling George Mikan as the Gophers go back to basics to improve shooting.

John Wooden Award:

Midseason top 25 watch list.

WNBA news:

Walt Hopkins was officially named the New York Liberty's head coach today.

What the hire means.

The WNBA has no black women in head coaching positions, and that's a problem.

The focus has turned to CBA negotiations.

Breanna Stewart is set to return as the National Team plays UConn.

Seattle Times version.

Angel McCoughtry: from hardwood to headphones.

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Reloading for tomorrow's game slate

College team news:

UCLA is finding success with a deep roster.

The trip to Oregon is a hard one for Pac-12 foes of the Ducks and Beavers.

UConn will put history to the test in a marquee match up with Baylor.

Princeton is back in the AP top 25 for the first time in five years.

Oklahoma is trying all available options at point guard going into tomorrow's bedlam game.

Wake Forest is playing some of its best basketball. Can they keep it up in the ACC?

Air Force is frustrated by a crippling shooting slump.

Bradley is the NCAA's team of the week.

College player news:

Oklahoma State's Natasha Mack has made a seamless leap from junior college to Division I.

SMU's Johnasia Cash is dancing and rebounding her way to stardom.

First-year guard Valerie Nesbitt has been dismissed from Ole Miss.

Navy leading scorer Jennifer Coleman is academically ineligible to play right now.

Michigan transfer Ariel Young is now at North Carolina.

College coach news:

Boise State assistant coach Cody Butler has been placed on administrative leave amidst a sexual harassment lawsuit.

Doug and Bradley Bruno are continuing the success of DePaul.

Today's result

Tomorrow's game schedule is packed.

Bonus:

Eleven numbers we'll remember for the first half of this college season.

The National Team's two winter games will be shown on ESPN.

The Liberty's new coach causes the debate on hiring diversity to continue.

How Indiana Fever players are faring overseas.

Former Iowa State Cyclone Bridget Carleton has impressed Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve.

Monday, January 6, 2020

No surprises on this night

Today's results:

No. 10 Texas A&M 79, Ole Miss 35

No. 12 Indiana 83, Illinois 42

No. 17 Maryland 72, Ohio State 62

Texas 81, Iowa State 75

FGCU 64, Liberty 57

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

Oregon State has potential, but must keep growing.

Behind the scenes: three days with SMU.

Attrition has struck USF once again.

Wisconsin's start is familiar. Can the end be different?

Syracuse shrugged off history to grab a landmark win over Notre Dame.

Cal State Fullerton is scoring big with the Harada offense.

DII Bowie State has begun the season 13-0.

The NCAA's top 10 rankings are more realistic than the AP's.

DII power 10.

College player news:

Kentucky sophomore Rhyne Howard is an unstoppable force who is just getting started.

Twins Jenn and LeeAnne Wirth are better together for Gonzaga.

Senior center Chen Yue is at the center of Cal's leadership this season.

Former Duck Mallory McGwire is finding her niche at Boise State.

This year's SEC legend's class has been named.

College coach news:

Coach’s Chair: Katie Meier, University of Miami.

Bonus:

Phoenix is bidding on the Final Four again.

Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler was sworn in as a U.S. Senator.

A source told the AP that Minnesota Lynx coach Walt Hopkins will be the new New York Liberty coach.

Changes in this week's AP top 25 poll

In this week's AP top 25 poll, Miami, Minnesota and Texas are out, while South Dakota, Michigan and Princeton are in:

1. Connecticut
2. Oregon
3. Oregon State
4. South Carolina
5. Stanford
6. Baylor
7. Louisville
8. UCLA
9. NC State
10. Texas A&M
11. Florida State
12. Indiana
13. Mississippi State
14. Kentucky
15. DePaul
16. Gonzaga
17. Maryland
18. Arizona
19. West Virginia
20. Missouri State
21. Arkansas
22. South Dakota
23. Tennessee
24. Michigan
25. Princeton