Utah and Florida clinch final two spots at NCAA championship, denying Oklahoma’s bid for three-peat
8 months ago

Utah and Florida clinch final two spots at NCAA championship, denying Oklahoma’s bid for three-peat

Associated Press  

FORT WORTH, Texas — Utah and Florida clinched the remaining two spots at the NCAA women’s gymnastics championship on Thursday night, denying No. It was the second-highest score in program history at a national championship for LSU, which is seeking its first national title. Bryant’s teammate, Aleah Finnegan, took the floor exercise after delivering a 9.9626 to match LSU’s best result on the event at the championship. Oregon State’s Jade Carey competes in the floor exercise during the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, April 18, 2024.

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No. 25 Georgia Tech women tie a program record with 10-0 start to a season after beating UL Monroe
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1 week, 5 days ago

No. 25 Georgia Tech women tie a program record with 10-0 start to a season after beating UL Monroe

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Georgia Tech matched a program record by starting a season 10-0 for the first time since the 1977-78 team did so. Georgia Tech scored 23 of the opening 28 points of the game and led by double figures the rest of the way. Georgia Tech …

Cal Baptist faces FGCU on 6-game losing streak
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Cal Baptist faces FGCU on 6-game losing streak

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Cal Baptist Lancers at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Fort Myers, Florida; Friday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal Baptist looks to end its six-game losing streak with a victory over FGCU. Cal Baptist allows 80.8 points to opponents while being outscored by 18.6 points per …

College Football Playoff Week 4 lessons: Clemson, Utah emerge while USC tumbles
3 months ago

College Football Playoff Week 4 lessons: Clemson, Utah emerge while USC tumbles

New York Times  

College football’s Week 4 didn’t have any truly stunning upsets, but we got to know more about the teams that should be in College Football Playoff contention at the end of the year. The Vols knew Oklahoma couldn’t move the ball against their defense, and they played conservatively in the second half to secure a win without style points, and …

Iowa tops LSU behind Caitlin Clark’s 41 points
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa tops LSU behind Caitlin Clark’s 41 points

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — Caitlin Clark made nine 3-pointers and finished with 41 points and 12 assists as Iowa knocked defending national champion LSU out of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 94-87 victory on Monday night, advancing the Hawkeyes to their second straight Final Four. Clark, who also scored 41 points in the regional finals last year, and Angel Reese …

Tall Final Four task: Beating reigning champion UConn will not be an easy task in the desert
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tall Final Four task: Beating reigning champion UConn will not be an easy task in the desert

Associated Press  

The 2024 version of March Madness has apexed with a trio of streak busters in the desert. N.C. State is in the Final Four for the first time since Jim Valvano ran around trying to find someone to hug after the 1983 national championship. Purdue and big man Zach Edey will make their first Final Four appearance since Joe Barry …

No. 18 Utah beats JuJu Watkins and No. 7 USC 74-68, snapping Trojans’ 7-game winning streak
9 months, 4 weeks ago

No. 18 Utah beats JuJu Watkins and No. 7 USC 74-68, snapping Trojans’ 7-game winning streak

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — After three seasons at Southern California, including being Pac-12 freshman of the year, Alissa Pili left for Utah. “Just a total toughness win for us.” JuJu Watkins scored 30 points, going 10 of 30 from the floor and 1 of 6 from 3-point range for the Trojans. “She lays it all out on the line every single …

Florida visits No. 10 Kentucky following Handlogten’s 23-point showing
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida visits No. 10 Kentucky following Handlogten’s 23-point showing

Associated Press  

Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats Lexington, Kentucky; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida faces the No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats after Micah Handlogten scored 23 points in Florida’s 102-98 overtime win over the Georgia Bulldogs. Kentucky is second in the SEC with 26.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Tre Mitchell averaging 5.9. LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 86.7 …

College basketball rankings: Florida Atlantic soars after knocking off Arizona
11 months, 4 weeks ago

College basketball rankings: Florida Atlantic soars after knocking off Arizona

New York Times  

Read The Athletic’s latest college basketball rankings. In this week’s Top 25, Arizona-FAU gave us the game on the year on Festivus, Houston’s Kelvin Sampson is about to join Hall of Fame-worthy company, Terrence Shannon Jr. is scary in an open floor, BYU and its deadliest 3-point attack in the country just got better and RJ Davis is playing like …

No. 11 Utah women use a 31-point halftime advantage to ease past Weber State 89-36
1 year ago

No. 11 Utah women use a 31-point halftime advantage to ease past Weber State 89-36

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Alissa Pili had 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists in 25 minutes, Kennady McQueen scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers, and No. 11 Utah eased by in-state foe Weber State 89-36 on Thursday for its 10th straight win in the 57-game series. Utah outrebounded the Wildcats 47-27 and scored 18 points from 18 Weber …

College Football Picks: SEC divisions on line with No. 13 LSU-No. 8 Bama, No. 14 Mizzou-No. 1 UGA
1 year, 1 month ago

College Football Picks: SEC divisions on line with No. 13 LSU-No. 8 Bama, No. 14 Mizzou-No. 1 UGA

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 8 Alabama The Tigers’ surprising victory against the Tide last year sent them to the SEC championship game in Brian Kelly’s first season as coach. 10 Oklahoma at Oklahoma State The Cowboys have turned their season around with three straight victories, fueled by RB Ollie Gordon, …

No. 14 Utah hits a field goal at the gun for a 34-32 victory over No. 18 Southern California
1 year, 2 months ago

No. 14 Utah hits a field goal at the gun for a 34-32 victory over No. 18 Southern California

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! After Zachariah Branch’s 61-yard punt return set up Williams’ go-ahead TD run to put the Trojans in front 32-31, Utah mounted a drive that included Jackson’s fourth-and-1 conversion run to the USC 40. Comes down to little things here and there, and we haven’t played clean …

LSU’s 59 1st-half points set NCAA women’s title game record
1 year, 8 months ago

LSU’s 59 1st-half points set NCAA women’s title game record

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Jasmine Carson was nearly perfect from the field to help LSU put on a record-breaking performance in the NCAA Tournament championship game. Carson scored 21 of her 22 points in the first half as the Tigers torched Iowa’s defense in a 102-85 victory on Sunday. The 102 points was the most ever scored in a championship game by …

LSU defeats Iowa to win its first NCAA basketball championship
1 year, 8 months ago

LSU defeats Iowa to win its first NCAA basketball championship

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Kim Mulkey returned home to Louisiana wanting to bring LSU its first basketball championship. “That’s what I came home to do.” The victory made Mulkey the first women’s coach to win national titles at two different schools. “Never in the history of LSU basketball, men or women, has ever played for a championship.” The feisty and flamboyantly dressed …

UCLA gymnastics advances to NCAA championships with second-place regional finish
1 year, 8 months ago

UCLA gymnastics advances to NCAA championships with second-place regional finish

LA Times  

The UCLA gymnastics team rejoices Saturday during the regional final at Pauley Pavilion. But there was one consistent factor in UCLA’s come-from-behind performance Saturday that clinched the team’s first national championship appearance since 2019. The Bruins charged back from a two-tenth deficit after two rotations led by perfect 10s on Jordan Chiles and Selena Harris on floor and vault, respectively, …

Southern Utah women win first NCAA Tournament berth
1 year, 9 months ago

Southern Utah women win first NCAA Tournament berth

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Cherita Daugherty scored 26 points, Lizzy Williams and Tomekia Whitman had double-doubles and Southern Utah beat California Baptist 82-73 on Saturday to win the Western Athletic Conference Tournament championship and the program’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Thunderbirds, in their first year in the WAC after leaving the Big Sky Conference, scored the game’s first …

No. 8 Utah beats No. 3 Stanford to share 1st Pac-12 title
1 year, 9 months ago

No. 8 Utah beats No. 3 Stanford to share 1st Pac-12 title

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah will enter the Pac-12 Tournament as a champion. Alissa Pili finished with 14 points and Kennedy McQueen had 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and six steals for Utah, which shares the conference title with Stanford. “That’s my job and I’m stubborn,” Utah coach Lynne Roberts said. Utah led the entire second half, but Stanford …

UConn loses second straight game for first time in 30 years
1 year, 10 months ago

UConn loses second straight game for first time in 30 years

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — UConn lost back-to-back games for the first time in three decades after the fourth-ranked Huskies were beaten 59-52 by Marquette on Wednesday night. Chloe Marotta had 19 points and Jordan King added 18 for Marquette, which beat UConn for the first time in 17 meetings. Ohio State was 8 of 10 behind the arc with 23 assists on …

UCLA gymnastics returns to NCAA conversation with best opening score since 2005
1 year, 11 months ago

UCLA gymnastics returns to NCAA conversation with best opening score since 2005

LA Times  

UCLA’s Jordan Chiles, shown competing in floor exercise in January 2022, tied for second in the all-around Saturday at the Super 16. “UCLA,” former Louisiana State coach D-D Breaux said on Big Ten Network after a vintage Bruin floor rotation, “is back.” Mired in its longest nationals drought in program history, the No. 10 Bruins announced their return to the …

No. 1 Georgia motivated to end SEC championship game drought
2 years ago

No. 1 Georgia motivated to end SEC championship game drought

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 Georgia’s fifth SEC championship game in the last six seasons under coach Kirby Smart. We’re focused on LSU.” LSU coach Brian Kelly said he thinks the SEC championship game will remain important even after the playoff expands to 12 teams. “I think in particular the …

UCLA gymnastics misses advancing to NCAA championships by 0.025 points
2 years, 8 months ago

UCLA gymnastics misses advancing to NCAA championships by 0.025 points

LA Times  

UCLA’s Emma Malabuyo competes on the balance beam during a meet against Oregon State in January. Malabuyo’s performance on the beam nearly secured UCLA a spot in nationals before Missouri jumped ahead of the Bruins on the scoreboard seconds later. Flatley had completed a team-high 41 routines entering Saturday’s regional final, and citing her mental health, the former U.S. national …

Championship picks: Georgia over Tide, Michigan over Iowa
3 years ago

Championship picks: Georgia over Tide, Michigan over Iowa

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Horned Frogs were third in the final rankings, blew out an Iowa State team that did not win a Big 12 game that season but ended up out after Ohio State won the Big Ten title against Wisconsin. Back then there was no Big 12 …

Sanogo, Polley lead No. 22 UConn past No. 19 Auburn in 2OT
3 years ago

Sanogo, Polley lead No. 22 UConn past No. 19 Auburn in 2OT

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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Tyler Polley scored a career-high 24 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:58 left in the second overtime to help No. 8 TEXAS 68, CALIFORNIA BAPTIST 44 AUSTIN, Texas — Timmy Allen and Andrew Jones scored 15 points apiece and Texas handed California Baptist its first loss of the season. 12 HOUSTON 78, OREGON 49 …

College Football Picks: No. 1 Dawgs face another ‘big’ game
3 years, 2 months ago

College Football Picks: No. 1 Dawgs face another ‘big’ game

Associated Press  

Sometimes a big game really isn’t. The last major college football team to allow fewer points per game over a full season was Alabama in 1979 at 5.3. They will get be greeted in Athens, Georgia, by ESPN’s “College GameDay” and will play in the SEC’s premier TV position on CBS at 3:30 p.m. EDT. 5 Alabama at Mississippi State …

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