Let the madness begin, as they say. Reigning national champion UConn earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, while UCLA, Texas and South Carolina rounded out the remaining top spots. Will there be upsets or will there be chalk? Can the Huskies defend their title, or can a team like … Read more
The UConn Huskies and the South Carolina Gamecocks are the last two NCAA women’s basketball champions — and according to the odds, both teams are right back in the thick of it this season. With the Huskies’ win over the Gamecocks in last season’s title game, UConn ended a nine-year title drought, capturing its 12th … Read more
Don’t miss an entire Final Four preview, and a rematch of the Battle for Indiana on the men’s side of college basketball, while the hottest team in women’s basketball, a potential Big Ten sleeper, is going for a 10th consecutive win. The big college basketball games this weekend will impact conference standings and NCAA Tournament … Read more
Geno Auriemma tied Tara VanDerveer for most appearances in the AP women’s basketball Top 25 poll when UConn remained No. 1 on Monday. Auriemma has led the Huskies to 654 appearances in the poll during his 41-year Hall of Fame career to match VanDerveer, who retired from Stanford in 2024. UConn has been ranked for … Read more
Oklahoma used an 18-0 second-half run to beat Georgia on Saturday, 94-76, in a game that was delayed after a popcorn machine at a concession stand in the 50-year-old Lloyd Noble Center caught on fire. The incident occurred during a media timeout a few minutes into the game, with Georgia leading 11-7. Things were paused … Read more
Xzayvier Brown scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half and Oklahoma held off No. 15 Vanderbilt on Saturday, 92-91, to end a nine-game losing streak. Nijel Pack added 17 points for the Sooners (12-12, 2-9 SEC), who had a 21-point lead with 12:03 left. Oklahoma shot 53.4% from the field. Nickel hit … Read more