ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Veronica Burton hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 2:35 to play, Sydney Wood drained the clinching free throws with 8.1 seconds left and No. 19 Northwestern edged Michigan 66-60 on Thursday night.Michigan shot 52% and took a 35-30...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — In a game billed as a showdown for first place, No. 10 Maryland emphatically proved to be the team most deserving of standing alone atop the Big Ten.Kaila Charles scored 21 points, and the Terrapins took charge early against...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Freshmen Aliyah Boston and Zia Cooke had 13 points apiece and No. 1 South Carolina overcame a sluggish start before rolling over Auburn 79-53 for its 18th straight victory on Thursday night.The Gamecocks (24-1, 11-0 Southeastern...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Tyasha Harris really thought coming in she wasn't bothered by her losing history against UConn.Then Harris and the top-ranked Gamecocks won — and her attitude and emotions changed quickly.“Yes, this feels pretty...
Kobe Bryant will be announced Friday at All-Star Weekend in Chicago as one of the finalists for this year’s Basketball Hall of Fame induction class, which isn’t a secret and never was.Bryant always was a lock to be a first-ballot pick. Fellow first-time...
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Coming off a 33-point loss at No. 3 Oregon, Arizona had something to prove when it stepped on the court Sunday against No. 9 Oregon State.And the 12th-ranked Wildcats (19-4, 8-4 Pac-12) delivered a definitive statement with a...
STANFORD,Calif. (AP) — Senior day inspired some emotion and Stanford put it to good use.Lexie Hull had 14 points and six rebounds, Nadia Fingall and Ashten Prechtel each scored 11 points and the sixth-ranked Cardinal overpowered USC 79-59 in a Pac-12...
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Arizona State had hope at halftime.With revenge as a motivating factor, Oregon extinguished any hope of an upset quickly in the third quarter.Sabrina Ionescu led five Oregon players in double figures with 19 points, and the third-ranked...
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Cori Close will challenge her UCLA women to rebound better, a glaring area that nearly cost the Bruins an important road win.Sure, they're undersized — and Close reminds her players that's not going to change over the season's...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Brice Calip scored 23 points and handed out eight assists and No. 24 Missouri State held off Drake 89-83 on Sunday.Calip sank 7 of 11 shots from the floor with a 3-pointer and made 8 of 10 free throws for the Lady Bears (20-3,...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Alexis Tolefree scored 30 points on 5-of-10 shooting from 3-point range and No. 25-ranked Arkansas beat 15th-ranked Kentucky 103-85 on Sunday.It was the third time this season Arkansas reached the century mark. The Razorbacks...
