COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — No. 1 South Carolina is closing in on restoring its championship past. Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley wants her players focused on what's next this week, not what's looming next month.South Carolina took another step in that direction...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A heavily-bandaged left hand hasn't stopped Kentucky forward Rhyne Howard from putting up big numbers.Howard scored 26 points and led a third-quarter surge that sent the No. 18 Wildcats over No. 6 Mississippi State 73-62 victory...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Third-ranked Oregon completed a weekend sweep in Los Angeles, getting comfortable wins over seventh-ranked UCLA and Southern California to extend its 12-game winning streak.The Ducks (24-2, 13-1 Pac-12) are atop the league standings...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville coach Jeff Walz said he was willing to deal with a minor bump in the road to avoid a possible wipeout, and now it appears the No. 9 Cardinals are back firing on all gears.Dana Evans scored 18 points to lead No. 9 Louisville...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — South Florida’s Jose Fernandez is puzzled by the chatter about the struggles of the UConn women’s basketball team this season.They've lost three games," Fernandez said Sunday after falling to the fifth-ranked Huskies 67-47 before...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Francesca Pan delivered a brilliant performance at an opportune time.The Georgia Tech guard scored 13 of her 30 points in the first six minutes of the third quarter and the Yellow Jackets boosted their NCAA Tournament hopes by holding...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kathleen Doyle scored 22 points and No. 17 Iowa ran its winning streak at home to 34 with a 97-71 win over Wisconsin on Sunday.McKenna Warnock added 20 points and Monika Czinano 19 on a combined 14-of-19 shooting for the Hawkeyes...

CHICAGO (AP) — Lexi Held scored 26 points and No. 13 DePaul rolled past Xavier 97-65 on Sunday.Held was only 1 of 7 from 3-point range but 6 of 7 otherwise and 11 of 13 from the free-throw line for the Blue Demons (24-3, 14-1 Big East), who have won...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chennedy Carter scored a season-high 37 points in her first start since returning from an ankle injury as No. 16 Texas A&M edged slumping No. 25 Tennessee 73-71 on Sunday.Carter, the Southeastern Conference’s preseason...

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Veronica Burton scored 21 points and No. 19 Northwestern scored the last nine points of the game to pull out a 60-56 win over Nebraska on Sunday.Lindsey Pulliam scored the last four points, including the clinching free throws with...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Madison Greene scored 14 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter and Ohio State rallied to beat No. 20 Indiana 80-76 on Sunday.Indiana (20-7, 10-5 Big Ten Conference), which was trying to end a 13-game skid against the Buckeyes...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Stephanie Jones scored 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds and No. 10 Maryland clamped down defensively in the second half to roll to a 106-69 win over Penn State on Sunday.The Terrapins, who only led 46-45...