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Cunane, No. 7 Wolfpack topple Hokies for eighth straight win

By JIMMY ROBERTSON | February 6, 2020

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Elissa Cunane scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead No. 7 North Carolina State to a 71-59 victory over Virginia Tech on Thursday night, ending the Hokies' 16-game home winning streak.Cunane, who registered her Atlantic...

Goalie Katie Burt gets the win as the US tops Canada 3-1

February 6, 2020

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Hilary Knight and her U.S. teammates carried a decade-old grudge into Game 4 of their Rivalry Series with Canada, and settled an old score.The Americans earned a 3-1 win over Canada and took a 3-1 lead in the five-game...

No. 2 Baylor women win 50th B12 game in row, 97-44 over KU

February 5, 2020

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor's 50th Big 12 victory in a row was the largest ever for the second-ranked Lady Bears.NaLyssa Smith had 23 points with 10 rebounds in her best game since dealing with a high ankle sprain and Queen Egbo also had another double-double...

No. 3 Oregon hands No. 4 UConn worst home loss since 2005

By DOUG FEINBERG | February 4, 2020

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Coach Kelly Graves and Oregon made history, handing UConn one of its worst home losses under Geno Auriemma.Ruthy Hebard had 22 points and 12 rebounds as No. 3 Oregon rolled past the fourth-ranked Huskies 74-56 on Monday night, UConn's...

Sumo coming — well almost — to Tokyo Olympics

By STEPHEN WADE | February 4, 2020

TOKYO (AP) — Sumo is coming — well, almost coming — to the Tokyo Olympics.Knowing it may have the world's attention, the Japan Sumo Association and local Olympic organizers are planning a sumo tournament on Aug. 12-13, just days after the Olympics...

Canada beats US in OT, pulls within 2-1 in Rivalry Series

February 4, 2020

VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — Victoria Bach scored 3:22 into overtime to lift Canada over the United States on Monday night in the third game of the Rivalry Series.Bach's backhander off a 2-on-1 pass from Blayre Turnbull beat goalie Nicole Hensley,...

Jackson, No. 8 Mississippi State overcome Georgia 67-53

By ROBBIE FAULK | February 3, 2020

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Freshman Rickea Jackson and Mississippi State overcame slow starts to finish strong against Georgia.Jackson had a career-high 24 points, and the No. 8 Bulldogs ran past Georgia 67-53 on Monday night.Jackson followed a 22-point...

No. 13 Maryland women cruise by Michigan State 94-53

February 3, 2020

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ashley Owusu had 22 points, six rebounds and eight assists, Taylor Mikesell added 21 points and No. 13 Maryland beat Michigan State 94-53 on Monday night for their seventh straight victory.Maryland jumped out to a 24-14 lead...

Patberg’s 17 points, 9 rebounds lead No. 18 Indiana women

February 3, 2020

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Ali Patberg had 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and No. 18 Indiana beat Purdue 66-54 on Monday night for the Barn Burner Trophy.Indiana keeps the annual trophy for the fourth straight season after winning eight...

Prechtel, No. 6 Stanford women cruise past Washington St

February 2, 2020

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — The Stanford women relied on defense for a 2-0 trip north.Ashten Prechtel had 19 points and 14 rebounds and the sixth-ranked Cardinal cruised past Washington State 71-49 on Sunday.On Friday night, the Cardinal shut down Washington...

Tolefree, Ramirez rally No. 25 Arkansas women to OT win

February 2, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Amber Tolefree scored a career-high 35 points and Taylah Thomas made two free throws with 7.2 seconds left in overtime as No. 25 Arkansas rallied to beat Missouri 85-81 on Sunday, erasing a 13-point deficit in the last five minutes...

Cunane, Hunter lead No. 7 NC State women past Duke

February 2, 2020

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Grace Hunter tore up her knee last season against Duke. This time, she tore up Duke's defense.Hunter made three 3-pointers in the final four minutes to help No. 7 North Carolina State rally past the Blue Devils 63-60 on Sunday for...