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Davis scores 30 points, No. 23 Tennessee women win 63-58

January 26, 2020

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rennia Davis scored 30 points, making all 10 of her free throws, and No. 23 Tennessee beat LSU 63-58 on Sunday.Davis shot 9 of 13 while the remainder of the team was hitting only 13 of 39 shots (33%) and sinking 6 of 17 free...

Tennis Fed Cup event moved from China amid viral illness

January 26, 2020

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The International Tennis Federation has moved a regional Fed Cup qualifying event out of China because of concerns over the outbreak of a viral illness that has already caused 56 deaths.The ITF issued a statement Sunday saying...

Sagstrom shoots 67 to open 2-stroke lead in Gainbridge LPGA

January 25, 2020

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Madelene Sagstrom shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday in the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio to take a two-stroke lead into the final round.Seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, Sagstrom birdied four of the first eight holes and also birdied...

No. 2 Baylor women beat Texas Tech for 50th home win in row

January 25, 2020

WACO, Texas (AP) — No. 2 Baylor keeps extending all of its winning streaks. The last two games have just been a little closer without their leading scorer.With NaLyssa Smith sidelined again because of a right high ankle sprain, Juicy Landrum scored...

No. 13 Gonzaga women roll to 18th straight win, 78-52

January 25, 2020

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Jill Townsend scored a career-high 28 points and No. 13 Gonzaga rolled to a 78-52 victory over Loyola Marymount on Saturday, extending the Bulldogs' nation-best win streak to 18 games.Gonzaga (20-1, 9-0 West Coast Conference) is...

No. 3 UConn routs East Carolina 98-42 for another AAC win

By RONNIE WOODWARD | January 25, 2020

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The key for No. 3 UConn to get open shots for Christyn Williams, Anna Makurat and others was defensive stops.Sandwiched between a big win against Tennessee on Thursday and hosting the U.S. women’s national team on Monday was...

Commentary: List the weight of women athletes

By Andrew Singer | March 21, 2011

It's been 39 years since Title IX gave women the right to play sports at any publicly-funded school. Through all the trials and tribulations, one question still needs to be asked. How badly do female student-athletes want to be treated as equals? Women's...