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TCU, Duke crack top 10 in women's hoops poll
Duke and TCU made major jumps into the top 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released Monday.,The Blue Devils (8-1) climbed five places to No. 8 after knocking off Kansas State and Oklahoma to win the Ball Dawgs Classic. The Horned Frogs (8-0) soared nine spots after ...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Duke rolls over Columbia
Reigan Richardson collected 19 points and seven rebounds as No. 13 Duke beat visiting Columbia 77-61 on Sunday in Durham, N.C.,Richardson shot 8-of-14 from the floor to lead the Blue Devils (8-1) to their fifth consecutive victory. Duke also got 10 points apiece from Delaney Thomas, Toby Fournier an...

Ohio State, Miami, Clemson tumble in AP Top 25 after losses
Upset losses by Ohio State, Miami and Clemson sent those teams plummeting in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, released Sunday, as Oregon again was a unanimous No. 1.,This is the seventh consecutive week atop the poll for the Ducks (12-0).,Ohio State (10-2), which lost to Mic...

Women's Top 25 roundup: Utah hands No. 3 Notre Dame 2nd straight loss
Gianna Kneepkens had 16 points to help Utah pull off a 78-67 upset of No. 3 Notre Dame in the Cayman Islands Classic on Saturday in George Town, Cayman Islands.,The Utes (6-2) got 15 points from Kennady McQueen and 14 apiece from Jenna Johnson and Matyson Wilke. McQueen and Wilke each made three 3-p...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Maryland avoids upset by George Mason
Kaylene Smikle's 16 points and Shyanne Sellers' 15 points helped No. 10 Maryland defeat George Mason 66-56 on Saturday in a tight game in the Navy Classic at Annapolis, Md.,Saylor Poffenbarger added 10 points off the bench for Maryland (7-0).,George Mason (6-1), on the strength of an 18-7 scoring ed...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 17 TCU hands No. 3 Notre Dame first loss
Sedona Prince posted a 20-point, 20-rebound double-double as No. 17 TCU dominated the fourth quarter to upset No. 3 Notre Dame 76-68 on Friday in the Cayman Islands Classic at George Town, Cayman Islands.,Prince's rebound total was a career high, as were her eight blocked shots. The 6-foot-7 senior ...

Top 25 roundup: Oklahoma edges No. 24 Arizona in Atlantis semis
Jeremiah Fears had 26 points and made two free throws with eight seconds left to seal Oklahoma's 82-77 win Thursday over No. 24 Arizona in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,Fears sank two free throws with 20 seconds left after gathering a rebound following a missed...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Duke edges No. 8 Oklahoma in OT
Reigan Richardson's career-high 35 points propelled No. 13 Duke to a second straight win over a Top 10 team, as the Blue Devils beat No. 8 Oklahoma 109-99 in overtime on Wednesday in the championship game of the Ball Dawgs Classic at Henderson, Nev.,Richardson connected on five 3-point shots and Ash...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 7 LSU cruises past No. 20 NC State for title in Bahamas
Mikaylah Williams poured in 24 points and Aneesah Morrow racked up 20 points as No. 7 LSU strolled to an 82-65 victory over No. 20 North Carolina State on Wednesday in the title game of the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship at Nassau, Bahamas.,Flau'Jae Johnson added 16 points and Morrow also...

Big wins earn Tennessee, Marquette top-10 spots; Kansas still No. 1
The top five spots in the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll remained unchanged Monday, while Tennessee and Marquette made big jumps into the top 10.,Kansas (5-0) stayed at No. 1, followed by two-time reigning champion UConn (4-0), Gonzaga (5-0), Auburn (4-0) and Iowa State (3-0). Tenne...

UCLA jumps to No. 1 after knocking off South Carolina
UCLA vaulted to No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll Monday for the first time in school history after dethroning South Carolina.,The Bruins (5-0) received 20 of the 32 first-place ballots and climbed four spots following Sunday's 77-62 defeat of the defending nationa...

Oregon still No. 1, but AP Top 25 reshuffled after slew of upsets
Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held on to their spots atop the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, issued Sunday, but the same can't be said for the rest of the teams after a day of upsets on Saturday.,The Ducks (11-0) were idle but remain the unanimous No. 1 team ahead of the t...

Colorado's Travis Hunter to enter draft, vows to be full-time CB and WR in NFL
Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter plans to turn pro and prefers to continue a dual role, playing wide receiver and cornerback in the NFL.,Hunter could be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and is the favorite for the Heisman Trophy. ,Speculation about his future quieted as he gained notoriety by...

Duke locks in second-straight No. 1 recruiting class
With the NCAA early signing period now over, Duke has finalized its third top recruiting class in the past four years, according to 247Sports rankings.,Coach Jon Scheyer is bringing in a quartet of five-star recruits, headlined by Cameron Boozer, the No. 2 overall prospect in the 2025 class and son ...

Madison Booker scores 25 as No. 4 Texas cruises past Tarleton State
All-American forward Madison Booker poured in 25 points in 24 minutes as No. 4 Texas routed visiting Tarleton State 83-41 on Wednesday in Austin.,The Longhorns (4-0) took advantage of 29 Texans turnovers to score 35 points, and also had the better side of points in the paint (38-16) and fastbreak po...

LPGA to offer record $131M in prize money in 2025
An all-time high of $131 million in purse money will be up for grabs at 35 events as the LPGA Tour celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2025.,The 2025 funds mark an increase of more than $62 million since the 2021 season.,The non-major purse total for the 2025 season is more than $83 million, up from ...

Eli Manning, Adam Vinatieri among 25 HOF semifinalists
First-time nominees Eli Manning, Adam Vinatieri and Luke Kuechly are among the 25 semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 with former Rams wide receiver Torry Holt hoping a 12th time is the charm.,Vinatieri, Kuechly, Manning, Terrell Suggs, Earl Thomas and Marshal Yanda are the ...

No. 2 UConn bringing Hassan Diarra off bench in tuneup vs. East Texas A&M
No. 2 UConn looks like a team ready to fight at any weight class after a dominant run through the mid-major introduction to the 2024-25 season.,The Huskies (3-0) started their season in workmanlike fashion, barely tested in three games UConn won by an average of 38.7 points per game.,Up next is East...

Kentucky, Purdue storm into top 10; Kansas remains No. 1
Kentucky hurdled 10 spots into the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll released Monday, while Purdue vaulted seven spots to No. 6. ,Kansas, meanwhile, maintained its hold on the top spot. ,Kentucky (3-0) and new head coach Mark Pope earned an early signature win in its 77-7...

Top 12 unchanged, South Carolina still consensus No. 1
Led by unanimous No. 1 South Carolina, the top 12 teams were unchanged in The Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released Monday.,The Gamecocks (4-0) received all 31 first-place votes after beating Coppin State and East Carolina by a combined 83 points last week. Following a gam...