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Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 North Carolina starts fast, downs Florida
Maria Gakdeng scored 14 points and Lanie Grant added 13 as No. 19 North Carolina used 3-pointers to build an early lead and cruised past Florida 77-57 in the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte, N.C., ,Alyssa Ustby added 11 points and Gakdeng chipped in eight rebounds as the Tar Heels (11-2) bounced b...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Oklahoma fends off No. 20 Michigan
Skylar Vann scored eight of her 12 points in the fourth quarter, including a clutch 3-pointer that gave No. 10 Oklahoma a double-digit lead, in a 72-62 win over No. 20 Michigan in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday.,Payton Verhulst also scored 12 points, Lexy Keys added 11 and Sahara Williams 10 for the So...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 5 LSU stomps Seton Hall to remain unbeaten
Aneesah Morrow finished with 24 points, 19 rebounds and three steals and Mikaylah Williams added 22 points as No. 5 LSU buried Seton Hall 91-64 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase in Uncasville, Conn., on Tuesday., ,Morrow scored six points as the Tigers (13-0) closed the first quarter o...
PGA Tour announces fall schedule without stop in Las Vegas
The PGA Tour announced its 2025 FedEx Cup Fall schedule on Tuesday, and a trip to Las Vegas is not on the slate for the first time since 1982.,The seven-tournament stretch begins two weeks after the Tour Championship with a date at the Procore Championship on Sept. 11-14 in Napa, Calif. The schedule...
Giants, Raiders lead race for No. 1 in 2025 NFL Draft
An averted comeback sent the Las Vegas Raiders to their 12th loss of the season on Monday, even with the New York Giants for the worst record in the NFL this season. ,The Giants (2-12) are up on the Raiders (2-12) by mere percentage points with three weeks remaining in the race for the No. 1 pick in...
Notre Dame climbs to No. 3 in women's hoops poll
Notre Dame rose five spots to No. 3 as UCLA remained the top-ranked team in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released Monday.,The Fighting Irish notched a 79-68 home win Thursday over previous No. 2 UConn, which dropped two spots to No. 4. Notre Dame (9-2) has victories ov...
Tennessee, top 3 unchanged in Top 25 poll
Unbeaten Tennessee and Auburn remained 1-2 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday as SEC teams held five of the top seven spots. ,The Volunteers (10-0) earned 50 first-place votes while the Tigers (9-1) got 12 votes.,Iowa State (9-1) remained No. 3 while Kentucky (10-1) jumped a spot to...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 25 Georgia Tech upends No. 14 UNC
Tonie Morgan pumped in 23 points and reserve Dani Carnegie scored 22 points as No. 25 Georgia Tech remained unbeaten by defeating No. 14 North Carolina 82-76 on Sunday at Chapel Hill, N.C.,The Yellow Jackets (11-0, 1-0 ACC) were in control in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams, lead...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Tennessee overpowers NC Central with record 3-point shooting
Samara Spencer finished with a career-high 33 points and led a record-setting day for No. 19 Tennessee, which humiliated North Carolina Central 139-59 on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Spencer added 10 assists and three steals, and five teammates also scored in double figures for the Lady Volunteers, ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Tennessee overpowers NC Central
Samara Spencer finished with a career-high 33 points and added 10 assists and three steals, and five teammates also scored in double figures as No. 19 Tennessee humiliated North Carolina Central 139-59 on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Talaysia Cooper supplied 21 points, seven assists, six rebounds an...
Top 10 Player Props For NFL Week 15
It's not a full Sunday slate of NFL action with two Monday night matchups, but it is going to be a busy day with plenty of player props to choose from among the games scheduled. ,In an effort to make betting on them easier, we've done a deep dive into each game, looking for the best ones.,What is "b...
Week 15 NFL Capsules
Dallas Cowboys (5-8) at Carolina Panthers (3-10) 1 p.m. ET, FOX,What are the odds the Carolina Panthers are favorites in a game this season? This is the week. Oddsmakers for the first time since December 2022 are giving the Panthers the edge -- they're 2.5-point favorites as of Friday afternoon -- o...
Daytona 500 schedule to include extra Cup Series practice
NASCAR Cup Series drivers will have a little more time to prepare for the 2025 Daytona 500, thanks to a 50-minute pre-qualifying practice being added to the schedule.,The extra session will take place on the morning of Feb. 12, kicking off the activities ahead of the 67th running of the "Great Ameri...
White Sox select RHP Shane Smith first in Rule 5 Draft
The Chicago White Sox, following a historically bad 121-loss season, selected right-hander Shane Smith with the first pick in the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday.,Smith, 24, was in the Milwaukee organization since 2022 after the Brewers signed him as an undrafted free agent. He went a combined 6-3 with on...
Michigan CB Will Johnson enters 2025 NFL Draft
Michigan cornerback Will Johnson entered the 2025 NFL Draft, ending his college career with his sights set on being a first-round pick in April. ,Johnson, ranked as a top 10 player overall by Field Level Media in the 2025 draft rankings, is one of two Wolverines defenders to declare for the draft th...
Top 25 roundup: Arkansas' rally ends No. 14 Michigan's win streak
Boogie Fland recorded 20 points and seven assists and Arkansas overcame a 15-point first-half deficit to notch an 89-87 victory over No. 14 Michigan on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic in New York.,D.J. Wagner scored 16 points and Trevon Brazile added 15 points, three steals and a key blocked sh...
Tennessee No. 1 while Kansas tumbles in Top 25 shakeup
Tennessee is No. 1 in the Top 25 for the first time in six seasons while Iowa State reached its highest ranking since the 1950s after a tumultuous week in the AP poll.,Kansas, which had been No. 1 since the preseason poll, dropped nine spots to No. 10 after suffering consecutive losses to Creighton ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UCLA holds on vs. Washington
Lauren Betts scored 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting and Kiki Rice added 18 points as No. 1 UCLA survived a third-quarter challenge from Washington to win the Big Ten Conference opener in Seattle on Sunday.,UCLA (9-0, 1-0 Big Ten) led 35-25 at halftime but had to rely on Betts and Rice, who combined t...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 23 Michigan fends off Northwestern
Olivia Olson scored 18 points, including eight straight to open the fourth quarter, as the No. 23 Michigan Wolverines survived a 60-54 scare from the Northwestern Wildcats in the Big Ten opener for each team in Ann Arbor, Mich., ,Northwestern (4-4, 0-1 Big Ten) led throughout the third quarter and t...
Oregon, Georgia sit atop final Top 25 poll before CFP announcement
Oregon and Georgia, which won their conference championships on Saturday, finished 1-2 in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll of the regular season.,The poll was released just hours before the College Football Playoff selection committee was set to announce the field of 12 teams that will meet in...