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Inconsistent Washington eyes get-right opportunity vs. struggling UCLA
Longtime Pac-12 Conference counterparts meet under the Big Ten banner on Saturday when UCLA welcomes Washington to Pasadena, Calif. for the 78th all-time matchup between the programs. ,Washington (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten) makes its first visit to Rose Bowl Stadium since September 2022, playing the first of...
After loss to Baylor, Washington eyes rivalry game vs. Washington State
Washington coach Danny Sprinkle doesn't remember anything about the first time he was in Pullman, Wash.,That's because he was born at Washington State's hospital.,Sprinkle will make a return to the Palouse on Friday night as his Huskies (2-1) visit the Cougars (1-2) in the basketball version of the ...
Balanced attack carries Baylor past Washington
Sophomore Cameron Carr scored 16 points and freshman Tounde Yessoufou had 13 to lead a balanced offensive attack as undefeated Baylor downed Washington 78-69 on Sunday night in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (2-0) led by six points at halftime and quickly built their advantage to double digits in the first ...
No. 4 UConn wants to shake off 'painful' effort, faces UMass Lowell
No. 4 UConn wasn't exactly thrilled with the way it played in its season opener against New Haven on Monday night.,Yes, the Huskies still won, pocketing a 79-55 triumph against a team making its Division I debut. The issue was with the energy, as it wasn't at the level one expects from an elite prog...
Uber-frosh Hannes Steinbach leads Washington against Denver
Washington wants to keep sharing the basketball and crashing the glass when it hosts Denver on Thursday night in Seattle.,The Huskies (1-0) racked up 21 assists on 30 baskets during their 94-50 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Monday. Hannes Steinbach led the way with 21 points as he converted 9 of 1...
Washington rolls over No. 23 Illinois behind Demond Williams’ 4 TDs
Demond Williams passed for four touchdowns, Denzel Boston caught a score and passed for another, and the Washington Huskies rolled to a 42-25 win over No. 23 Illinois on Saturday in Seattle.,The Huskies (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten Conference) jumped ahead with a pair of time-consuming touchdown drives in the ...
UConn five-star freshman Braylon Mullins out 6 weeks
UConn freshman guard Braylon Mullins, a five-star recruit in the incoming class, suffered an ankle injury in practice this week and will miss about six weeks, the school said Friday.,Mullins, last year's "Mr. Basketball" for the state of Indiana, was named the preseason Big East Freshman of the Year...
UConn women’s opener moved from Germany to Annapolis
No. 1 UConn and No. 20 Louisville will open their season at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., rather than an Air Force base in Germany as a ripple effect of the U.S. government shutdown.,The high-profile women's basketball programs were set to participate in the Peraton Armed Forces Classic ...
No. 3 overall recruit Olivia Vukosa commits to UConn
Olivia Vukosa, rated the No. 3 overall prospect in the high school Class of 2026, committed to UConn on Tuesday.,Vukosa is also the No. 1 post player in ESPN's high school rankings. A 6-foot-4 center, the native of Whitestone, N.Y., chose the defending champion Huskies over LSU, Ohio State, South Ca...
Prolific Washington QB Demond Williams Jr. faces reeling Michigan defense
While it has been overshadowed by Penn State's collapse, the first half of Michigan's season hasn't exactly gone to plan.,The Wolverines' 31-13 loss last week at Southern California dropped them to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten, which means they'll probably have to win their last six regular-se...
Stingy Maryland staying humble while preparing for Washington
Maryland coach Mike Locksley isn't buying into the hype.,Despite his team getting off to a 4-0 start, he isn't ready to make any grand proclamations about the Terrapins entering a Saturday Big Ten Conference matchup with Washington in College Park, Md.,"I don't feel the swell of excitement because I...
'It’s Ohio State': Washington prepares for No. 1 Buckeyes in clash of unbeatens
If the Washington players wanted to spend a little extra time savoring their victory over rival Washington State last Saturday, Huskies coach Jedd Fisch quickly dismissed their intentions.,"We put the Apple Cup to rest yesterday," he said Monday of his team's 59-24 victory.,That's because the Huskie...
Washington piles up points in final quarter, routs Washington State
Demond Williams Jr. threw four touchdown passes and rushed for another and Washington scored 28 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to defeat Washington State 59-24 on Saturday in the Apple Cup in Pullman, Wash.,Jonah Coleman scored three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) for the Huskies (...
Northern Illinois visits Maryland plotting another Week 2 shocker
In Week 2 last season, Northern Illinois pulled off perhaps the most inexplicable upset of 2024 by toppling a Notre Dame team that went on to reach the national title game.,This year in Week 2, Northern Illinois (1-0) has a chance to make noise again versus a heavily favored foe -- though a victory ...
Former All-American Kayleigh Heckel transferring to UConn
Kayleigh Heckel is heading closer to home as the 5-foot-9 rising sophomore guard announced her commitment to play for the UConn Huskies next season.,Originally from Port Chester, N.Y., Heckel will transfer from Southern California to UConn, which she selected over the likes of Notre Dame and Vanderb...
UConn routs South Carolina to capture 12th national title
UConn women's basketball became the most decorated program in Division I history on Sunday, claiming its 12th national championship in an 82-59 rout of South Carolina in Tampa, Fla.,The Huskies (37-3) capped their first national title run since 2016 with their 16th consecutive win, denying NCAA Tour...
NCAA notebook: Title game about more than Paige Bueckers' legacy
All-American guard Paige Bueckers will leave UConn having already made a considerable mark on college basketball's most decorated program.,Sunday's national championship game in Tampa, Fla., against defending champion South Carolina is Bueckers' final opportunity to add her signature to the program'...
Prominence on display as UConn faces South Carolina for national title
UConn coach Geno Auriemma called his Huskies and their national championship game opponent, South Carolina, "the two most prominent programs right now in women's college basketball." ,It is fitting, then, that as the 2024-25 season concludes Sunday at Tampa, Fla., the Huskies (36-3) are pursuing the...
UCLA looking to extend historic run against UConn in Final Four
UConn, the program with the most-ever Final Four appearances, makes its 24th in Friday's Final Four of the Women's NCAA Tournament in Tampa, Fla., against first-timer UCLA.,At least, it's the first Final Four that the Bruins reached under the NCAA banner. ,"Many people have said it's the first one i...
No Watkins-Bueckers rematch as USC enters Elite Eight vs. UConn
Monday's Spokane Region 4 final once looked destined to be a showdown of college basketball's two biggest stars. It will take on a different tone for No. 1 Southern California as it aims for revenge against No. 2 UConn.,USC (31-3) advanced through a hard-fought Sweet 16 win on Saturday without natio...