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USC looks to build momentum in encounter vs. Iowa
Southern California returns home to Los Angeles on Tuesday to host Big Ten foe Iowa with designs on parlaying its best performance of the season into lasting momentum.,The Trojans (10-6, 2-3) pulled out of a two-game slump on Saturday, posting an 82-72 win over then-No. 13 Illinois behind a season-h...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 2 Gamecocks dominate No. 5 Texas
Chloe Kitts and Te-Hina Paopao each finished with 11 points as No. 2 South Carolina handed No. 5 Texas its first Southeastern Conference loss 67-50 in a top-five showdown Sunday in Columbia, S.C., ,The Gamecocks (16-1, 4-0 SEC) outshot their opponent 51.0 percent to 27.8 percent from the floor. Seve...

Women's Top 25 roundup roundup: No. 2 S. Carolina dominates No. 5 Texas
Chloe Kitts and Te-Hina Paopao each finished with 11 points as No. 2 South Carolina handed No. 5 Texas its first Southeastern Conference loss 67-50 in a top-five showdown Sunday in Columbia, S.C., ,The Gamecocks (16-1, 4-0 SEC) outshot their opponent 51.0 percent to 27.8 percent from the floor. Seve...

Women's Top 25 roundup roundup: No. 2 S. Carolina dominates No. 5 Texas
Chloe Kitts and Te-Hina Paopao each finished with 11 points as No. 2 South Carolina handed No. 5 Texas its first Southeastern Conference loss 67-50 in a top-five showdown Sunday in Columbia, S.C., ,The Gamecocks (16-1, 4-0 SEC) outshot their opponent 51.0 percent to 27.8 percent from the floor. Seve...

Arizona comes alive in second half to down UCF
Caleb Love led five Arizona players in double-digit scoring with 16 points as the Wildcats remained perfect in Big 12 play with an 88-80 victory Saturday night over UCF in Tucson, Ariz.,The Wildcats (10-5, 4-0 Big 12) won their sixth consecutive game while the Knights (11-4, 2-2) have lost two of th...

No. 2 Auburn loses star Johni Broome but wins game vs. South Carolina
Dylan Cardwell converted the go-ahead dunk with 1:32 remaining as No. 2 Auburn withstood an ankle injury to star Johni Broome and escaped with a 66-63 victory over South Carolina Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C.,The Tigers (15-1, 3-0 SEC) won their eighth straight after Broome injured his left a...

USC controls second half to topple No. 13 Illinois 82-72
Desmond Claude scored a season-high 31 points and visiting Southern California took control in the second half of an 82-72 victory over No. 13 Illinois on Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.,Claude scored 21 points after halftime to help USC (10-6, 2-3 Big Ten) end a 19-game road losing streak aga...

Alabama LB Justin Okoronkwo commits to South Carolina
After choosing Alabama over South Carolina in July 2023, linebacker Justin Okoronkwo committed to the Gamecocks on Friday.,Okoronkwo entered the transfer portal after playing in Alabama's 19-13 loss to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year's Eve.,The German native committed to the Crimson Tide...

No. 2 Auburn visits South Carolina with top spot in sight
Bruce Pearl is the winningest coach in Auburn history, and another milestone is within his grasp -- the No. 1 ranking in next week's Associated Press Top 25 poll.,The No. 2 Tigers will attempt to run their winning streak to eight games and impress voters even further Saturday afternoon with a visit ...

No. 13 Illinois looks to ride depth vs. Southern California
Kasparas Jakucionis saw his left forearm act up in the aftermath of his team's recent trip to the Pacific Northwest.,While No. 13 Illinois is unsure of its leading scorer's status for Saturday afternoon's visit from Southern California in Champaign, Ill., the Fighting Illini are confident in their d...

No. 5 Alabama has little trouble putting away South Carolina
Mark Sears finished with 22 points and six assists to lead No. 5 Alabama to an 88-68 victory over host South Carolina on Wednesday night in the Southeastern Conference matchup in Columbia, S.C.,The Crimson Tide (13-2, 2-0 SEC) won their seventh in a row and 10th in a row against the Gamecocks (10-5,...

Second-half spurt carries Indiana past Southern California
Oumar Ballo scored a game-high 23 points Wednesday night as Indiana pulled away in the second half for an 82-69 Big Ten Conference win over visiting Southern California in Bloomington, Ind.,Ballo was 9 of 11 from the field and added eight rebounds and two blocks for the Hoosiers (13-3, 4-1 Big Ten),...

FCS star QB Mark Gronowski transferring to Iowa
Former South Dakota State star quarterback Mark Gronowski is going from the FCS to the Big Ten after committing to Iowa on Tuesday afternoon.,Gronowski was the FCS Player of the Year in 2023 and won two national titles with the Jackrabbits. He had a 49-6 record as a starter.,Gronowski announced his ...

Indiana leaning on Oumar Ballo with USC set to visit
With Malik Reneau on the shelf due to a right knee injury, Indiana needs Oumar Ballo to play like the dominant big man he's proven to be at times this year and during his previous two years at Arizona.,Coming off a 25-point, 13-rebound performance in a win over Penn State, Ballo has a chance to rack...

No. 5 Alabama faces South Carolina, seeks to extend win streaks
No. 5 Alabama will look to build on a positive debut in Southeastern Conference play when it takes on South Carolina on Wednesday at Columbia, S.C.,The Crimson Tide (12-2, 1-0 SEC) couldn't have played much better than they did during a 107-79 rout of then-No. 12 Oklahoma on Saturday. ,Meanwhile, th...

Can UNC ride momentum of dramatic win into SMU matchup?
North Carolina used last-second magic to beat host Notre Dame on Saturday. Now the Tar Heels will look to keep that positive mojo going at home in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, against an SMU team coming off a brutal loss at Duke.,Before that 89-62 loss to Duke, SMU (11-3, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) h...

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler WDs from The American Express
Scottie Scheffler withdrew from The American Express to focus on rehabbing a hand injury that kept him off the course for The Sentry last week.,Scheffler announced Monday on his Instagram story that his 2025 season debut remains on hold, targeting the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which is scheduled to ...

Michigan uses two late 10-0 runs to surge past USC
Danny Wolf scored a season-high 21 points and pulled down 13 rebounds on Saturday to lead Michigan to an 85-74 Big Ten win over Southern California in Los Angeles.,Wolf also had seven assists, six blocks and two assists for Michigan (11-3, 3-0 Big Ten), which also got 16 points from both Tre Donalds...

No. 17 Mississippi State stays hot, cools off South Carolina
Josh Hubbard scored 21 points as No. 17 Mississippi State smothered visiting South Carolina in an 85-50 rout in both teams' SEC opener Saturday in Starkville, Mis.,Hubbard made 7 of 13 shots after shooting 31.3 percent (16-of-51) in his previous four games. He also sank five 3s after shooting 1-of-9...

Michigan, USC set to meet for first time since 1981
Michigan sits just outside the Top 25, all because of five points.,That was the combined margin of their three defeats as they head into a Saturday night Big Ten matchup against Southern California in Los Angeles.,The programs don't have much head-to-head familiarity -- they have met only twice. The...