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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...
USWNT beats Netherlands in Alyssa Naeher's final appearance
Lynn Williams scored the go-ahead goal in the 71st minute and Alyssa Naeher made six saves in her final match as the U.S. women's national team defeated the Netherlands 2-1 at The Hague on Tuesday.,Williams, who entered at the start of the second half, made a well-timed run to get a touch on Yazmeen...
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 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...
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...
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 6 Notre Dame stuffs Lafayette
Hannah Hidalgo posted a season-high 29 points, five assists and five steals, Olivia Miles nearly had another triple-double and No. 6 Notre Dame led wire to wire in a 91-55 thrashing of host Lafayette on Sunday in Easton, Pa.,Miles, playing a homecoming game minutes away from her hometown of Phillips...
PLL launching women's lacrosse league
The Premier Lacrosse League announced Wednesday it is launching a women's professional league in 2025.,Four teams in yet-to-be-announced cities will compete in the Women's Lacrosse League.,The action will begin in February with a two-week tournament called the Championship Series.,PLL president Paul...
Top 25 roundup: No. 18 Maryland holds off No. 11 Duke in ranked matchup
Kaylene Smikle scored a game-high 23 points Sunday as No. 18 Maryland established a 13-point fourth quarter lead and held off No. 11 Duke 85-80 in women's college basketball in College Park, Md.,Shyanne Sellers added 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Terrapins (3-0), while Bri McDan...
Top 25 roundup: Olivia Miles (triple-double), No. 6 Notre Dame roll
Former All-American Olivia Miles played for the first time since February 2023 and notched her fourth career triple-double, piling up 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 6 Notre Dame beat visiting Mercyhurst 105-61 on Monday night in South Bend, Ind., in both teams' season opener.,Miles, wh...
Top 25 roundup: No. 3 USC tops No. 20 Ole Miss at Paris
JuJu Watkins posted 27 points and 10 rebounds and No. 3 Southern California survived a second-half comeback by No. 20 Ole Miss, earning a 68-66 win on Monday in Paris, France.,USC made its last 17 free throws, the last two by Stanford transfer Kiki Iriafen with nine seconds left for the final margin...
Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Florida State puts up 119 points in opener
No. 11 Duke 89, Radford 36,Duke dominated with high-intensity, full-court pressure from the opening tip, holding Radford to 10 total field goals and 23.3 percent shooting in the game. ,Turning 34 turnovers into 41 points, the Blue Devils built a double-digit lead that went to 15 points eight minute...
USWNT escapes early deficit to defeat Iceland
The U.S. women's national team faced a deficit for the first time in 12 matches under coach Emma Hayes, but that problem was solved when Lynn Williams and Lindsey Horan scored four minutes apart late in the second half as part of a 3-1 victory over Iceland on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.,Williams tied...
Jaedyn Shaw's tiebreaking goal helps USWNT defeat Iceland
Jaedyn Shaw scored the go-ahead goal in the 85th minute as the United States women's national team kicked off its victory tour with a 3-1 victory against Iceland in Austin, Texas, on Thursday.,Shaw slalomed through several defenders before toe-poking the ball past goalkeeper Telma Ivarsdottir to mak...
Karch Kiraly to coach U.S. men's volleyball in '28 Games
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Karch Kiraly will coach the U.S. men's national volleyball team at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA Volleyball announced Thursday. ,He replaces John Speraw, who coached the team for 12 years but recently was named the president and CEO of USA Volleyball.,...
Golf Glance: Top 50 tackle longest course in PGA Tour history
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Wyndham Championship (Aaron Rai),THIS WEEK: BMW Championship, Castle Rock, Colo., Aug. 22-25,Course: Castle Pines Golf Club (Par 72, 8,130 Yards),Purse: $20...
USWNT reclaims No. 1 ranking after striking gold in Paris
The U.S. women's national team reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the FIFA world soccer rankings Friday after striking gold at the Paris Olympics.,The Americans had dropped to fifth in the previous rankings released in June, their lowest point since FIFA began ranking women's teams in 2003. It had been 12 ...
U.S. women win basketball gold over France by a foot
The United States -- behind 21 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks from A'ja Wilson won its 61st consecutive game in women's Olympic basketball play and captured its eighth consecutive gold medal, beating France 67-66 in a gritty battle Sunday in the closing event of the Paris Olympics.,The game did...
Netherlands' Sifan Hassan completes Paris medals sweep in marathon
PARIS -- The Netherlands' Sifan Hassan deployed her famous late kick to win the women's marathon at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, adding the gold to her bronze medals in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters earlier in the week.,Hassan battled with Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia and managed to shake her off in the ...
Italy crushes U.S. to win women's volleyball gold medal
PARIS -- Top-ranked Italy dominated the United States to win the Olympic women's volleyball final on Sunday, crushing the defending champions in straight sets to claim their first gold medal.,Italy came into the Olympics as the Volleyball Nations League champions and did not lose a match en route to...