Category: College Sports

NCAA Board Approves Recommendations for Division I Reform

SAN ANTONIO—At the NCAA convention Thursday, outgoing President Mark Emmert said goodbye, incoming President Charlie Baker introduced himself and the state of college sports was declared perilous. “As a collective enterprise, we are both thriving and threatened,” said Baylor President Linda Livingstone, who is the chairwoman of the NCAA’s Board of Governors. Livingstone handled most…


Top 25 Roundup: No. 8 Gonzaga Escapes BYU on Late 3-pointer

Julian Strawther made a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 9.5 seconds remaining as No. 8 Gonzaga escaped with a 75–74 victory against BYU in a West Coast Conference game Thursday night in Provo, Utah. The Bulldogs (15–3, 4–0 WCC) rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final 5:03 for their third consecutive…


USC Spreads Points Around in Beating Colorado

Drew Peterson led a balanced scoring effort with 15 points, Joshua Morgan added 12 points, four blocked shots and three steals, and Southern California won in its return home to Los Angeles on Thursday, 68–61, against Pac-12 Conference counterpart Colorado. The Trojans (12–5, 4–2 Pac-12), playing their first home game since Dec. 18, led for…


Demonstrators Protest NCAA’s Transgender Athlete Inclusion

SAN ANTONIO—Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines and about two dozen demonstrators outside the NCAA convention Thursday, Jan. 12, protested the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports and threatened the association with legal action if it doesn’t change its policies. Gaines competed in last year’s NCAA swimming and diving championships against Penn’s Lia Thomas, who…


Top 25 Roundup: No. 25 Marquette Surprises No. 6 UConn

Oso Ighodaro scored 19 points and Olivier-Maxence Prosper added 17 as No. 25 Marquette handed sixth-ranked UConn its third loss in four games, 82–76, on Wednesday night in Milwaukee. Kam Jones added 15 points for Marquette (14–4, 6–1 Big East), which has won five straight since a 103–98 double-overtime loss at No. 19 Providence. UConn…


USC’s Reggie Bush, Tebow Make College Football Hall of Fame

Reggie Bush, whose Heisman Trophy victory for Southern California in 2005 was vacated because of NCAA violations, was among 18 players in the latest College Football Hall of Fame class announced Monday. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, who won the Heisman in 2007, was also elected to the hall by the National Football Foundation, along with…


Emerging Defenses Meet When USC Faces Colorado

Southern California will take the court Thursday, Jan 12, in its first home game since Dec. 18, while trying to snap a Pac-12 Conference losing streak when it welcomes Colorado to Los Angeles. The Trojans (11–5, 3–2 Pac-12) won seven straight from Nov. 30–Dec. 30, but dropped their last two at the end of a…


Despite Win Streak, No. 7 UCLA out for More vs. Utah

Seventh-ranked UCLA has not lost in seven-plus weeks but that does not mean coach Mick Cronin is happy. Cronin will be looking for an improved effort when the Bruins face Utah on Thursday night in Pac-12 play at Los Angeles. Though UCLA (14–2, 5–0 Pac-12) ran its winning streak to 11 with last Thursday’s 60–58…


Top Dogs: Georgia No. 1, TCU, Michigan, Ohio State Follow in Final Poll

TCU finished runner-up in the national championship game and the Horned Frogs were No. 2 behind Georgia in the final AP Top 25 poll released Tuesday. The Bulldogs (15–0) began the season ranked third and defended their national title on Monday night in a 65–7 rout to cap the first repeat in College Football Playoff…


No. 1 Georgia Bullies TCU 65–7 to Win 2nd Consecutive Title

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Stetson Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores in the first half as No. 1 Georgia demolished No. 3 TCU 65–7 Monday night to become the first team to win consecutive College Football Playoff national championships. The Bulldogs (15–0) became the first repeat champs since Alabama went back-to-back a decade ago…