Category: College Sports

South Carolina, UConn Top Women’s AP Top 25; Indiana No. 4

After an impressive win, Indiana has vaulted to its best ranking ever: No. 4 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll. The veteran Hoosiers had their best ranking ever at No. 8 in the preseason Top 25 and then had a week that included a rout of then-No. 13 Kentucky, 88–67. Indiana returned…


Coan’s 3 TD Throws Lead No. 7 Notre Dame Past Virginia 28–3

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said the No. 7 Fighting Irish had a “tough week” with more than a dozen players battling a flu bug that kept some of them out of the lineup Saturday night against Virginia. The ones able to play were more than enough. Jack Coan threw three touchdown passes and…


USC Holds Off Temple in Second Half for 76–71 Victory

PHILADELPHIA—Chevez Goodwin scored a career-high 19 points and the University of Southern California (USC) held on after almost blowing a 23-point second-half lead, beating Temple 76–71 on Saturday night. Isaiah White added 12, Boogie Ellis 11, and Drew Peterson 10 for the Trojans (2–0). It was the 200th career win for coach Andy Enfield. Leading…


Bennett, No. 1 Georgia Remain Perfect, Rout Tennessee 41–17

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked No. 1 and just finished off a perfect run through the Southeastern Conference schedule. They’re not satisfied yet. Stetson Bennett ran for a touchdown and threw for another as Georgia routed Tennessee 41–17 Saturday. The Bulldogs (10–0, 8–0, No. 1 CFP) went unbeaten in the SEC regular season for…


McNamara, No. 9 Michigan Rally Past No. 23 Penn State 21–17

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.—Michigan tight end Erick All woke up on Saturday with a sore ankle, a leftover reminder of the Wolverines’ last painful loss. Inside a packed, hostile Beaver Stadium, he was able to block out the discomfort enough to help No. 9 Michigan stay in the Big Ten championship chase with a 21–17 win…


Moore, Banchero Help No. 9 Duke Top Army 82–56 in Home Debut

DURHAM, N.C.—Wendell Moore Jr. looked comfortable and confident as a veteran captain in Duke’s home opener. It certainly helped having the ninth-ranked Blue Devils’ famously rowdy fans packed in again for the first time in more than 20 months. The junior forward posted only the third triple-double of the Mike Krzyzewski era to help Duke…


No. 2 UCLA Rallies to Beat No. 4 Villanova 86–77

LOS ANGELES—Two highly ranked teams and a raucous crowd packed into historic Pauley Pavilion sure made it seem like it was already March Madness. It’s not just yet, although No. 2 UCLA backed up its Final Four run last spring with an 86–77 overtime victory against fourth-ranked Villanova on Friday night. “We love these games,”…


Coach K Wins Garden Finale as Duke Tops Kentucky 79–71

NEW YORK—Freshman Trevor Keels scored 25 points and classmate Paolo Banchero added 22 to help No. 9 Duke open Mike Krzyzewski’s final season by beating 10th-ranked Kentucky 79–71 on Tuesday night in the nightcap of the Champions Classic. Krzyzewski announced that he would retire at the end of the season. The Hall of Famer has…


Boeheim, Boeheim and Boeheim Lead Syracuse Past Lafayette

SYRACUSE, N.Y.—Jimmy Boeheim made a splash in his Syracuse debut, teaming with his younger brother and the rest of their father’s Orange squad for a 97–63 victory over Lafayette in a season opener Tuesday night. Jimmy and younger brother Buddy finished with 18 points each with Joe Girard leading Syracuse with 20 after making all…


NCAA Rewrites Constitution, Sets Stage for Transformation

The NCAA is setting the stage for a dramatic restructuring of college sports that will give each of its three divisions the power to govern itself. Approval of a new, streamlined constitution is expected in January with minimal consternation or conflict. The next phase of the NCAA’s transformation figures to be more difficult: A reshaping…