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JuJu Watkins and No. 7 USC hold off Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 25 points and No. 7 USC recovered from blowing a 18-point lead in the second half to beat Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70 on Saturday night. The game was a rematch of last season's Elite Eight contest that the Huskies won and...
The darker side of the rise of women’s sports: With more visibility comes more online harassment
NEW YORK (AP) — For Djaniele Taylor, attending WNBA games was the perfect way to rediscover a sense of community coming out of the long slog of pandemic-era lockdowns. The 38-year-old Evanston, Illinois, resident has regularly attended Chicago Sky games for the last three seasons,...
No. 1 South Carolina experiences rare sting of defeat, seeing 43-game winning streak end
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top-ranked South Carolina felt something it hasn't known in over 2 1/2 years. The sting of defeat after being thoroughly dominated in a 77-62 loss to No. 5 UCLA on Sunday. Gone was the overall 43-game winning streak. Done was the run of 33...
In a 'Final Four-type weekend,' two top-6 clashes put women's college basketball focus on West Coast
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rayah Marshall remembers upsetting ranked Arizona and Stanford as a freshman in an otherwise sub.-500 season and first-year Southern California coach Lindsay Gottlieb telling her: “One day this is going to be us.” Four years later, that time is now. ...
No. 1 South Carolina reaches another milestone with program record 43rd straight win
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Another victory, another milestone for No. 1 South Carolina. The Gamecocks won their program-record 43rd straight game with a 77-45 win over rival Clemson on Wednesday night, surpassing the old streak that began in the 2022 NCAA Tournament and continued...
Strack scores 22, No. 22 Kentucky starts Kenny Brooks era with 98-43 win over USC Upstate
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Clara Strack scored 22 points, Georgia Amoore added 11, and No. 22 Kentucky started with a 98-43 win over South Carolina Upstate on Monday in the Wildcats' first game under Kenny Brooks. Brooks built Virginia Tech into an NCAA Tournament regular and brought...
No. 15 North Carolina women beat Charleston Southern 83-53 to begin the season
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Alyssa Ustby had 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists, Lexi Donarski added 14 points, and No. 15 North Carolina beat Charleston Southern 83-53 on Monday to begin the season. UNC has won 12 straight games against Charleston Southern and seven...
Hannah Hidalgo takes relentless approach to improving her game for No. 6 Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame point guard Hannah Hidalgo expects even more in her second college season than she did in her first. Yes, more than first team All-American honors, more than a Sweet 16 run in the NCAA Tournament, even more than being named the top guard in...
Iowa begins post-Caitlin Clark era with lower expectations and a new coach. Players see opportunity
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Caitlin Clark era at Iowa ended with her as the NCAA Division I overall scoring leader and the Hawkeyes playing in two straight national championship games and being the hottest ticket in women's basketball. Clark recently finished her first pro season as...
South Carolina leads the way as women's college basketball hopes to build off last year's success
Dawn Staley and South Carolina ran through last season undefeated on the way to the school’s third national championship. With a lot of that squad back, there is good reason to think the Gamecocks could repeat. Standing in their way could be a healthy UConn led by Paige Bueckers...
