Category: Sport

SEATTLE — Andy Enfield was already thrilled with what he was getting from No. 20 Southern California defensively for most of the Pac-12 season. The Trojans have been even better at that end of the court for their past two victories. Evan Mobley scored 17 points, brother Isaiah Mobley added 12 points and 12 rebounds […]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Chelsea Dungee scored 22 points, surpassing 2,000 for her career, and her three free throws and a steal in the last 20 seconds helped No. 18-ranked Arkansas turn aside a second-half challenge from Mississippi State 86-80 on Thursday night. The Bulldogs, who trailed 48-35 at halftime, had closed to 71-69 midway through […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dana Evans scored 25 points in her home finale, Kianna Smith scored 13 of her 21 points in the third quarter and No. 3 Louisville beat Georgia Tech 85-70 on Thursday night. The Cardinals (19-1, 12-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their third consecutive game and improved to 8-0 against the Yellow Jackets, […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Marcus Carr scored 19 points, Gabe Kalscheur added 16 and Minnesota rallied late for a 71-68 victory over No. 24 Purdue on Thursday. Brandon Johnson scored 15 points and Liam Robbins added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota (12-7, 5-7 Big Ten), which trailed by five with 2 minutes to play. Trevion […]

CLEMSON, S.C. — Aamir Simms tied his career high with 25 points, Nick Honor banked in a 3-pointer from NBA range with 1.1 seconds left and Clemson beat Georgia Tech 74-72 on Friday night. Honor finished with 12 point on 5-of-7 shooting. Clemson (13-5, 7-5 ACC) has won three in a row and four of […]

VALAPARAISO, Ind. — Valparaiso University announced that is dropping the team name Crusaders, the school mascot and all logos associated with the term that it says has been embraced by hate groups. The decision comes after a decades-long debate that had intensified recently because groups such as the Ku Klux Klan began using the symbols […]

WASHINGTON — Christyn Williams broke out of a slump with 19 points and No. 2 UConn overcame another slow start to beat Georgetown 64-40 on Friday night for its sixth consecutive victory. Williams was 8 of 19 from the field and sparked a 16-2 run that turned the game around. Her layup midway through the […]