Well, now. It was another one of those nights......Upset and overtime:South Dakota State upended #25 Arkansas in overtime, 80-75.Overtimes:It took #6 North Carolina two extra periods and a rally from a 12-point deficit, but they overcame #18 Rutgers, 96-93.#16 Michigan State rallied past Georgia … [Read more...]
A little Mo’Ne news
Love this: eighth-grader Mo'Ne Davis, who captured the nation over the summer with her Little League performance, is too good for middle school ball. She's made the high school varsity team.Coach/player news:The Gatineau twins are taking Vanderbilt by storm.If the Gators need it, Carlie Needles … [Read more...]
Major news flow
Only one upset today:#12 Nebraska took down #9 Duke, 60-54.More results:#2 Notre Dame, #4 Texas, #5 Texas A&M; and #10 Cal pounded their opponents, and are undefeated. Brittany Boyd posted a triple-double for the Golden Bears.St. John's is also unbeaten.Florida State edged Purdue in overtime, … [Read more...]
Bruins pick up their first win
Today's results:Nothing earth shattering in today's games, unless you count UCLA notching its first victory of the season: a 66-58 win over Cincinnati.People in the news:Coach Joanne Boyle takes a different approach with Virginia's nonconference scheduling.Team news:The Lady Vols are sticking to … [Read more...]
USA Today top 25 poll
Some movement in this week's USA Today top 25 poll:1. Notre Dame2. South Carolina3. Connecticut4. Texas5. Texas A&M;6. North Carolina7. Louisville8. Duke9. Stanford10. Maryland11. Baylor12. California13. Kentucky14. Tennessee15. Nebraska16. Michigan State17. Oklahoma State18. Oregon State19. … [Read more...]
AP poll: whole lotta shakin’
As predicted, this week's AP top 25 poll has a lot of shaking, dropping and moving going on:1. South Carolina2. Notre Dame3. Connecticut4. Texas5. Texas A&M;6. North Carolina7. Louisville8. Stanford9. Duke10. California11. Baylor12. Nebraska13. Kentucky14. Tennessee15. Maryland16. Michigan … [Read more...]
More parity
Upsets:Washington State upended #10 Maryland, 70-64.Northwestern beat #18 DePaul in two overtimes, 97-91. They are undefeated.More of today's results....including a lot of close games and overtimes:#9 Kentucky slipped by South Florida, 61-57.#22 Georgia routed Tennessee Tech, 74-51, and gave coach … [Read more...]
Jody Conradt, Billie Moore grace the Texas-UCLA game with their presence
Two coaching legends took in today's Texas-UCLA game: Jody Conradt and Billie Moore. I interviewed Conradt for this piece, and then met them both at the game (my media seat was right next to them).Such nice people. And I hope I'm looking half as good as they do when I'm in my 70s.I was a bit star … [Read more...]
Lauren Hill plays again, makes a layup
Mount St. Joseph's freshman Lauren Hill played in her second game tonight, and scored.Results:Today's best games so far have been those of the unranked......Texas Tech survived Arizona, 57-54.USC downed Long Beach State in overtime, 90-85.Alabama got past Kansas, 85-80.North Carolina State held off … [Read more...]
Six-day old basketball season features more upendings
Upsets:#10 surprised #6 Stanford in overtime, 87-81.Mississippi State dropped #17 West Virginia, 74-61.More results:Pitt routed Michigan, 85-64, and set a school record in the process: a team-high 13 three-point shots.Auburn edged FGCU, 72-69.James Madison survived American, 69-65. They are … [Read more...]