Women's basketball

No. 13 Creighton women rally, beat No. 25 Villanova 67-46

Dec. 02, 2022 09:18 PM EST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Molly Mogensen scored 22 points, Morgan Maly added 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting and No. 13 Creighton beat 25th-ranked Villanova 67-46 on Friday...

No. 14 Virginia Tech women set record in win over SC Upstate

Nov. 14, 2022 09:27 PM EST
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Kayana Traylor scored 17 points off the bench to lead five in double figures and No. 14 Virginia Tech set the school record for fewest points...

West Virginia coach Neal Brown reacts during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Morgantown, W.Va., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten)

West Virginia fires AD Shane Lyons as football team falters

Nov. 14, 2022 12:45 PM EST

Mountain West hires WCC Commissioner Gloria Nevarez

Nov. 11, 2022 12:34 PM EST
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Mountain West hired Gloria Nevarez, who has been leading the West Coast Conference for the last five years, to be its next...

FILE - Wake Forest forward Olivia Summiel (20) gestures during an NCAA college basketball game against Mercer on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Macon, Ga. The NCAA is allowing teams to play and practice on election day after making it a mandatory off day the past two years for athletes to participate in civic engagement. “We had these discussions to give athletes the most flexibility as possible,” said Wake Forest basketball player Olivia Summiel., who is on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)

College hoops to play on Election Day after NCAA rule change

By Doug Feinberg Nov. 02, 2022 12:50 AM EDT

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark speaks to the media during Big 12 NCAA college basketball media day Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Big 12 to go without divisions as 14-team league in 2023-24

By Dave Skretta Oct. 18, 2022 03:30 PM EDT

Davis Unger throws a football outside of Memorial Stadium before an NCAA college football game between Georgia Southern and Nebraska, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. (Noah Riffe/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

Nebraska takes step to creating Memorial Stadium of future

By Eric Olson Sep. 22, 2022 02:36 PM EDT

Liberty's Noah Frith, left, runs past UAB's Mac McWilliams during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Lynchburg, Va. (Paige Dingler/The News & Advance via AP)

Liberty at UAB 10/2/2021

Sep. 10, 2022 10:27 PM EDT

Today in Sports: Week Ahead, Sept. 9-15

By The Associated Press Sep. 08, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 9 1940 — Donald McNeil beats Bobby Riggs after losing the first two sets to capture the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title. Alice Marble wins her...

South Carolina, Staley cancel BYU games over racial incident

Sep. 02, 2022 06:30 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina and women's basketball coach Dawn Staley have canceled a home-and-home series with BYU over a recent racial incident where a...

FILE - At left, Alabama head coach Nick Saban yells to the sideline during the first half of Alabama's NCAA college football scrimmage, Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. At right, Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher reacts to an official's call during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Mississippi, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in Oxford, Miss. To hear coaches speak of it, NIL deals have either helped bring them the players they were looking for or it's just another level of competition to land the most elite athletes. (AP Photo/File)

EXPLAINER: Name, image and licensing in college, HS sports

By Erica Hunzinger Aug. 31, 2022 02:32 AM EDT

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 19-25

By The Associated Press Aug. 18, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 19 1909 — The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a five...

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

B1G deal: Big Ten lands $7 billion, NFL-style TV contracts

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 18, 2022 09:27 AM EDT

Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 22-28

By The Associated Press Jul. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 22 1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod. ...

FILE - Kansas State guard Nijel Pack (24) shoots next to West Virginia forward Isaiah Cottrell during an NCAA college basketball game in Manhattan, Kan., Feb. 14, 2022. The first year of the athlete compensation era in college sports evolved into almost everything the NCAA didn't want when it gave the green light last summer.
What originally was envisioned as a way for college athletes to make some pocket money based on their celebrity has turned into bidding wars for football and men's basketball recruits and transfers. Pack made one of the first big splashes in April. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

One year of NIL: How much have athletes made?

By Erica Hunzinger Jul. 06, 2022 04:56 PM EDT

SEC approves future schedules for basketball, not football

Jun. 03, 2022 02:27 PM EDT
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference approved future regular-season schedules and postseason formats for six sports — just not football — to conclude its...