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No. 21 Saint Mary's aims for better execution vs. Santa Clara
No. 21 Saint Mary's hopes to rediscover the form that earned it the West Coast Conference regular-season championship when the Gaels take on fourth-seeded Santa Clara in the WCC tournament semifinals Monday night in Las Vegas....

No. 17 Gonzaga looks to extend hot stretch vs. San Francisco
No. 17 Gonzaga isn't in the favorite's position, but the Bulldogs are the hottest team in the West Coast Conference as they enter Monday night's tournament semifinal clash against third-seeded San Francisco at Las Vegas....

No. 3 Southern California has highest ranking in 38 years
Unbeaten South Carolina and Caitlin Clark's Iowa squad sit atop this week's Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll, followed by No. 3 Southern California with its highest ranking since 1986....

Kim Mulkey’s response to the LSU-South Carolina fight was trashy
When Michelle Obama said, “When they go low, we go high,” she wasn’t talking about Kim Mulkey. Class and decorum have never been her thing. On Sunday, No. 1 South Carolina remained undefeated and won its eighth SEC tournament title after defeating LSU, 79-72. It was a rematch of their January showdo...

If you don’t like players in college sports getting paid, you're really not gonna like this
The fire hydrant has been busted open and money is spewing in the streets of college sports. Mens’ college basketball saw the success of the Inaugural 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament and has decided to start one of its own....

No. 12 Illinois rolls past Iowa
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a game-high 25 points and No. 12 Illinois never trailed on the way to a 73-61 Big Ten road victory over Iowa in the teams' regular-season finale Sunday night in Iowa City....

Indiana hangs on for 1-point win over Michigan State
Kel'el Ware had 28 points and 12 rebounds to lead Indiana to a 65-64 home win over Michigan State on Sunday in the Big Ten regular-season finale for both teams....

Women's Top 25 roundup: Caitlin Clark, No. 3 Iowa win Big Ten tourney
Caitlin Clark overcame a slow start to score 34 points on Sunday, helping No. 3 Iowa outlast Nebraska for a 94-89 overtime win to capture the Big Ten Conference tournament championship in Minneapolis....

Ohio State routs Rutgers for fourth straight victory
Roddy Gayle Jr. had 14 points and five rebounds while Bruce Thornton tallied 11 points, six assists and five rebounds as visiting Ohio State trounced Rutgers 73-51 on Sunday in Piscataway, N.J....

Penn State closes regular season with win over Maryland
Qudus Wahab posted 19 points and 15 rebounds and Ace Baldwin Jr. registered 17 points and 11 assists Sunday as Penn State topped visiting Maryland 85-69 at University Park, Pa. in the regular-season finale for both Big Ten schools....

Georgetown upends No. 21 Creighton in Big East semifinal
Kelsey Ransom finished with 14 points, six assists and three steals and Alex Cowan added 12 points as Georgetown knocked off No. 21 Creighton 55-46 in their Big East Conference tournament semifinal Sunday in Uncasville, Conn....

No. 5 USC beats No. 2 Stanford again, this time for Pac-12 title
McKenzie Forbes scored 26 points and fifth-ranked Southern California led for all but a few early minutes in defeating No. 2 Stanford 74-61 in the Pac-12 Conference tournament championship game Sunday at Las Vegas....

Paige Bueckers stuffs stat sheet as No. 9 UConn drills Marquette
Paige Bueckers poured in 27 points and added 12 rebounds, four assists, four blocks and three steals as No. 9 UConn shut down Marquette 58-29 in a Big East semifinal Sunday in Uncasville, Conn....

No. 1 South Carolina edges No. 8 LSU in SEC final
MiLaysia Fulwiley made four 3-pointers and scored 24 points and No. 1 South Carolina defeated No. 8 LSU 79-72 on Sunday afternoon to win the Southeastern Conference championship game at Greenville, S.C....

Conference championships: Drake topples Indiana St. in MVC final
Tucker DeVries racked up 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists to propel second-seeded Drake past top-seeded Indiana State 84-80 in the final of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Sunday in St. Louis....

Caitlin Clark powers No. 3 Iowa to Big Ten tournament title
Caitlin Clark overcame a slow start to score 34 points on Sunday, helping No. 3 Iowa outlast Nebraska for a 94-89 overtime win to capture the Big Ten Conference tournament championship in Minneapolis....

No. 3 Purdue tops Wisconsin for strong close to regular season
Zach Edey celebrated his Senior Day on Sunday with 25 points and 14 rebounds as No. 3 Purdue tuned up for the Big Ten Conference tournament with a 78-70 win over Wisconsin in the teams' regular-season finale in West Lafayette, Ind....

Hannah Hidalgo paces No. 14 Notre Dame to ACC tournament title
Hannah Hidalgo scored 22 points to lead No. 14 Notre Dame to a 55-51 victory over No. 10 North Carolina State in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship on Sunday in Greensboro, N.C....

Caitlin Clark heads list of 15 Wooden Award finalists
Reigning winner Caitlin Clark of Iowa and 2021 honoree Paige Bueckers of UConn head the 15 finalists announced Sunday for the Wooden Award as the most outstanding women's college basketball player....

Nebraska routs Michigan to strengthen NCAA chances
Keisei Tominaga scored a game-high 30 points as Nebraska cruised to an 85-70 victory over host Michigan on Sunday afternoon in the teams' Big Ten Conference finale in Ann Arbor, Mich....