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Alabama hoops No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time in 20 years
Alabama received 38 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel Monday, moving up two spots to leapfrog No. 2 Houston.

Top-5
No.1: Alabama (22-3)
No.2: Houston (23-2)
No.3: Purdue (23-3)
No.4: UCLA (21-4)
No.5: Kansas (20-5)

 

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AP Poll: UNLV ranked for the first time since '94; South Carolina No. 1
UNLV coach Lindy La Rocque was 4 years old the last time the Lady Rebels were ranked. UNLV entered the poll at No. 23 on Monday.

Top-5
No.1: South Carolina (25-0)
No.2: Indiana (23-1)
No.3: Stanford (24-3)
No.4: Utah (22-2)
No.5: LSU (23-1)

 

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LPGA names Stacy Lewis Team USA captain for 2024 Solheim Cup​

Former world No. 1 Stacy Lewis has been named U.S. captain for the 2024 Solheim Cup in Gainesville, Virginia, the LPGA announced Monday. Lewis is already on track to captain the 2023 U.S. team that will face Europe at the Sept. 22-24 Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin in Andalucia, Spain.

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Houston returns to No. 1 in men's college basketball poll
The Cougars, riding a seven-game winning streak, jumped over Alabama and back into the top spot, where they spent two weeks in November and December and had another two-week stint last month.

Top-5
No.1: Houston (25-2)
No.2: Alabama (23-4)
No.3: Kansas (22-5)
No.4: UCLA (23-4)
No.5: Purdue (24-4)

 

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South Carolina still No. 1, but Indiana get 1st-place vote
South Carolina received 27 of the 28 first-place votes from the national media panel. It was the first time this season that the team wasn't a unanimous choice at No. 1.

AP Top-5
No.1: South Carolina (27-0)
No.2: Indiana (26-1)
No.3: Stanford (25-3)
No.4: UConn (24-4)
No.5: LSU (25-1)

 

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Alabama, Houston, Purdue, Kansas top NCAA men's bracket preview
Texas, Arizona, Baylor and UCLA were the 2-seeds. Tennessee,Virginia, Iowa State and Kansas State as the 3-seeds. Indiana, Marquette, Gonzaga and Xavier rounded out the top 16 as the 4-seeds.

 

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Mixed event for PGA, LPGA tours features 16 teams, $4M purse​

The new mixed event that is replacing the QBE Shootout will include 16 teams of players from the LPGA Tour and PGA Tour competing in a three-day tournament for a $4 million purse. The Grant Thornton Invitational will be played Dec. 8-10 at Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida, according to a release from the tours Wednesday. The tours haven't staged an annual mixed-team competition since 1999, when Laura Davies and John Daly won the final edition of the JCPenney Classic. The JCPenney Classic was played annually from 1960 to 1999 but was canceled because of a lack of interest from top players.

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Bubble Watch 2023: Brace yourself for NCAA men's tournament drama
Not too long ago Kentucky and North Carolina were both at serious risk for missing the NCAA tournament.

 

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Men's college Power Rankings: UCLA wins out for potential fourth 1-seed spot
After that, it's all up for grabs. Looking at last week's Power Rankings, No. 4 lost, No. 5 lost, No. 6 lost, No. 7 lost, No. 9 lost (twice) and No. 11 lost. A couple of weeks ago.

Top-5
No.1: Alabama (25-4)
No.2: Houston (27-2)
No.3: Kansas (24-5)
No.4: UCLA (x-x)
No.5: Purdue (24-5)

 

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Women's Power Rankings: Utah soars at the expense of UConn; Colorado debuts
The last week of regular-season play for ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC women's basketball brought some huge crowds, historic victories and unforgettable shots.

Top-5
No.1: South Carolina (29-0)
No.2: Indiana (26-2)
No.3: LSU (27-1)
No.4: Maryland (24-5)
No.5: Utah (24-3)

 

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South Carolina women's hoop No. 1 36th straight week
South Carolina (29-0) finished the regular season unbeaten and was back to being a unanimous choice at No. 1 in the national media poll released Monday. The Gamecocks trail only UConn (51 weeks) for the longest consecutive streak atop the Top 25.

AP Top-5
No.1: South Carolina (29-0)
No.2: Indiana (26-2)
No.3: Utah (24-3)
No.4: LSU (27-1)
No.5: Maryland (24-5)

 

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Houston, Alabama remains atop AP Top 25 men's basketball poll
The top five spots in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll remained the same. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble.

AP Top-5
No.1: Houston (27-2)
No.2: Alabama (25-4)
No.3: Kansas (24-5)
No.4: UCLA (25-4)
No.5: Purdue (24-5)

 

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Legal threats; NIL top top issues facing new NCAA president
Baker officially began his tenure as NCAA president Wednesday, less than two months after finishing his second term as the governor of Massachusetts.

 

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LIV golf's CW debut scores low ratings; Nexstar CEO bullish
The CW's inaugural live broadcast of the LIV Golf League drew an average of 289,000 viewers and a 0.18 household rating on Saturday and Sunday. The opening round on Friday was only available to U.S. viewers on the CW app and the league's official website.

 

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