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By: blackfoot NAP/bertshocka - November 22, 2018
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By: blackfoot NAP/bertshocka - December 22, 2017

 

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uconn no. 1 in ap poll for 1st time since 2009, gonzaga falls out
The Huskies moved to the top of Monday's latest poll after atumultuous and upset week across the sport, which included five new teams jumping into the poll. - Gonzaga fell out from No. 23 after a loss at Santa Clara, marking the first time Mark Few's club has been unranked since the final two months of the 2015-16 season.

top-5
no.1: uconn (15-2)
no.2: purdue (15-2)
no.3: kansas (14-2)
no.4: north carolina (13-3)
no.5: houston (14-2)

 

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men's power rankings: unc, wisconsin rise while houston, arizona fall
Four of the top five teams in the Power Rankings (and in the AP poll) lost to unranked opponents. By the time Sunday ended, eight top-10 teams had lost to unranked opponents, and top-10 teams finished 9-10 on the week -- with nine of the losses coming to unranked opponents. Top-10 teams finished 3-9 in road games.

top-5
no.1: uconn (15-2)
no.2: purdue (15-2)
no.3: north carolina (13-3)
no.4: kansas (14-2)
no.5: tennessee (12-4)

 

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iowa, colorado behind no. 1 south carolina in women's ap top 25
Previously undefeated UCLA and Baylor both lost and fell in the rankings. The Bruins dropped from second to fifth and the Bears plummeted from fourth to 12th after losing to both Kansas and Iowa State. The Cyclones entered the poll at No. 24. The Gamecocks (15-0), who are the last unbeaten team left.

top-5
no.1: south carolina (15-0)
no.2: iowa (17-1)
no.3: colorado (15-1)
no.4: nc state(15-1)
no.5: ucla (15-1)

 

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women's power rankings: usc and colorado up, baylor down
Four of the Power 5 conferences now have just one team unbeaten in league play. But both Kansas State and Iowa State are 5-0 in the Big 12, with Baylor taking a huge plunge in the Power Rankings.

top-5
no.1: south carolina (15-0)
no.2: colorado (15-1)
no.3: iowa (17-1)
no.4: ucla (15-1)
no.5: nc state(15-1)

 

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men's power rankings: uconn, tennessee big win; kansas, duke falls
Kansas is tracking to be one of the bigger conundrums for the NCAA tournament selection committee. More immediately, it's tracking to be one of the tougher teams to slot in the Power Rankings. Who else falls into this bucket?

Top-5
No.1: UConn (17-2}
No.2: Purdue (17-2)
No.3: North Carolina (15-3)
No.4: Tennessee (14-3)
No.5: Kentucky )14-3)

 

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women's power rankings: ucoon returns to top 5, iowa falls
South Carolina stays firmly planted at No. 1. The Huskies are 8-0 in the Big East and have won 12 games in a row overall.

Top-5
No. 1: South Carolina (17-0)
No.2: UCLA (15-1)
No.3: Colorado (16-2)
No.4: Kansas (18-1)
No.5: UConn (16-3)

 

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uconn, purdue top ap men's basketball poll; kansas slides to no. 7
The same two teams remained at the top of the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll amid another week of upheaval, with teams bouncing around like kernels in a popcorn maker.

Top-5
No.1: UConn (17-2)
No.2: Purdue (17-2)
No.3: North Carolina (15-3)
No.4: Houston (16-2)
No.5: Tennessee (14-4)

 

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kansas state 4th in women's top 25; south carolina still no. 1
The Wildcats, who climbed three spots, were last ranked this high in 2003. They have a key Big 12 conference showdown Monday night at No. 13 Baylor. Kansas State is missing star center Ayoka Lee, who is out for a few weeks with an ankle injury.

Top-5
No.1: South Carolina (17-0)
No.2: UCLA (15-1)
No.3: Coloroda (16-2)
No.4: Kansas State (18-1)
No.5: Iowa (18-2)

 

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women's pound-for-pound rankings: jonas (15-2-1, 9 KOs) takes over mayers (19-2, 5 KOs) place after win
Natasha Jonas overcame a tough test against Mikaela Mayer to retain her IBF welterweight title with a split-decision victory Saturday night at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Two judges scored the fight for Jonas 96-94 and 96-95, and the third for Mayer 97-93. Jonas (15-2-1, 9 KOs) is a two-division champion and in 2012 she became the first British woman to participate in boxing at the Olympic Games in London.

Top-5:
No.1: Claressa Shields
RECORD: 14-0, 2 KOs
DIVISION: Middleweight undisputed champion
No.2: Katie Taylor
RECORD: 23-1, 6 KOs
DIVISION: Junior welterweight undisputed champion and lightweight unified champion
No.3: Amanda Serrano
RECORD: 46-2-1, 30 KOs
DIVISION: Featherweight unified champion
No.4: Chantelle Cameron
RECORD: 18-1, 8 KOs
DIVISION: Junior welterweight
No.5: Seniesa Estrada
RECORD: 25-0, 9 KOs
DIVISION: Strawweight unified champion

 

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cody's wish wins top horse, older dirt male at eclipse awards
Hall of Famer Bill Mott, who oversaw Cody's Wish, was honored as top trainer. Irad Ortiz Jr. took top jockey and Axel Concepcion won as apprentice rider. Godolphin won awards as top owner and breeder. Cody's Wish was named for Kentucky teenager Cody Dorman, who watched his namesake win the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita in November and died a day later.

 

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sources: anthony kim in talks with pga tour, liv about return
Kim, 38, made his last start on the PGA Tour when he withdrew after the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship in May 2012. He underwent surgery to repair an Achilles tendon injury in his left leg the next month. He hasn't played in a professional tournament since. Kim's breakthrough came during the 2008 season, when he captured his first PGA Tour victory at the Wachovia Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.

liverpool boss jurgen klopp to leave at end of season
Klopp, 56, has brought huge success to Liverpool after arriving at Anfield in 2015 and steering the club to the Premier League title in 2020 and Champions League in 2019. But this will be his final campaign in charge, announcing Friday he will depart at the end of the season.

world aquatics dispute italy swimming claim over suspended boss
World Aquatics has disputed a statement issued by the Italian federation on Wednesday saying that suspended president Paolo Barelli had his appeal upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and will resume his duties. Barelli was given a two-year suspension in September 2022 for alleged financial irregularities and lost an appeal at CAS the following year.

 

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Big 12 unveils 16-team 2024 football schedule​

The Big 12's new-look, 16-team schedule was announced Tuesday with the integration of Arizona, Arizona State and Utah into the league as well as the return of Colorado. The Big 12 said in November that this schedule, featuring nine conference games, prioritizes geography, historical matchups and rivalries. The Big 12 joins the Big Ten in continuing to play nine conference games. The SEC and ACC have adopted an eight-game league schedule for 2024. BYU will travel to Utah on Nov. 9, the first time since 2010 that a rivalry that has been played 101 times will be a conference game. The two last met in 2021.

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baylor to honor brittney griner by retiring her no. 42 jersey
The Phoenix Mercury star, the No. 1 pick in the 2013 WNBA draft, twice led Baylor to the Final Four during her college career and had a perfect 40-0 national championship season as a junior. She is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist and won the 2014 WNBA title with the Mercury, for whom she has played 10 seasons.

 

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south carolina gripes top spot, kansas state no. 2 in women's poll
South Carolina remained the clear No. 1 team in the country and No. 2 Kansas State matched its best ranking ever after a chaotic week that saw nearly half of the AP Top 25 lose at least one game. The Gamecocks received all 35 first-place votes Monday in the latest Associated Press women's basketball poll after their 76-70 road victory over then-No. 9 LSU.

Top-5
No.1: South Carolina (19-0)
No.2: Kansas State (20-1)
No.3: Iowa (19-2)
No.4: Stanford (19-2)
No.5: NC State (18-2)

 

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Wisconsin, Duke, Iowa State makes leap in men's ap top 25
The top five of the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll remained unchanged Monday with defending national champ UConn still ahead of mighty Purdue, streaking North Carolina, defensive-minded Houston and Tennessee.

Top-5
No.1: UConn (18-2)
No.2: Purdue (19-2)
No.3: North Carolina (17-3)
No.4: Houston (18-2)
No.5: Tennessee (15-4)

 

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zach edey headlines wooden award award, late season top 20 list
Reigning winner Zack Edey, the dominant 7-foot-4 Purdue star, headlined the men's Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 list announced Tuesday night. The award is given annually to the best college basketball player in the country. Edey was the runaway Wooden Award winner on the men's side last season and entered this season as the heavy favorite to become the first repeat winner since Virginia's Ralph Sampson won the 1982 and 1983 awards.


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The complete Wooden Award Late Season Top 20:
Armondo Bacot, North Carolina
Johni Broome, Auburn
L.J. Cryer, Houston
Johnell Davis, Florida Atlantic
RJ Davis, North Carolina
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Zach Edey, Purdue
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
P.J. Hall, Clemson
DaRon Holmes II, Dayton
David Jones, Memphis
Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
Tyler Kolek, Marquette
Jaedon LeDee, San Diego State
Calab Love, Arizona
Kevin McCullar Jr., Kansas
Tristen Newton, UConn
Antonio Reeves, Kentucky
Baylor Scheierman, Creighton
KJ Simpson, Colorado

 

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caitlin clark, paige bueckers headline top 20 wooden list
Former players of the year Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, as well as reigning Final Four Most Outstanding Player Angel Reese, headline the John R. Wooden Award's late season top 20 list, it was announced Tuesday. A national ballot of 15 players will be released later in February.

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Wooden Award Midseason Top 20
Georgia Amoore, Virginia Tech
Lauren Betts, UCLA
Madison Booker, Texas
Cameron Brink, Stanford
Paige Bueckers, Connecticut
Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina
Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Aaliyah Edwards, Connecticut
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Ta'Niya Latson, Florida State
Ayoka Lee, Kansas State
Aneesah Morrow, LSU
Te-Hina Paopao, South Carolina
Alissa Pili, Utah
Angel Reese, LSU
Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State
Jaylyn Sherrod, Colorado
JuJu Watkins, USC

 

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iowa's catlin clark takes no. 2 on all-time scoring list
Clark, the reigning Naismith women's college player of the year, passed former Ohio State star Kelsey Mitchell (3,402) on a layup with 4:58 left in the second quarter. She entered Wednesday's game fourth on the career scoring list -- four points behind Missouri State's Jackie Stiles and 13 behind Mitchell. Clark's second 3-pointer of the first quarter pushed her past Stiles.

 

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Big Ten, SEC form advisory group as conferences' bond tightens​

The Big Ten and SEC have formed a joint advisory group of university presidents, chancellors and athletic directors to "address the significant challenges facing college athletics" and how to improve the student-athlete experience, the conferences announced Friday. The move is significant because it reflects a growing relationship between the two largest and wealthiest conferences and their respective commissioners as the balance of power continues to tilt in their favor in the evolving collegiate landscape. Sources have told ESPN that Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey have been working closely together -- more than their predecessors had -- at a time when conference expansion has further separated their leagues from the other FBS conferences. The SEC will welcome Oklahoma and Texas this summer, while the Big Ten will add Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA from a Pac-12 that is on the verge of extinction.

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