College Sports
For the details surrounding college sports news, browse through our articles and headlines below.
Crutchfield clicks as NC State cruises past North Florida
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kai Crutchfield scored 21 points and No. 8 North Carolina State opened the season with impressive shooting in a 93-65 victory against North Florida on Wednesday.
Wacky week for Washington ends up in matchup vs. Utah
SEATTLE (AP) — At one point this week, Washington coach Jimmy Lake had four different depth charts sitting on his desk, none of them belonging to the Huskies' originally scheduled opponent.
Women's hoops begins; flexibility key in COVID times
Eight months after women's college basketball was stopped because of the coronavirus, the sport is back.
Transfers lead No. 4 UVa to rout of Towson in Bubbleville
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett already had a roster that was expected to compete for a national title this season, even without sharpshooter Trey Murphy III, who was expected to sit out a year…
No. 2 Stanford women get balanced effort, rout Cal Poly
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Haley Jones felt all the nerves as if it were her first game as a freshman again last fall. It only took a few minutes and she found a nice groove.
Jones, Johnson lead No. 13 Texas A&M women past Lamar 77-61
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — N'Dea Jones scored 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, Ciera Johnson also had a double-double and No. 13 Texas A&M beat Lamar 77-61 in a season opener on Wednesday.
No. 11 Kentucky women roll with new coach, without Howard
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Chasity Patterson scored 30 points and No. 11 Kentucky, without its all-time winningest coach and first-ever preseason All-American, opened its season with an 86-60 win over Murray State on We…
Joens scores 25 points in No. 15 Iowa State women's win
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 25 points and No. 15 Iowa State opened its season with a 69-43 victory over Omaha on Wednesday, though without head coach Bill Fennelly.
Aluma scores 19 and Virginia Tech opens with 77-62 win
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Keve Aluma scored a career-high 19 points in his debut with Virginia Tech and the Hokies pulled away in the second half to beat Radford 77-62 in a season opener on Wednesday.
No. 25 Michigan women pull away from C Michigan 93-75
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Leigha Brown added 22 points and No. 25 Michigan pulled away for a 93-75 season-opening win over Central Michigan on Wednesday.
New-look Cornhuskers cruise in season opener 102-55
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Four Cornhuskers scored 14 points each and six finished in double figures as a cast of newcomers led Nebraska to a 102-55 victory over McNeese State on Wednesday.
Pac-12's traditional rivalries look untraditional in 2020
The Thanksgiving weekend is normally devoted to end-of-season rivalry games in the Pac-12 but — like everything else — it's different this year.
No. 1 South Carolina women rout Charleston in season opener
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Zia Cooke was so excited to get to play again that she could barely sleep. She and her teammates with top-ranked South Carolina picked up where they left off in a runaway victory to start the …
Slocum scores 22 in debut as No. 14 Arkansas women drop ORU
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Graduate transfer Destiny Slocum scored 22 points in her Arkansas debut and the No. 14 Razorbacks rolled to a 96-49 win over Oral Roberts to open the season on Wednesday.
Some in-state rivalries left off of SEC's Thanksgiving menu
The Thanksgiving menu of in-state rivalry games is a little lighter this year around the Southeastern Conference.