USC's JuJu Watkins named 2025 AP Women's Player of the Year
JuJu Watkins, the sensational sophomore who led USC to its best season in nearly 40 years, was honored Thursday as The Associated Press women’s college basketball Player of the Year.
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Gamecocks on losses to Final Four opponents: 'We owe them one' - ESPN
TAMPA, Fla. — South Carolina has plenty of familiarity with the other teams in the Final Four — the Gamecocks lost to all of them this season.
Even at No. 1, UCLA understands underdog role vs. UConn - ESPN
TAMPA, Fla. — UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close said the top-seeded Bruins are being treated as underdogs in their Final Four matchup against UConn on Friday. But they are used to it because they have been seen that way all season long.
USC's JuJu Watkins named AP women's basketball Player of the Year - ESPN
TAMPA, Fla. — JuJu Watkins, the sophomore who led USC to its best season in nearly 40 years, was honored Thursday as The Associated Press women's college basketball Player of the Year.
10 years in, All Canadian Games thriving as a high school basketball showcase
The All-Canadian Basketball Games were first conceived at a California Sandwiches in Richmond Hill, Ont.
The Legend of Kon: Inside Kon Knueppel's burning desire to be great
Kon Knueppel can remember sitting in his room on Duke's campus and watching the NBA Draft last June. Before he got to Durham, there was only one question on his mind:
Liverpool’s Slot happy to let Premier League title bid take its course
LONDON: Arne Slot says Liverpool are unconcerned by how soon they can win the Premier League title after going 12 points clear again with victory in Wednesday’s Merseyside derby. A day after second-placed Arsenal cut the gap to nine points by beating Fulham 2-1 at home, Liverpool responded by defeating Everton 1-0 at Anfield. Liverpool next face Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday. Slot, in his first season as Liverpool manager since succeeding Jurgen Klopp, was asked Thursday how close he felt to clinching the title. “We are not working on theories about how many points this is, this, this,” said Slot. “We are taking the challenge of Fulham on for Sunday, where we have to be at our best again, like yesterday, to get a result. “We’ve played 30 games now. Maybe there were three or four where the score was so clear that in the last 20 minutes it wasn’t a problem anymore.
Jack Hendry primed for first Dammam derby with Al-Ettifaq
LONDON: Al-Ettifaq center back Jack Hendry knows a fair bit about cross-city rivalries. He played for Dundee against Dundee United, for Club Brugge against Cercle Brugge and, most notably, for Celtic against Rangers in the Old Firm Derby.