Pac 12 basketball

There was no rhythm to the final 20 minutes, with a steady stream of fouls disrupting the flow of play. Tony Miller was called for a flagrant foul after a video review, and White made both to keep USC ahead 73-58. White, alone on the free throw line, pretended to slap hands with his teammates. … [Read more...] about USC beats Washington State 85-77, improves to 5-1 in Pac-12

Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer, seated top center, huddles with her team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pacific in Stockton, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Stanford's 104-61 win over Pacific, made VanDerveer the winningest women's basketball coach in history with 1,099 victory's breaking the previous record set by Pat Summitt.Photo: Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press … [Read more...] about Why Tara VanDerveer says top-ranked, unbeaten Stanford can be even better

Picture a bunch of World War II veterans taking the court at storied Madison Square Garden and winning the 1949 NIT championship under head coach Pete Newell. That was considered more prestigious than the NCAA Tournament at the time, and if anything was more surprising than the Dons’ great triumph — changing the way East Coast fans viewed the game — it was the sight of Newell, making all of $3,600 a year, conducting practices in a run-down gymnasium. (The USF campus was in such a dismantled state after the war, it was commonly called “The Rockpile.”) … [Read more...] about USF basketball revival stirs storied Hilltop memories

Meanwhile, former staffers of Claire McCaskill – the Democrat whom Hawley defeated for his Senate seat in 2018 – have formed a super PAC with an eye toward ousting Hawley in 2024, Politico reported. The anti-Hawley group is called JOSH, for Just Oust Seditious Hacks, the report said. … [Read more...] about Josh Hawley’s Florida fundraiser canceled by Loews Hotels after liberal lawyer posts flyer online

St. Mary’s controlled the tempo for a good portion of its matchup against No. 1 Gonzaga in Moraga on Saturday night. The Gaels built the largest lead of any Gonzaga opponent this season and they held the nation’s top scoring team to its lowest output of 2020-21. … [Read more...] about St. Mary’s hangs with No. 1 Gonzaga for a while, but Zags remain unbeaten