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Iowa's Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA D-I basketball scoring record previously held by Pete Maravich, regardless of gender. Clark did so on the 2nd free throw via a technical foul from Ohio State.

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Big Ten this tournament so far was like we’re going to show you why you should be afraid… Holy Michigan, Minnesota, Penn State and Ohio State 😳😱👍☝️

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THE CAPITOL OF WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL (again): A Look at L.A.'s Two Top Teams

UCLA & USC during last season’s first clash at Pauley Pavilion… RECKONINGS REGARDING HOW TWO OF THE TOP FOUR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE CURRENT TOP-RANKED TEAM, ARE (along with the Dodgers) THE TALK OF SO CAL AND THE CROSSTOWN RIVALRY As of this writing… Two of the top four ranked teams in NCAA women’s basketball reside in the Southern California region; Los…

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UCLA move on from OC Bieniemy

Blame it on the scoring. Or the lack thereof. The UCLA football team struggled all season to put points on the scoreboard. Playing in the Big Ten Conference for the first time, the Bruins needed help keeping up with the other conference teams in terms of scoring.  That assistance never came. As a result, head coach DeShaun Foster and UCLA finished at the No. 15 position with a 3-6 conference…

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Big Ten Conference and Chicago Cubs Partner for The Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series

College hockey continues to push boundaries and create exciting matchups in large outdoor venues. The latest announcement comes from the Big Ten Conference who will host 3 men and 1 women’s hockey matches at Wrigley Field. The Big Ten Conference and the Chicago Cubs announced today plans to host a pair of college hockey doubleheaders at Wrigley Field in January 2025. The event will be known…

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Illinois: 2023-24 Big Ten Men's Basketball Champions

The Illinois Fighting Illini apparently have their recipe for success in the playoffs.

It's quite simple: Fall behind by double-digits in the second half, turn up the defensive pressure and ride the hot hand of guard Terrence Shannon.

That was the case for a third straight game in the Big Ten tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis. This time, they rallied from 10 to defeat the Wisconsin Badgers 93-87 to capture their second conference title since 2021. Guard Terrence Shannon led the way with 34 points, completing one of the best performances in tournament history.

He averaged 34 points in three games, including a career-high 40 in the semifinals against Nebraska.

The Illini trailed 61-51 with 14:38 left before they began another big charge. A 7-0 run highlighted a Dain Dainja dunk, Shannon layup and 3-pointer by Marcus Domask put them ahead 70-65. Shannon then capped it with a deep 3-pointer with 1 minute, 26 seconds remaining. They shot 60 percent in the second half.

It wasn't just Shannon. Domask finished with 26 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He was also 9 of 10 from the free throw line.

It was the eighth win in nine games for the Illini. The only loss was to No. 2 Purdue, a game they had every chance to win. Now, the Illini roll into the NCAA Tournament oozing with momentum.

They should enter no lower than a No. 3 seed.

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Emeka Egbuka's touchdown vs. ❌ichigan Wolverines | November 25th, 2023

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#14 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs at #6 Minnesota Golden Gophers

Friday, November 3, 2023

3M Arena at Mariucci, Minneapolis, MN

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Have you ever wondered about NCAA Hockey? What's the Frozen Four? How do the rankings work? What players have played through the system?

We've got you covered in our primer here

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SEC and Big Ten Set to Convene for Second Athletic Directors’ Meeting on Potential CFP Format Revisions

College Football Playoff Format Under Review by SEC and Big Ten In the world of college football, significant changes may be on the way. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Big Ten are preparing for a crucial meeting next month where they will reassess the College Football Playoff (CFP) format and look toward its future. This gathering is slated for February 19 in New Orleans, just ahead of…

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Alex Kirshner at Slate:

The Pac-12 Conference, which started in 1915 as the Pacific Coast Conference and donned a bunch of names over a successful century of Western teams playing games with each other, is dead. After USC and UCLA exited for the Big Ten last summer, and after Colorado headed for the Big 12 last month, the conference took on additional water on Friday: Oregon and Washington, the Pac-12’s biggest remaining fish, joined their Los Angeles counterparts in the Big Ten. The Big 12 Conference is now also adding Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah, news that broke just minutes after the Pacific Northwest schools decided to join the Midwest. The future is deeply murky for the biggest schools left in the Pac-12 now, Stanford and Cal in the Bay Area. And it looks only grim for two of the quirkiest and most fun programs in college football: Oregon State and Washington State, who are losing their blood rivals (Oregon and Washington) to another league but aren’t getting the call to decamp themselves. The specifics will fall into place in the days ahead. The big picture is already a bleak one. The degradation of the Pac-12, and now its imminent outright death as anything like what it has always been, is a college sports tragedy. In some part, this moment is a natural destination for a train that left its station decades ago and will run over more of college sports’ nice old things in the years to come. But what has happened to the Pac-12 wasn’t inevitable and certainly didn’t need to unfold as quickly as it did. What college sports fans know as the Conference of Champions is at death’s door because of cold, hard capitalism, yes, but also because the people in charge of stewarding the Pac-12 were the wrong mix of arrogant and incompetent.

College sports has been transmogrifying into a made-for-TV product since the mid-1980s, when the Supreme Court stripped the NCAA of its top-down control of football television rights and left teams and conferences to make their own agreements. As one cycle of gigantic TV deals has given way to the next, the Pac-12 has slid into a more pronounced disadvantage against its peers in the South and Midwest. College football is a religion in the Southeastern Conference’s footprint and in much of the Big Ten’s, though the latter now covers both the parts of the country obsessed with football and the parts that are not. The Big Ten and SEC have lucrative TV networks of their own that they run in partnership with ESPN and Fox, and the leagues sell the rights to broadcast their games—their inventory, in industry parlance—for hundreds of millions of dollars. The financial edge of the big two leagues cost the Pac-12 both UCLA and USC in a realignment move to the Big Ten last summer, and the same edge has now cost them Oregon and Washington to render the Pac-12 unrecognizable. When those schools left, three others fled in response to the Big 12, and suddenly, it was all over. The Northwestern Big Ten entrants might only get half the money of a normal Big Ten member, but that will be more than they were likely to get if they had stayed in the outgunned Pac-12. Someone might look at the TV cash disparity and conclude the Pac-12 never had a chance to survive. But the Pac-12’s predicament is worse than simply not being able to compete financially with the Big Ten and SEC. The world was big enough for the league to survive in a reasonably strong form anyway, as a secondary but still powerful conference with a distinct Western identity. The reason the Pac-12 is instead finished is that its leaders messed up repeatedly and gruesomely until they couldn’t blow it anymore.

[...] All of this adds up to something a little less severe than the death of Western college football, because the teams involved will keep playing games. Fans will keep tailgating, their lives mostly unaffected by how much TV money their alma maters are raking in. But the reduction or demise of the Pac-12 will have serious costs. It could end either the Washington–Washington State rivalry known as the Apple Cup or the Oregon–Oregon State game that they used to call the Civil War. (The departing schools say they’ll prioritize maintaining those games, and we can only hope that stays true forever.) It will weaken the geographic distinction in a sport that used to see provincialism as a feature, not a bug. And it will pit schools against teams they share no history or animus with, in an 18-team Big Ten (at least) where some teams will go years without playing each other. They’ll all be richer. There is no guarantee that they, or anyone, will be happier.

The demise of the Pac-12 was entirely avoidable. USC and UCLA's defections to the Big Ten (B1G) were the warning shot of P12's demise; however, the conference still could have been in a manageable shape.

But when Colorado hightailed it back to the Big 12, the dominoes began to really unravel for the Pac-12's survival. Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah joined Colorado to the Big 12, and Washington and Oregon went to the B1G, leaving behind Washington State, Oregon State, Cal, and Stanford in a rudderless P12.

In truth, the Pac-12's disaster began with the Pac 12 Networks, and will end with messes.

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Iowa's lineup in the late game reveals a lot in defeat.

Title: Iowa Women's Basketball Struggles Continue: Freshmen Shine in Loss to Indiana IOWA CITY - Iowa's 74-67 loss to Indiana revealed significant lineup changes and playing time distribution within the team. Head coach Jan Jensen opted for a lineup of young players in the final minutes, showcasing the potential of the team's freshmen. The defeat marked the program's first three-game losing streak since 2018, prompting Jensen to search for solutions. Despite the disappointing performance, Jensen commended the effort of the young players, highlighting their resilience and determination on the court. The game saw standout performances from Taylor McCabe, who led the team with 15 points, and freshmen Taylor Stremlow and Ava Heiden, who displayed promising contributions. The loss exposed weaknesses in the team's veteran players, who struggled to maintain momentum throughout the game. Jensen emphasized the need for improved performance and teamwork to overcome the challenges faced by the Hawkeyes. Indiana's dominant performance highlighted areas for improvement in Iowa's gameplay, particularly in shooting accuracy and defensive strategy. As the team navigates its current slump, Jensen remains optimistic about the potential for growth and development among the players. With a focus on improving shooting efficiency and team cohesion, the Hawkeyes aim to bounce back from their recent losses and regain their competitive edge in the Big Ten Conference. Key Points to Note: Freshmen players show promise in Iowa's loss to Indiana Young talent shines as veterans struggle to maintain performance Coach Jensen emphasizes the importance of improved team dynamics and shooting accuracy Optimism for growth and development despite recent setbacks Overall, Iowa's women's basketball team faces challenges but remains committed to overcoming obstacles and returning to winning form in the future. #News #Basketball #big #Caitlin #CaitlinClark #Clark #College #CollegeSports #Conference #cybersolutionsFutureofSecureAPIsAPISecurityAPIGatewayImplementation #defeat #game #Hawkeyes #IA #IASharingSportsHawkeyes #Indiana #Iowa #IowaHawkeyes #IowaHawkeyesWomensBasketball #Iowas #late #lineup #lot #NCAA #NCAABigTenConference #Neutral #News #Overall #OverallNeutral #Reveals #Sharing #Sports #SportsNews #Ten #WomensSports #Womens https://tinyurl.com/297ns5so

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UCLA GYMNASTICS: Our 2025 Season Preview

The 2025 UCLA Women’s Gymnastics team! Photo courtesy of x.com UCLA WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS – THEIR 2024 SEASON BY THE NUMBERS: Final Regular Season Record: 6-10 Final Overall Record: 13-14 Finished second in the Pac-12 Conference Meet Finished third in NCAA California Regional Semifinals Missed the NCAA Nationals Final National Rank: 17th Season Average Score: 197.350 Season High Score:…

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Foster is building a foundation with Bruins

PASADENA, California—When Chip Kelly left the UCLA football program, he left behind a team with no direction and nowhere to go. Thanks to the heady work of athletics director Martin Jarmond and the guidance of first-year head coach DeShaun Foster, the Bruins now at least have direction.  “When you talk to our players, they’re echoing the same thing that I’m saying or that our other coaches are…

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