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☆ Georgia upset No. 1 Texas in game marred by Longhorns fans throwing trash on the field
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

1 Texas Longhorns 30-15 in Austin on Saturday evening as Bulldogs running back Trevor Etienne ran for three touchdowns in a game marred by Texas fans throwing trash on the field. Texas fans expressed their frustration with the call by throwing water bottles and other trash onto the field at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, which were cleared up by cheerleaders and other team staff. Fans threw trash onto the field during the game. Bulldogs running back Trevor Etienne ran for three touchdowns during the game. “Unfortunately we didn’t play our best football tonight but we were still competitive,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian told reporters afterward.

Persons: Trevor Etienne, Jahdae Barron, Darrell K, Quinn Ewers, Jeffrey Vest, “, Kirby Smart, ”, you’ve, Etienne, Alex Slitz, Steve Sarkisian Organizations: CNN, Georgia Bulldogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas, Darrell K Royal, Longhorns, Southeastern Conference, SEC, Georgia, Bulldogs, Getty Images, AP, ESPN Research, ”, Oregon Ducks Locations: Austin, Texas, Georgia, Getty Images Texas, ” Texas

☆ F1 meets Georgia-Texas: Austin readies for one of its biggest sports weekends
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Madeline Coleman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

AUSTIN, Texas — Just outside Circuit of the Americas stands a large, multicolored billboard. 5 Bulldogs, is one of the biggest college football matchups this year, with two Southeastern Conference powerhouses set to clash. Legendary football coach Nick Saban did a hot lap on Friday, and Jess Sims tested several drivers’ knowledge of American college football, including Lando Norris. Iconic American college football and Formula One racing,” said Drew Martin, Texas’ Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs. “I know the Europeans are particularly fond of college football, in particular the halftime show.

Persons: COTA, GameDay, Elle Duncan Show, Nick Saban, Jess Sims, Lando Norris, It’s, ”, Drew Martin, Martin, “, ” Martin, “ It’s, ” Jess Sims, It’ll, ” COTA, Bobby Epstein, Epstein, Austin ”, Martin reckons, Darrell, Oscar Piastri, ’ Epstein, Eminem, ” Epstein, ’, Alex Albon, Jared C, Tilton Organizations: Tire, Sting, Texas Longhorns, Georgia Bulldogs, United, Texas, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Southeastern Conference, Iconic American, Formula, Affairs, ” College football gamedays, SEC, University of Texas, Longhorn, ESPN, Dallas Grand Prix, Texas -, Darrell K Royal, Longhorns, McLaren, ” University of Texas Athletics, Circuit, Americas, Austin, Getty Locations: AUSTIN , Texas, Americas, Austin, United States, COTA, Texas, Europe, Texas - Georgia, Georgia, Austin , Texas

☆ In college football showdown, Texas will try beating Georgia at its own game
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

That changed in 2023, when Texas went 12-2 in coach Steve Sarkisian’s third season and appeared in the College Football Playoff for the first time. Like Texas, Georgia spent much of the last 30 years boasting a past national championship and a campus in a recruiting-rich part of the country, with little modern success to show for it. The quarterback of the Bulldogs’ back-to-back championship teams was not a former high-star recruit but he did grow up in Georgia. In the decade before Sarkisian’s hiring, Texas recruiting classes finished with an average rank of 10.8 in the country; in three recruiting classes under Sarkisian, Texas has averaged a ranking of 4.6. In the eyes of Texas fans, the Longhorns won’t qualify as fully back until they win the program’s first football national championship since 2006.

Persons: Steve Sarkisian’s, Quinn Ewers, Arch Manning, Peyton, Eli Manning, Kirby Smart, Nick Saban Organizations: Longhorns, College Football, SEC, Bulldogs, Georgia, USA Today, Saban, Southeastern, Mississippi State Locations: Texas, Georgia, Alabama, When Texas, , Texas

☆ Why Oregon vs. Ohio State marks the start of college football's super-conference era
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

At midnight, as the calendar switched to July 1 and two of the country’s richest athletic departments joined its most dominant league, college football had officially entered its super-conference era. Unbeaten but somewhat unremarkable this season, Oregon is meanwhile trying to return to the College Football Playoff for the first time in a decade. However, Ohio State versus Oregon in a game that counts not as a non-conference game, or a Rose Bowl matchup on New Year’s Day, but in the Big Ten standings? Their stated aim is to promote more matchups more often between otherwise separated blue-blood programs — games just like Oregon vs. Ohio State. The summit was a reminder that the remaking of college football hasn’t ended.

Persons: Pitbull, ”, Ryan Day, Southern Cal didn’t, hasn’t Organizations: University of Texas, Austin, Longhorns, Southeastern Conference, University of Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio State, NBC, Ohio, Michigan, College Football, SEC, Oregon, Big, Southern Cal, Rutgers, “, . Ohio, NCAA Locations: Austin, Texas, Oregon, Eugene, Alabama, Oklahoma, Dallas, Ohio State, Washington, UCLA, Rutgers , Illinois, Nebraska, Nashville , Tennessee

☆ The clash between rivals Georgia and Alabama is a test for two powerhouses in college football
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

2 Georgia to fourth-ranked Alabama might have acted as a de facto knockout game. The College Football Playoff’s expansion to 12 teams this season has left more margin for error for teams with national title ambitions that play in the sport’s four most powerful conferences. But that doesn’t mean the stakes are necessarily lower for Saturday’s meeting of undefeated Southeastern Conference rivals (7:30 p.m. But Georgia also has imperfections, such as its 74th-ranked third-down conversion rate, its 81st-ranked third-down defense and its numerous penalties. Dating to 2008, Alabama has won eight of the last nine games against Georgia.

Persons: Nick Saban, Kalen DeBoer, Kirby Smart, Carson Beck, Beck, Keon Sabb Organizations: The, Football, Southeastern Conference, ABC, ESPN, SEC, Bulldogs, Saban, Alabama, Georgia Locations: Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky

“For over a century, the Pac-12 Conference has been recognized as a leading brand in intercollegiate athletics,” Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould said in a statement. I am thankful to our board for their efforts to welcome Boise State University, Colorado State University, California State University, Fresno, and San Diego State University to the conference. An exciting new era for the Pac-12 Conference begins today.”While Pac-12 will survive in name, it's highly unlikely it’ll have the same stature or immediate moneymaking potential of the Big Ten, Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12. “Today’s news is a great start to stabilizing the future of the Pac‑12 Conference and Washington State University,” Washington State President Kirk Schulz and Athletic Director Anne McCoy said in a joint statement. Washington and Oregon joined the Big Ten as well, with Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado leaving for the Irving, Texas-based Big 12.

Persons: that’s, ”, Teresa Gould, Kirk Schulz, Anne McCoy Organizations: Conference, Washington, Oregon State, “ Conference of, Boise State, Fresno State, San, NCAA, Boise State University , Colorado State University , California State University, San Diego State University, Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Washington State University, ” Washington, Athletic, USC, UCLA, Big, Los Angeles, Irving, Stanford, Cal Locations: Washington State, San Francisco, San Ramon , California, Colorado State, Fresno, San Diego State, Corvallis , Oregon, Pullman, Washington, Oregon, Rosemont , Illinois, Midwest, Washington and Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State , Utah, Colorado, Irving , Texas, Charlotte , North Carolina

☆ Georgia tops college football AP preseason poll for second year in a row
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

1 college football team in the annual Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll for the second season running. Georgia received 46 of 62 first-place votes and 1,532 points to comfortably top the poll ahead of the Ohio State Buckeyes, who received 15 first-place votes. 1 for the entirety of the regular season, before being defeated by Alabama in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship game. Brett Patzke/USA TODAY Sports/ReutersThe AP poll also tells the story of wider conference realignment in college sports. 4 Texas joins Georgia in the SEC for this season, while Oregon is now a Big Ten member alongside Ohio State.

Persons: Carson Beck, Mykel Williams, Smael Mondon, Malaki Starks, Kirby Smart, Smart, Brett Patzke, Jim Harbaugh, JJ McCarthy –, Nick Saban, Kalen DeBoer, Michael Penix Jr, Rome Odunze, Ole Organizations: CNN, Georgia Bulldogs, Associated Press, Georgia, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Bulldogs, Florida State, Orange, Alabama, Southeastern Conference, SEC, year’s College Football, Big, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan, Los Angeles Chargers, Saban, NFL, Rome, . Oregon, Texas, Ole Miss, Penn, Florida, . Missouri, Utah, LSU, Clemson, Tennessee, Oklahoma, . Oklahoma, Kansas State, Miami, Arizona, . Kansas, USC, North Carolina State Locations: Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Florida, Washington, Alabama, ., Iowa

☆ NCAA signs off on deal that would change landscape of college sports — paying student-athletes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( The Associated Press | Nbc News | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

General signage before practice for the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at PPG Paints Arena. Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsA major change could be coming for college athletes — they may soon start getting paid. Other casesThe settlement is expected to cover two other antitrust cases facing the NCAA and major conferences that challenge athlete compensation rules. Hubbard v. the NCAA and Carter v. the NCAA are also in front of judges in the Northern District of California. College sports have been trending in this direction for years, with athletes receiving more and more monetary benefits and rights they say were long overdue.

Persons: Charles LeClaire, —, Charlie Baker, Steve Berman, Grant, Michael McCann, McCann, Logan Riely, Hubbard, Carter, Fontenot, they're, George Zelcs Organizations: PPG Paints, NCAA, ACC, SEC, Former Arizona State, Grant House, Sedona Prince, TCU, NBC, Washington Huskies, Michigan Wolverines, College Football Playoff, Notre Dame, Big, Atlantic Coast, Washington, Oregon State, Northern District of, College Locations: Oregon, amateurism, Houston, Southeastern, Washington State, Northern District, Northern District of California, Colorado, Fontenot

☆ Angel Reese announces that she is leaving LSU for the WNBA
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Jill Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —LSU basketball star Angel Reese has announced that she is leaving school for the WNBA. ESPN, the network that aired Monday’s game, announced Tuesday that it was the most-watched women’s college basketball game in history. “I’ve done everything I wanted to in college,” Reese said in the Vogue story. A year ago, Reese and LSU won the program’s first women’s basketball national championship, upending Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes in the final, 102-85. When LSU won the national title in 2023, 9.9 million viewers tuned in, which at the time was the most-watched women’s college basketball game in history.

Persons: Angel Reese, Reese, “, ” Reese, “ I’ve, I’ve, upending Caitlin Clark, Clark, Gregory Fisher Organizations: CNN, LSU, WNBA, Vogue, NCAA, ESPN, Southeastern, Hawkeyes, Iowa, USA, Sports, Reuters, Maryland Locations: Instagram, Iowa, Clark

Florida State wants to move the venue to Florida and prefers the documents to be unsealed for transparency. Photos You Should See View All 60 Images“FSU is arguing that North Carolina is a more favorable jurisdiction for the ACC,” said ACC attorney James Cooney. The ACC initially sued the Florida State Board of Trustees in North Carolina in last December, asking a court to uphold the conference's grant of rights as a valid and enforceable contract after catching wind of a forthcoming Florida State lawsuit. The courtroom showdown comes just three days after Clemson, another member school, joined Florida State in challenging the ACC's right to charge hundreds of millions of dollars to leave the conference. The complaint filed in South Carolina said the ACC’s “exorbitant $140 million” exit penalty and the grant of rights used to bind schools to a conference through their media rights should be struck down.

Persons: CHARLOTTE, Judge Louis A, Bledsoe, ”, James Cooney, “, Bailey King, ” King, Rick McCullough, ” Clemson Organizations: Atlantic Coast Conference, Florida State, ACC, ESPN, FSU, ”, of Trustees, Big, Southeastern Conference, Notre Dame, SEC, Clemson, AP Locations: N.C, Mecklenburg County, Florida, Charlotte, Carolina, North Carolina, South Carolina

☆ More Teams in March Madness? Say Goodbye to the Cinderella Stories.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Billy Witz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Greg Sankey, the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, is the ultimate soft power player. Instead, he speaks opaquely, often requiring something like a college sports Kremlinologist to interpret his intentions. constitution and scoffing out of existence the possibility that the SEC would be shut out of the football playoff last season. Recently, he teamed up with the Big Ten commissioner, Tony Petitti, to leverage a deal that will award their conferences about 60 percent of the television revenue for the 12-team College Football Playoff that begins next year, leaving crumbs for everyone else. So, when Sankey told ESPN this month that it was time to rethink the N.C.A.A.

Persons: Greg Sankey, coauthoring, Tony Petitti, Sankey Organizations: Southeastern Conference, SEC, Big, Football, ESPN Locations: Oklahoma, Texas

Texas announced the contract extension through the 2030 season last month but had not released financial details. The extension includes $100,000 annual raises that will push Sarkisian's guaranteed salary to $10.9 million by the final year. According to the regents' agenda, the raises are a 78% overall increase in Sarkisian's guaranteed compensation. The Longhorns won the Big 12 in their final season in the league. Texas also is extending the contracts of tight ends coach Jeff Banks, offensive coordinator Kyle Flood and defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski.

Persons: Steve Sarkisian's, Sark, Kevin Eltife, “ We’re, ” Sarkisian, “ We’ve, Jeff Banks, Kyle Flood, Pete Kwiatkowski Organizations: —, Longhorns, Big, College Football, Texas, University of Texas, Regents, ”, Washington, Southeastern Conference, AP Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, — Texas

(AP) — A Louisiana State University football player was arrested Thursday and charged with attempted second-degree murder after a shooting last week that wounded two people. Treyvion Antwan Holly, a freshman running back, faces three charges — attempted second-degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property and illegal use of a weapon on a public roadway, the Union Parish Sheriff said in a press release Thursday evening. Jordan Ramond Jones, 18, was charged with attempted second-degree murder and illegal use of weapons. A 16-year-old boy was also charged with attempted second-degree murder, illegal use of weapons, aggravated criminal damage to property and illegal possession of handgun by a juvenile. A spokesperson for Louisiana State University could not immediately be reached for comment.

Persons: Treyvion, Holly, —, Union Parish Sheriff, Jordan Ramond Jones Organizations: —, Louisiana State University football, Union Parish, Union Parish Detention, Louisiana State University, Southeastern Conference Locations: BATON ROUGE, La, Union, Farmerville, Louisiana

☆ Super Bowl Broadcast Is a Crossroads for CBS Sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( John Koblin | Kevin Draper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On the one hand, Sunday will be a joyous occasion for CBS Sports. The sports division will broadcast its 22nd Super Bowl, the most of any network. The storied CBS Sports division, the broadcasting home of marquee events like the Masters and March Madness, is confronting a wave of change. It all leaves CBS Sports facing a number of challenges — which company leaders say they can handle by sticking to what they know. “No matter what happens in the future to the company, sports will increasingly be more important each and every year,” Mr. McManus said.

Persons: Sean McManus, —, ” Mr, McManus Organizations: CBS Sports, CBS, Paramount, Southeastern Conference, Netflix

Nick Saban is joining ESPN's “College GameDay,” the long-running Saturday pregame road show he appeared on as a guest so frequently during his 17 seasons as Alabama coach. “ESPN and College GameDay have played such an important role in the growth of college football, and I’m honored to have the opportunity to join their team,” Saban said in a statement. Photos You Should See View All 15 Images"Nick Saban is a singular, iconic presence in college football. Saban has also appeared on ESPN's college football coverage as a guest analyst during the occasional postseasons when his Crimson Tide was not competing for the national championship. ___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll

Persons: Nick Saban, Saban, “, ”, Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, College GameDay, ” Saban, Jimmy Pitaro Organizations: ESPN's “, Saban, Alabama, LSU, ESPN, College, GameDay, NFL, SEC Media, Southeastern Conference, SEC, Crimson Tide, AP Locations: Alabama

The NCAA has long maintained that college players are “student-athletes” — a term designed to perpetrate the pretense that education comes first. The school says playing on the basketball team is not a job; it's like participating in the orchestra or Model United Nations. “Because Dartmouth has the right to control the work performed by the Dartmouth men’s basketball team, and the players perform that work in exchange for compensation, I find that the petitioned-for basketball players are employees,” she wrote. The Dartmouth players want to be paid $20 an hour, like the cafeteria workers on campus, with the school paying their health care premiums. ___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

Persons: it’s, Cade Haskins, Romeo Myrthil, Laura Sacks, “, ”, Dartmouth doesn’t, Sacks, it's, Jimmy Golen Organizations: BOSTON, Dartmouth, Ivy League, National Labor Relations Board, ” Dartmouth, NLRB, NCAA, Southeastern Conference, NFL, United Nations, “, Dartmouth men’s, Local, Service Employees International Union, Northwestern football, NBA, The Associated Press, AP Locations: Michigan, Alabama, Power, Tennessee, Virginia, California, Hanover , New Hampshire, Dartmouth

Reigning national champion Connecticut, Purdue and North Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third consecutive week, while South Carolina cracked the rankings for the first time in nearly seven years. 1 for the fourth straight week in Monday's poll, while the Boilermakers topped the ballots of 16 other voters. The top of the poll remained set after a big week that included four top-10 matchups over the weekend, with Purdue winning at Wisconsin and UNC beating rival Duke. In all, nine teams moved up from last week's poll. The Big Ten, Big East and Mountain West conferences were next with three.

Persons: Lamont Paris, Creighton, ___ Organizations: Connecticut, Purdue, Press, Huskies, Boilermakers, Wisconsin, UNC, Duke, Kansas, Houston, Cougars, Wildcats, Fighting Illini, Gamecocks, San Diego State, TCU, Southeastern, Baylor, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Cincinnati, Florida Atlantic, UConn, CONFERENCE, SEC, Big, Atlantic Coast Conference, USA Locations: North Carolina, South Carolina, Marquette , Arizona, Duke, Illinois, Carolina, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mexico

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ta'Lon Cooper hit a critical 3-pointer with 40 seconds left and scored 18 points, and B.J. Myles Stute scored 13 points for the Gamecocks (18-3, 6-2 Southeastern Conference), who have beaten the conference's two highest-ranked teams. South Carolina led by three points with 30 seconds left when Stute hit two free throws. Stute hit two more free throws with 4 seconds left to seal the win. Tennessee shot 36% (21 for 58) from the field and 24% (5 for 21) from 3-point distance.

Persons: — Ta'Lon Cooper, Mack, Myles Stute, Dalton Knecht, Santiago Vescovi, Stute, Knecht, Cooper, Lamont Paris, Vescovi, …, ___ Organizations: Gamecocks, Conference, Volunteers, Tennessee, Vols, NEXT, Bulldogs, AP Locations: KNOXVILLE, Tenn, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Carolina, Georgia

Bilas said during the “College Gameday” show that fans should never be allowed on the court, and his comments went viral. “But it seems inevitable that something negative will happen, and we’ll act surprised when it was foreseeable.”A Tulane fan was seen on video making contact with a Memphis player during a court storming in New Orleans hours after the Clark incident on Jan. 21. Fans also stormed the court at Oregon State on Thursday and at Iowa State and Wyoming on Saturday. The court storming at Iowa State's Hilton Coliseum following Saturday's 79-75 win over No. SEC fines are paid to the visiting school if the storming occurred in a conference game.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Jay Bilas, Bilas, ” Bilas, ”, Gil Fried, Fried, Micah Willbrand, Ben Johnson, ” Johnson, “, it’s, Herb Vincent, Emeritus Harris Pastides, It's, they'd Organizations: Ohio State, Buckeyes, Hawkeyes, ESPN, Gameday, Associated Press, Tulane, Southeastern Conference, South, Kentucky, Oregon State, Iowa State, University of West, NEC, Iowa State's Hilton, Security, Jayhawks, ISU, SEC, Carolina, Gamecocks, NFL, NBA Locations: Iowa, Columbus, Memphis, New Orleans, South Carolina, Wyoming, University of West Florida, Europe, Latin America, United States, Kansas, Minnesota

(AP) — Bree Hall made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:14 remaining, and No. 1 South Carolina rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat ninth-ranked and defending national champion LSU 76-70 on Thursday night. Van Lith finished with 12 points. South Carolina took its first lead since the first basket of the game when Cardoso converted a layup for a 63-61 advantage with 6:06 left in the fourth. LSU: Coach Kim Mulkey dropped to 1-4 against South Carolina — 0-3 in three seasons with LSU and 1-1 in her 21 seasons with Baylor.

Persons: — Bree Hall, Chloe Kitts, Raven Johnson, Kamilla Cardoso, Hall, Aneesah Morrow, Angel Reese, Johnson, Hailey Van Lith, Van Lith, Mikaylah Williams, Flau'jae Johnson, MiLaysia Fulwiley, Cardoso, that’s, Kim Mulkey, ___ Organizations: Carolina, LSU, Gamecocks, Conference, Tigers, UConn, South Carolina —, Baylor, Mulkey, Vanderbilt, Sunday, Mississippi State, AP, womens Locations: BATON ROUGE, La, Carolina, UP

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference fined South Carolina $100,000 for its fans storming the court after the top-ranked Gamecocks' 79-62 win over No. The league announced the fine Wednesday, a day after South Carolina posted a win over its highest ranked opponent at home in 14 years. The league gave all members a clean slate so this counts as South Carolina's first offense. Among those celebrating on the court were women's basketball coach Dawn Staley and several members of her team. Kentucky players were gotten off the floor quickly and no such incidents were reported.

Persons: Dawn Staley, Harris Pastides, ”, Caitlin Clark, ___ Organizations: COLUMBIA, Southeastern Conference, South, Gamecocks, SEC, Ohio State, Buckeyes, Hawkeyes, Kentucky, AP Locations: South Carolina, Kentucky, Iowa

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Johni Broome had a preseason prediction for anyone sleeping on Auburn’s team. The reality is tougher games await and Auburn has only played two ranked teams, handling then-No. "You look at the last 11 games, they're running through people. They're playing hard on defense. Despite the mishmash of returnees and newcomers, center Dylan Cardwell says this Auburn team has developed a chemistry and closeness.

Persons: — Johni Broome, “ They’re, The Tigers haven't, Bruce Pearl, “, Pearl, Ole Miss, Bud, Pearl's, He's, Nate Oats, we've, Jaylin Williams, Aden Holloway, Tre Donaldson, Chad Baker, Denver Jones, Chaney Johnson, Dylan Cardwell, I’ve, ” Cardwell, we’re Organizations: Tigers, Alabama, Baylor, Appalachian State, Sun Belt Conference, The Tigers, Auburn, Razorbacks, Bud Walton Arena, Crimson Tide, Tennessee, AP Locations: AUBURN, Ala, Auburn, Appalachian, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky, Broome, Mazara

Boilermakers coach Matt Painter said afterward game management personnel need to be better prepared to protect athletes caught up in the commotion. Of the six major basketball conferences, four fine host schools for failure to keep fans off the court. The second offense brings a public acknowledgement of an institutional problem. The Big 12 fined UCF $25,000 for a court-storming following an upset of Kansas in a men’s game Jan. 10. So we’re struggling in our conference with that.”Painter said schools need to take steps to keep order, whether it's roping off the court or creating a greater police presence.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Matt Painter, “, Don’t, Scott Markley, ” Jan Jensen, Iowa's, Clark, —, ” Jensen, Markley, ” Markley, Matt Rhule, we’ve, ” Painter, we’re, ”, Pat Graham Organizations: Ohio State, Nebraska, Purdue, Boilermakers, ACC, Big, Associated Press, UCF, Southeastern Conference, South, Northwestern, Wildcats, AP, womens Locations: Iowa, Columbus, Lincoln, Kansas, South Carolina, Nebraska, Colorado

CHAOTICThe past week turned into a trap-filled slate for the AP Top 25 teams. But with 15 ranked teams losing last week, that insulated some teams from falling as much with everyone around them also stumbling. RISING AND SLIDINGTen teams moved up in this week's poll, with the Bears' jump of five spots marking the biggest of the week. 14 Illinois each fell four spots, while a total of nine teams slid from last week's poll. ___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season.

Persons: Gonzaga, Dan Hurley, ”, ZAGS, Mark Few's, Creighton, Butler, ___ Organizations: NCAA, Associated Press, Huskies, UConn, Purdue, Boilermakers, Nebraska, ” Purdue, UCF, North Carolina State, Atlantic Coast Conference, Syracuse, UNC, Baylor, Houston, Cougars, Duke, Wildcats, Bears, Utah State, Blue Devils, Oklahoma, TCU, Golden Eagles, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Rebels, Colorado State, San Diego State, Clemson, CONFERENCE, Southeastern Conference, Big, Big East, Coast, American Athletic Locations: Connecticut, Kansas, Santa Clara, Tennessee, Kentucky, Memphis, Wisconsin, Marquette, Arizona, Illinois, Houston, Dayton, Mississippi, San, Texas, Atlantic

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Kalen DeBoer stood at a lectern, only a few feet from Nick Saban, and enthusiastically embraced the chance to both replace and learn from his larger-than-life predecessor. All that makes it easier to be the guy who replaces the guy who brought six national championships to Tuscaloosa in 17 years. A huge photo of Saban and players hoisting a national championship trophy hung on the wall behind DeBoer as he talked to reporters. DeBoer spoke with Saban on the phone Friday morning and called him again the next morning. Still, he wiped away tears while talking about leaving his Washington players who made it to the brink of a national title.

Persons: Kalen DeBoer, Nick Saban, Saban, ”, “, ” DeBoer, Denny, Terry, Stuart R, Bell, ” Bell, DeBoer, ” DeBoers, Dezz Ricks, Isaiah Bonds, Greg Byrne's, Byrne, Nicole, you’d, ” Byrne Organizations: “, Bryant, Tide, University, Alabama, ESPN, Associated, NAIA, Sioux, Fresno State, Huskies, Washington, Southeastern Conference, College Football Playoff, DeBoer, LSU, AP Locations: TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Washington, Tuscaloosa, DeBoer, South Dakota, alma, Alabama

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