COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Southern California’s women’s basketball seemed to be having an off night. It was understandable. Large chunks of their city are burning back home, while the team is on a ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — JuJu Watkins and Southern California figured to do a lot of traveling in the Trojans’ first season in the Big Ten. So far, so good. No. 4 USC completed a two-game eastern sweep Wednesday night, handing No. 8 Maryland its first loss, 79-74. The victory came after the Trojans decimated Rutgers 92-42 on Sunday.

Maryland lost reserve guard Bri McDaniel for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in her right knee, the team announced Monday.

Experts said the geography that Maryland makes it unlikely to see explosive, large fires like those in California.

On a four-game losing streak, Nebraska returns to the comforts of home to face Southern California on Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb., although even that safe space has been breached of late.

Waves of southern California residents returned to find piles of ash and debris where their homes stood just two weeks ago. Many of them rely on nonprofits and disaster relief groups to figure out their next steps.

Here is as list of organizations accepting donations and offering to help Southern California wildfire victims.

Have you seen Alejandro? Authorities say he may be traveling with 16-year-old Vitalina Sakharova, a girl reported missing in California.

The Ohio State Buckeyes bounced back from what seemed like a catastrophic loss to the Michigan Wolverines to go on a four-game push through the first 12-team College Football Playoff and win the national championship. Now that the confetti has been cleaned up, here is Sports Illustrated ’s way-too-early Top 25 rankings for the 2025 season.

The Big Ten women’s basketball race will encounter a few huge plot points the next five days, with USC benefiting one way or another.

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking

Indiana’s women’s basketball team is no longer getting AP Top 25 votes. The Hoosiers have several Top 25 teams left in a stacked Big Ten.