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All rights reserved.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:58:37 +000012615Yahoo Sportshttps://sports.yahoo.com/https://s.yimg.com/cv/apiv2/uhlog/uh.png0e65d90a-e13c-4828-803f-831d08861ab7<![CDATA[JuJu Watkins' triumphant return and 3 other takeaways from opening night of the women's college basketball season]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-college-basketball/article/juju-watkins-triumphant-return-and-3-other-takeaways-from-opening-night-of-the-womens-college-basketball-season-161602271.htmlCassandra Negley94501832-1fcb-4e37-9db0-d298a9078a2e<![CDATA[7 snap judgments from opening night of the men's college basketball season]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/snap-judgments-from-opening-night-of-mens-college-basketball-095458734.htmlJeff Eisenberga46a3e2d-da85-46da-8e29-b899b01ea045<![CDATA[JuJu Watkins drops 21 points in long-awaited return from ACL injury to lead No. 3 USC past UNLV in opener]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-college-basketball/breaking-news/article/juju-watkins-drops-21-points-in-long-awaited-return-from-acl-injury-to-lead-no-3-usc-past-unlv-in-opener-231142381.htmlRyan Young62d43676-5f2d-4ca5-9755-96e356e8473a<![CDATA[No. 1 South Carolina opens season with 101-93 win over No. 20 Maryland in Paris; Addi Mack scores 35 for Terrapins]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-college-basketball/article/no-1-south-carolina-opens-season-with-101-93-win-over-no-20-maryland-in-paris-addi-mack-scores-35-for-terrapins-192601938.htmlIan Casselberrye058fd99-e8bd-4785-8667-2b50d9025aeb<![CDATA[Hannah Hidalgo erupts for 32 points as Notre Dame breezes past Villanova in Rome]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-college-basketball/breaking-news/article/hannah-hidalgo-erupts-for-32-points-as-notre-dame-breezes-past-villanova-in-rome-191918787.htmlChris Cwik0d3102ed-1254-48ad-884d-d68000af2e1c<![CDATA[Women's college basketball top storylines: JuJu's return, familiar names and transfer mania]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-college-basketball/article/womens-college-basketball-top-storylines-jujus-return-familiar-names-and-transfer-mania-171454692.htmlCassandra Negley7d0a8b1e-e60c-4024-beba-22fcf68c6e3c<![CDATA[Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark leaving conference to accept role outside college sports]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/big-12-commissioner-brett-yormark-leaving-conference-to-accept-role-outside-college-sports-144703736.htmlYahoo Sports Staff63bc8704-c393-4817-993a-182dd33dce38<![CDATA[College basketball's wildest season yet? 10 questions that will define 2026-27]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/college-basketballs-wildest-season-yet-10-questions-that-will-define-2026-27-135637912.htmlJeff Eisenbergd94db89f-7824-4ac9-b4a6-c27dfe305e2a<![CDATA[76 college basketball predictions: Who will surprise, who will disappoint and who will win it all]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/76-college-basketball-predictions-who-will-surprise-who-will-disappoint-and-who-will-win-it-all-131739746.htmlJeff Eisenbergb42f950d-efd5-4f8b-8b56-ecc14464fcae<![CDATA[Is more college football realignment on the way? Amid congressional sports bill drama, Miami's president says 'You cannot lock us into a conference']]>https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/is-more-college-football-realignment-on-the-way-miamis-president-says-you-cannot-lock-us-into-a-conference-192612251.htmlRoss Dellenger6405ebf8-1240-435a-89f3-557ac6fb481e<![CDATA[Women's college basketball preseason AP poll: South Carolina leads the way, with UConn and USC trailing behind]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-college-basketball/breaking-news/article/womens-college-basketball-preseason-ap-poll-south-carolina-leads-the-way-with-uconn-and-usc-trailing-behind-193122990.htmlChris Cwik802d296c-6551-4517-8062-3122faf10199<![CDATA[Law & Order: College Basketball — How the NCAA's eligibility rules have created chaos before the season's even begun]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/law--order-college-basketball--how-the-ncaas-eligibility-rules-have-created-chaos-before-the-seasons-even-begun-125822865.htmlJeff Eisenberg0394b0b3-424e-428d-80bf-f6284368f0ec<![CDATA[NCAA files lawsuit against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine over state executive order on fifth-year players]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/ncaa-files-lawsuit-against-ohio-gov-mike-dewine-over-state-executive-order-on-fifth-year-players-142606844.htmlRoss Dellengereaaf3a69-c61b-48df-8fd3-5d2f1e20bc9c<![CDATA[5-star guard Jezelle 'GG' Banks commits to South Carolina, head coach Dawn Staley]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-college-basketball/article/5-star-guard-jezelle-gg-banks-commits-to-south-carolina-head-coach-dawn-staley-230136344.htmlIan Casselberryd781a633-9dc4-4360-8f79-1496b1f4f2c4<![CDATA[Bob Chesney has UCLA believing again. 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waivers]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/ncaa-division-i-adopts-age-based-5-year-eligibility-model-that-eliminates-redshirts-waivers-232337982.htmlAndy Backstrom22db72a4-ebac-4b67-913b-93e5f5e20f55<![CDATA[From student manager to the Dallas Mavericks: Dusty May's remarkable rise continues]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/from-student-manager-to-the-dallas-mavericks-dusty-mays-remarkable-rise-continues-181110877.htmlJeff Eisenbergefdc074e-eac3-4f51-9aff-09554daac32d<![CDATA[From Rocafonda to rock star at the World Cup: The rise of Lamine Yamal]]>https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/article/from-rocafonda-to-rock-star-at-the-world-cup-the-rise-of-lamine-yamal-171628693.htmlJeff Eisenberg8ca0bc24-ec43-4622-8440-8f52229296f0<![CDATA[Big Ten, SEC commissioners ripped by key senator for continued opposition to Protect College Sports Act — 'People have to wake 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