The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
UConn women undefeated again
Napheesa Collier had a career-high 39 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 1 UConn wrap up another undefeated regular season and extend its NCAA record winning streak to 104 games with a 96-68 rout of South Florida on Monday night.
UConn (29-0, 16-0 American Athletic Conference) completed its ninth undefeated regular season and moved within one victory having 12 consecutive 30-win seasons.
Katie Lou Samuelson became the 44th player in program history with 1,000 career points and finished with 16 despite a cold shooting night.
College basketball
KANSAS TOPS AP POLL >> Kansas is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll.
The Jayhawks (26-3) moved up two places to the top spot, receiving 58 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel.
Kansas is the sixth school to be No. 1 this season. The Jayhawks were on top last season for five weeks, including the final three polls of the season.
Villanova (27-3) remained second despite losing to Butler last week. The Wildcats were No. 1 on two ballots. UCLA (26-3), which was No. 1 on three ballots, moved up from fifth to third after its win over Arizona on Saturday.
Gonzaga (29-1) fell to fourth after losing its first game of the season, an upset by BYU on Saturday. The Zags, who had been No. 1 for the last four polls, received two firstplace votes.
NBA
EMBIID OUT INDEFINITELY
The Philadelphia 76ers say center Joel Embiid is out indefinitely with a left knee injury.
The team updated Embiid’s status Monday after he experienced swelling and soreness following recent training sessions.
Embiid, the No. 3 overall pick in 2014, missed his first two seasons while recovering from foot surgery.