Stanford falls to No. 6 in AP poll
Stanford was among the 15 women's basketball teams to suffer upsets this past week, which caused the Cardinal to fall from No. 3 to No. 6 in the latest Associated Press poll released Monday.
South Carolina, though, remained flawless.
The Gamecocks ran their streak to 36 consecutive weeks atop The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll to match Louisiana Tech for the second-longest run in the history of the poll that dates to 1976.
South Carolina (29-0) finished the regular season unbeaten and was back to being a unanimous choice at No. 1. The Gamecocks only trail UConn (51 weeks) for the longest consecutive streak atop the Top 25.
The 15 ranked teams losing at least one game was by far the most Top 25 schools to lose in the same week this season; 11 had lost in the same week a few times earlier this season.
It's the first time 15 different teams lost a game since 2012, according to Stats Perform. That also happened in one week in 2003 and 2004.
Stanford had to settle for a share of the Pac-12 championship after it lost 8478 at Utah on Saturday. Not only did the Utes grab a piece of the Cardinal's title they also claimed Stanford's old No. 3 ranking. It's Utah's best ranking ever.
Indiana, which lost at the buzzer to then-No. 6 Iowa, remained No. 2.
LSU and Maryland rounded out the top five.
USF EARNS DOUBLE-BYE IN WCC TOURNEY
>> The University of San Francisco won the tiebreaker for the No. 4 seed in the West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament and will get a doublebye into the quarterfinal round on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Seventh-seeded Saint Mary's will face 10th-seeded Loyola Marymount Thursday following the tournament opener at noon between No. 8 Santa Clara and No. 9 Pepperdine.
UCONN BEATS XAVIER FOR BIG EAST TITLE >> Aaliyah Edwards scored 19 points and No. 9 UConn (26-5, 18-2 Big East) secured the Big East title with a 60-51 win over Xavier.
Men's basketball
EX-VIRGINIA COACH HOLLAND DIES AT 80
>> Terry Holland, who elevated Virginia basketball to national prominence during 16 seasons as coach and later had a distinguished career as an athletic administrator, has died, the school announced. He was 80.
Holland died Sunday night. His health had declined since being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2019.
Holland's teams at Virginia compiled a 326-173 record and made it to nine NCAA Tournaments, two Final Fours and the 1980 NIT title with three-time national player of the year Ralph Sampson leaidng the way.
Tennis
DJOKOVIC SETS RECORD FOR NO. 1 RANKING
>> Novak Djokovic broke the record for the most time spent at No. 1 in the professional tennis rankings by a man or woman, beginning his 378th week in the ATP's top spot to surpass Steffi Graf's 377 leading the WTA.
He already held the men's mark, eclipsing Roger Federer's old ATP standard of 310 weeks in March 2021.
NFL
COMMANDERS RELEASE WENTZ >> The Washington Commanders released Carson Wentz, an expected move that puts an end to the one-season experiment with the veteran quarterback that did not work out.
After giving up draft picks to acquire him in a trade with Indianapolis last March, the Commanders were able to get out of the final two years of Wentz's contract without any salary cap penalty.
Wentz threw for 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions in eight games, going 2-5 as the starter.
If signed in free agency, the 30-yearold Wentz would join his fourth team in as many seasons after flaming out with the Eagles, Colts and Commanders.
BROWNS HIRE MUSGRAVE AS ASSISTANT >>
Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski continued to overhaul his coaching staff following a 7-10 season, hiring former Cal and Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave as a senior offensive adviser.
The 55-year-old Musgrave spent the past three season as Cal's offensive coordinator. But he also has 12 years of experience in the NFL, including three seasons in Minnesota, where he worked with Stefanski.
Soccer
MESSI WINS FIFA'S TOP PLAYER HONOR >>
World Cup winner Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappé again, this time to take FIFA's best men's player award.
The best women's player was Spain's Alexia Putellas for a second straight year.
After steering Argentina to World Cup glory in an epic final against Mbappé's France last year in Qatar, Messi won the best player vote against Mbappé and Karim Benzema to secure the FIFA prize for the seventh time in 14 years.
Putellas won her award from ex-Cal star Alex Morgan and Beth Mead, who led England to the European Championship title in 2022.