UNDATED (AP) — UConn is the No. 1 team in the country in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason women's basketball poll. The Huskies received 27 first-place votes from a 31-member national media panel. South Carolina, last season’s runner-up, is second and received the other four first-place votes. UCLA and Texas are third and fourth, with LSU fifth. UConn, led by Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd, is ranked No. 1 in the preseason for the 13th time since 1995. Coach Geno Auriemma is optimistic about the season, emphasizing leadership and luck as key factors.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Arkansas coach John Calipari is speaking out against the current name, image and likeness era in college sports, saying he refuses to become a "transactional" coach. Speaking at SEC basketball media days, Calipari emph