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Wiomen's Top 25 roundup: No. 11 Duke tops No. 21 UNC for 16th win in a row
Feb 5, 2026; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Kara Lawson talks with guard Taina Mair (22) during the first half against the Louisville Cardinals at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images Ashlon Jackson and Taina Mair each scored 14 points and Riley Nelson provided 13 points as No. 11 Duke fended off No. 21 North Carolina for a 72-68 home victory Sunday in Durham, N.C., winning its 16th game in a row.
The Blue Devils (19-6, 14-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) went 17-for-21 on free throws, while North Carolina (21-6, 10-4) didn’t attempt a free throw as its eight-game winning streak ended. It marked only the third time this century an ACC team didn’t attempt a foul shot.
Duke ended the first half on a 13-0 run for a 41-33 lead at the break. The Blue Devils finished with 46 points in the paint in the rivals’ first meeting since Duke won last March in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16.
Ciera Toomey’s 14 points, Indya Nivar’s 12 points and 10 points apiece from Nyla Harris and Nyla Brooks paced the Tar Heels, who held a 42-34 rebounding advantage. That was Toomey’s most points in a game in more than a month.
Georgia 76, No. 5 Vanderbilt 74
Trinity Turner scored the go-ahead basket with less than a minute remaining and Dani Carnegie racked up 29 points for the Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference upset in Athens, Ga.
After Turner’s basket, Carnegie added a free throw for the game’s final point. Mia Woolfolk had 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the floor and Rylie Theuerkauf added 10 points for Georgia (20-6, 6-6 SEC), which squandered a 14-point lead before recovering.
Mikayla Blakes poured in 27 points and Justine Pissott had 23 points for Vanderbilt (24-3, 10-3), which shot 20 of 22 on free throws but let a five-point lead in the fourth quarter get away.
No. 20 Maryland 76, No. 8 Ohio State 75
Oluchi Okananwa and Yarden Garzon both scored 17 points and the Terrapins came back from a 19-point deficit for the Big Ten Conference victory in Columbus, Ohio.
Addi Mack had 14 points and Saylor Poffenbarger added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Maryland (21-6, 9-6 Big Ten). Okananwa had 10 rebounds as the Terrapins enjoyed a plus-13 advantage on the glass.
Ohio State’s Kylee Kitts made one of two free throws with 10 seconds left to pull the Buckeyes within 76-75. Then Maryland’s Kyndal Walker missed two foul shots before Jaloni Cambridge missed the potential winning 3-point launch. Cambridge scored 29 points and teammate Chance Gray had 25 points, including five 3-point baskets.
No. 12 Baylor 93, UCF 63
Taliah Scott’s 26 points paced the visiting Bears past the Knights in the Big 12 Conference romp in Orlando.
Scott shot 8-for-10 from the field and 7-for-7 on free throws. Kayla Nelms had 12 points and Bella Fontleroy notched 11 points for Baylor (22-5, 11-3 Big 12), which received a double-double from Jana Van Gytenbeek of 10 points and 11 assists.
Samari Bankhead’s 16 points and Kayanna Cox’s 13 led the Knights (10-15, 2-12), who didn’t benefit much from Baylor’s 17 turnovers.
No. 18 Kentucky 74, No. 14 Ole Miss 57
Clara Strack pumped in 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Wildcats rolled past the Rebels in Lexington, Ky.
Asia Boone added 15 points and Tonie Morgan posted 14 points and nine assists for Kentucky (20-7, 7-6 SEC), which shot 50.9% from the field.
Cotie McMahon’s 18 points and Latasha Lattimore’s 15 points and 11 boards led Ole Miss (20-6, 7-4), which held a 22-9 scoring edge on free throws but only made 3 of 15 3-pointers.
–Field Level Media
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Packers extend WR Jayden Reed's contract for reported 3 years, $50.25M
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed (11) runs the ball during the first quarter of their wild card playoff game against the Chicago Bears Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Green Bay Packers announced the signing of wide receiver Jayden Reed to a contract extension on Friday, with ESPN reporting the deal is for three years and worth $50.25 million.
Reed, who was entering the final year of his rookie contract, will be signed through 2029. The deal includes $20 million guaranteed, Reed’s agents Drew Rosenhaus and Ian Grutman told ESPN.
Reed, who turns 26 on Tuesday, is coming off of an abbreviated season marred by shoulder and foot injuries that both required surgery in Week 3.
He finished with 19 receptions on 22 targets for 207 yards and one touchdown in seven regular-season games (three starts). He also started the NFC wild-card playoff loss to the Chicago Bears and made four catches for 43 yards and a TD.
Reed has 138 receptions on 191 targets for 1,857 yards, 15 touchdowns and 13.5 yards per catch in 40 regular-season games (26 starts). He has another 12 catches for 124 yards and one TD in four playoff games (three starts).
Green Bay selected Reed in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He led the team in receiving in each of his first two seasons.
The Packers have overhauled their receiving corps, allowing Romeo Doubs to leave as a free agent for the New England Patriots and a four-year, $68 million contract in March. In early April, they traded wideout Dontayvion Wicks to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2026 fifth-round draft pick and 2027 sixth-rounder.
Green Bay still has receivers Christian Watson, 26, and Matthew Golden, 22, the latter a first-round pick in 2025.
–Field Level Media
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Resurgent offenses of D.C. United, Orlando City set for battle
Apr 18, 2026; Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; DC United defender Lucas Bartlett (3) reacts with forward Tai Baribo (9) against the Philadelphia Union in the first half at Subaru Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Orlando City and D.C. United both ended scoring droughts in a big way on Wednesday night, each putting up a season-high four goals.
When the sides meet Saturday night in Washington, they’ll try to maintain the momentum for their newfound attacks.
After being outscored 13-1 in their previous four MLS matches, Orlando City broke out with a 4-1 home win against Charlotte FC earlier this week.
Martin Ojeda had a brace and 19-year-old Luis Otavio scored his first goal as a pro for the Lions (2-6-1, 7 points).
Orlando was efficient at the offensive end, hitting the back of the net on four of its six shots on goal. At the other end, goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau had four saves.
After starting the season with three straight defeats, Orlando dismissed coach Oscar Pareja in his seventh season and promoted assistant Martin Perelman to the interim head coach role. The Lions are 2-3-1 since the switch.
Ojeda (four goals) is the top scorer, while veteran Ivan Angulo (five assists) and newcomer Tiago Souza (three assists) are the top facilitators.
“We’re working. The team is growing. The players are doing an amazing effort,” Perelman said. “This is a long season. What matters is where we stand at the end. That is our mindset.”
D.C. United’s offense had failed to produce a goal in four straight MLS matches before playing the host New York Red Bulls to a 4-4 draw on Wednesday.
D.C. (2-4-3, 9 points) entered with a league-low four goals, but Tai Baribo notched a hat trick and Jackson Hopkins added a goal and an assist, fueling a rally from a 3-1 second-half deficit.
On Saturday, D.C. United will try to solve their woes at home, where they have won just one of their last 14 MLS matches dating back to May of last year.
“I think they will be more compact because of the change of the coach,” D.C. manager Rene Weiler said of Orlando. “The players, they want to show their best side to the new coach.”
Orlando has gone 3-0-1 against D.C. the last two seasons to square the all-time series 9-9-3.
— Field Level Media
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Duke F Cameron Boozer declares for NBA Draft
Duke Blue Devils forward Cameron Boozer (12) dunks March 21, 2026 during the second half of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament second round East Region game with TCU at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Standout Duke freshman Cameron Boozer, the 2025-26 Naismith National Player of the Year, declared for the 2026 NBA Draft Friday night.
He announced the news on his Instagram account with the caption, “Thank you for everything @dukeuniversity. Duke Blue forever.”
The son of former Duke star Carlos Boozer, Cameron Boozer was second in the Atlantic Coast Conference and ninth nationally with 22.5 points per game, led the conference with 10.2 rebounds per game and tacked on 4.1 assists and 1.4 steals in 38 games.
He was a first-team All American and is projected as a top-three pick in this summer’s draft alongside BYU forward AJ Dybantsa and Kansas guard Darryn Peterson, who also both declared for the draft this week.
His twin brother, Cayden, announced he’s returning to Duke for his sophomore season after averaging 7.7 points, 3.0 assists and 2.3 rebounds as a freshman.
–Field Level Media
Packers extend WR Jayden Reed's contract for reported 3 years, $50.25M
Resurgent offenses of D.C. United, Orlando City set for battle
