{"id":109747,"date":"2026-01-22T04:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/the-competition-is-fierce\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T04:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:02:00","slug":"the-competition-is-fierce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/the-competition-is-fierce\/","title":{"rendered":"The competition is fierce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-39025\">&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<p><strong>Upsets:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/womens-college-basketball\/recap\/_\/gameId\/401827345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BYU toppled No. 19 Texas Tech, 73-61<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/womens-college-basketball\/recap\/_\/gameId\/401825286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wisconsin outlasted No. 24 Nebraska, 63-60<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No. 3 UCLA 96, Purdue 48<\/p>\n<p>No. 14 Baylor 73, UCF 48<\/p>\n<p>No. 22 West Virginia 53, Arizona State 43<\/p>\n<p>No. 25 Washington 81, Penn State 65<\/p>\n<p>Iowa State 93, Cincinnati 68<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota 65, Oregon 60<\/p>\n<p>Kansas State 69, Houston 65<\/p>\n<p>UNLV 78, Air Force 47<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/womens-college-basketball\/scoreboard\/_\/date\/20260121\/group\/50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All scores<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/womens-college-basketball\/scoreboard\/_\/date\/20260122\/group\/50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tomorrow\u2019s game schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>College team news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaaw\/2026\/01\/21\/ncaa-womens-basketball-bracketology-ucla-uconn-bubble-a10\/88275974007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCLA\u2019s case for a top seed over UConn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>College player news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2026\/01\/21\/audi-crooks-iowa-state\/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzY4OTcxNjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzcwMzUzOTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3Njg5NzE2MDAsImp0aSI6ImZlZDBmNTQ5LWZlODAtNGQ3Ny04Nzc2LWQxOGJlODVhMjA1MyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9zcG9ydHMvMjAyNi8wMS8yMS9hdWRpLWNyb29rcy1pb3dhLXN0YXRlLyJ9.v1GJd7V7UpSk91bO3I_f_-7ZxsvIXwAMPTeWY0mfj5E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audi Crooks is the force that fans struggle to discuss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>College coach news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/sports\/college\/university-of-south-carolina\/usc-womens-basketball\/article314388912.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More details have been released about Susan Walvius\u2019 new contract and role with South Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WNBA news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/47683995\/wnba-44-game-season-set-begin-8-new-cba-reached\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Despite there being no CBA as of yet, the league dropped their 2026 schedule today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/sports\/aces\/wnba-free-agency-still-frozen-as-labor-negotiations-continue-3610115\/?utm_campaign=widget&amp;utm_medium=topnews&amp;utm_source=sports_aces&amp;utm_term=WNBA%20free%20agency%20still%20frozen%20as%20labor%20negotiations%20continue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talks are currently frozen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/chicago-sky\/2026\/01\/20\/sky-angel-reese-netflix-the-hunting-wives-wnba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angel Reese has a role in a new Netflix series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<footer>&#13;<br \/>\n                       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