The Kentucky Wildcats were in the final five for 2025 recruit Alijah Arenas, but the top ten guard chose the USC Trojans.

Kiki Iriafen scored 23 points, JuJu Watkins added 20 and fourth-ranked Southern California led the entire game to defeat Minnesota 82-69 and extend its winning streak to 15 games.

One of the most notable examples of flash flooding after a wildfire occurred in 2018, following the devastating Thomas Fire in Southern California. Heavy rains hit the burn scar in Montecito, triggering flash floods and debris flows that killed 23 people and destroyed over 100 homes.

Kentucky missed out on Caleb Wilson last week, but the Wildcats remain in the mix for another talented five-star high school prospect. 6-foot-5 shooting guard Alijah Arenas is down to five finalists,

A storm system that brought rain and snow to Southern California will move into Texas and the South by Wednesday, bringing flash flood and severe weather threat.

Drexel at Northeastern, 3 p.m. Cornell at Dartmouth, 6 p.m. Princeton at Yale, 6 p.m. Delaware at Towson, 6:30 p.m. Columbia at Harvard, 7 p.m.

No. 15 North Carolina (18-4) at No. 19 California. Next: at Stanford, Sunday. No. 16 Michigan St. (17-3) vs. Oregon. Next: at Northwestern, Sunday. No. 17 NC State (16-4) beat Wake Forest 90-83. Next: vs. No. 10 Duke, Monday. No. 18 Tennessee (15-5) did not play. Next: at Missouri, Sunday.

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

The edge rusher and tight end, who's listed as a five-star prospect by Rivals, has already received 10 Big Ten offers.

Alijah Arenas, a 5-star guard and the son of former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, announced his commitment to USC on Thursday.

A mid-February meeting with Texas could decide who holds the cards to own the top No. 2 seed in the bracket, and there’s an opportunity to steal a line if the SEC winds up with two No. 1 seeds (a possibility). Or LSU could earn it outright by winning the SEC tournament.

Eric Musselman and USC basketball were surprised with a FaceTime on Thursday, confirming Alijah Arenas committed to the program.