Iowa stunned No. 4 USC, 76-69, on the day of Caitlin Clark's No. 22 jersey retirement. The Hawkeyes weren't perfect, but their defense caused issues for the Trojans from the beginning. Lucy Olsen led the way with 28 points.

A season after Iowa became the first women’s basketball program in Big Ten history to sell every ticket for every home game, the Hawkeyes repeated that feat. Despite an inconsistent year compared to its recent success, the environment Sunday was every bit as electric as what took place in Clark’s final season.

The White House faces a decision on how to move forward with director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard — wait and see if any GOP senators publicly oppose her, or launch a pressure campaign like the one that helped Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth get confirmed. A number of Republicans emerged from Gabbard’s confirmation hearing…