By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Purdue closed the regular season with four losses in six games. It won four games in four days at the Big Ten Tournament. Oscar Cluff, Trey Kaufman-Renn and Braden Smith played a major role in the turnaround. But coach Matt Painter pointed to ...

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Braden Smith ripped his jersey in frustration because he missed some early shots. His day was far from a loss. Smith found his touch, moved within one assist of the NCAA career record held by Bobby Hurley of Duke and helped No. 18 ...

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Michigan earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021 on Sunday and will lead the Big Ten's pursuit of its first national championship in men's basketball since 2000. The Wolverines (31-3) are the third overall seed behind Duke ...

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Denny Hamlin returned to victory lane at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday for his first win since he lost the NASCAR championship four months ago, and first since the death of his father in a December house fire. "I knew it took a ...

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Defending national champion Florida's path to another Final Four could include a rematch with Houston, whom it beat in the final a year ago, only this time in a South Region finale that would be played just a short drive from the Cougars' campus. The ...

TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Ingram had a game-high 34 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the Detroit Pistons 119-108 on Sunday. RJ Barrett added 27 points and six rebounds for Toronto, which has won back-to-back games. The win helped the Raptors hang on to sixth in the Eastern ...