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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sam Griesel scored 16 points, C.J. Wilcher broke a tie with five key points late in the game, and hot-shooting Nebraska defeated Iowa 81-77 on Sunday to close out the Big Ten regular season. Wilcher scored on the fast break then added a 3-pointer for an 80-75 Nebraska lead with

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Ericsson outlasted the carnage on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg for a surprise victory for Chip Ganassi Racing. It was the fourth career IndyCar victory for the Swedish former Formula One driver. But it was a messy opener in which Jack

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Brandon Newman scored 19 points and Zach Edey added 17 as No. 5 Purdue held on to beat Illinois 76-71. Braden Smith added 15 points for the Boilermakers (26-5, 15-5 Big Ten). It is the first time a team has won the league title by

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Camren Wynter made a layup with less than a second remaining to lift Penn State over No. 21 Maryland 65-64. Jalen Pickett scored 16 points, Andrew Funk had 14 and Myles Dread had 11 for the Nittany Lions, who trailed by as many as 16

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kenny Brooks walked over to an end-zone section of Virginia Tech fans and gave a fist-pumping release as his players climbed steps to cut down a piece of the net. A few minutes later, Brooks was up there himself, snipping down the final strand hanging

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jamal Shead scored 16 points, including the winning basket as time ran out, and top-ranked Houston escaped a second-half rally by Memphis for a 67-65 win in the regular-season finale. Shead’s basket from inside the foul lane came as the horn sounded. Nine seconds earlier, Memphis’

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Raven Thompson scored 19 points, Yaz Wazeerud-Din added 16 points, and second-seeded Chattanooga defeated No. 1 seed Wofford 63-53 on Sunday to win the Southern Conference Tournament for the 19th time. The Mocs will be making their 16th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Chattanooga trailed 17-9 after one quarter but dominated

WASHINGTON — Aaron Estrada had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Tyler Thomas also scored 22, and Hofstra routed William & Mary 94-46 in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament quarterfinals. Thomas made 9 of 11 shots, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc. Jaquan Carlos had three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points. The Pride

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan bounced back from last week’s surprise loss to Bologna by beating lowly Lecce 2-0 in Serie A. Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lautaro Martínez scored in each half to help Inter return to second spot. The Nerazzurri are two points above Lazio and three above AC

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Marco Odermatt of Switzerland wrapped up another World Cup super-G title by winning Sunday’s race in Aspen, Colorado, with a smooth run through a challenging course. Odermatt has been dominant all season in the super-G, winning five of the seven World Cup races. He also finished on the podium in the

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer While two-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen’s dominant win for Red Bull at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix seemed normal by his high standards, Fernando Alonso reminded everyone of his own rare ability with a stunning third place on his debut for Aston Martin. His podium here came

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mark Evans II feels honored to be at this week’s NFL’s annual scouting combine. The former Arkansas-Pine Bluff offensive lineman just believes more players from historically Black colleges and universities should be in Indianapolis. Almost three years after the NFL announced its support for enhanced diversity

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina starting point guard Kierra Fletcher will miss the Southeastern Conference championship game after taking a hard fall. Fletcher is a graduate transfer from Georgia Tech who has started 29 games for the top-ranked Gamecocks. Fletcher took a hard fall in the first quarter against Mississippi on Saturday and was

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool has brought Manchester United crashing down to earth in a stunning 7-0 rout in the Premier League at Anfield. Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah all struck twice and Roberto Firmino scored the other with six of the goals coming in an explosive

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech suspended coach Mark Adams on Sunday over “an inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment” he made to a player. Athletic director Kirby Hocutt said he was made aware of the incident Friday and issued a written reprimand before deciding to suspend Adams to investigate further. The incident occurred in

WILLOW, Alaska (AP) — The race to Nome began Sunday for 33 mushers in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Jessie Holmes. an Alabama native living in the Alaska community of Brushkana, was the first musher to leave across a frozen lake about 70 miles (112 kilometers) north of Anchorage. Holmes works

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Brennan Johnson’s hot streak has continued as the Nottingham Forest forward scored twice to earn a 2-2 draw with Everton in the Premier League. The home team twice fought back to deny Everton and share the points at the City Ground. Johnson made it five goals in his last seven league

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has kept its title-chasing momentum by beating Valencia 1-0 and increasing its lead over Real Madrid in the Spanish league. Raphinha scored a first-half winner for Barcelona. The Catalan club missed a penalty from Ferran Torres early in the second half and then saw defender

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Max Verstappen won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position by leading almost the entire race as he opened the defense of his back-to-back Formula One titles. Red Bull clinched a 1-2 with Sergio Perez second while 41-year-old Fernando Alonso took a brilliant third place. He claimed a 99th career