Freshman stars Cameron Boozer, AJ Dybantsa and Darius Acuff Jr. picked for AP All-America first team

March 18, 2026

Duke forward Cameron Boozer, BYU star A.J. Dybantsa and Darius Acuff Jr. of Arkansas arrived this season as part of what could go down as one of the most heralded freshman classes in college basketball history. They lived up to their billing, too, and were announced Tuesday as first-team AP All-Americans. Boozer was an unanimous choice among the 61 voters that select the weekly Top 25 for The Associated Press, following in the footsteps of Cooper Flagg, who also was a unanimous choice as a freshman for the Blue Devils last season. Dybantsa was a first-team pick on all but four ...

Cluff and Kaufman-Renn power No. 18 Purdue past No. 3 Michigan 80-72 in Big Ten final

March 17, 2026

CHICAGO — 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 one area in particular. "We're not ...

Michigan gets No. 1 seed in Midwest, where Iowa State, Virginia and Alabama are in March Madness mix

March 17, 2026

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 and Arizona and will open the ...

Brandon Ingram scores 34 points and Raptors top Pistons 119-108

March 17, 2026

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 Conference. Jakob Poeltl and Scottie Barnes each had a double-double. Poeltl finished with 21 points and a season-high 18 rebounds while Barnes added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto. Cade Cunningham had 33 points and nine assists as the first-place Pistons had their three-game win streak ...

Picking the NCAA men’s bracket: Michigan beats Duke for the national championship

March 17, 2026

There was a time when the NCAA men's college basketball tournament was wildly unpredictable. Hard as it may seem to believe, there was one season where a No. 4 seed, two No. 5 seeds and a No. 9 seed all reached the Final Four. And a year later, a No. 11 seed got to the national semifinals as ...

Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge sues university over firing

March 13, 2026

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge sued the university, its board of regents and its athletics director Wednesday for firing him in 2023 while the NCAA investigated allegations of in-person scouting and sign-stealing. Partridge's lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Michigan argues that his "termination was wholly unjustified and without legitimate cause," saying that the school violated his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process. "The University of Michigan unjustly terminated Partridge's employment and spread false and damaging ...