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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Braden Smith became the Big Ten’s career assists leader, Fletcher Loyer scored 20 points and No. 5 Purdue defeated Wisconsin 89-73 on Saturday night. Smith had 12 assists to increase his career total to 893 and break the record formerly held by Cassius Winston, who compiled 890 career assists with Michigan

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic and LeBron James were brought together for nights like these. The two Los Angeles Lakers superstars topped 30 points each in a game for the first time this season. Doncic had 34 points, hitting 17 of 20 free throws, and six rebounds and eight assists. James had 31 points

Shoaib Bashir has not played a Test for England since July [Getty Images] England have selected off-spinner Shoaib Bashir in a 12-man squad for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia in Sydney. Bashir has not played in the first four matches despite starting the series as England’s first-choice spinner. Advertisement The 22-year-old missed out on

Liverpool given GOLDEN chance to snap up world-class talent in £52m deal Liverpool have themselves a golden opportunity to try and sign a world-class talent. Can Richard Hughes get it over the line? Liverpool will chase a winger at some point – they have little choice. In fact, it could well happen in January as

Liverpool could sign Crystal Palace defender, but it’s not Marc Guehi Liverpool could revisit Crystal Palace to resolve defensive shortages Writing for the Daily Mail’s Liverpool transfer briefing, Lewis Steele name dropped Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix as a player Liverpool have previously held an interest in whilst discussing possibly defensive additions. Advertisement Lacroix’s name

In Vegas, they like to remind you that the house always wins. But sometimes, everything seems to fall in the favor of those with the fortitude to play the odds in a big way. The Minnesota Wild took a notable gamble in trading for star defenseman Quinn Hughes earlier in the month, and that bet

Before the Chicago Bears could even take the field against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night, they were declared the NFC North champions after the Green Bay Packers lost on Saturday night. Despite a tough 42-38 loss in prime-time, the Bears have locked down a home playoff game. The Bears came into the weekend

Whether it was underdog heroics in World Cup qualifying, England winning Euro 2025, or United States President Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino becoming best buds, international football played a big role in 2025 — and a men’s World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is just 165 days away. In the club

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Keyonte George scored 31 points and hit a floater in the lane with 2.1 seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz snapped a four-game losing streak with a 131-129 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Cade Cunningham, who had 29 points and 17 assists, missed a contested shot at

Could it be that the strong start the Los Angeles Lakers had this season was a bit of a fluke? They came into their Christmas Day matchup against the Houston Rockets having lost five of their previous nine games, and they badly needed a win against a quality opponent to stop the bleeding. But this