PHOENIX (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 44 points, Julius Randle added 20 in his first game since missing more than a month with an injury and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns 116-98 on Sunday night. Edwards scored 17 points in the third quarter as the Timberwolves took control, turning a two-point halftime deficit into a 83-72 lead heading into the fourth
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jaden Akins scored 19 points and Jaxon Kohler had 10 pounds and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Michigan State to a 71-62 win over No. 11 Wisconsin. The Spartans have won five straight, putting them in position to contend for the Big Ten regular-season championship with a week left. The Badgers had won six of seven. Michigan State freshman Jase Richardson overcame foul trouble in the first half to finish with 11 points, six assists and five rebounds. Wisconsin’s John Blackwell had 19 points and John Tonje scored 11 in a starting lineup that was without injured guard Max Klesmit.
Iowa 81, Wisconsin 66
WISCONSIN (13-16)
Williams 6-14 6-8 18, McCray 6-13 5-5 17, Leuzinger 1-3 0-0 2, Myers 4-9 0-0 12, Porter 3-8 2-2 8, Bisballe 0-0 0-0 0, Grzesk 0-0 0-0 0, Douglass 3-5 0-0 6, Krahn 1-3 0-0 3, Spasovski 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 24-55 13-15 66
IOWA (20-9)
Stuelke 7-12 7-7 21, Affolter 4-6 0-0 10, Feuerbach 2-5 2-2 8, McCabe 0-5 0-0 0, Olsen 9-16 2-2 22, Ediger 0-0 0-0 0, Gyamfi 0-0 0-0 0, Heiden 1-2 2-2 4, O’Grady 5-5 0-0 10, Guyton 1-3 0-0 3, Mallegni 0-2 1-2 1, Stremlow 1-2 0-0 2, Totals 30-58 14-15 81
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Frederick Gaudreau scored the game’s only goal and Filip Gustavsson stopped 28 shots as the Minnesota Wild beat the Boston Bruins 1-0 on Sunday. Gustavsson posted his fourth shutout of the season, his first since Jan. 4 against Carolina. The Wild snapped a three-game losing streak. Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves as the Bruins lost for the sixth time in seven games.
A person familiar with the situation says former New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler has joined the Milwaukee Brewers as a special adviser for scouting and baseball operations. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Brewers haven’t announced the hire. SNY first reported Eppler was coming to Milwaukee. Eppler was suspended last year after a Major League Baseball investigation concluded he had directed Mets staff to fabricate injuries to create open roster spots. That punishment expired after the 2024 World Series.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christopher Bell passed Kyle Busch with five laps to go, then held off Daytona 500 winner William Byron to win NASCAR’s first road course race of the season at the Circuit of the Americas. Bell raced to his second consecutive victory after an overtime win in Atlanta a week ago. Once Bell cleared Busch, the Oklahoma driver had to make a desperate bid stay in front of hard-charging Byron and 2023 race winner Tyler Reddick of 23X1 Racing’s Toyota. Busch led 43 of 95 laps but faded to fifth to stretch his winless streak to 60 races.