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Zach Edey leads No. 3 Purdue past Wisconsin 78-70 in his home finale

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey had 25 points and 14 rebounds in his home finale, becoming the first Big Ten player to exceed 2,200 career points …

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UN envoy Giandomenico Picco, who helped end the Iran-Iraq war and won hostage releases, has died

Former U.N. diplomat Giandomenico Picco, whose negotiating skills helped resolve some of the thorniest crises of the 1980s and 1990s, including the Iran-Iraq war and the kidnappings of Westerners by Hezbollah in Lebanon, has died. Picco passed away peacefully Sunday after a long illness, his son, Giacomo Picco, said. He was 75. Picco worked at the United Nations from 1973 …

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Nashville brings road win streak into game against Minnesota

Nashville Predators (37-25-3, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (30-27-7, sixth in the Central Division) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Wild -143, Predators +120; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators visit the Minnesota Wild aiming to prolong a six-game road winning streak. Minnesota has gone 30-27-7 overall with a 6-11-1 …

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