KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tournament MVP Hailey Van Lith had 20 points, including a key bucket with 48.8 seconds left to give TCU a four-point lead, as top-seeded TCU beat No. 2 seed Baylor 64-59 to win the program's first Big 12 Championship. The Horned Frogs won their first conference tournament title since 2005, when they were members of Conference USA. TCU made its first appearance in the Big 12 title game, while Baylor leads the conference with 16 appearances and 11 titles (Oklahoma, which is now a member of the SEC, is second with four). Sedona Prince had 12 points and 14 rebounds for No. 8 TCU (31-3). Aaronette Vonleh led No. 17 Baylor (27-7) with 20 points. Sarah Andrews scored 13 and Yaya Felder 12.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Led by Dwon Odom's 20 points, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated the Wichita State Shockers 73-63 on Sunday. The Golden Hurricane improved to 12-19 with the victory and the Shockers fell to 18-13.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Sunday that the Kansas City Chiefs and linebacker Nick Bolton have agreed to a three-year, $45 million contract that keeps the quarterback of their defense out of free agency. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract had not been announced. The Chiefs selected the 24-year-old Bolton in the second round of the 2021 draft out of Missouri, making the Texas native a homegrown star of sorts. He has started 53 of the 57 regular-season games he has played for Kansas City over the past four seasons, and helped the Chiefs win a pair of Super Bowl rings and make it to the big game again this past season.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — NFL MVP Josh Allen was rewarded with a contract extension worth $330 million, with an NFL record $250 million of it guaranteed, which makes him among the league’s highest-paid players. The Buffalo Bills announced the agreement, while two people with knowledge of the deal revealed the contract’s value to The Associated Press. The people spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the Bills did not release that figure, which was first reported by ESPN.com. The new contract adds two years to Allen’s contract and locks the 28-year-old in through the 2030 season. The extension comes following Allen’s seventh NFL season in which he became the Bills third player to earn NFL MVP.
UNDATED (AP) — Myles Garrett is staying in Cleveland after the Browns gave him a record four-year contract extension that makes the four-time All-Pro edge rusher the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. A person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press that Garrett’s deal includes $122.8 million guaranteed, an average annual salary of $40 million with a total value of $204.8 million. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because terms weren’t announced. Garrett, the 2023 AP Defensive Player of the Year, had asked for a trade last month but the Browns were adamant about keeping the 29-year-old star in Cleveland.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills made the long-anticipated decision to release Von Miller, parting ways with the aging edge rusher whose contract proved too expensive for his dwindling playing time and production. The move allows the Bills to free up about $8.4 million in salary cap space. The figure comes close to matching how much Buffalo was projected to be over the limit before the NFL’s new year begins Wednesday. The Bills posted a picture of Miller with the words “Thank You Von” in making the announcement on their X account.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Russell Henley has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the biggest victory of his career. And he might not have seen this one coming. Henley was three shots behind Collin Morikawa with five holes to play at Bay Hill when everything changed so suddenly. There was a two-shot swing on the 14th hole when Henley made birdie and Morikawa made bogey. And on the par-5 16th, Henley chipped in from some 50 feet away for eagle to take the lead. He closed with two pars for a 70 and a one-shot victory over the hard-luck Morikawa.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — N.C. State has fired men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts. That marks an abrupt end to an eight-year tenure and comes less than a year after the Wolfpack’s improbable run to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and the Final Four. The school announced the move Sunday, a day after the Wolfpack closed a 12-19 season.
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INTERLEAGUE
Final St. Louis 6 N.Y. Yankees 5
Final Boston 7 Atlanta 3
Final Detroit 5 Pittsburgh 3
Final Philadelphia 12 Baltimore 2
Final Miami 10 Houston 6
Final L.A. Angels 4 Cincinnati 1
Final Kansas City 5 Milwaukee 2
Final Seattle 8 Colorado 1
Final Arizona 14 Texas 1
Final Athletics 7 L.A. Dodgers 5
Final Arizona 7 Athletics 5
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Baltimore 4 Minnesota 3
Final Toronto 13 Tampa Bay 9
Final Cleveland 1 Chicago White Sox 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Mets 7 Washington 6
Final San Francisco 8 Chicago Cubs 6
Final San Francisco 7 San Diego 4
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (8)Michigan St. 79 (17)Michigan 62
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Oklahoma City 127 Denver 103
Final Phoenix 125 Dallas 116
Final Memphis 107 New Orleans 104
Final Philadelphia 126 Utah 122
Final Minnesota 141 San Antonio 124
Final Cleveland 112 Milwaukee 100
Final Detroit 119 Portland 112
Final OT L.A. Clippers 111 Sacramento 110
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final New Jersey 3 Philadelphia 1
Final Washington 4 Seattle 2
Final Pittsburgh 3 Minnesota 1
Final Carolina 4 Winnipeg 2
Final Columbus 7 N-Y Rangers 3
Final Los Angeles 6 Vegas 5
Final Dallas 4 Vancouver 1