Yaxel Lendeborg punctuated his 25-point outing with a massive dunk in transition, and the Midwest Region’s top-seeded Michigan advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 95-72 win over Saint Louis in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Mila Holloway and Syla Swords each had seven points in a dominant opening quarter and combined to score 33 points, leading second-seeded Michigan to an 83-48 win over 15th-seeded Holy Cross in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

March Madness, the annual NCAA basketball tournament, is renowned for its unpredictability and thrilling upsets. Fans eagerly fill out brackets, predicting outcomes including potential surprises in matchups like 10 vs. 7 and 11 vs. 6 seeds. As the tournament kicks off, anticipation builds around which team will ultimately prevail.

The men’s March Madness bracket is set, and Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida have claimed the four No. 1 seeds in the tournament.

Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament, with Arizona, Michigan, and Florida also landing on the No. 1 line.

Israel's military is claiming that the brother of a man who attacked a Michigan synagogue last week was a Hezbollah commander.

Yaxel Lendeborg made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining, and No. 3 Michigan beat Nick Boyd and No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship.

The Michigan synagogue that came under attack this week when an armed man drove his car into the building had for months been strengthening its security apparatus.

Aday Mara scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, helping No. 3 Michigan hold off Bruce Thornton and Ohio State for a 71-67 victory in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

Jewish leaders in Houston say they are closely monitoring a security incident at a synagogue in Michigan that has raised concerns in Jewish communities across the country.

The Michigan synagogue that was attacked is one of the largest reform congregations in the U.S. Temple Israel was founded in 1941 in the city of Detroit and relocated to West Bloomfield in the 1980s.

The armed man who rammed his vehicle into one of the nation’s largest Reform synagogues has been identified as 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized citizen born in Lebanon, according to federal officials.

Duke was picked No. 1 in the AP men’s basketball poll for a record 150th time on Monday.

Strict citizen voting requirements sought by President Donald Trump have stalled in the U.S. Senate.

Authorities in southern Michigan have searched through rubble and debris in the aftermath of suspected tornadoes that killed four people during powerful storms also blamed for two deaths in Oklahoma.

A brawl between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Tournament left eight players ejected and knocked a referee to the floor.

Duke's win against Michigan has pushed the Blue Devils to No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll.

Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 3 Duke handed another neutral-site loss to fellow blueblood Michigan, knocking off the top-ranked Wolverines 68-63 in a raucous possible Final Four preview in the nation’s capital.

Michigan is the No. 1 overall seed in the preliminary rankings by the committee that will select the 68-team men's field for the NCAA Tournament.

Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 13 years, ending Arizona’s nine-week reign.

Voters say they're worried about the cost of living, and affordability is a leading issue in 2026 campaigns.

Major college basketball’s longest winning streak ended at 24 games with No. 5 Nebraska’s 75-72 loss at No. 3 Michigan on Tuesday night.

Trey McKenney made a tiebreaking layup with 1:07 left and No. 3 Michigan rallied past No. 5 Nebraska 75-72 to hand the Cornhuskers their first loss this season.

Arizona remains the unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll.

The Trump administration has thrown up new obstacles for international students, from travel bans to a pause in visa appointments and new layers of vetting.

Indiana is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 after finishing a 16-0 season with a victory over Miami in the College Football Playoff championship game.

More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off the interstate in Michigan as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state.

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office recovered $125 million and made 123 arrests in 2025 cracking down on healthcare fraud.

President Donald Trump is defending his tariffs, using a major economic speech in Michigan to argue that they boost domestic manufacturing despite many Americans fears about rising prices.

Kyle Whittingham was barely two weeks into retirement after 21 years at Utah when he found an offer he couldn't turn down.

Michigan has hired Kyle Whittingham as its football coach, giving the former Utah coach a five-year contract to replace the fired and disgraced Sherrone Moore.

A life ring and a lifeboat remnant from a famous Great Lakes shipwreck have sold at auction for $150,000.

A federal judge has blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from revoking an easement that allows Enbridge to run an oil pipeline through a Great Lakes channel.

Michigan has quite a mess on its hands.

Arizona has taken the top spot in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll.

Michigan has jumped to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll.

First lady Melania Trump has welcomed this year's Christmas tree to the White House.

The Players Era has quickly become a top early season college basketball tournament.

The Big Ten Conference has denied claims by a University of Michigan regent that Commissioner Tony Petitti threatened the school over a $2.4 billion investment plan.

Michigan and TCU have jumped into the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll after big wins over ranked opponents.

A Chinese scientist charged in Michigan with smuggling biological materials has pleaded guilty.

Terrence Jermain Sandals, 46, is in custody in Shelby Township, Michigan. He is charged with two counts of first-degree homicide as well as six counts of felon in possession of a firearm. He is being held without bond.

Authorities have charged two more young men in a sprawling federal investigation of an alleged terrorism-style attack planned for suburban Detroit.

A Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI allegations that his 20-year-old client and four others planned a terror attack on Halloween weekend.

FBI Director Kash Patel says federal officials have arrested multiple people in Michigan who had allegedly been plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has convened for its twice-annual general conference at a pivotal moment in its history.

A fundraiser for the family members of the man who opened fire in a Michigan church and set it ablaze has raised over $275,000.

A woman who was inside a Michigan church when her father and three other people were killed has written a public plea for peace.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has hinted that she may not be interested in running for president in 2028.

The sacred bones of a much-loved French Carmelite nun began a tour of the U.S. at a suburban Detroit parish named in her honor.

Friends of the man accused of killing four people after opening fire in a Michigan church say he long harbored animosity toward the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but never made any threats against its members.

“Scorigami” is achieved when a final score is achieved for the first time in the history of a sports league. The emergence of sports gambling has given way to fans who cheer for spreads, totals and moneylines rather than traditional teams. Scorigami rejects both traditional and money-based fandom. Fans of Scorigami celebrate uniqueness and chaos.

Authorities in Michigan say search crews did not find any additional bodies inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel where a former Marine opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing four people.

Peace of mind is the goal in light of the tragedy in Michigan, prompting local law enforcement to step up security at churches in the Houston area, so families can feel safe going to their places of worship.

An ex-Marine smashed a pickup into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan, opened fire and set the building ablaze during a crowded Sunday service and then was fatally shot by police.

The Southeastern Conference announced league matchups for the next four years and designated three annual opponents for each of its 16 teams.

The Pride of Oklahoma marching band has been benched because of budget constraints.

The dismissal of fraud charges against 15 Michigan Republicans is the latest and most dramatic setback in the cases against the fake electors who were part of President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

A Michigan judge has dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

Europe captain Luke Donald filled out his 12-man roster for this month’s Ryder Cup with six players who helped the team win back the trophy in Rome two years ago.

An FBI investigation is underway at a northwest Houston ministry on Wednesday morning, but officials are not sharing too many details due to how active the investigation is.

Bryce Underwood has been named the starting quarterback for No. 14 Michigan.

Climate change is fueling conditions across several states that make watching the corn grow a nail-biter for farmers.

Northwestern University has reached a settlement with former longtime football coach Pat Fitzgerald two years after he sued the prestigious school over his firing amid a team hazing scandal.

Ohio State and Pittsburgh each placed three players on The Associated Press All-Time All-America football team and four other schools have two players each on the first team.

The NCAA has informed Michigan that the organization will announce the results of its sign-stealing investigation on Friday, a person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press.

Michigan's governor met privately with President Donald Trump to urge him to change course on tariffs that are having a big impact on automakers in her state.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has been a career Democrat in the battleground state of Michigan but is now planning to run for governor as an independent.

The race for Detroit’s next mayor is set to pit a longtime City Council member against a popular pastor, after council President Mary Sheffield and megachurch leader Solomon Kinloch were the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary.

The NCAA has decided not to expand the men's and women's basketball tournaments beyond 68 teams in 2026.

Detroit voters will take a key step toward choosing a new mayor in the municipal primary on Tuesday, when nine candidates will appear on the ballot in the city’s first open-seat mayoral race in a dozen years.

A bipartisan program in Michigan aims to address the high costs of parenting by giving mothers thousands of dollars in cash with no strings attached.

A Michigan prosecutor has filed a terrorism charge against a man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart store.

Former Michigan football staff member Connor Stalions says he knew almost every signal opponents used in seven games over two seasons.

Breakfast cereal could use a lucky charm.

A Michigan clock company that has helped people keep time for 99 years says it’s going out of business.

A Michigan bear is feeling much, much better.

Bridget Brink, who stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine this year in protest of what she said was President Donald Trump’s unfair treatment of the the war-torn country, says she’s running for Congress in one of Michigan’s most competitive districts as a Democrat.

Eight years after President Donald Trump's first travel ban largely targeted majority-Muslim countries, many Arab Americans say his new ban is motivated by bias.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest.

Second-year Texans offensive lineman LaDarius Henderson eager for reboot after injury rookie season.

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer touted her accomplishments as Michigan's governor as she passes the midpoint of her second term and is continuously floated as a potential 2028 presidential candidate.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor in 2026 and sharing new anecdotes in her upcoming political memoir, “The Purposeful Warrior,” including her experience with miscarriage.

Michigan is expected to suspend football coach Sherrone Moore for two games this year to address allegations that he failed to cooperate in the NCAA’s sign-stealing investigation, according to two people familiar with the situation who spoke with AP.

The Justice Department is suing four states over climate action.

North America’s three biggest measles outbreaks have grown to a total of more than 2,500 known cases.

President Donald Trump has announced a new fighter jet mission for an Air National Guard Base in Michigan.

Texans to work out veteran runner Chris Evans

President Donald Trump has celebrated the 100th day of his second term — yet spent much of his rally marking it in campaign mode, fixated on past grudges and grievances.

As U.S. colleges are pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion practices, students of color say they are starting to lose campus mentors, move-in events, scholarships and diversity offices where they always have felt welcome on predominately white campuses.

Texans meet with one of NFL draft's top defensive linemen

Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is launching a Republican bid for governor.

Republican Mike Rogers is running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.

Bengals cornerback D.J. Turner ready for third NFL season

President Donald Trump has offered rare praise for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as she appeared with him in the Oval Office.

Authorities in Michigan say three family members died after a tree struck their vehicle as powerful storms swept across the region.

New Mexico has hired UC San Diego’s Eric Olen as its next basketball coach.

Thousands of people have no power in Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana after freezing rain or severe storms brought down trees and power lines.

A long rivalry between Auburn's Tahaad Pettiford and Michigan State's Jase Richardson will continue when the freshman guards lead their teams in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

Freshman Tahaad Pettiford and senior Denver Jones turned in dazzling performances when it mattered most, rallying top-seeded Auburn to a 78-65 victory over Michigan in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.