Houston's game plan Friday night was to gang up on Purdue point guard Braden Smith and keep him from winning this Sweet 16 game – and Houston very nearly lost that bet. Smith, who has compiled ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue point guard Braden Smith is trying to get through the handshake line, trying to get back to the locker room, to his team — his guys — after pulling and tugging and ...

“I always talk to him about how to dominate the game from the shoulders up. So Braden is a unique, special player, and I’m glad he’s on our team.” What You Should Read Next Men’s March ...

ADVERTISEMENT Dick was born in Massachusetts in February 1941 and was adopted by the Carlson family in Norwood years later. He became a reporter in California in the 1960s, working as a copyboy at ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Purdue star guard Braden Smith's parents both played college basketball at Arkansas Tech, meeting for the first time in the training room. Ginny and Dustin Smith spent countless ...

After securing double-digit wins in each of the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, Braden Smith and No. 4 seed Purdue Boilermakers faced their toughest challenge yet. On Friday night ...

Nobody asked, but he made a point to mention Purdue's Braden Smith. Braden Smith, as he so often does, controlled Purdue basketball's offense without scoring against a Houston team which defended ...

Braden Smith grew up in a basketball family. His parents both played in college and went on to coach the sport. Now, he’s the star of Purdue’s men’s basketball team, and is in the spotlight ...

AND WHEN YOU COMPARE MASSACHUSETTS TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, IT’S NOT A PRETTY PICTURE. A PATHWAY SOMETIMES SOARING OVER LAND AND WATER, CONNECTING TWO DISTANT POINTS. BRIDGES. WE NEED THEM TO ...

denotes Man of the Match) ∎ Braden Smith: 7/10* Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Houston successfully limited Smith to being a facilitator, but not a scorer.

I think it will benefit (us)," said junior guard Braden Smith said. Regardless of what time the game starts, Purdue will be ready to play. Despite a tough end to the regular season, the ...

Braden Appelhans is the latest to join the list. Appelhans just finished his redshirt sophomore season at UNM. The 6-7 guard appeared in 31 games, started in one, and averaged 3.3 points.