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MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) — A judge in New Jersey has dismissed domestic violence charges against Ray Rice, who was captured by a surveillance camera knocking his then-fiancee unconscious in a h…

NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) — Second-seeded Angelique Kerber reached the semifinals of the Nuremberg Cup with a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 defeat of Japanese qualifier Misaki Doi on Thursday.

NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) — Second-seeded Angelique Kerber reached the semifinals of the Nuremberg Cup with a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 defeat of Japanese qualifier Misaki Doi on Thursday.

NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) — Second-seeded Angelique Kerber reached the semifinals of the Nuremberg Cup with a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 defeat of Japanese qualifier Misaki Doi on Thursday.

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy opened the defense of his BMW PGA Championship title on Thursday with a 1-under 71 that left him four strokes behind clubhouse leader Robert Karlsson.

GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic lost in the Geneva Open quarterfinals on Thursday, beaten 7-5, 6-3 by Santiago Giraldo of Colombia.

GENEVA (AP) — For once, a major FIFA election is untainted by claims of vote-buying.

MONACO (AP) — Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time ahead of 17-year-old Max Verstappen in Thursday's first practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix.

He’s confident a big crowd will show up at Camp Randall for his charity flag football game.

Strickland had served as UW cornerbacks coach under Gary Andersen but Paul Chryst did not offer him a job as a position coach.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — FIFA presidential candidate Michael van Praag has withdrawn from the May 29 election against Sepp Blatter.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — NFL owners concluded an especially hectic spring meetings by setting up what figures to be a very busy summer and fall.

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues today:

ATLANTA (AP) — J.R. Smith knocked down a tough 3-pointer, then another. Turning toward the fans, their heckling transformed to groans, he blew off his right index finger and motioned toward hi…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning were relentless, answering every challenge from the New York Rangers before taking control of the Eastern Conference finals on Nikita Kucherov's over…

CHICAGO (AP) — Shaun Marcum won his first start in almost two years, Michael Brantley had a two-run double in the seventh inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on We…

SOFTBALL

The Cashton High School softball team hasn’t lost a game this season.

DENVER (AP) — Rookie Severino Gonzalez pitched five solid innings, Ryan Howard homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 Wednesday night for their seventh win in eight games.

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta forward DeMarre Carroll left Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night with a left knee sprain, an injury that threatens…