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MADRID (AP) — Maria Sharapova advanced to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open by beating Caroline Garcia of France 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 Wednesday.

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Chase Elliott is bringing NAPA's sponsorship with him to the Sprint Cup Series.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A University of Bridgeport women's soccer player has been charged with assaulting a teammate over what police say was a perceived snub at an awards ceremony.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fueled by a mix of confidence, determination, peanut butter and chocolate milk, Ohio State linebacker Darron Lee is right where he always knew he belonged — even if other…

"We did our evaluation in a short period of time to make a decision, and decided to move forward with Craig" Counsell, Mark Attanasio said on Tuesday.

The Brewers' season-high three-game winning streak ends.

The wide receiver will participate with the Patriots this weekend and is scheduled to be part of the Texans' camp the following weekend.

Ask anyone who was around Craig Counsell during his major league career and invariably two things will come up in the conversation: He was a great teammate and a proven winner.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green thinks his team is better equipped now to handle tight, low-scoring games than it used to be.

Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers thinks the odds are 50-50 point guard Chris Paul will return tonight to try to help the Clippers build a 2-0 lead over the Houston Rockets in the Western …

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mike Conley returned just eight days after having facial surgery to score 22 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies used a smothering defensive effort to beat the Golden Stat…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Perez capped his major league debut with a game-ending homer in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their four-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Sea…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong threw seven innings of three-hit ball, Joe Panik homered and the San Francisco Giants won their fifth consecutive game by beating the San Diego Padres 6-0 T…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mikael Backlund scored on a delayed penalty call in overtime, lifting the late-charging Calgary Flames over the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Tuesday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Patrick Kane has been playing like he never left. Corey Crawford has resolutely rebounded from being benched.

MILWAUKEE — Jack Greinke allowed one unearned run on two hits in 7 2/3 innings to win his career-best 10th consecutive decision and Justin Turner hit a three-run homer to pace the Los Angeles …

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Patrick Kane scored in the first period for Chicago, and Corey Crawford and the Blackhawks made the superstar's goal stand up for a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.

BASEBALL

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marlon Byrd spent April swinging and missing, then swinging and missing some more.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jesse Chavez struck out seven and allowed one unearned run in 7 1-3 innings and the Oakland Athletics snapped Minnesota's five-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory over th…