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Frank Kaminsky's decision to return has been fruitful on multiple fronts: Not only has he squeezed every last drop out of his fabulous life as Joe College, he’s significantly improved his NBA …

INDIANAPOLIS -- Pardon University of Wisconsin men’s basketball associate head coach Greg Gard if he had to stifle a chuckle earlier this week while handing out assignments to the scout team.

With its embrace of the offbeat and quirky, Lexington feels strangely Madison-like. Although the city could use a Xanax.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Shaka Smart has been a hot coaching commodity since leading Virginia Commonwealth to the Final Four in 2011. He had reportedly shunned several big-time offers, but the lur…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The fascination with Hank the dog has legs.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — John Calipari has endeared himself to Big Blue Nation because he does what Wildcat fans demand — win.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mark Emmert is still standing. At this Final Four, he's looking like a leader, too.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Scott Kazmir ended his spring looking just as crisp as when he started. Now the Oakland left-hander is focused on an encore to the best season of his major league career.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Lexi Thompson figured young friend Lydia Ko was dead in the woods to the left of the seventh fairway.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Former NBA star Dee Brown taught his daughter all about the game of basketball Unfortunately, he doesn't often get to see Maryland sharpshooter Lexie Brown play in person

A look at what's happening around spring training in Florida and Arizona today:

A group of prominent black coaches headlined by Tubby Smith and Shaka Smart are forming an organization to address the dwindling numbers of minority head coaches in college basketball.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Barnes made two huge defensive mistakes in the final minute. He redeemed himself and the Golden State Warriors with one big shot.

It wasn't that Anderson Hunt didn't want the ball. Shooting guards always want the ball.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout and Matt Shoemaker were in midseason form during the Freeway Series exhibition opener. So was aggressive right fielder Yasiel Puig.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Barnes hit a running shot in the lane with less than a second remaining, lifting the Golden State Warriors to a wild 107-106 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursd…

Annalese Lamke didn’t get the desired ending to her final basketball season at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High school.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Mike Napoli had a two-run homer in a seven-run sixth, and the Boston Red Sox beat Minnesota 8-5 on Thursday night after Twins starter Ervin Santana turned in five score…

NEW YORK (AP) — Chasson Randle hit two free throws with 3.4 seconds left in overtime, and Stanford won the second NIT title of his career, edging Miami 66-64 on Thursday.