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KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — Elizaveta Kulichkova of Russia defeated fifth-seeded Kaia Kanepi 6-1, 6-2 at the Katowice Open on Thursday, and is now set to face Camila Giorgi in the quarterfinal.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marc Marotta, a former Marquette basketball star who became board chairman of the Milwaukee Bucks arena, has died at age 52.

VIENNA (AP) — Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz says the team will quit Formula One if engine supplier Renault doesn't manage to build "a competitive power unit."

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — 8:32 a.m.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — They shared the lead going into the weekend 50 years ago at Augusta National.

SHANGHAI (AP) — New Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was still beaming two weeks after capturing his first Formula One race in 16 months, but he said ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix that he doe…

Dan Gavitt is convinced that getting it right is more important than getting games finished fast.

University of Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst didn’t appear pleased with the Badgers' effort when addressing his team Wednesday night.

Continuity and talent evaluation are critical — and it raises a question about the kind of applicants Eaves will attract.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Two players seemingly headed in opposite directions are hogging all the headlines going into this year's Masters.

PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Heston plunked the first batter he faced and compounded it by throwing the ball into right field while trying to pick him off. The two-base error led to a run, not exactly…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez hit three home runs, becoming the first player in major league history with five in the season's first three games, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San …

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Scott Kazmir struck out 10 and was backed by a couple of rookies getting their first big league hits, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 10-0 on Wednesday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Albert Pujols hit his 521st home run to move into 18th place on baseball's career list and the Los Angeles Angels held on for a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners Wednesday.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 13 rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-91 on Wednesday night.

NEW YORK — Sarah Thomas saw the New York City area code pop up on her phone and started praying it was the NFL calling to say she’d been hired as a full-time game official.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs are surging to close the regular season, and the Houston Rockets couldn't slow them down.

Taylor-Paige Stewart struck out the final batter she faced on Wednesday to put the finishing touches on the University of Wisconsin softball team’s non-conference doubleheader sweep of Valpara…

DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points, including the go-ahead basket and a key 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks eliminated the Phoenix Suns from playoff content…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez has homered three times for the Los Angeles Dodgers in their series finale against the San Diego Padres.