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DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander officially went on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, and the Detroit Tigers called up left-hander Kyle Lobstein to take his place in the starting rotation.

KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — Second-seeded Alize Cornet rallied from a set down to beat Slovenia's Polona Hercog 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Katowice Open on Wednesday.

MIAMI (AP) — The final suspect has pleaded guilty in the 2007 killing of Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor during a botched burglary.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — In a story April 7 about UConn students watching the school's team win the women's NCAA basketball title, The Associated Press misidentified a student taking part in a cam…

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Second-seeded Ekaterina Makarova knew she wouldn't be her sharpest with only a day to work on the Family Circle Cup's slower, clay-court surface.

PARIS (AP) — In rescuing Francis Coquelin from the twilight zone of a football career that seemed fast-tracked to nowhere, Arsene Wenger also helped to save himself.

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Second-seeded Martin Klizan of Slovakia withstood a strong challenge from Germany's Dustin Brown to win 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) and reach the quarterfinals of the Grand Pr…

ROME (AP) — Italy captain Corrado Barazzutti has a straightforward formula for pulling off an improbable win over a United States team led by Serena and Venus Williams in a Fed Cup World Group…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Owners of the Milwaukee Bucks are releasing their plan for a new $500 million arena that they say would anchor a much larger entertainment district in downtown Milwaukee.

OSCHERSLEBEN, Germany (AP) — The teenage son of former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher completed his first public test drive on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has its first full-time female game official.

PRAGUE (AP) — Petra Kvitova has returned from a month's break to play for defending champion Czech Republic in next week's Fed Cup semifinals against France.

SHANGHAI (AP) — As the Formula One circuit heads to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix, it's no longer a safe bet that Mercedes will top the podium by the end of the weekend.

This group of players taking a once-invisible program to back-to-back Final Fours is one of the most amazing stories in school history.

Seniors Frank Kaminsky, Josh Gasser, Traevon Jackson and Duje Dukan could be joined in leaving by junior Sam Gasser, who may declare for the NBA draft.

The shocking development that evolved out of discussions Eaves had with UW athletic director Barry Alvarez.

Duke and Wisconsin played basketball Monday night. And fans across the nation were glued to their TV sets in unusually large numbers.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies will be the leading contenders to make another championship run next season. It would be an unprecedented 11th title that would eclipse J…

The playoff chase in the NHL's Eastern Conference has gone from compelling to downright wacky.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — There are so many cameras at the Masters this week that practice rounds are beginning to resemble kids' birthday parties back in the day.