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Gov. Scott Walker and North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory have laid their friendly wagers on the table for Monday night's men's national basketball championship.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will meet with the NFL on Tuesday to discuss his playing status.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez received a loud ovation and walked in the first plate appearance of his return to the major leagues following a season-long drug suspension.

DETROIT (AP) — J.D. Martinez of the Detroit Tigers has hit the first home run of the 2015 baseball season.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A person close to the situation says Minnesota sophomore Amanda Zahui B. has declared for the WNBA draft.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kentucky coach John Calipari and Spencer Haywood are among 11 new inductees going into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year.

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Carlos Berlocq of Argentina hit nine aces as he rallied to beat fifth-seeded Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4 on clay in the first round of the Grand P…

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Carlos Berlocq of Argentina hit nine aces as he rallied to beat fifth-seeded Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4 on clay in the first round of the Grand P…

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Carlos Berlocq of Argentina hit nine aces as he rallied to beat fifth-seeded Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4 on clay in the first round of the Grand P…

NEW YORK (AP) — Despite high-profile signings during the offseason, there was one fewer Cuban-born player on opening-day rosters this year than in 2014.

CHICAGO (AP) — Major League Baseball's average ticket price rose 3.3 percent this season to $28.94, the steepest increase in six years.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Martin Blackman will succeed Patrick McEnroe as the U.S. Tennis Association's general manager of player development.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Martin Blackman will succeed Patrick McEnroe as the U.S. Tennis Association's general manager of player development.

Duke's Mike Krzyzewski had to deal with the same issue after his team upended then-unbeaten UNLV in the Final Four in 1991 in Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS — Sam Dekker recently pushed play on the video and didn’t recognize the player wearing jersey No. 15 for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team on Dec. 3.

INDIANAPOLIS — As he was exiting the locker room before Saturday’s second national semifinal of the NCAA tournament, University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan noticed a familiar f…

The Brewers are confident they’ve learned a thing or two from their collapse and ready to go the distance in 2015.

INDIANAPOLIS — It remains to be seen where those checking credentials at the door to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame apparently felt University of Wisconsin men’s coach Bo Ryan f…

Smith nets supporting

INDIANAPOLIS — Frank Kaminsky’s phone was full of text messages Saturday from a lot of friends whose numbers he already had as contacts.