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INDIANAPOLIS — Traevon Jackson would love another chance at taking the final shot to beat Kentucky.

University of Wisconsin fans who have grown accustomed to watching Josh Gasser fly around the basketball floor with little regard for his health will be surprised to learn Gasser used to be a crybaby.

While Frank Kaminsky Jr. expected his son to develop into a productive player in the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball program, he never saw this coming.

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team is headed to a place where history has been equal parts kind, cruel and condescending.

Throughout his time as a football coach and athletic director at the University of Wisconsin, Barry Alvarez has extolled the virtues of the Rose Bowl as a singular marquee event.

It’s understandable that Zach Bohannon looks back on what he was doing 12 months ago with an air of wistfulness.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie takes a look at the games in the women's Final Four. Her Blue Devils played all four teams this year.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jahlil Okafor has spent the season tuning out huge expectations, beating defenses geared to stop him and showing off offensive moves that leave NBA scouts drooling.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Mission Hills' rough actually saved Lydia Ko some early strokes Friday in the ANA Inspiration. The thick tangled mess of Bermuda, rye and poa annua grasses struck …

A look at what's happening today as spring training comes to a close:

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Next in the way of Kentucky's perfect season: Frank the Tank and his fun-loving band of Wisconsin teammates.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Only days after Kansas was ousted from the NCAA Tournament, Bill Self hopped on a plane to see Charlotte center Mick Throne Jr. The 7-footer is transferring for his senior …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers returned to their locker room to find black T-shirts hanging in their stalls with bold red-and-white letters reading "Northwest Claimed."

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Cain pitched four effective innings, Buster Posey hit his first home run of the spring and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Friday night.

Bangor High School senior Canon O’Heron started making an impression on local basketball followers when he was a freshman, and he spent the rest of his career expanding that fan base.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Duchene scored the winning goal about halfway through the third period as the Colorado Avalanche kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 4-2 victory over the Ana…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski scored in the opening 5 minutes and the San Jose Sharks held on for their fourth win in five games, 3-1 over the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Eric Gordon scored 21 points, Tyreke Evans nearly had a triple-double and the New Orleans Pelicans gained ground in the playoff race by outlasting the short-handed Sa…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Eric Gordon scored 21 points, Tyreke Evans nearly had a triple-double and the New Orleans Pelicans gained ground in the playoff race by outlasting the short-handed Sa…