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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia left-hander Cole Hamels allowed Jordy Mercer's two-run home run in the third inning and the Phillies rallied in the sixth to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-…

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State linebacker Joshua Perry says the doubters are out there, questioning and putting down the Buckeyes.

TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — Fox is extending its soccer involvement to the youth level, where thousands of teams will wear "Fox Sports 1" advertisements on their jerseys.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Frank Kaminsky is finishing his impressive Big Ten career at No. 6 Wisconsin in familiar surroundings.

One incredibly obvious, yet rarely discussed fact about the NCAA Tournament is that the best 68 college basketball teams don't all make it.

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Ndamukong Suh is coming to Miami, where he and his new team will both try to end their playoff droughts.

NEW YORK (AP) — Turns out Major League Soccer never had a finalized labor contract for the last five years, a situation players and management hope to rectify following their agreement in prin…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kentucky has held the No. 1 spot all season. Apparently, the NCAA Tournament selection committee concurs.

PHOENIX (AP) — A person with knowledge of the plan says comedian Will Ferrell will play all nine positions while making appearances at five Arizona spring training games on Thursday.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez has hit his first home run since returning to the New York Yankees following a one-season drug suspension.

Chip Kelly says he's not "mortgaging the future" to move up and draft Marcus Mariota, and he didn't acquire Sam Bradford to use as trade bait.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers will get one more opinion before the ace pitcher likely agrees to season-ending elbow ligament-replacement surgery.

Julie Johnston scored her first international goal, and the United States beat France 2-0 Wednesday at Faro, Portugal, for the Americans' 10th Algarve Cup title and first in two years.

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — John Daly remains angry over what he claims to be an anti-doping policy on the PGA Tour that is not random.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers say they are ready for a preliminary hearing next week for former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper on charges that he drugged and raped two women in Los Angeles County.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR lifted its suspension of Kurt Busch on Wednesday and ruled the former champion can compete in the title Chase should he qualify.

Our nine-part, position-by-position spring practice preview continues with a look at UW's defensive line.

LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray is testing out retired Swedish tennis player Jonas Bjorkman, with a view to adding the doubles specialist to his coaching team.

LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray is testing out retired Swedish tennis player Jonas Bjorkman, with a view to adding the doubles specialist to his coaching team.