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OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Thanasi Kokkinakis came from two sets down to upset Lukas Rosol 4-6, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 Friday and give Australia a 1-0 lead over the Czech Republic in the first…

DeMaurice Smith will have eight challengers for his executive director's position with the players' union in the March 15 election.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim was suspended for nine games Friday, with the school punished for ignoring the "most fundamental core values of the NCAA" for academic, drug an…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Gilles Simon bounced back to outlast Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany in five sets and give France a 1-0 lead in the first round of the Davis Cup on Friday.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Gilles Simon bounced back to outlast Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany in five sets and give France a 1-0 lead in the first round of the Davis Cup on Friday.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Gilles Simon bounced back to outlast Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany in five sets and give France a 1-0 lead in the first round of the Davis Cup on Friday.

EAST LONDON, South Africa (AP) — Matt Ford opened a one-shot lead at the Africa Open on Friday after a second-round 66 took him to 11 under par.

LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — Henri Laaksonen rallied from two sets down to beat Ruben Bemelmans and give defending champion Switzerland a 1-0 lead over Belgium in the first round of the Davis Cup on Friday.

LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — Henri Laaksonen rallied from two sets down to beat Ruben Bemelmans and give defending champion Switzerland a 1-0 lead over Belgium in the first round of the Davis Cup on Friday.

LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — Henri Laaksonen rallied from two sets down to beat Ruben Bemelmans and give defending champion Switzerland a 1-0 lead over Belgium in the first round of the Davis Cup on Friday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Colts have announced they will not re-sign veteran wide receiver Reggie Wayne.

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Andy Murray quelled a mid-match comeback from Donald Young to win in four sets Friday and give Britain a 1-0 lead over the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup.

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago funeral home that handled the funeral for Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks has filed a claim against his estate for $35,000.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former champion Hsieh Su-Wei advanced to the semifinals of the Malaysian Open by beating Elizaveta Kulichkova 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-0 Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former champion Hsieh Su-Wei advanced to the semifinals of the Malaysian Open by beating Elizaveta Kulichkova 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-0 Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former champion Hsieh Su-Wei advanced to the semifinals of the Malaysian Open by beating Elizaveta Kulichkova 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-0 Friday.

MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida businessman has been sentenced to a month in prison plus 5 months' house arrest for his role in the smuggling of Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig out of Cuba.

KRALJEVO, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic gave Serbia a 1-0 lead over Croatia by beating Mate Delic 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 Friday in the first round of the Davis Cup.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach says the Olympic body does not necessarily condone the political or legal systems in countries it selects to host the games.

MINNEAPOLIS — As scripts go, the one authored by the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team over a stretch of five days was tough to beat.