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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Marco Gonzales began his bid to become the fifth starter for the St. Louis Cardinals by pitching two shutout innings Friday in a 5-2 win over the Astros.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — This is supposed to be the time when all talk around No. 3 Duke and Mike Krzyzewski focuses on the rivalry matchup with North Carolina, another Atlantic Coast Conference ti…

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Dawn Staley had five days to simmer and hope No. 3 South Carolina would play "angry" following a surprising loss at Kentucky to end the regular season.

Here's some real March Madness.

Top-ranked Kentucky is chasing perfection and No. 18 Arkansas has all but locked up a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Marshall is on the move, heading from the Chicago Bears to the New York Jets.

NEW YORK (AP) — When the checkbooks fly open on Tuesday, the bidding wars figure to be concentrated on receivers and defensive linemen.

MADISON -- The top-ranked Milwaukee University School co-op girls hockey team scored three power-play goals, including two in a three-goal seconds period to defeat No. 9 Onalaska co-op 6-2 Fri…

Kansas forward Cliff Alexander will remain benched amid questions about his family's relationship with an agent, potentially leaving the Jayhawks without their best interior defender heading i…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tekele Cotton scored nine straight points to fuel a 17-3 pull-away run in the first half and No. 8 Wichita State beat Southern Illinois 56-45 in the quarterfinals of the Misso…

Jeff Banister has never quit.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Joao Souza defeated Carlos Berlocq 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 Friday to give Brazil a 1-0 lead over Argentina in their first-round Davis Cup tie on clay.

NEW YORK (AP) — David Harris is staying put in the middle of the New York Jets' defense.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Despite a cast on his left arm, Hunter Pence arrived upbeat in the San Francisco Giants clubhouse on Friday.

Our nine-part, position-by-position spring practice preview begins with a look at UW's quarterbacks.

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) — Jasmine Joyner scored a career-high 26 points and No. 17-ranked and top-seeded Chattanooga handled fifth-seeded Furman 68-55 on Friday, advancing to Sunday's S…

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.