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Throwing sessions through the winter months and quarterback meetings before spring ball couldn’t quite prepare Austin Kafentzis for what he faces now.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The NCAA championships got off to a memorable start for the University of Wisconsin men’s swimming and diving team on Thursday.

SEPANG, Malaysia (AP) — Mercedes dominated the 2014 Formula One season, they swept to a one-two finish in this year's season opener in Australia, and the team is fully expected to do so again …

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — It's times like this when all the frustration seems worth it to Tom Izzo. The ups and downs of a long season having finally given way to another exhilarating run in …

Bo Ryan is no fan of change.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Whether it's steroid testing, all those power arms in the bullpen or a lower strike zone, baseballs just aren't flying out of the park like they did a decade or two ago.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — T.J. McConnell shook off his terrible first half and a Xavier defender with equal poise, sliding around a screen and finding an open 3-pointer.

A look at what's happening around spring training in Florida and Arizona today:

The name rings a bell. It's OK, you can laugh about it. Sam Malone totally gets it.

Brady Aiken, the hard-throwing lefty who didn't sign after being last year's No. 1 draft pick by the Houston Astros, announced Thursday he had Tommy John elbow surgery.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog and Alex Tanguay each had a goal and an assist, and Reto Berra made 33 saves to lead the Colorado Avalanche past the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 …

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Chris Kreider helped get the New York Rangers back to the playoffs.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Perfect and pulverizing. Kentucky made West Virginia's press look pathetic.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Struggling with early-season injuries and the adjustment to a new coaching staff, Ersan Ilyasova hasn't quite been himself for the Milwaukee Bucks.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Ondrej Pavelec made 39 saves for his sixth consecutive win, leading the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even if a win is a win is a win, especially for a team chasing a playoff berth, Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz gave a rather blunt and unflattering assessment of his t…

Bittersweet trip for redshirt Hill

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