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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Top-seeded Andy Murray made a solid start to his Rotterdam campaign with a 6-3, 6-2 win over French qualifier Nicolas Mahut on Wednesday.

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Top-seeded Andy Murray made a solid start to his Rotterdam campaign with a 6-3, 6-2 win over French qualifier Nicolas Mahut on Wednesday.

MIAMI (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says the Miami Marlins have been awarded the 2017 All-Star Game, and an announcement by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is planned for this w…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy will miss four to six weeks of spring training for the Milwaukee Brewers because of a mild strain of his right hamstring.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A third woman has testified in a South African court that she was sexually abused while a minor by former tennis star and grand slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian is battling for his life at a Las Vegas hospital, where family members say he's in very critical condition.

CHICAGO (AP) — Little League International has stripped Chicago's Jackie Robinson West of its national title after finding the team falsified its boundary map.

PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — Top-seeded Peng Shuai of China fell to Misaki Doi of Japan 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 in the second round of the Thailand Open on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ty Lawson had season-highs of 32 points and 16 assists, leading Denver to a 106-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night that snapped the Nuggets' six-game skid.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies fans gave Lionel Hollins an enthusiastic standing ovation. The team even showed a video tribute to the coach.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Freshman Gabby Curtis shot a final-round 74 and matched the program record for a 54-hole score in helping the University of Wisconsin women’s golf team to a fifth-place finish …

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ONALASKA — Joe Witz is on a roll, and that helped the Onalaska High School boys hockey team win a fifth straight MVC championship on Tuesday.

AUBURN, Ala (AP) — Bobby Portis scored 22 points and Michael Qualls had 19 to lead No. 24 Arkansas to a 101-87 victory over Auburn Tuesday night for another comfortable Southeastern Conference win.

The University of Wisconsin made 13 free throws over the final 2 minutes, 29 seconds to hold off Nebraska and grab a three-game lead in the Big Ten Conference.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Sam Dekker matched his career high with 21 points, and No. 5 Wisconsin built a big lead early and then held off Nebraska's late comeback bid for a 65-55 victory on Tuesday night.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Dustin Byfuglien scored on a breakaway at 4:00 of overtime and the Winnipeg Jets ended the Minnesota Wild's six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night.

PHOENIX (AP) — James Harden scored 20 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter and the Houston Rockets pulled away to beat the Phoenix Suns 127-118 on Tuesday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — James Neal scored at 4:27 of overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.