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NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the National Basketball Referees Association is defending official Lauren Holtkamp after "personal and unprofessional comments" by Clippers guard Chris Paul.

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Andreas Seppi rallied to defeat Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Zagreb Indoors.

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Andreas Seppi rallied to defeat Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Zagreb Indoors.

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Andreas Seppi rallied to defeat Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Zagreb Indoors.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Venus Williams opens against Paula Ormaechea on Saturday when the United States takes on Argentina in World Group II of the Fed Cup.

BATA, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — Africa's football body is under pressure to heavily punish the country that stepped in to save its showpiece tournament after crowd violence marred Equatorial Gu…

GENOA, Italy (AP) — World No. 13 Sara Errani will lead host Italy against No. 30 Caroline Garcia of France in the opening match of their Fed Cup first-round tie on Saturday.

LONDON (AP) — Marussia's hopes of competing in the Formula One championship using last year's car have been dented after the F1 Strategy Group failed to back the venture.

The freshman forward is rebounding on and off the ice.

The Badgers play a Big Ten series vs. the Nittany Lions at 5:30 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday in University Park, Pa.

Senior forward Katy Josephs has played in 141 career games — totaling 31 goals, 36 assists, 67 points and a plus-37 rating.

Junior guard Nicole Bauman has been on a shooting tear recently for the University of Wisconsin women's basketball team.

Tipoff for the regular-season finale between the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team and Ohio State on March 8 has been set for 3:30 p.m.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tiger Woods knew his tournament was over before anyone else did.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge had 19 points and 13 rebounds for his team-record 220th double-double, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns 108-87 on Thursday night.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Austria's Bernd Wiesberger fired a 6-under 66 in Friday's second round of the Malaysian Open to take the clubhouse lead.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Byron Wesley scored 17 points and keyed a crucial second-half run that helped No. 2 Gonzaga rally for its 16th straight win with a 77-63 victory over Santa Clara on …

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge had 19 points and 13 rebounds for his team-record 220th double-double, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns 108-87 on Thursday night.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Antti Niemi made 33 saves Thursday night as the San Jose Sharks defeated the listless Vancouver Canucks 5-1.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Monta Ellis had 21 points and six assists to lead the Dallas Mavericks over the struggling Sacramento Kings 101-78 on Thursday night.