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CHENNAI, India (AP) — Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka advanced to the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open by beating Croatian teenager Borna Coric 6-1, 6-4 Wednesday.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Top seed Novak Djokovic moved his Qatar Open debut into the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-1 defeat of Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine on Wednesday.

LONDON (AP) — A sponsor for English soccer club Oldham says the "imminent signing" of convicted rapist Ched Evans has prompted the company to end its backing.

SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Top seed Simona Halep cruised into the quarterfinals of Shenzhen Open by defeating Russian wild card Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6-2, 6-2 in the second round on Wednesday.

The quarterback said Tuesday on his weekly radio show on ESPN 540 in Milwaukee that re-injuring the calf in Sunday's divisional round playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys was not a concern.

PARIS (AP) — Still hampered by an injury to his right forearm, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled out of the Australian Open.

Even when Penn State has been the dominant force in the Big Ten Conference, the Lady Lions have had their struggles against the University of Wisconsin.

The University of Wisconsin men's hockey team will help Arizona State usher in its first season in NCAA Division I, hosting the Sun Devils in 2015-16.

The Badgers (14-1, 2-0 Big Ten) play host to the Boilermakers (10-5, 2-0) at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Kohl Center.

The Green Bay Packers say they will make 300 standing-room-only tickets available for Sunday's NFL playoff game against Dallas at Lambeau Field.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pete Rose didn't want it to be about him, not on a day when four new members were elected to baseball's most exclusive club.

NEW YORK (AP) — Next January the Hall of Fame focus will turn to Ken Griffey Jr., Trevor Hoffman and Billy Wagner after an unprecedented dominance by starting pitchers over a two-year span.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Kei Nishikori beat Steve Johnson 6-4, 7-5 at the Brisbane International on Wednesday, making a winning start to a season in which he's aiming to be at the vanguard o…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Look past the hot-shooting touch of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, the pace-and-space attack under rookie coach Steve Kerr and the highlight-worthy plays the Golden St…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Heisman Trophy O.J. Simpson won in 1968 has been recovered more than 20 years after it was stolen in a burglary at the University of Southern California, police said Tuesd…

NEW YORK (AP) — Darrun Hilliard, Daniel Ochefu and No. 8 Villanova took off in the second half and made sure one loss didn't lead to another.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — No chance of a letdown for the Phoenix Suns.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Larissa Jacobson came through in a big game for the West Salem High School girls basketball team on Tuesday.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — David Backes scored four goals to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 6-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night.