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CHICAGO (AP) — Hassan Whiteside bounced around the NBA Development league and played in China and Lebanon, hoping NBA teams were keeping tabs and would give him an opportunity.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Brandon Browner received a Super Bowl ring last year even though he was watching from home 3,000 miles from the Seattle Seahawks when they won the title.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Ron Baker scored 15 points and No. 14 Wichita State breezed past Drake 74-40 on Sunday for its 26th straight win in the Missouri Valley Conference.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski earned his 1,000th career win Sunday, making him the first NCAA Division I men's coach to reach the milestone, when No. 5 Duke surged past St. John's in the sec…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Morgan Jones came off the bench to score 16 points and the five starters all scored between nine and 15 and No. 17 Florida State rolled to a 110-80 win over Wake Fores…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Fox Sports will use a rotation of drivers, including Jeff Gordon, in its coverage of NASCAR's second-tier XFINITY Series this season.

CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for the family of Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks says the Hall of Famer died after suffering a heart attack.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Justin Anderson scored eight of his 12 points during a late 12-0 run and No. 2 Virginia barely escaped a sold-out Cassell Coliseum with a 50-47 victory against Virginia Tech.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Super Bowl, at its most basic level, is a game that determines the NFL championship.

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say an Eastern Michigan University women's basketball player and another student were killed in a head-on collision.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Action Express Racing, vying to defend its Rolex 24 at Daytona title, climbed from an early hole to set up a stirring finish against a pair of Chip Ganassi Racing ca…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — After the clock ticked past midnight, Andy Murray became aware that it was officially Australia Day and he already knew from the crowd reaction what to expect in th…

MONACO (AP) — Defending world rally champion Sebastien Ogier of France began his title defense with a victory at the season-opening Monte Carlo rally Sunday, finishing ahead of Finland's Jari-…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nick Kyrgios knows how to entertain a crowd. He hits shots between his legs and around the net posts. He smashes rackets. He argues with the chair umpire and intera…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray overcame a relentlessly athletic Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday to secure a spot in the Australian Open q…

Three-star running back Bradrick Shaw from Hoover High, a powerhouse program in the top classification of Alabama high school football, committed to the Badgers via Twitter.

Three-star defensive tackle Kraig Howe, a former Panthers commit who was recruited by Rudolph, tweeted Saturday evening that he has committed to the Badgers.

Kaminsky scored eight of his game-high 22 points in overtime to carry the No. 6 Badgers to a 69-64 victory over Michigan at the Crisler Center.

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kontinental Hockey League's president says he wants to slash its salary cap as clubs struggle financially in Russia's economic crisis.

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