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WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown took over first place in the Big East on Monday night with an old-fashioned, push-and-shove win worthy of the conference's legacy of physical play, forcing 17 turn…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Caroline Wozniacki saved seven of eight break points she faced to withstand a tough challenge from 18-year-old American Taylor Townsend, winning 7-6 (1), 6-2 in the…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Canada's Milos Raonic defeated Ukrainian qualifier Illya Marchenko 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored 18 points and was one of six Toronto players to reach double figures in the Raptors' 92-89 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Radim Vrbata and Bo Horvat scored, Ryan Miller stopped 23 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Monday night.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Stan Wawrinka began the defense of his Australian Open title with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Turkey's Marsel Ilhan on Tuesday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 26 points and J.R. Smith added 20 as the Cleveland Cavaliers entered a favorable portion of their schedule with a 108-94 win over the Chicago Bulls on Mond…

Before this, there were always excuses for the Green Bay Packers' playoff exits.

NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks walked off the court, and for the first time in weeks it wasn't with heads hanging.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Kei Nishikori returned to Grand Slam action for the first time since his run to the U.S. Open final, beating Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-2 Tuesday in the first …

MADISON -- Bronson Koenig did a lot of things well during his 37-minute debut as the starting point guard for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski moved one victory from 1,000 for his Hall of Fame career in No. 5 Duke's 79-65 win over Pittsburgh on Monday night.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Javan Felix scored 15 points, Isaiah Taylor added 13 and No. 17 Texas rolled to a 66-48 victory against TCU on Monday night.

MADISON -- Bronson Koenig did a lot of things well during his 37-minute debut as the starting point guard for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 33 points, Lindsay Allen added 15 and No. 6 Notre Dame made 58 percent of its shots to beat fifth-ranked Tennessee 88-77 Monday night, ending an 11-g…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tiffany Mitchell scored 18 points, A'ja Wilson added 16 and top-ranked South Carolina remained unbeaten with a 77-42 victory at Florida on Monday night.

Yovani Gallardo is getting a chance to pitch at home.

WACO, Texas (AP) — Nina Davis scored 25 points and Niya Johnson had 15 points with 12 assists as No. 3 Baylor stretched its winning streak to 16 games with a 75-58 victory over No. 8 Texas on …

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored a season-high 45 points, including 18 in the third quarter, and the Houston Rockets beat the Indiana Pacers 110-98 on Monday.