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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Freshman J.T. Barrett, a Heisman Trophy contender, left No. 7 Ohio State's rivalry showdown with Michigan early in the fourth quarter after his leg twisted underneath him…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Pregame tensions between players from No. 24 Louisville and arch-rival Kentucky evolved into a shoving match involving Cardinals coach Bobby Petrino, who was seen grabbi…

TORONTO (AP) — Josh Donaldson has good memories of playing in Toronto. He made his major league debut there in 2010, striking out as a pinch-hitter. The following day he smacked a game-winning…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio State stadium went silent as an announcer called out the name of a missing football player and a police poster seeking information on his disappearance appeared …

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Thousands of fans helped Mercedes celebrate its success in the Formula One championship at the German manufacturer's "Stars and Cars" party on Saturday.

Hey, grow up!

BOSTON (AP) — Field hockey at Harvard Stadium. Fencing and archery at MIT. Horses for the equestrian events cared for at the Tufts Hospital for Large Animals.

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian hospital says soccer great Pele isn't showing signs of the urinary tract infection that prompted his hospitalization this week.

“It’s a perfect scenario,” UW defensive tackle Warren Herring said. “Rivalry game, trophy game, Senior Day and the Big Ten West Division on the line.”

Courtney Thomas puts down 12 kills as UW clinches its first outright Big Ten championship since 2001.

UW can ease the pain of last year’s Senior Day loss, while earning a Big Ten title-game bid with a win on Saturday.

The Badgers avoid dropping a ninth straight game — though no one’s entirely happy. 

DURHAM, N.H. — Gritting through a tight non-conference affair, the No. 3 University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team decided to put the pedal to the road.

The Badgers committed 13 of their 23 turnovers in the first half, then allowed East Carolina to shoot 44.8 percent from the field in the second half in a 61-43 defeat.

State Journal reporter Jim Polzin breaks down the matchups in Saturday's game.

The Badgers play the Gophers at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

SYDNEY (AP) — American Jordan Spieth shot a 2-under 69 to move into a three-way share of the lead at the Australian Open after Saturday's third round.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rookie guard Zach LaVine scored 18 of his team-high 28 points off the bench in the second quarter, and Mo Williams had 25 points and 11 assists to lead the Minnesota Timberw…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Marc Gasol had 26 points and nine assists as the Memphis Grizzlies held off the Trail Blazers 112-99 on Friday night to snap a nine-game Portland winning streak.

The Coulee Region Chill used a third-period goal by Dominik Florian to edge the Minnesota Magicians 2-1 Friday night at the Green Island Ice Arena.