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Joan Rubens, the matriarch of the family, has volunteered in each of the first 15 Ironman Wisconsin events and has been on hand to greet three of her children at the finish line. She’ll be there again Sunday when her…

UW gained a measure of respect from top 25 voters — if not national pundits — after beating the Tigers, and the Badgers don't intend to squander it.

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The group, sparked by the play of linebacker Ryan Connelly, is coming off an impressive performance in last week's victory over then-No. 5 LSU.

HOUSTON (AP) — Kris Bryant hit a two-run homer, Jon Lester threw seven scoreless innings and Hector Rondon and Aroldis Chapman finished off the Chicago Cubs' 2-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Still feeling disrespected despite bringing home the Lombardi Trophy, members of Denver's nasty defense pledged to keep serving as the Broncos' vicious vanguard in 2016.

PHOENIX (AP) — Kelby Tomlinson's one-out single in the 12th inning drove in Brandon Belt with the go-ahead run, and the San Francisco Giants held on for a 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Another late-inning loss in the final weeks of a lost season came with a silver lining for the injury-riddled Los Angeles Angels.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Luis Perdomo regretted letting the opposing pitcher generate much of Colorado's offense on Friday night.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — An outcome that for months has been a foregone conclusion is official.

NEW YORK (AP) — For the fourth straight year, the Tampa Bay Rays will fail to finish with a winning record.

HOUSTON (AP) — Kris Bryant hit a two-run homer, Jon Lester threw seven scoreless innings and Hector Rondon and Aroldis Chapman finished off the Chicago Cubs' 2-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Joe DeCarlo hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, leading the Bakersfield Blaze to a 5-3 win over the San Jose Giants on Friday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adrian Beltre broke a tie with his 440th home run in the eighth, and Yu Darvish pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning of the Texas Rangers' second win in six games, 2-1 over the Los…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tyler Chatwood had two important hits, including a two-run triple, while pitching the Colorado Rockies past the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Friday night.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Yeiler Peguero scored the decisive run on a ground out in the third inning, as the Eugene Emeralds beat the Hillsboro Hops 2-1 on Friday.

The sophomore scores off an assist from Rose Lavelle to give the Badgers their 100th win under coach Paula Wilkins.

North Carolina defeats UW in five sets with Lauryn Gillis sidelined by a sprained ankle.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma pitched into the seventh inning to match his career high with 15 wins, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Friday night.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Nick Noonan homered and doubled twice, scoring two runs as the El Paso Chihuahuas defeated the Tacoma Rainiers 7-0 on Friday.