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Aldrich to hold youth basketball camp in Bloomington
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Chasing an NBA dream hasn't left many opportunities for Cole Aldrich to get back home in the last four years.
Belgium’s Vanendert wins Tour de France 14th stage
PLATEAU DE BEILLE, France (AP) - French cyclist Thomas Voeckler retained the lead of the Tour de France on Saturday after the last stage in the Pyrenees, which was won by Jelle Vanendert of Belgium and failed to be as significant as expected for the main contenders.
Clarke avoids the weather, takes the lead
SANDWICH, England (AP) - About the only predictable part of this British Open is the weather.
Minnesota drives in eight runs to top Kansas City
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Trevor Plouffe hit a big two-run homer and Delmon Young had three hits in his return to the lineup to lead the Minnesota Twins to an 8-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.
NBA lays off more than 100 league employees over last two days
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA laid off about 114 people over the last two days, planned cost-cutting moves that a league spokesman said Thursday are "not a direct result of the lockout."
NFL players, owners turn out in force to find solution
NEW YORK (AP) - With time running short to keep the NFL's preseason intact, owners and players got into another long round of labor talks Thursday, trying to break the impasse that has kept the league shut down for four months.
Clemens perjury trial ends with mistrial ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) - One minute Roger Clemens was on trial for his freedom. Then, on just the second day of testimony, it was suddenly all over and the former baseball star was outside signing autographs for fans.
Present U.S. team emerges from shadow of 1999 championship team
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Lauren Cheney was just 11 during the 1999 World Cup, watching from the stands and imagining what it would be like to be on that field with Mia Hamm and Michelle Akers and Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain.
NBA players’ union supports playing overseas
NEW YORK (AP) - When it comes to playing overseas during the NBA lockout, Billy Hunter has a simple message for the league's players: Enjoy your trip, we'll call you when it's time to come home.
Bell’s slide may signal exit from National League
PHOENIX (AP) - If Heath Bell is leaving the National League, he slid right out in style.
United States earns trip to women's World Cup final
MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) - Abby Wambach sure knows how to deliver.
Royals taking lumps as they grow up together
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Just about every locker in the Royals clubhouse has some kind of memento from the first half of the season. Lineup cards from a major league debut, framed in plush velvet and expensive wood. The ball from a first hit, carefully mounted in a custom shadow box.
U.S. women ready for World Cup semifinal against France
MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) - The Americans feel just fine, thank you, not tired a bit. The high they were on after that epic Brazil game? That's so yesterday.
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No. 2 Wichita State goes to 33-0, routs Missouri St.
ST. LOUIS - All those runaway wins, it's hard for unbeaten Wichita State to pick a favorite.
Parker leads No. 4 Duke past No. 14 UNC
DURHAM, N.C. - Freshman Jabari Parker had a season-high 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 Duke past No. 14 North Carolina 93-81 Saturday night.
West Virginia holds off No. 8 Kansas 92-86
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Its NCAA chances all but gone, West Virginia showed it still has some fight left in a lackluster season.
Ramirez returns, Brewers top Royals
PHOENIX - Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double in the first inning on the first pitch he saw this spring, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 on Saturday.
Baylor’s FT shooting helps edge Kansas State, 76-74
MANHATTAN - Kenny Chery kept stepping to the free-throw line and kept knocking them down.
No. 1 Florida routs No. 25 Kentucky, goes undefeated in SEC
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - With strands of net behind their ears, Florida seniors Casey Prather, Scottie Wilbekin, Will Yeguete and Patric Young stopped at midcourt and kissed the floor.
Wiggins not wavering on decision to leave for NBA
LAWRENCE - Andrew Wiggins remembers sitting in the bleachers of Allen Fieldhouse long after the final whistle, watching as the crowd showered the departing Kansas players with love.
White Sox, Royals end game in tie
SURPRISE, Ariz. - Jose Abreu hit his first home run as a Chicago White Sox split-squad and the Kansas City Royals tied 6-6 on Thursday.
Shield sharp for Royals in win over Diamondbacks
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Kansas City ace James Shields allowed one hit in three scoreless innings and Mike Moustakas hit a three-run homer in the Royals' 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.
Creighton’s McDermott shows he’s beast of Big East
OMAHA, Neb. - It's been a season of no regrets for Creighton's Doug McDermott.
TURNING HEADS
LAWRENCE - Tarik Black pulled a Big 12 championship T-shirt over his broad shoulders, slipped a title hat on his head, and then gave Andrew Wiggins and the rest of his teammates a hug.
Looking ahead at NCAA Tournament ‘dream’ matchups
March Madness is ramping up with the conference tournaments starting this week and the NCAA tournament just around the corner.
