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MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) – The qualifying is taking place today for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. The winner of last week’s race in Fontana, Calif., was Kyle Busch. This is the sixth race of the season and there have not been any repeat winners.

UNDATED (AP) – Two teams fighting for playoff positions at the top and bottom of the NHL’s Eastern Conference are facing off tonight in Columbus as the Blue Jackets entertain Pittsburgh. The Penguins have 97 points, which is nine points back of first-place Boston in the East while Columbus is one of four teams tied More >

UNDATED (AP) – This will be a busy night of play in the NBA as 12 games are on the agenda. San Antonio and Indiana, the two conference leaders, are in action tonight and can build on their conference leads. The Spurs, who have won 15 straight, top the Thunder by three games in the More >

UNDATED (AP) – First the New York Jets cut Mark Sanchez and the Eagles dropped Michael Vick. Then the Jets signed Vick and now the Eagles have inked Sanchez. Musical chairs, anyone? Sanchez spent last season on injured reserve after tearing the labrum in his right shoulder in a preseason game. He led the Jets to More >

(AP) – The four regional semifinal games this evening are being played in New York and Indianapolis. In Madison Square Garden the opening game of the night has Connecticut playing Iowa State, with the second game showcasing Virginia and Michigan State. At the same time in Indianapolis the first game has Michigan playing Tennessee while Louisville More >

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Milwaukee Hamilton senior forward Kevon Looney has been named the Wisconsin Associated Press boys basketball player of the year. Looney led the Wildcats to their first Milwaukee City Conference title since 2010. The Wildcats finished the regular season with 14 straight wins before losing to West Allis Central in the regional final. Looney, a More >

MILWAUKEE (AP) – The Milwaukee Bucks say they’ve signed free agent D.J. Stephens to a 10-day contract.  The 23-year-old guard-forward joins the Bucks from Ilysiakos in the Greek League where he appeared in 18 games and averaged 9.8 points and 8.8 rebounds. The 6’5″, 188-pound Stephens joined the Greek League after going undrafted in the More >

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Baylor and Wisconsin have never met in a men’s basketball game, and the exciting Bears have little in common with the disciplined Badgers at first glance.  Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan and Baylor’s Scott Drew both recognized one big similarity as their teams prepared for their matchup just down the street from More >

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) – Michael Brantley and Jason Kipnis drove in two runs apiece to send the Cleveland Indians to their 18th win of the spring, 10-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.  Brantley tripled, singled and walked to increase his spring average to .522.  Kipnis doubled and singled. Lonnie Chisenhall hit his third home More >