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CHICAGO (AP) — The Bears hired Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman on Wednesday to replace the fired Lovie Smith, hoping he can get the most out of quarterback Jay Cutler and make Chicago a playoff team on a consistent basis.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic delivered a stinging lesson in the realities of grand slam tennis to young American Ryan Harrison on Wednesday and warned the next generation they need to work harder to break into the top ranks. The steely-eyed Serb's campaign for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles kicked into overdrive …

BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee is planning to add a new sponsor in 2013 to replace computer manufacturer Acer, taking advantage of a favorable climate created by the London 2012 Olympics, the IOC's marketing chief said. "The London 2012 Games were an absolute great success both for organizers and …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic was all but perfect in his second-round match Wednesday against Ryan Harrison, beating the 20-year-old American 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 to stay on track for his third consecutive Australian Open title and the fourth of his career.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic continued his bid for a third straight Australian Open title with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 second-round win over American Ryan Harrison on Wednesday night.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Jorge Sampaoli, charged with putting Chile's World Cup qualifying campaign back on track, made a winning start as their coach with a 2-1 international friendly victory over Senegal who finished the match with nine men. Sampaoli's side, picked only from the domestic league, started Tuesday's friendly …

PARIS (Reuters) - The UCI Independent Commission looking into the Lance Armstrong probe will hold a 'truth and reconciliation' public hearing despite the International Cycling Union's reluctance. "The Commission is of the view that ... such a process would ensure that the most complete evidence is available to the Commission …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Playing an unranked opponent, 5-2 up in the third set and serving for the match, world number nine Samantha Stosur agreed she had 'choked' to lose her Australian Open second round match against China's Zheng Jie on Wednesday. The 6-4 1-6 7-5 'choke' ensured she crashed out of her home grand slam early, …

Lance Armstrong may not be done confessing.

LYON, France (Reuters) - African champions Zambia are better prepared compared to last year as they bid to retain their Nations Cup title next week, coach Herve Renard told Reuters. "At the same stage (last year), I was very very concerned. All our warm-up games had been poor," the Frenchman said in an interview. "I think …

(Reuters) - At times on Wednesday, Tim Smyczek thought he was playing against himself in a mirror. Only, the mirror image was just a little better. The 25-year-old was actually facing world number five David Ferrer across the net on Margaret Court Arena, a player who the American has modelled his game on. It's no surprise. …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — For someone with precious little match "toughness" heading into the Australian Open, Maria Sharapova didn't look overly concerned Wednesday.

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The European Tour may change the way future Ryder Cup captains are chosen after an often "unseemly" campaign ended this week with Paul McGinley being picked to lead the 2014 team, said chief executive George O'Grady. McGinley's appointment on Tuesday as the first Irish skipper in the 86-year history …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams beat Alize Cornet of France 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday to advance to a third-round match against Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Wisconsin played Tuesday night like it always does — defended everything, made big shots and limited the turnovers.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A rampaging Maria Sharapova became the first player in 28 years to dole out consecutive double-bagels at a grand slam on Wednesday, but said her tally of major titles was the only statistic worth worrying about. The second seed left opponent Misaki Doi of Japan struggling to hold back tears after a …

(Reuters) - Australian swimmer James Magnussen believes his failure to win gold at the London Olympics was down to his life outside the pool and the 100 meters world champion said he has taken steps to avoid similar disappointment at the 2016 Rio Games. In the lead-up to London, Magnussen, the 'missile' of Australian swimming, …

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Morocco cannot afford another disastrous African Nations Cup finals campaign after last year's premature exit, midfielder Younes Belhanda said on Wednesday. "We have no right to fail this time round. We have a debt to the Moroccan people after what happened at the last tournament," the 22-year-old …

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - New Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley plans to commemorate the late Seve Ballesteros and pay a special tribute to the 'Home of Golf' when he leads holders Europe against the United States at Gleneagles next year. "I can assure all of the people in Scotland that I'll have very much a Scottish theme to …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova advanced to the third round of the Australian Open without losing a game, and No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanksa extended the best winning streak of the year to 11 matches on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant played relentless defense, spurring his fellow Los Angeles Lakers to do the same. Dwight Howard dominated the paint, scoring easy baskets and blocking shots against the bewildered Bucks.

Annual spending on sports by public universities in six big-time conferences like the SEC and Big 12 has passed $100,000 per athlete — about six to 12 times the amount those universities are spending per student on academics, according to a study released Wednesday to greet college presidents arriving at the NCAA's annual …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Agnieszka Radwanska extended the best winning streak of the year to 11 matches as she rolled into the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu on Wednesday.