AP - Dwyane Wade has asked a court to grant him sole custody of his two young sons, adding to an already venomous and drawn-out divorce proceeding between the Miami Heat guard and his estranged wife.
AFP - Arsenal came off the ropes to secure a 2-2 draw with Barcelona that kept their Champions League dream alive in the most unlikely fashion on an exhilarating night at the Emirates.
AP - Baylor's 6-foot-8 Brittney Griner is among the talented freshmen on a team with only one senior.
AP - Sometimes at Hinkle Fieldhouse, you can see haze in the air from dust that can never quite be cleaned up. The court creaks a bit in places — the man who hit the most famous shot here calls it sensitive.
AP - Major League Baseball hopes to have two teams trade hot dogs and apple pie for pasta and gelato.
AP - Hinkle Fieldhouse perhaps is best known as the place where Jimmy Chitwood drained the winning shot in the movie "Hoosiers."
AFP - Czech tennis star Radek Stepanek is to take at least two months out because of fatigue, the Czech Davis Cup team's spokesman told AFP on Wednesday.
AP - Andre Dawkins could be preparing for the prom.
AP - The women's Final Four will have a familiar look with three of last season's semifinalists returning, including defending national champion Connecticut.
AP - Tim Welsh was hired as men's basketball coach at Hofstra on Wednesday.
AFP - England and Manchester United were waiting anxiously Wednesday for news of a scan on key striker Wayne Rooney's ankle injury, just 10 weeks before the World Cup in South Africa kicks off.
AP - Jason Richardson scored 27 points and Channing Frye hit a clutch 3-pointer with 41.6 seconds to go Tuesday night and the Phoenix Suns clinched a playoff berth by beating the Chicago Bulls 111-105 for their eighth straight win.
AP - Dayton should be accustomed to playing in the NIT, having done so more than just about any other college basketball program.