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In brief: Frank Kaminsky leads Badgers over Wolverines

Frank Kaminsky, right, scored 22 points in Wisconsin’s overtime win. (Associated Press)
From Staff And Wire Reports

COLLEGE MEN: Frank Kaminsky scored eight of his 22 points in overtime, and No. 6 Wisconsin held off Michigan 69-64 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Kaminsky opened the scoring in overtime with a three-point play, and a 3-pointer by Josh Gasser put the Badgers (18-2, 6-1 Big Ten) ahead by six.

Derrick Walton scored 17 points for Michigan (12-8, 5-3).

• Wildcats match best start under Calipari: Devin Booker scored 18 points, Aaron Harrison added 13 and No. 1 Kentucky matched its best start under coach John Calipari with a 58-43 victory over host South Carolina (10-8, 1-5 Southeastern Conference).

The Wildcats (19-0, 6-0) were 19-0 in 2010, Calipari’s first season in Kentucky when he had eventual NBA standouts John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins.

• Texas Tech upends No. 9 Iowa State: Devaugntah Williams scored a career-high 22 points and Toddrick Gotcher added 17, leading Texas Tech (11-9, 1-6) over No. 9 Iowa State (14-4, 4-2) 78-73 in Lubbock, Texas, for its first Big 12 win.

The win for Texas Tech was the first over a top 10 team since March 2009 when they beat ninth-ranked Kansas.

• No. 11 Jayhawks hold off No. 17 Longhorns: Cliff Alexander had 15 points and nine rebounds, and Kansas (16-3, 5-1) beat Texas (15-4, 3-3) 75-62 for a key road win in the rugged Big 12.

Aldridge returns to lineup, sparks Blazers

NBA: LaMarcus Aldridge returned to the Trail Blazers two days after saying he was going to have thumb surgery and had 26 points and nine rebounds in Portland’s 103-96 victory over the Washington Wizards in Portland.

Damian Lillard added 20 points and seven assists as the Blazers snapped a two-game losing streak.

John Wall, named this week as an Eastern Conference starter for the All-Star game, led the Wizards with 25 points and nine assists.

UTSA snaps Western Kentucky’s win streak

COLLEGE WOMEN: Akunna Elonu made a pair of free throws with 3 seconds left to cap UTSA’s 64-63 come-from-behind upset victory over Western Kentucky (17-3, 6-1 Conference USA) in San Antonio, snapping the Lady Toppers’ 14-game winning streak.

Mannasha Bell finished with 10 points and 10 boards for the Roadrunners (9-10, 4-3 Conference USA).

• No. 6 Irish rout Tigers: Jewell Loyd scored 17 points and Brianna Turner added 15 points and 10 rebounds as Notre Dame routed host Clemson 74-36.

The Fighting Irish (19-2, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) were playing their fourth game in 10 days. They won them all by double-digits including victories over No. 5 Tennessee and 12th-ranked North Carolina.

Vonn stumbles as Gut wins downhill

SKIING: Lara Gut of Switzerland won a World Cup downhill in St. Mortiz, Switzerland, while Lindsey Vonn missed a chance to extend her wins record as she almost skied out and finished well behind.

Vonn was fastest through the top sections but hit trouble at a tight left-hand turn. She went into soft snow beside the course and was almost turned around. She recovered to finish more than two seconds back.

• Jansrud wins downhill after fog delay: Norwegian skier Kjetil Jansrud won a shortened version of the classic men’s World Cup downhill on the Streif course in Kitzbuehel, Austria.

Fog on the upper part of the course forced organizers to delay the race by two hours, and then significantly lower the start gate as conditions failed to improve.

Angel Jimenez, Mediate tied for lead

GOLF: Miguel Angel Jimenez shot an 8-under 64 in windy conditions for a share of the lead with Rocco Mediate in the Champions Tour’s season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii.

Jimenez had nine birdies and a closing bogey to match Mediate at 11-under 133 at Hualalai. Mediate, the first-round leader after a 66, had a bogey-free 67.

• Kuchar’s mistakes give lead to four others: Matt Kuchar stumbled late in the third round of the Humana Challenge in La Quinta, California, handing the lead to Erik Compton, Bill Haas, Justin Thomas and Michael Putnam.

Two strokes ahead after a birdie on the par-5 14th, Kuchar bogeyed three of the final four holes for an even-par 71 on PGA West’s Arnold Palmer Course.

Two-time heart transplant recipient Compton shot a 67 on the Jack Nicklaus Private Course to join Haas, Thomas and Putnam at 17-under 199.

Chock, Bates win first national ice dance title

FIGURE SKATING: Madison Chock and Evan Bates won their first national ice dance title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Chock and Bates held a slim lead over Maia and Alex Shibutani, but won easily with a personal-best 111.11 points to finish with 185.06.

Alexa Scimeca and Christopher Knierim won their first U.S. title, becoming the first American pairs team to complete a quad twist in competition.

• Wagner wins third U.S. title: Ashley Wagner won her third U.S. title, bouncing back better than ever from last year’s miserable performance.

Knowing she needed to up the difficulty of her jumps to compete with the world’s best, Wagner added two new combinations to her long program, and she landed both of them for a total of seven triples. Her 148.98 points for the free skate and 221.02 overall were U.S. Championships records, beating defending champ Gracie Gold by a whopping 15.48.

Wagner was the two-time defending champion coming into last year’s nationals.

MISCELLANY: Upstart pulled away in the stretch and easily won the $400,000 Grade 2 Holy Bull at Hallandale Beach, Florida, one of the early races that will determine the field for the Kentucky Derby.

It was the third win in five starts for Upstart, a showing that strongly suggested he would be a factor on this year’s Triple Crown trail.

• Dixon, ‘star car’ take early lead in Rolex 24: Scott Dixon took control in the opening hours of the Rolex 24 at Daytona while actor/race car driver Patrick Dempsey received an early penalty that put his Porsche team in a deep hole.

Dixon, in the No. 02 “star car” for Chip Ganassi Racing, passed pole-sitter Ozz Negri Jr. at the start of the endurance race.