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Winning on the road has been a quandary during the last year for the playoff-hopeful San Francisco 49ers. That's exactly where they'll be in three of the next five weeks, however, starting with Sunday's tough bout against the Green Bay Packers at legendary Lambeau Field.

Scott Tolzien's seven-yard touchdown pass late in the third and his one-yard TD plunge early in the fourth broke open a close game, as 21st-ranked Wisconsin scored the game's final 17 points to down struggling Michigan, 45-24, at Camp Randall Stadium.

The surprising Milwaukee Bucks hit the road after a very successful homestand Saturday when they face the Memphis Grizzlies at FedEx Forum.

The opening round of the Las Vegas Invitational takes place at campus sites around the country, and two of the teams in the event will meet at Assembly Hall in Champaign tonight, as the Blue Hose of Presbyterian pay a visit to the 23rd-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini.

Jimmie Johnson kicked off his probable championship weekend by winning Friday's qualifying for the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The Ducks' Corey Perry will try to extend the longest active point streak in the NHL tonight versus one of the league's top teams, as Anaheim hosts the San Jose Sharks at Honda Center.

The Milwaukee Brewers claimed catcher George Kottaras off waivers from the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.