La Crosse Tribune Sports News

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts players did their best Wednesday to toe the company line about the scandal dubbed "Deflategate."

DENVER (AP) — Several times a game, Nolan Arenado takes a couple of giant steps to his left and fills the hole at shortstop.

LONDON (AP) — The entire U.S. men's sprint relay team was stripped of its silver medal from the 2012 London Olympics on Wednesday as a result of Tyson Gay's doping case, two officials with kno…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Helio Castroneves has been cleared and released from Indianapolis Motor Speedway's infield medical center after his car went airborne in a spectacular crash Wednesday.

MADRID (AP) — The Latest from the Champions League semifinal match between Real Madrid and Juventus at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium:

ATLANTA (AP) — John Wall's status for Wednesday night's Game 5 against Atlanta is still unclear.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Kisner expects to be in contention to win his first PGA Tour event this week at the Wells Fargo Championship.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The IndyCar Series penalized Helio Castroneves on Wednesday, docking him eight points in the drivers' standings and blaming him for causing a wreck during the opening lap o…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Bill Guthridge, the longtime assistant to Dean Smith who succeeded him as North Carolina's head coach, has died. He was 77.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch is eligible to compete for the NASCAR championship despite missing the first 11 races this season.

ROME (AP) — Andy Murray improved his record on clay this year to 10-0 with a 6-4, 6-3 win over 38th-ranked Jeremy Chardy on Wednesday at the Italian Open.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The labyrinthine path that 28-year-old punter Karl Schmitz took to the cusp of the NFL routed him from the soccer pitches and beaches of Bermuda to being a YouTube sens…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — As a junior in high school, Jimmy Garoppolo studied video of Tom Brady. As a rookie in the NFL, he watched the superstar in practice.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks had a few days away from the ice after advancing to the Western Conference final. Winger Bryan Bickell made the most of it.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — So much for all those questions about what's happened to Steven Stamkos in the NHL playoffs.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Rafael Betancourt wasn't even in his windup when Albert Pujols surprised every soul in Angel Stadium by taking off for second, stealing his first base of the season by a mile.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks spent all season earning home-court advantage in the playoffs, quickly lost it in the second round, and then regained it.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Rangers weren't wasting any time on Alexander Ovechkin's prediction of a Game 7 win for the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

SEATTLE (AP) — Nelson Cruz hit his major league-leading 15th home run, Mike Zunino connected twice, and the Seattle Mariners hit a season-high six long balls in an 11-4 rout of the San Diego P…