La Crosse Tribune Sports News

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy is back at the tournament that "kick-started" his amazing run over the past 12 months.

NICE, France (AP) — Top-seeded Gilles Simon of France withdrew from the Open de Nice on Wednesday, casting doubts on his French Open participation.

NICE, France (AP) — Top-seeded Gilles Simon of France withdrew from the Open de Nice on Wednesday, casting doubts on his French Open participation.

NICE, France (AP) — Top-seeded Gilles Simon of France withdrew from the Open de Nice on Wednesday, casting doubts on his French Open participation.

MONACO (AP) — Mercedes says Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has signed a new 3-year deal.

UW will play series at Ferris State and will play host to Division I newcomer Arizona State.

Nico Rosberg would love to take the spotlight away from Lewis Hamilton at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix with a third straight win on his favorite track.

The award is given annually to the nation's top center.

ATLANTA (AP) — On the sports misery index, Atlanta and Cleveland are hard to beat.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Robert Kraft isn't challenging punishments handed to his Patriots in the deflated footballs scandal.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — His voice cracking and tears welling in his eyes, Flip Saunders pointed to the sky about 20 minutes after the Minnesota Timberwolves — the franchise that has been down on it…

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — J.R. Smith barely has as an inch of skin not covered by tattoos, offering a colorful timeline of the enigmatic Cleveland shooting guard's life.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Kruger deflected Brent Seabrook's shot 16:12 into the third overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks evened the Western Conference finals with a 3-2 victory over the A…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw headed the puck into the net during the second overtime in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night, but his remar…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Buster Posey drove in a run, Tim Hudson allowed five hits over 6 1/3 innings and the San Francisco Giants won their fourth straight, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 on…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Derek Norris hit a two-run double with one out in the eighth and James Shields struck out 11 in seven innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 victory against the Chicago…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Down big at home, the Golden State Warriors went small.

DENVER (AP) — Nick Hundley hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat Philadelphia 6-5 on Tuesday night to snap the Phillies' six-game winning streak.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Down big at home, the Golden State Warriors went small.