La Crosse Tribune Sports News

A look at what's happening around spring training in Florida and Arizona on Wednesday:

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Middleton hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a six-game losing streak with an 89-88 comeback victory over Miami on Tuesday night in a key game …

DALLAS (AP) — Monta Ellis matched his season high with 38 points and the Dallas Mavericks rallied in the second half to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 101-94 on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Quick and the Los Angeles Kings are still on the outside of the Western Conference playoff race.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — NBA scoring leader Russell Westbrook poured in 27 points and added 11 assists and Enes Kanter contributed 25 points and 16 rebounds as the Thunder beat the Lakers 127-117 …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Callahan and Nikita Kucherov scored in the third period, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings have reached a standstill.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Reggie Jackson had 28 points and nine assists and Andre Drummond added 21 points and 18 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 108-104 on Tuesday night.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alexander Steen redirected Zbynek Michalek's shot from the point into the net 35 seconds into overtime, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins …

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — CiCi Bellis defeated Indy De Vroome of the Netherlands 6-2, 6-2 for her second career WTA main draw match win on Tuesday at the Miami Open.

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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Christian Bergman pitched four shutout innings to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6 in spring training on Tuesday.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Albert Pujols homered and Mike Trout hit an RBI triple, but the Texas Rangers tagged Los Angeles Angels closer Huston Street for six runs Tuesday in a 15-8 victory.

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Edwin Jackson might be thinking he wishes he never found his way to work.

Marcus Paige, the driving force behind the North Carolina men’s basketball team, was distraught to the point of tears.

Steps taken by the NCAA to address the ongoing attendance concern at the women's NCAA Tournament are working, at least in some places.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Nick Markakis made his debut in the outfield for the Atlanta Braves and said he felt ready for opening day after playing six innings Tuesday in a 6-3 loss to the Philade…

When Aquinas High School softball coach Kevin Schreiner stepped down from his head coaching position in 2010, he didn’t think a return to the field was likely.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ernie Els showed up at Bay Hill having missed the cut in four consecutive tournaments, the longest such streak of his career since 1993 when he missed the cut at the Honda…