La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Ali Marpet is one of the most unlikely prospects in this year's NFL draft.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There is concern about the current state of men's college basketball with the NCAA Tournament little more than a week away.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL's business season began with a bang. Several actually: trades, retirements and, yes, even some big free agent moves.

A look at the highlights of what's happening all around spring training in Florida and Arizona today:

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordan Hill led seven Lakers in double figures with 16 points, and Los Angeles beat the Detroit Pistons 93-85 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gonzaga's players were like blurs up the floor, whipping passes, filling lanes, dropping in 3-pointers as their fans roared with each highlight.

AIKEN, S.C. — Eddie Wajda continues to build on his strong freshman season for the University of Wisconsin men’s golf team.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The surging Boston Bruins cooled off Ottawa and increased their lead over the Senators for the final playoff spot in the East.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Derrick Favors had 29 points and 12 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the New York Knicks 87-82 on Tuesday night to tie a season high with their third straight victory.

The mark of a good player is the ability to raise his level of play when it’s needed most. The bigger the game, the better they play.

ALL STAR LANES

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard had 24 points, 11 rebounds and matched a career high with five steals, and the San Antonio Spurs withstood a second-half letdown to beat the Toronto Raptors 11…

DALLAS (AP) — Even without his trademark headband, LeBron James had 27 points and took over sole possession of the Cavaliers' career assists record as Cleveland beat the Dallas Mavericks 127-9…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard had 24 points, 11 rebounds and matched a career high with five steals, and the San Antonio Spurs withstood a second-half letdown to beat the Toronto Raptors 11…

ARCADIA — Confidence on the basketball court takes time to build, but winning sure helps.

MONTREAL (AP) — Tyler Johnson scored about a minute into overtime to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning over the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in a battle between Eastern Conference leaders on Tuesday night.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Rick Nash scored a deflected goal to break a tie 2:50 into the third period, and the New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders in their last regular-season visit to N…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Reserve Rodney Stuckey had 34 points, six rebounds and seven assists, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Orlando Magic 118-86 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory.

NEW YORK (AP) — All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis is returning to the New York Jets, according to his agents.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sin City becomes the western epicenter of March Madness this week with four conference tournaments at various arenas around The Strip.