La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CALEDONIA, Minn. — Coaching can be a tough juggling act, especially when you’re one as dedicated as Caledonia High School boys basketball coach Josh Diersen.

DENVER (AP) — Cody Zeller scored a career-best 21 points, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 17, and the Charlotte Hornets routed the reeling Denver Nuggets 104-86 on Saturday night.

PHOENIX (AP) — One by one, the newest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame stepped onto the stage as their names were called. When the eighth man elected Saturday, the late Junior Seau, wa…

WHITEWATER, Wis. – If UW-La Crosse men’s basketball coach Ken Koelbl has nightmares about a particular Warhawk, there is no doubt it would be Quardell Young.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Zach Randolph had 21 points and 18 rebounds, and Marc Gasol added 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Memphis Grizzlies past the Oklahoma City Thunder 85-74 Saturday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James scored 16 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter to win a stirring duel with rookie Andrew Wiggins, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 106-90 victory over the…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — John Klingberg had a pair of goals and added two assists as the Dallas Stars scored four power-play goals in a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Jordan Woodard scored a season-high 17 points to help No. 24 Oklahoma defeat Oklahoma State 64-56 on Saturday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored 23 points and the streaking Toronto Raptors won in overtime for the second consecutive night after losing a large second-half lead, defeating the Washington…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored 23 points and the streaking Toronto Raptors won in overtime for the second consecutive night after losing a large second-half lead, defeating the Washington…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James scored 16 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter to win a stirring duel with rookie Andrew Wiggins, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 106-90 victory over the…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rudy Gay scored 31, Darren Collison had 23 and the Sacramento Kings snapped their eight-game losing skid in beating the Indiana Pacers 99-94 on Saturday night.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cedric Paquette scored his fifth goal in the last three games, Ben Bishop made 34 saves, and the Atlantic Division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets…

BOSTON (AP) — Chris Kelly broke a 1-all tie with 5:27 left in the third period and Brad Marchand added an empty-netter for his second goal of the game as the Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rudy Gay scored 31, Darren Collison had 23 and the Sacramento Kings snapped their eight-game losing skid in beating the Indiana Pacers 99-94 on Saturday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — Al Horford scored 23 points, including a tying basket after Philadelphia took its first lead late in the game, and the Atlanta Hawks recovered after squandering a 21-point lead …

In a tightly-contested game, William Penn used a 4-minute, 16-second spurt to take control of its MCC battle against Viterbo, then held off the V-Hawks 74-66 before a crowd of 187 in Beggs Gymnasium.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — D.J. Augustin had 28 points and 12 assists, and the Detroit Pistons held off former teammate Josh Smith and the Houston Rockets 114-101 on Saturday night.

PHOENIX (AP) — Aaron Rodgers has won his second Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in somewhat surprisingly easy fashion.

CALEDONIA — Kyle Sorenson enjoyed the ride last season, but it wasn’t enough.