La Crosse Tribune Sports News

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Stan Wawrinka used service breaks to clinch all three sets on his way to a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over Jarkko Nieminen in a third-round match Saturday…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Stan Wawrinka used service breaks to clinch all three sets on his way to a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over Jarkko Nieminen in a third-round match Saturday…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has set an NBA record for the highest-scoring quarter in league history, getting 37 in the third against the Sacramento Kings.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Briana Roberson scored a career-high 21 points in her first start of the season and No. 11 Stanford rallied in the second half to beat UCLA 79-70 Friday night for the Cardin…

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Ali Gibson scored 12 points, Ruth Hamblin added 10 and No. 9 Oregon State ran away from Arizona in the second half for a 73-55 victory on Friday night.

BOYS BASKETBALL

HOLMEN — One thing that the Aquinas High School girls basketball team is figuring out as it progresses through the MVC schedule is that they’re going to get their opponent’s best performance e…

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — The Prairie du Chien High School girls basketball team cranked up the defense, crashed the boards and knocked off the top-ranked team in WIAA Division 3 Friday night.

PHOENIX (AP) — James Harden scored 33 points, including a 20-foot jumper as time ran out, to lift the Houston Rockets to a 113-111 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.

DENVER (AP) — Avery Bradley scored 18 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:24 left, and the Boston Celtics hung on to beat Denver 100-99 on Friday night, sending the Nuggets to their …

CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Fame slugger Ernie Banks, the two-time MVP who never lost his boundless enthusiasm for baseball despite years of playing on losing Chicago Cubs teams, died Friday night.…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Eighth-seeded Milos Raonic reached the fourth round at a fourth consecutive Grand Slam tournament when he beat Benjamin Becker of Germany 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 at the Austr…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Eighth-seeded Milos Raonic reached the fourth round at a fourth consecutive Grand Slam tournament when he beat Benjamin Becker of Germany 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 at the Austr…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Eighth-seeded Milos Raonic reached the fourth round at a fourth consecutive Grand Slam tournament when he beat Benjamin Becker of Germany 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 at the Austr…

Ernie Banks, one of baseball’s most ebullient and optimistic ambassadors, died Friday, his wife, Liz, confirmed.

MIAMI (AP) — Luol Deng has been dealing with a nasty illness for a few days. Dwyane Wade missed the shootaround with another bout of bad headaches, which he's battled for years.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Parker scored 17 points and the San Antonio Spurs never trailed in rolling to 99-85 victory Friday night over a depleted Los Angeles Lakers team that potentially has lo…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins didn't have to wait this long the last time he was drafted. Nashville Predators rookie forward Filip Forsberg suddenly has ano…

DALLAS (AP) — Derrick Rose scored 20 points, Jimmy Butler had 14 of his 20 in the second half and the Chicago Bulls beat the Dallas Mavericks 102-98 Friday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Phil Kessel was once again dealt for Tyler Seguin, Columbus Blue Jackets center Ryan Johansen was the No. 1 overall pick and superstar Alexander Ovechkin did not get his new car.