La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After a New Year's Day bowl game drought of more than 50 years, Minnesota coach Jerry Kill was concerned about his team being nervous in its Citrus Bowl matchup with 16th-…

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Fans looking to watch the Rose Bowl on their tablets or computers got an error message during the first half instead of the WatchESPN stream.

DECATUR, Ill. — The UW-La Crosse men’s basketball used a strong first half and solid bench play to defeat Millikin University 57-54 in a nonconference matchup on Thursday.

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Another 1-yard touchdown run and a field goal helped the second-seeded Oregon Ducks extend their lead over No. 3 Florida State to 18-13 at halftime Thursday in the Coll…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — After their only two losses came against playoff teams, Connor Cook and Michigan State finished off their season with a three-touchdown comeback in the fourth quarter a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Winter Classic began with perhaps a bit too much sun. By the end, seat cushions were falling from the sky.

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea was hurt by poor defense in a 5-3 loss at Tottenham on Thursday and is now tied with Manchester City for first place in the English Premier League. Defending champion Man…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Murphy ran for 159 yards, Russell Hansbrough added 114 yards and a touchdown and No. 16 Missouri beat Minnesota 33-17 on Thursday in the Citrus Bowl.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Once Wisconsin turned Melvin Gordon loose on Auburn, there was no stopping the nation's leading rusher.

The main question for the NFL's weekend of wild-card games is who will advance, of course. The next big query: Who do you trust?

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Freshman Kelsey Mitchell had 33 points and 6 assists and Ameryst Alston had 21 points and 9 rebounds to lead Ohio State to an 85-68 win over No. 16 Rutgers on Thursday.

TAMPA, Fla. — For the first time in five years, the University of Wisconsin ended its season with a victory.

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Steven Twomey and Lisa DeFluri were set to have a beach wedding in Oregon in July. But when their beloved Oregon Ducks got a berth to the College Football Playoff semif…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Coach Bruce Arians says Ryan Lindley will start at quarterback for Arizona when the Cardinals play at Carolina in a wild-card playoff game Saturday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers is expected to miss the next two weeks because of a strained left knee and back problem.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Bill Polian has confirmed to The Associated Press that he has taken himself out of the running for a proposed front-office job with the Buffalo Bills, and instead is stayi…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Alamo Bowl raises an intriguing question for UCLA: Is this the college farewell for coach Jim Mora?

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade still gets angry. Just not as often.

Long the target of fans’ angst, the quarterback impresses coaches and teammates with his fight during difficult circumstances.

Nigel Hayes scores 21 points and Frank Kaminsky has 18 points and 14 rebounds in an 89-72 victory at the Kohl Center.