La Crosse Tribune Sports News

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Paul MacLean was fired as coach of the Ottawa Senators on Monday, less than 18 months since he was the NHL's coach of the year.

Kentucky is still No. 1, and this time on top of every ballot.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that right-hander Jason Hammel has agreed to a $20 million, two-year contract to return to the Chicago Cubs.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Trevone Boykin and sixth-ranked TCU finished the regular season as Big 12 co-champs. There is no sharing for the Horned Frogs of the top two player awards on the AP Al…

ESPN's Chris Mortenson was the first to report on Favre's return, citing sources saying said he would attend a tribute to Hall of Famer Bart Starr that will benefit a boys ranch.

South Carolina remains No. 1 in The Associated Press poll for the third consecutive week after a last-second victory over Duke on Sunday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Karlin Beck ended an 11-hole playoff Monday morning by chipping in from 75 feet for birdie to hear the final LPGA Tour card at Q-school.

If you think it’s hard for you to flush the University of Wisconsin’s embarrassing defeat in the Big Ten Conference Championship football game out of your system, imagine what it’s like for the team.

A day after one of the worst losses in program history, the University of Wisconsin football team found itself in elite company Sunday.

The No. 4 seed University of Wisconsin volleyball team will face Big Ten Conference rival Ohio State at 4 p.m. Friday in the NCAA Louisville regional semifinals at the KFC Yum! Center.

MONACO (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has approved a new bidding process to make the system less costly and more flexible to attract future candidate cities.

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Before Big 12 fans demand the conference invite Boise State and Cincinnati and immediately implement a conference championship game, consider this: If Florida State had…

The No. 3 University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team produced goals in each of the first two periods and sophomore goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens made 21 saves en route to a 2-0 Western Collegiate…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston has won a national championship, a Heisman Trophy and every collegiate game he has played.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Between championship games and the end of the Big 12 season, the final week before bowl season offered the lightest slate of games this year.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Their week in San Diego over, the New England Patriots headed home with a big win and a 10-3 record.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks had the perfect blueprint for shutting down Chip Kelly's offense: Keep the Eagles off the field.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Damian Lillard drilled the 3-pointer to beat Houston in Game 6 of the first round of the playoffs last season, the Rockets left Portland knowing that they had to do one…

Here come the Seahawks.

WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods head into the winter break going in different directions.