La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Owings Mills, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens found a way to win when they didn't play their best football.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Minutes after losing for the seventh time in eight games, Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith stood in the middle of the locker room, surrounded by teammates and coaches, and let it all out.

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California junior college football player who was arrested after he appeared to punch a referee during a game has apologized, saying it was an accident.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Sky star Elena Delle Donne will undergo surgery on Tuesday to repair her injured right thumb.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The other Philadelphia Eagles' rookie under the microscope had an impressive debut, too.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Until the final half-minute of their season opener, the Detroit Lions seemed to be following last year's script. They'd let a sizeable lead slip away and were on the verge of a tough loss on…

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — First-round pick Josh Doctson is active for the Washington Redskins' season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts' secondary is becoming a primary concern.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have signed free agent guard/forward Xavier Henry to the training camp roster.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs looked as if they were two entirely different teams in their season opener.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison will likely miss the rest of the season with a strained right groin.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Minor league baseball attendance dropped to 41.38 million this year from 42.56 million in 2015.

TORONTO (AP) — Reigning AL MVP Josh Donaldson is not in the lineup for Toronto's game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers have placed wide receiver Keenan Allen on season-ending injured reserve with what's believed to be a torn ACL in his right knee, and activated rookie Joey Bosa a day after a stunning…

ATLANTA (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says Atlanta Hawks center Dwight Howard is recovering from a likely case of dehydration after becoming ill on a flight from China, leading to a brief hospitalization.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The Saints' young secondary is going to have to grow up even faster now.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots have removed a banner-sized photo of Tom Brady on a light tower outside of Gillette Stadium.

After studying the tape, the Bears weren’t as well prepared as they needed to be to take on the Houston Texans.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears came into the season with a different look and started it on that same old losing note.

University of Wisconsin basketball star Bronson Koenig and his brother Miles are packing an 18-foot trailer with food, water, supplies and clothes to drive Friday to North Dakota to provide relief for Sioux tribal members locked in a showdown with…