La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jamal Crawford needs to make more room at home for another trophy.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — As Stephen Curry emphatically waved his arms to ignite the crowd and coached from the bench when he could do little else, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors' supporting cast picked up the slack for…

As Brian Lewis relaxed in his seat on a coach bus that whisked through North Dakota Monday night and into the early morning hours of today, he might have caught a few winks of sleep.

The UW-La Crosse football team, under new offensive coordinator Jake Landry, is looking to put to the pedal to the metal offensively and raise the team’s scoring average from last season's pedestrian 15.3 points per game.

ONALASKA — The Central High School baseball team needed 10 innings to defeat the Onalaska Hilltoppers Monday in a back-and-forth MVC game, but the Red Raiders left the Onalaska Athletic Field with a 6-5 victory.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Given a pair of quick goals by Patrick Sharp, the Dallas Stars pushed the cruise-control button.

The Brewers give up 14 hits in only six innings.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Thunder thought they had stolen one.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wayne Simmonds raised his hand toward the crowd and pleaded with fans to stop hurling colorful bracelets on the ice.

BASEBALL

ST. LOUIS (AP) — John Lackey had a little extra something in the tank for his old team.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild team that backed into the playoffs looked as if it was on its way to backing out of the playoffs Monday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A putback at the buzzer by Oklahoma City's Steven Adams that would have won the game was disallowed upon review, and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Thunder 85-84 on Monday night to even their Western Conference…

TORONTO (AP) — Raptors All-Star DeMar DeRozan endured another difficult playoff performance.

BOSTON — The Ethiopians ran past the Kenyans on their way to the Boston Marathon finish line Monday and nearly swept them off the victory podium.

For the first time in his long-standing status as a starter for the University of Wisconsin football team, Sojourn Shelton will be viewed as the veteran of the secondary.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jason Heyward expected a harsh reception from St. Louis Cardinals fans. He sort of looked forward to it, and even took off his helmet in acknowledgement when he heard the boos before his first at-bat.

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Cornerback Trumaine Johnson has a cool place to live in Hollywood. Defensive end Robert Quinn got a rental house in the suburbs while he looks for a permanent family home.

Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki says she is pulling out of clay-court tournaments in Madrid and Rome because of an injured right ankle, putting her status for the French Open in doubt.