La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After one, last, unforgettable, 60-point night, the fans of Los Angeles will have to get used to life without Kobe Bryant. It's something many of them have never known.

A season-long climb from an early hole landed the Houston Rockets in the NBA playoffs.

DALLAS (AP) — The Spurs left four starters and two key reserves in San Antonio for their meaningless regular-season finale in Dallas.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors took their last shot at Michael Jordan and history and they swished it — for 73.

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — Australia's Minjee Lee birdied her final hole Wednesday for a 4-under 68 and a share of the first-round lead with Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn at the LPGA Tour's Lotte Championship.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer is ready to move on.

Kobe Bryant went out absolutely firing in his final game before retirement, giving the Los Angeles Lakers one more dazzling display of offense to close out his 20-year career.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Randy Wittman has been told he will not be back as coach of the Washington Wizards, let go after failing to reach the playoffs this season, according to a person familiar with the decision.

Milwaukee's second season under Wes Edens and Marc Lasry was disappointing, but there are many reasons for optimism moving forward.

CHICAGO (AP) — From the top spot in the order all the way to the bottom, the Chicago Cubs walked all over the Cincinnati Reds.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Banished to the third string in January, Jeff Zatkoff could have checked out. Instead, the Pittsburgh goalie kept showing up at the rink every day, cracking jokes to keep things loose and helping rookie Matt Murray —…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are embarking on a massive overhaul of their leadership and have hired a search firm to look for a new president of basketball operations and coach, the team announced late Wednesday night.

Matt Snebold isn’t afraid of hard work.

ST. LOUIS — Domingo Santana hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the ninth inning, Chase Anderson threw six innings without an earned run and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday night.

If you are involved in junior hockey as a player or a coach, there are a couple of things to keep in mind.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The New York Mets left 25 men on base and went 1 for 26 with runners in scoring position. In the end, they still managed to pull out a win.

MADISON -- When former Green Bay linebacker Nick Barnett thinks about Brett Favre, Barnett always focuses first on the legendary Packers quarterback’s unbridled love for playing football.

Ronnie Gideon had the perfect greeting for the arrival of Wisconsin Rapids relief pitcher Chad Pearcy on Sunday evening at Copeland Park.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jake Arrieta pitched seven dominant innings and Jorge Soler homered to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Sunday.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Tommy Milone's return to Oakland was forgettable. He looked forward to facing his former team while trying to think of it as any other outing.