La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Justin Thomas could sense his expectations getting higher and his game going nowhere.

MADISON — The University of Wisconsin football team's defensive front seven pressured the quarterback perhaps more than it had all spring during Tuesday’s practice — the program’s second-to-last before Saturday’s spring game at Camp Randall Stadium.

BOSTON (AP) — Patriots Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola make up one of the NFL's top receiving tandems.

CHICAGO (AP) — Milt Pappas, who came within a disputed pitch of throwing a perfect game for the Chicago Cubs in 1972 and was part of the lopsided trade that brought Frank Robinson to Baltimore, died Tuesday. He was 76.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry's troublesome right ankle has no serious structural damage.

Braden Holtby and the Washington Capitals plan to keep rolling along against the Flyers despite an injury scare in practice.

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…