La Crosse Tribune Sports News

KOHLER, Wis. — Posing for pictures with Rory McIlroy, smiling Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd looked as if he was eagerly awaiting a chance to go 18 holes with one of the world's best golfers.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Justin Rose was a 17-year-old amateur with no expectations when he somehow found a way to compete on the final day in the British Open.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are back in the Bay Area as NBA champions for the first time in 40 years.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — All that separated Tom Hoge and Josh Persons growing up was five years and a few miles, which wouldn't be so odd if their hometown was Dallas or Los Angeles or s…

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Tiger Woods speaks of him in reverential tones.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — When Chambers Bay first opened, one of promotional tags for the course was the opportunity to play, "Pure Links Golf."

NEW YORK (AP) — This year's NBA Finals have drawn their highest TV rating since the series moved to ABC in 2003.

NEW YORK (AP) — The TV audience for the U.S. team at the Women's World Cup keeps growing.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — The name has become as common at this U.S. Open as Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Johnny Football became more than Johnny Manziel could handle.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar officials fined Toronto runner-up Luca Filippi $5,000 for violating the series' rule on fuel capacity last weekend.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals were not caught off-guard when details of the FBI and Justice Department investigation into computer hacking of the Houston Astros database were revealed.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's star midfielder Arturo Vidal was banned from driving for four months by a Chilean judge on Wednesday after he crashed his Ferrari while driving under the influen…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The family of Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr says he is participating in a clinical trial using stem cells as a possible treatment for strokes.

HALLE, Germany (AP) — Top-seeded Roger Federer moved closer to a record eighth title at the Gerry Weber Open by beating Ernests Gulbis 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals.

BOSTON (AP) — After abandoning plans to host beach volleyball on Boston Common, organizers for the city's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics are now proposing holding competitions for one of the…

Dave Goldberg, who covered the NFL for The Associated Press for 25 years, has posthumously been given the Dick McCann Award for his distinguished work.

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James pulled off his sunglasses, and there was no hiding the hurt in his eyes.

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors will get their championship rings. LeBron James will try yet again to end Cleveland's epic title drought. And barring a most unlikely change of hear…

VIENNA (AP) — Nico Rosberg is still kicking himself for failing to pressure Lewis Hamilton in Montreal, and now has to make up for it at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix.