La Crosse Tribune Sports News

INDIANAPOLIS — No, the University of Wisconsin did not win the NCAA men’s basketball championship Saturday night.

INDIANAPOLIS — Frank Kaminsky’s phone was full of text messages Saturday from a lot of friends whose numbers that he already had as contacts.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Cruise took in a women's Final Four game on Sunday night, watching UConn beat Maryland 81-58.

INDIANAPOLIS — Bo Ryan doesn't want to face Duke center Jahlil Okafor.

Ryan Braun is back in the Milwaukee Brewers' lineup. Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez are healthy returnees for the Colorado Rockies.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 18 points, DeAndre Jordan added 16 points and 11 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers sent the Lakers to their franchise-record 56th defeat of the sea…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 18 points, DeAndre Jordan added 16 points and 11 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers sent the Lakers to their franchise-record 56th defeat of the sea…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck have UConn back in the championship game for the third straight year. Now the Huskies are one victory away from a third straight title.

CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched six innings of five-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Sunday night in the major leagues opener.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers set a baseball record with a $270 million opening-day payroll, including nearly $44 million going to players no longer on the team.

TORONTO (AP) — Peter Holland scored the winning goal in the seventh round of the shootout to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Brittany Lincicome made a surprise victory leap into Poppie's Pond for the second time in her career early Sunday night in the ANA Inspiration.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors have steamrolled teams for the past month, but they ran into a huge roadblock named Kawhi Leonard.

DETROIT (AP) — With the Stanley Cup playoffs about a week away, Braden Holtby is rounding into form for the Washington Capitals.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul George savored every moment of his postgame stroll to the locker room.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Ernie Banks before the major league opener against the St. Louis Cardinals, and they did it in a way that would have been i…

CHICAGO (AP) — Jason Heyward got the first hit of the new major league season, a double in the first inning for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard matched his career-high with 26 points and set a career-high with seven steals and the San Antonio Spurs rolled past Golden State 107-92 on Sunday, snapping th…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul George's season debut provided a needed boost Sunday as the Pacers put themselves back in the playoff contention with a 112-89 rout over Miami.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — All-American Jewell Loyd scored 22 points and Madison Cable's only basket of the game lifted Notre Dame to a 66-65 victory over Final Four newcomer South Carolina in the nat…