La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin accelerated through the paint and threw down a vicious dunk right on Aron Baynes' head in the third quarter. A few minutes later, Griffin did it again to the s…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby is shooting the puck. Even more importantly for the Pittsburgh Penguins, it's going in. Funny how success seems to follow when that happens.

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues today:

Kris Bryant finally made his debut for the Chicago Cubs amid staggering expectations.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul scored 32 points, Blake Griffin added 26 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers surged in the second half for a 107-92 victory over the San Antonio …

The Minnesota Wilderness played like a team determined to find new life.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — TJ Brodie had a goal and an assist, and the Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Three University of Wisconsin teams prepped for their respective Big Ten Conference tournaments — though the results weren’t encouraging Sunday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Torii Hunter feels good about his swing and so do the Minnesota Twins.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two on and two out in the eighth inning with the heart of the Cincinnati Reds lineup due in a tie game, Adam Wainwright was at a crossroads.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — After four rain delays and 11 extra laps, Matt Kenseth finally drove to victory lane.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Reserve Beno Udrih scored 20 points and the Memphis Grizzlies never trailed in routing the Portland Trail Blazers 100-86 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the Western Conferen…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Dale Weise scored the tying goal late in the third period and then won it 8:47 into overtime, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory Sunday night in their first…

ATLANTA (AP) — Banged up and bruised, the Atlanta Hawks survived their first test as the top seed in the Eastern Conference.

UW-La Crosse junior Taylor Kohlwey drove in six runs, including a three-run home run to lift the Eagles to a WIAC sweep over UW-Stout Sunday at Copeland Park.

PITTSBURGH — The season is not even two weeks old and the Milwaukee Brewers find themselves buried in last in one of baseball's most competitive divisions.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tim Tebow is expected to sign a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, according to three people familiar with the deal.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After Oakland and Kansas City cleared the benches for the third straight game and five more Royals got ejected, Lorenzo Cain tried to put a positive spin on the day.

BOSTON — Ever since Meb Keflezighi won last year's Boston Marathon, the first race after the finish-line bombings and the first win for an American man in more than 30 years, fans have been gr…

CHICAGO (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago White Sox are calling up prized pitching prospect Carlos Rodon from Triple-A Charlotte and will have him work out of the bu…