La Crosse Tribune Sports News

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Perhaps no two college basketball players singularly define their teams this season quite like Duke's Jahlil Okafor and Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — All season it seemed like a foregone conclusion that Connecticut would play for another women's national championship. It wasn't as clear cut for Huskies nemesis Notre Dame.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Long-hitting Brittany Lincicome outlasted Stacy Lewis with finesse after powering her way into a playoff Sunday in the ANA Inspiration.

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

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs had Joe Maddon in the dugout, and Jon Lester on the mound. Wrigley Field had a new look, with a giant videoboard in left field and pictures of Ernie Banks drape…

INDIANAPOLIS — Sam Dekker recently pushed play on the video and didn’t recognize the player wearing jersey No. 15 for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team on Dec. 3.

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.