La Crosse Tribune Sports News

MILWAUKEE — For the Milwaukee Bucks, the price of gaining playoff experience is proving steep.

The Onalaska High School baseball team took advantage of timely hitting and five errors by Central to earn a 4-3 win over Red Raiders on Thursday at Copeland Park.

LA CRESCENT — Austin DeBoer knows their strengths and shortcomings well.

MILWAUKEE — Jimmy Butler intercepted the errant pass and darted the other way for a fastbreak basket.

WHITEWATER — The UW-La Crosse softball team fell behind early and didn’t have an answer late, dropping a WIAC doubleheader 3-2, 5-2 to UW-Whitewater on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With some fist pumps and a punch of the glass, Washington Capitals rookie Evgeny Kuznetsov celebrated the first playoff goal of his long-thought-promising career.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Derrick Rose scored 34 points, Jimmy Butler added 24 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 113-106 in double overtime on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in their Ea…

The Aquinas High School baseball team extended its undefeated season Thursday, but it needed a big hit from junior Jacob Horstman to do so against Holmen.

CHICAGO (AP) — Benches cleared at the end of the seventh inning of Thursday's game between the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox.

NEW YORK (AP) — NASCAR chairman Brian France isn't sure if Kyle Busch will be granted a waiver to be part of the championship chase when he returns from injury, but said Thursday the sanctioni…

DETROIT (AP) — Tyler Johnson led a stirring Tampa Bay rally late in regulation, then scored 2:25 into overtime to lift the Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday nig…

For the third straight year, the UW-La Crosse football team will open the season under the lights.

TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — Former Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens has pleaded no contest to driving drunk in a Southern California beach town.

BOSTON (AP) — LeBron James scored 31 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved one win away from a sweep in their first playoff series in five years with a 103-95 victory over the Boston Celtic…

DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) — As Lydia Ko geared up to turn 18 on Friday at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, right behind her on the leaderboard was 54-year-old Juli Inkster.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nick Tropeano pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning in his Angels debut, and Kole Calhoun's two-run homer was the Los Angeles Angels' only hit in a 2-0 victory o…

AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Boo Weekley had an eagle and seven birdies for an 8-under 64 and a share of the first-round lead with Brendon de Jonge on Thursday in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Boo Weekley had an eagle and seven birdies for an 8-under 64 and a share of the first-round lead with Brendon de Jonge on Thursday in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

The University of Wisconsin football team will finish off spring ball Saturday with plenty of glaring weaknesses, obvious strengths and unanswered questions.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Justin Maxwell, robbed of a big hit in his previous at-bat, singled home the winning run with one out in the 10th inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles …