La Crosse Tribune Sports News

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Paige scored 22 points, including 20 in the second half, and North Carolina beat Arkansas 87-78 in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16 f…

FONTANA, Calif. — Although Kevin Harvick is on the biggest roll NASCAR has seen in four decades, the California native has been driving too long to take anything for granted when he attempts t…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Diamond Stone capped his impressive high school basketball career with a stellar Whitefish Bay Dominican supporting cast that put the program in the state record book.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Morgan Tuck had 26 points and eight assists as No. 1 UConn began its drive toward a 10th national title and third in a row with an 89-33 rout of St. Francis, Brooklyn on S…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Henrik Stenson of Sweden finished with another flourish at Bay Hill on Saturday and seized control of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Rutgers won the battle of New Jersey and more importantly its first NCAA Tournament game in four years.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pekka Rinne made 22 saves to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

HOUSTON (AP) — Eric Bledsoe had a career-high 34 points and the Phoenix Suns withstood a fourth-quarter charge by the Houston Rockets for a 117-102 victory Saturday night.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Kyle Turris had the winning goal and the Ottawa Senators extended their unbeaten streak to six games as they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Saturday night.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — All the focus was on Georgia State's bench because of Ron Hunter, the coach's torn Achilles tendon, and the now famous stool he used to work the sidelines in the NCAA…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesper Fast and J.T. Miller scored, and Mats Zuccarello had the lone goal in the shootout as the New York Rangers edged the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Reggie Jackson had 22 points, including 17 in the third quarter, and the Detroit Pistons came back from a 19-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 107-91 Saturday night.

A look at the highlights of what's happening all around spring training in Florida and Arizona on Sunday:

OMAHA, Neb. — At first, it seemed like Joseph Young, Oregon's high-scoring senior guard, didn't know who Josh Gasser was.

SEATTLE (AP) — Ten years ago, Louisville coach Rick Pitino talked to his team about the danger of drugs at least once a week.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brook Lopez had 26 points and four blocked shots to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 123-111 victory over the slumping Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Villanova went from a top seed to No. 1-and-done.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State's defenders slid their feet, waved their arms, contested every inch of hardwood.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Cory Rasmus needs surgery for what the team calls a core injury and will be sidelined for six to eight weeks.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Arizona avenged one heartbreaking NCAA Tournament loss. One more win, and the Wildcats will get a chance to make up for another one.