La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bryce Alford's final jumper appeared offline when he let it fly from behind the 3-point arc, and all the UCLA guard could do was helplessly watch the battle for the rebound.

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

Bronson Koenig’s impact on the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team is getting bigger by the game.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ohio State might only go as far as D'Angelo Russell can take the Buckeyes in the NCAA Tournament. So far, that's good enough to roll into the round of 32.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Albert Pujols hit his first home run this spring and the Los Angeles Angels tied the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-7 on Thursday.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Rockies reliever Rafael Betancourt was struck in the jaw by a line drive and walked off with a bruise Thursday in Colorado's 13-2 win over the Kansas City Royals.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are so desperate for bodies they signed a player Thursday based on how quickly he could get to the game.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury says he's fully confident that he will be ready for opening day.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Novak Djokovic didn't have to hit a ball to get into the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday when opponent Bernard Tomic withdrew because of a back injury.

England was left without any teams in the European quarterfinals for the first time since 1993 when Dynamo Kiev scored three first-half goals against American Tim Howard and beat Everton 5-2 T…

Let the chase begin. Well, at least in mid-July.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two wins by No. 14 seeds. Two sons winning games for their father-coaches. The team nobody thought belonged in the field winning a game. The Big 12 starting 0-3.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It didn't take running back Bernard Pierce long to find a job.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kellen Dunham scored 20 points, including a pivotal 3-pointer with 1:18 to play, to lift sixth-seeded Butler to a 56-48 victory over 11th-seeded Texas in the NCAA Tournament …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The UAB Blazers may not have a football program anymore. They do have the first big upset of the NCAA Tournament and hope they can give their university something to ral…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — R.J. Hunter's 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining capped a comeback from a 12-point deficit and lifted 14th-seeded Georgia State to a 57-56 opening-game victory over…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The first big upset of the NCAA Tournament goes to the scrappy UAB Blazers.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Adam Scott is off to another good start in the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a 4-under 68 that put him one shot behind the early leaders on a warm Thursday.

MIAMI (AP) — The Marlins have made another long-term investment in their young, talented outfield.

No longer a quarterback, McEvoy — a 6-6, 222-pound senior — will also work at wide receiver during spring practice.