La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The biggest mystery at the opening ceremony of most Olympics is who lights the cauldron that holds the flame.

MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Nico Rosberg pushed his Mercedes to the fastest lap so far in preseason testing at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit as Jenson Button saw his promising drive end in the gr…

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Adam Wainwright won't pitch in exhibition games until mid-March because of his abdominal strain, a delay that could prevent the St. Louis Cardinals ace from starting the m…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA will begin revealing whether it determined referees' crunch-time calls to be right or wrong.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls expect Derrick Rose to return this season after having surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear in his right knee on Friday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck will join his coach, two other football players and a small group of celebrities on a future overseas USO trip.

MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Motorsport's governing body has approved the return of Marussia in Formula One this season.

MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Fernando Alonso says he is "perfectly fine" as he recovers at home from a crash during Formula One preseason testing that sent him to the hospital for three days.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Defending champion Roger Federer moved back into the Dubai Championships final with a 6-2, 6-1 win over lucky loser Borna Coric on Friday.

LONDON (AP) — Russian football is plagued by a racist and far-right extremist fan culture that threatens the safety of visitors to the 2018 World Cup, a report provided to The Associated Press…

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Stacy Lewis shot an unblemished round of 8-under-par 64 for a three-shot advantage over Amy Yang after the second round of the LPGA Thailand on Friday.

MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Force India has finally rolled out its new car for the upcoming Formula One season with only two days remaining to get it up to speed.

The 33-year-old Rodriguez revived his career last season, when he converted 44 of 49 save chances.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Brad Navin has received the enduring gift of perspective and it’s something the senior winger for the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team draws from quite a bit these days.

The Badgers play a Big Ten series at Michigan at 6:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday.

Emily Clark has skills galore, but the freshman center for the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team has one that catapults off the page at you.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team has shown of late it can play with the best teams in the Big Ten Conference.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Two industrial engineering students at the University at Buffalo decided to see if they could build a fairer NFL schedule. It added up to a tougher challenge than anticipated.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy is playing so well that he can easily manage a smile even on the bad days.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With each gritty victory, Andrew Hammond's NHL success story gets a bit more preposterous. And the Ottawa Senators' playoff hopes become slightly less improbable.