La Crosse Tribune Sports News

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — About the only thing missing was a new scoring record. Not to worry, because odds are Jordan Spieth will set a bunch of them by the time he is done.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Phil Mickelson knew he needed a truly special round to catch Jordan Spieth.

MILWAUKEE — The rebuilding plan is way ahead of schedule for the Milwaukee Bucks.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — On almost any other Sunday, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy playing together in the final round of the Masters would have been the marquee pairing.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Russell Westbrook scored a career-high 54 points Sunday night, but Indiana fended off his late charge for a critical 116-104 victory over Oklahoma City.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jordan Spieth got more than redemption and a green jacket Sunday. He took his place among the best in the game with a Masters victory for the ages.

DENVER (AP) — Kenneth Faried scored a season-high 30 points and the Denver Nuggets spoiled George Karl's return to Denver, beating the Sacramento Kings 122-111 on Sunday.

The sophomore has battling converted wide receiver Natrell Jamerson for UW’s third cornerback spot behind Sojourn Shelton and Darius Hillary.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Andre Drummond had 15 points and 19 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons turned their home finale into a rout, 116-77 over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ersan Ilyasova scored 21 points and the Milwaukee Bucks clinched a playoff spot with a 96-73 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Sale pitched six solid innings in his return from a foot injury, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Sunday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jose Bautista hit the last of Toronto's three home runs, and the Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-7 Sunday to complete a solid season-opening road trip.

AVONDALE, La. (AP) — James Hinchcliffe cruised to what may go down as the easiest victory of his IndyCar career Sunday at the inaugural Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Last-place Buffalo Sabres fans have a big reason to tune into the NHL playoffs next weekend.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols has hit his 522nd home run, breaking a tie with Ted Williams, Willie McCovey and Frank Thomas for 18th place on the career list.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Sania Mirza has become the first woman from India to reach the top of the WTA rankings.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Angelique Kerber rallied past Madison Keys to win the Family Circle Cup on Sunday, capturing six of the last seven games for a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 victory.

The NHL's postseason dominoes tumbled throughout the regular season's wild final week. When the last ones fell Saturday night, they revealed that the league is set up for an extremely interest…

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — 1:28 p.m.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Grabbing a front row spot for the chance to watch a historic finish at the Masters is easy: Be at the gate when the doors open, walk briskly to No. 18 and plop down a chair.