La Crosse Tribune Sports News

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.

The WIAA completed its 100th state boys basketball tournament Saturday at the Kohl Center.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash announced his retirement Saturday, quietly ending a 19-year NBA career that included two MVP awards.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw needs more dental work after getting hit in the face by a line drive, but still is set to start on opening day.

Notes and tidbits from around the NCAA Tournament on Friday:

Two down, four to go for the Kentucky Wildcats as they try to become the first unbeaten national champion since Indiana in 1976. UCLA came up with a second win in the tournament, not bad for a…

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Mark Trumbo went 3 for 3 with a double and drove in two runs, leading Archie Bradley and the Arizona Diamondbacks over the San Diego Padres 7-5 Saturday.

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Harvick apparently isn't satisfied with dominating just one NASCAR race series this year.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jered Weaver and Tim Lincecum both turned in their most impressive outings this spring as the Los Angeles Angels beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 Saturday.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Andre Ethier hit his first home run this spring, connecting against Colorado starter Jhoulys Chacin as the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Rockies 6-4 in a split-squad…

ST. PAUL — The way the Western Conference was stacked up this weekend, the St. Louis Blues would face the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the playoffs.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Radim Vrbata set up the tying goal by Nick Bonino in the second period and scored the go-ahead goal during a 5-on-3 power play in the third, leading the Vancouver Canucks to…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The last time Mike Krzyzewski and Steve Fisher met in the NCAA Tournament, they were coaching two of the most memorable teams in college basketball history in a national…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Taylor Gault scored a season-high 25 points, Kiera Clark added a career-best 22 and 11th-seed Arkansas-Little Rock beat sixth-seeded Texas A&M 69-60 Saturday in the ope…