La Crosse Tribune Sports News

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks are not standing pat on their surprising season.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Mariota made his case to be the No. 1 pick in April's draft with a sequence of quiet, thoughtful answers Thursday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rangers second baseman Jurickson Profar could miss his second straight season to have right shoulder surgery, which he had tried to avoid through rest and rehabilitation.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods will not be playing the Honda Classic next week.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — General manager Ryan Grigson said Thursday that the Colts had contacted NFL officials before last month's AFC championship game about their concerns with New England's game balls.

SYDNEY (AP) — A former Australian Open junior boys' finalist has been charged with corrupt betting offenses after police say he intentionally lost a tennis match on which friends had placed bets.

SYDNEY (AP) — A former Australian Open junior boys' finalist has been charged with corrupt betting offenses after police say he intentionally lost a tennis match on which friends had placed bets.

Alex Rodriguez finally said he was sorry, though his handwritten apology on the eve of his return to the New York Yankees seemed to fall flat.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. stayed clear of the wrecks that littered the Sprint Unlimited race over the weekend.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Terry Porter knew Jerome Kersey was special. There was, of course, the talent on the court, but also something more lasting: the "joy and his smile, the way he embraced life."

MIAMI (AP) — A person with knowledge of the trade says Goran Dragic has been sent to the Miami Heat by the Phoenix Suns in a deal that also involves the New Orleans Pelicans.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Bucks have traded guard Brandon Knight to Phoenix in a three-team deal that also sends Michael Carter-Willi…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Browns general manager Ray Farmer took responsibility Thursday for breaking the NFL's rules about text messages — and selecting Johnny Manziel in last year's draft.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The ball is in Peyton Manning's court.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Garnett is coming back to the place it all began.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The state medical examiner says former Portland Trail Blazers player Jerome Kersey died from a blood clot that traveled from his left calf to his lungs.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Top-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada was knocked out of the Open 13 in his first match on Thursday after a shock 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) second-round loss to Simone Bolelli.

DENVER (AP) — Arron Afflalo's second stint in Denver didn't last long, with the veteran guard sent to the Portland Trail Blazers in a five-player deal Thursday.

MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Formula One had an incident-filled return to preseason testing on Thursday with champion Lewis Hamilton falling ill, McLaren's Jenson Button haulted by a faulty seal and…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Gordon is backing away from the possibility of running more races after this year.