La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brian Vickers missed the first two races of the season as he recovered from heart surgery. As he neared his return, he wondered if maybe he was getting back into a car a littl…

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Matt Harvey was back on the mound, pumping fastballs by opposing batters for the first time in more than 18 months. His first outing following elbow surgery could n…

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Jake Odorizzi can relax this spring training and go about the business of preparing for the season without worrying about competing for a job in Tampa Bay's pitchin…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabe Polsky wouldn't stop pestering him, so Slava Fetisov grudgingly promised 15 minutes to the American making a documentary about the Soviet Union as reflected through its…

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Marco Gonzales began his bid to become the fifth starter for the St. Louis Cardinals by pitching two shutout innings Friday in a 5-2 win over the Astros.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — This is supposed to be the time when all talk around No. 3 Duke and Mike Krzyzewski focuses on the rivalry matchup with North Carolina, another Atlantic Coast Conference ti…

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Dawn Staley had five days to simmer and hope No. 3 South Carolina would play "angry" following a surprising loss at Kentucky to end the regular season.

Here's some real March Madness.

Top-ranked Kentucky is chasing perfection and No. 18 Arkansas has all but locked up a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Marshall is on the move, heading from the Chicago Bears to the New York Jets.

NEW YORK (AP) — When the checkbooks fly open on Tuesday, the bidding wars figure to be concentrated on receivers and defensive linemen.

MADISON -- The top-ranked Milwaukee University School co-op girls hockey team scored three power-play goals, including two in a three-goal seconds period to defeat No. 9 Onalaska co-op 6-2 Fri…

Kansas forward Cliff Alexander will remain benched amid questions about his family's relationship with an agent, potentially leaving the Jayhawks without their best interior defender heading i…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tekele Cotton scored nine straight points to fuel a 17-3 pull-away run in the first half and No. 8 Wichita State beat Southern Illinois 56-45 in the quarterfinals of the Misso…

Jeff Banister has never quit.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Joao Souza defeated Carlos Berlocq 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 Friday to give Brazil a 1-0 lead over Argentina in their first-round Davis Cup tie on clay.

NEW YORK (AP) — David Harris is staying put in the middle of the New York Jets' defense.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Despite a cast on his left arm, Hunter Pence arrived upbeat in the San Francisco Giants clubhouse on Friday.

Our nine-part, position-by-position spring practice preview begins with a look at UW's quarterbacks.

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) — Jasmine Joyner scored a career-high 26 points and No. 17-ranked and top-seeded Chattanooga handled fifth-seeded Furman 68-55 on Friday, advancing to Sunday's S…