La Crosse Tribune Sports News

MINNEAPOLIS — As scripts go, the one authored by the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team over a stretch of five days was tough to beat.

WINONA, — The UW-La Crosse women’s gymnastics team set a season high on the balance beam on its way to a 186.000-184.825 WIAC dual victory over Winona State on Thursday at McCown Gymnasium.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ben Bishop made 25 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning earned a 4-2 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association is furious about information leaks surrounding Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton.

BOSTON (AP) — Sean Monahan scored Calgary's first goal at Boston in more than eight years, and the Flames earned their first road win against the Bruins since 2003 with a 4-3 shootout victory …

ROCHESTER, Minn. — It was slowed. But it wasn’t stopped.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — San Francisco outfielder Hunter Pence broke his left forearm and will be sidelined six to eight weeks after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of the Giants' 8-6…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Milwaukee ace Kyle Lohse and Los Angeles rotation hopeful Hector Santiago both had solid spring training debuts in the Angels' 3-2 victory over the Brewers on Thursday.

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Fourth-seeded Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland advanced to the Monterrey Open quarterfinals Thursday, beating Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

When UW-La Crosse released the names of its three finalists last week for the athletic director position of its 17-sport program, there were some heads turned by one candidate.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — After upsetting then-No. 17 Michigan in the regular season, NJIT is headed to the postseason.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Hunter Pence broke his left forearm and will be sidelined six to eight weeks after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of the San Francisco Giants' 8-6 win over a…

ONALASKA — There were no expectations this season that the Onalaska co-op girls hockey team was going to be the same team as it was a year ago.

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — J.B. Holmes never liked the old Blue Monster at Doral because he thought it was too easy for a World Golf Championship.

MADISON — It might be a two-man game when it comes to the race for player of the year.

NFL teams and their fans have been waiting for free agency since last season ended. Salary cap space has been counted and rechecked, ready for splurging on that star capable of turning franchi…

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — J.B. Holmes had a tap-in eagle to go along with eight birdies for a 10-under 62 to build a four-shot lead after the opening round of the Cadillac Championship.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are blowing away everyone in the Eastern Conference.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Jasmine Joyner had a career-high 22 points as top-seeded and No. 17-ranked Chattanooga women beat eighth-seeded UNC-Greensboro 78-44 in the opening game of the Southern …