La Crosse Tribune Sports News

TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — Before he was in Major League Soccer, Zach Scott worked in accounting, as a coach and as a substitute teacher to pay the bills while he played in pro soccer's lower division.

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami-Dade County Commission has agreed to offer soccer star David Beckham a site near Marlins Park for a Major League Soccer stadium.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills have agreed on a trade that will send quarterback Matt Cassel to the Bills next week and fetch the Vikings extra draft picks.

LONDON (AP) — The Manor Formula One team will be on the grid for the opening race in Australia on March 15 after securing enough backing for the season ahead, although it has yet to name its s…

PARIS (AP) — England is running short of legends.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The new flat-seam ball in college baseball is having the desired effect, with teams hitting 40 percent more home runs so far this season.

LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic is back for the Davis Cup, making Serbia the favorite.

ESPN is getting back into broadcasting professional hockey after landing the U.S. rights for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mets infielder Daniel Murphy says he disagrees with the "lifestyle" of people who are gay.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh took a break from rescuing Michigan's football team to come to the aid of two people hurt in a traffic accident.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined the New York Knicks for Phil Jackson's comments about Ohio State freshman D'Angelo Russell.

MILAN (AP) — Pirelli has nominated the same tire choices as last year for the first four races of the Formula One championship, starting with the Australian Grand Prix next week, the tire supp…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Sixth-seeded Kurumi Nara reached the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open by beating Polish qualifier Magda Linette 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (6) Wednesday.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez is batting second in the starting lineup as the designated hitter in his return to the New York Yankees.

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Four of England's top golfers will take turns hosting the British Masters when the event returns to the European Tour schedule this year.

In a normal year, the difference between being a No. 1 seed and a No. 2 seed in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is minimal.

UW faces a Purdue team in that has lost 10 straight games.

SANDWICH, England (AP) — One of the three clubs on the British Open rota with a male-only membership policy has voted to allow female members for the first time.

Chip Kelly's latest bold move is another example of his coaching philosophy: "Culture beats scheme."

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Two seasons after Hall-of-Famer Paul Molitor played his last game, he became the bench coach for the Minnesota Twins on manager Tom Kelly's staff.