La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Top-ranked Lydia Ko shot a course-record 11-under 61 on Saturday to take the early second-round lead in the New Zealand Women's Open.

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Top-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia withdrew Friday before her Mexico Open semifinal against Caroline Garcia because of a stomach virus.

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano won the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway after a qualifying session in which 13 drivers didn't get on the t…

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy's first PGA Tour event in five months lasted only two days.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Michael Saunders has undergone surgery on his left knee and could return to the team in five to six weeks.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cleveland will be without LeBron James and Kyrie Irving on Friday night at Indiana.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy's road to the Masters hit a speed bump Friday at the Honda Classic. He gets the weekend off.

Adrian Peterson says he's pleased to be "one step closer" to returning to the field.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt athletic director David Williams says coach Kevin Stallings' outburst after the Commodores' win at Tennessee was "unfortunate" and he will handle the issue i…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The most famous player ever to lace up his sneakers in the Missouri Valley Conference has been watching Northern Iowa and Wichita State for most of the season.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Stripped of his job at third base, Alex Rodriguez moved across the diamond and worked out at first base for the initial time with the New York Yankees.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour is completing plans to bring the Match Play Championship to Austin, Texas, starting in 2016.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have released defensive tackle Darnell Dockett, allowing the three-time Pro Bowl lineman to test the free agency market.

David Poile made an impressive splash on the NHL trade market earlier this month.

MIAMI (AP) — Receivers Brian Hartline and Brandon Gibson have been released by the Miami Dolphins after combining for 21 starts last year.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates say it's "absolutely sickening" to see a photo of the Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John" wearing a Pirates hat.

The best golfer in India played before an enormous gallery with the kind of buzz that is rare for his country. Anirban Lahiri wound up the winner, a day he won't forget.

MADISON -- The Sparta High School wrestling team is finding very little resistance at the WIAA individual state tournament in Madison today.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Victoria Azarenka reached the final of the Qatar Open on Friday after recovering from one set down to beat Venus Williams.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Victoria Azarenka reached the final of the Qatar Open on Friday after recovering from one set down to beat Venus Williams.