La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Herl caught 36 passes for 632 yards and seven touchdowns in 10 games for the Cardinals last season.

UW shoots 60.4 percent in defeating Indiana for the 13th consecutive time at the Kohl Center.

Football team recognized

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Diana Taurasi is getting paid not to play.

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Martin was as far from the bright lights of the major leagues as could be five years ago, working in a warehouse off Interstate 20 in Arlington, Texas, pushing 650-pound …

Charlie Sifford, who only wanted a chance to play and broke the color barrier in golf as the first PGA Tour member, died Tuesday night, the PGA of America said.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — With Robin Lopez's return, the Trail Blazers seemed more at ease. Even a late threat from the Utah Jazz seemed surmountable.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Luca Sbisa scored 36 seconds into overtime and the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Tuesday night.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers, boosted by the return of center Robin Lopez, held off the Utah Jazz 103-102 on Tuesday night.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry had 23 points and nine assists, and the Golden State Warriors rode a 23-0 spurt in the first half to beat the Sacramento Kings 121-96 on Tuesday night.

As shocking as it was, the Seattle Seahawks' last-minute loss to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl Sunday was probably not even the worst loss in the city's sports history.

BLACK RIVER FALLS — Jack Roou reached a milestone and came through when his Black River Falls High School boys basketball team needed him on Tuesday.

BOYS BASKETBALL

WAUKON, Iowa — The Waukon High School boys basketball team kept Kyle Sorenson in check, but he had more than enough help from his Caledonia teammates.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels slugger Josh Hamilton could be out for two months after surgery on his right shoulder, putting in doubt his availability for opening day.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Fisher had a goal and two assists, and the Nashville Predators handed the Toronto Maple Leafs a franchise record-tying 10th straight loss, 4-3 Tuesday night.

MADISON -- Indiana coach Tom Crean didn’t want to reveal his defensive game plan for slowing the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team in case the Badgers and Hoosiers meet again, this…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko tied the game late in the third period and then Jaden Schwartz scored in overtime to give the streaking St. Louis Blues a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lig…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former NBA No. 1 draft pick Greg Oden has struck a plea deal with prosecutors to settle battery charges involving a former girlfriend.