La Crosse Tribune Sports News

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 …

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — Kahleah Cooper scored 16 points and Betnijah Laney had 12 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. 23 Rutgers, the fifth-seed, to a 63-52 win over 12th-seeded Indiana in…

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile officials will back a request by former world No. 1 Marcelo Rios to have the International Tennis Federation investigate whether Petr Korda committed a doping viol…

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An attorney for the union representing NBA players strongly indicated Thursday that the association will want players to again have the age limit for go pro lowered in…

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The Indians have their first major injury of the spring — manager Terry Francona's red scooter is on the disabled list.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — It's hard to know which opponent will be more challenging for Matt Harvey on Friday — the Detroit Tigers or his own competitive nature.

There is nothing unusual about Baylor going into the Big 12 women's tournament already with a trophy.

CHICAGO (AP) — Announcer Craig Sager is returning to his familiar spot on the NBA sideline after being treated for leukemia.

EAST LONDON, South Africa (AP) — Kevin Phelan and Matt Ford made 5-under 67s to share the first-round lead at the Africa Open on Thursday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers defensive end and soon-to-be free agent Greg Hardy will be allowed to sign a new contract even if he remains on the commissioner's exempt list.