La Crosse Tribune Sports News

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Michael Qualls had 21 points and No. 18 Arkansas beat Missouri 84-69 on Wednesday night for its fifth straight victory and eighth in nine games.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The victory was not a masterpiece – far from it, in fact – and University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan made sure he pointed that out to his players afterward.

CHICAGO (AP) — Seth Tuttle and Nate Buss each scored 10 points, and No. 11 Northern Iowa won its 14th straight, beating Loyola 58-39 Wednesday night.

The stakes keep getting higher, thanks to Jay Jamesson.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Andrew Hammond made 42 saves in his first NHL start and led the Ottawa Senators to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Niya Johnson scored 17 points and Nina Davis added 12 to help No. 3 Baylor beat Texas Tech 67-60 on Wednesday night.

The junior forward scores 22 points on 9-for-13 shooting.

HONOR COUNTS

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Sam Decker scored 22 points and Frank Kaminsky added 16 as No. 5 Wisconsin overcame a late Penn State surge to defeat the Nittany Lions 55-47 Wednesday night.

PLA-MOR LANES

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ivo Karlovic beat an opponent close to half his age, outlasting teen Thanasi Kokkinakis in two tiebreakers in the second round of the Delray Beach Open.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thought the dysfunction among former Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan, quarterback Robert Griffin III and team owner Dan Snyder was a topic of the past? Think again.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Here are some things to know about what's going on at Daytona International Speedway, where drivers are preparing for Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500:

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In hindsight, 2002 might have been an omen of how heartbreaking the Daytona 500 would be for Tony Stewart.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The San Francisco Giants roll in even years, winning the World Series in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Fourth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain and No. 7 Gael Monfils of France both won in straight sets to reach the Open 13 quarterfinals on Wednesday.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Fourth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain and No. 7 Gael Monfils of France both won in straight sets to reach the Open 13 quarterfinals on Wednesday.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Fourth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain and No. 7 Gael Monfils of France both won in straight sets to reach the Open 13 quarterfinals on Wednesday.

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo ended a three-game scoreless streak, putting Real Madrid ahead in the first half of a 2-0 win over Schalke on Wednesday night in the first leg o…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Golf is Jay Seawell's business and just happens to be one of Nick Saban's offseason pleasures.