La Crosse Tribune Sports News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When he arrived at Illinois in 1975, the first thing Lou Henson did was preach patience.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As Jeff Gordon winds down his long career, the kid who grew up idolizing him is just getting started.

NEW YORK (AP) — The East was a two-team race at last year's trade deadline, and Larry Bird made the move he thought would win it.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sam Querrey, a semifinalist last week in Memphis, injured his back mid-match and retired from the Delray Beach Open while leading Alejandro Gonzalez of Colombia 6-3, …

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Seton Hall suspended leading scorer Sterling Gibbs for two games for delivering a forearm to the face of Villanova's Ryan Arcidiacono in the second half of their Big …

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez issued a five-paragraph handwritten apology "for the mistakes that led to my suspension" on Tuesday without detailing specifics about his use of performance-enha…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Bruce Chen is getting a chance to pitch for an 11th team in the majors.

MARANELLO, Italy (AP) — Ferrari has come up with a design for an aggressive-looking concept car it believes could be the future of Formula One.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez has issued a handwritten apology "for the mistakes that led to my suspension" but has turned down New York's offer to use Yankee Stadium for a news conference an…

LONDON (AP) — David Beckham waded into the FIFA presidential election on Tuesday, singling out former Real Madrid teammate Luis Figo in his bid to unseat Sepp Blatter.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar chief Mark Miles wants to keep his series front and center during the NFL's offseason.

Before Wayne Rooney hangs up his boots, the decent thing would be for Buckingham Palace to invite over the Manchester United and England captain to give him a shiny medal.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Fourth-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy advanced to the second round of the Rio Open by defeating Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic 6-1, 7-6 (7) on Tuesday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Left-hander Barry Zito is returning to the Oakland Athletics with a minor contract that includes an invitation to major league spring training, two people with knowledge…

MIAMI (AP) — The former owner of the South Florida clinic that supplied performance-enhancing substances to Major League Baseball players and other athletes has been sentenced to four years in…

The University of Wisconsin men's hockey team will open a Big Ten series with Michigan State looking for its first Friday night victory of the season.

The fourth-ranked University of Wisconsin women's hockey team will close out the regular season by hosting St. Cloud State Friday and Sunday.  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Caroline Wozniacki served for the match three times before finally beating Samantha Stosur 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 Tuesday in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Cham…

EATON, Ohio (AP) — An Indianapolis Colts running back has been cited on a marijuana possession charge in western Ohio.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The mother of one of the women accusing former tennis star Bob Hewitt of rape says her daughter is lying.