La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Freshman Adam Rockwood's third-period goal helps the UW men's hockey team end its winless streak at 11 games.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fresh off a victory over Ohio State on Friday night, the No. 3 University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team aimed for a Western Collegiate Hockey Association sweep Saturday afternoon.

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — South Korean-born Australian teenager Su Oh shot a 4-under 69 Sunday to win the Australian Ladies Masters by three strokes in only her second start as a professional.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Defense created much of the offense for the Los Angeles Kings in a solid two-way performance against the Washington Capitals.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Sean Monahan scored twice, Lance Bouma got the tiebreaker early in the third period, and the Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 Saturday night.

The UW-La Crosse women’s basketball team used a late first-half run to shake off a slow start and roll to a 65-49 victory over UW-Eau Claire Saturday afternoon in front of 370 people at Mitchell Hall.

Sophomore Jaden Van Maanen’s undefeated wrestling season continued Saturday with a championship at the WIAA Division 1 Baraboo regional.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Not so long ago, the Minnesota Wild were hearing loud boos from their home crowd during a slump that saw them win only twice during a 14-game stretch.

ALPINE SKIING

The No. 18 University of Wisconsin men’s and women’s track and field teams saved some of their best performances for last on Saturday in Ames, Iowa.

MADISON — It took a fraction of a second for Bronson Koenig to render Tai Webster helpless.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Matt Kenseth, coming off a winless 2014 season, has opened the new year with a victory.

DALLAS (AP) — Markus Kennedy and Yanick Moreira scored 13 points apiece and the two big men combined for a couple of dunks that helped build a big first-half lead in No. 25 SMU's 73-55 win ove…

BOYS BASKETBALL

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Dez Wells scored 22 points, Melo Trimble added 20 and No. 19 Maryland used strong shooting in the second half to scramble past Penn State 76-73 Saturday night.

ST. PAUL (AP) — Not so long ago, the Minnesota Wild were hearing loud boos from their home crowd during a slump that saw them win only twice during a 14-game stretch.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Colin Wilson scored the tiebreaking goal on a tic-tac-toe play with 3:27 left, leading Nashville to a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night for the P…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Rick Nash scored his NHL-best 35th goal early in a four-goal third period, and the New York Rangers beat the Arizona Coyotes 5-1 on Saturday night to give coach Alain Vi…

MONTREAL (AP) — Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais scored in the shootout to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The UW-La Crosse men’s basketball team stayed close for 30 minutes, but once UW-Eau Claire got hot in the second half, the Eagles couldn’t keep up.