La Crosse Tribune Sports News

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies will have to wait a week before they officially move back into the No. 1 spot in the poll.

With five teams in the Top 25, the Big 12 has big games pretty much every week.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gregg Popovich spent 19 seasons teaching his players how to use teamwork and ball movement to break down defenses.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Steve Kerr is smiling a lot these days.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jiri Hudler scored his fifth goal of the season against San Jose to help the Calgary Flames win for the fourth time in five games, 4-1 over the Sharks on Monday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The resurgence by the Minnesota Wild has been fueled by the brilliance of goalie Devan Dubnyk, a tightened defense and a boost of confidence.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jason Pominville and Ryan Suter scored power-play goals, and Devan Dubnyk earned another victory in the net, guiding the Minnesota Wild past the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on…

Gabby Curtis and the University of Wisconsin women’s golf team continued its hot start to the spring season, posting a program-best 571 after 36 holes at the UCF Challenge.

BOYS BASKETBALL

HOLMEN — Thanks to Annalese Lamke, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School girls basketball team will be updating its record book after the Red Hawks 45-27 nonconference win over Holmen Monday night.

DENVER (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 40 points, Russell Westbrook had 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat Denver 124-114 on Monday night to hand the Nuggets their sixth loss in a row.

DENVER (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 40 points, Russell Westbrook had 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat Denver 124-114 on Monday night to hand the Nuggets their sixth loss in a row.

MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton scored 12 of his 18 points in the third quarter, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat the Brooklyn Nets 103-97 on Monday night.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gordon Hayward scored 25 of his 32 points in the second half, and the Utah Jazz overcame a 14-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans, 100-96 on Monday night.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma State notified Texas officials on Monday that it wants to take sworn statements from Longhorns coach Charlie Strong and offensive coordinator Shawn Watson about w…

WEST BOWL

MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh scored 32 points, Mario Chalmers added 18 and the Miami Heat pulled away from the New York Knicks for a 109-95 win on Monday night.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 23 points and Breanna Stewart added 22 to help No. 2 UConn beat top-ranked South Carolina 87-62 on Monday night.

The top guns – and teams – did what was expected Monday at the Mount La Crosse Cup.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jeff Carter and Dwight King each had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Quick stopped 23 shots to lead the Los Angeles Kings past the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Monday night.