La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BOSTON (AP) — Make no mistake: New England fans are pumped, not deflated.

Lee, from West Hills (Calif.) Chaminade, says “with the new coaches and their philosophy, (UW) was not a good fit for me.”

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has fined Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch $20,000 for making an obscene gesture during last Sunday's NFC championship game, a person with knowledge of the fine tol…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Bernd Wieseberger birdied his last hole to join South Africans Branden Grace and George Coetzee on top of the Qatar Masters leaderboard after the second round on Thursday.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — There is a big difference between the Venus Williams of, say, the year 2000 and the Venus of 2015.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The alleged victim of a rape at Vanderbilt University has testified that she has no recollection of being sexually assaulted.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With Li Na in retirement and not defending her title at the Australian Open, there are far fewer Chinese flags and fans with red-and-yellow-streaked faces in the st…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Because of deferred money, pitcher Max Scherzer's $210 million, seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals has a present-day value of $191.4 million by the calculation…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Most tennis players, though not all, remember to apply the sunscreen when playing under the often scorching rays at the Australian Open.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Thursday he doesn't know how footballs became deflated during the game that got his team to the Super Bowl.

ROME (AP) — Former Ferrari president Luca Cordero Di Montezemolo is gaining support to lead Rome's bid for the 2024 Olympics.

“It’s been well (documented) there were some kids I couldn’t get in school,” Andersen told CBS Sports. “That was highly frustrating to me."

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Just like Serena Williams eight years ago, Victoria Azarenka entered the Australian Open as an unseeded player after an injury-plagued season.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon says he will retire as a full-time driver after 2015 season

ESPN announcer Dan Dakich called for the Big Ten to discipline the junior center during Tuesday's telecast.

Schools in the “Power Five’’ leagues have pledged to make the extra money available to all their student-athletes who are on scholarship.

The former walk-on has provided a major boost since becoming a starter.

Heading to the NFL after one of the greatest statistical years in college football history, the running back shared some kind words about his time with the Badgers on the way out.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — If trade rumors are bothering Brook Lopez, it's hard to tell, because the veteran center is playing inspired basketball of late for the Brooklyn Nets.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Although nobody on either team can explain it, the Anaheim Ducks haven't lost at home to the Calgary Flames in 11 years.