La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Radim Vrbata and Bo Horvat scored, Ryan Miller stopped 23 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Monday night.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Stan Wawrinka began the defense of his Australian Open title with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Turkey's Marsel Ilhan on Tuesday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 26 points and J.R. Smith added 20 as the Cleveland Cavaliers entered a favorable portion of their schedule with a 108-94 win over the Chicago Bulls on Mond…

Before this, there were always excuses for the Green Bay Packers' playoff exits.

NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks walked off the court, and for the first time in weeks it wasn't with heads hanging.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Kei Nishikori returned to Grand Slam action for the first time since his run to the U.S. Open final, beating Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-2 Tuesday in the first …

MADISON -- Bronson Koenig did a lot of things well during his 37-minute debut as the starting point guard for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski moved one victory from 1,000 for his Hall of Fame career in No. 5 Duke's 79-65 win over Pittsburgh on Monday night.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Javan Felix scored 15 points, Isaiah Taylor added 13 and No. 17 Texas rolled to a 66-48 victory against TCU on Monday night.

MADISON -- Bronson Koenig did a lot of things well during his 37-minute debut as the starting point guard for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 33 points, Lindsay Allen added 15 and No. 6 Notre Dame made 58 percent of its shots to beat fifth-ranked Tennessee 88-77 Monday night, ending an 11-g…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tiffany Mitchell scored 18 points, A'ja Wilson added 16 and top-ranked South Carolina remained unbeaten with a 77-42 victory at Florida on Monday night.

Yovani Gallardo is getting a chance to pitch at home.

WACO, Texas (AP) — Nina Davis scored 25 points and Niya Johnson had 15 points with 12 assists as No. 3 Baylor stretched its winning streak to 16 games with a 75-58 victory over No. 8 Texas on …

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored a season-high 45 points, including 18 in the third quarter, and the Houston Rockets beat the Indiana Pacers 110-98 on Monday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points, including the last eight for Dallas in the final 2 minutes, and the Mavericks defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 103-95 on Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sure seems as if Max Scherzer and his wife now will be able to afford to buy themselves at least one of those nonstick baking sheets they were hoping to receive as a wedding gift.

Shayna Halverson isn’t always doing the most visible thing taking place on the basketball court, but she is always doing something to help the Aquinas High School girls win a game.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 22 points, Stephen Curry had 20 points and eight assists, and the Golden State Warriors matched a franchise record with their 16th consecutive home …

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 22 points, Stephen Curry had 20 points and eight assists, and the Golden State Warriors matched a franchise record with their 16th consecutive home …