La Crosse Tribune Sports News

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic started off his 2015 season with a swift 6-2, 6-1 win over Serbian countryman Dusan Lajovic at the Qatar Open on Tuesday.

TORONTO (AP) — Randy Carlyle was fired as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday following a road trip in which the team lost five of seven games and showed little signs it would soon get better.

PARIS (AP) — Formula One drivers will have to be at least 18 years old from 2016.

SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Second-seeded Petra Kvitova had six aces in a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Bojana Jovanovski on Tuesday in the second round of Shenzhen Open.

In Sunday's NFC’s divisional playoff, Green Bay will be facing the NFL’s No. 1 rusher, halfback DeMarco Murray, and No. 2 rushing team. 

Mike McCarthy had his team back on a normal game-week schedule after a three-day break last week to celebrate the new year.

The Dallas quarterback has a history of gut-wrenching postseason failures.

Sources say the ex-Badger was in Madison Monday to discuss a return to UW after three years with Paul Chryst at Pittsburgh.

Commodores coach Derek Mason made the announcement that Ludwig had been hired as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

The two semifinals last week drew 28 million viewers each, making them the most-watched cable broadcasts in history.

The Dugout Club Winter Baseball Banquet is set for Monday, Jan. 26, at the Madison Marriott West Hotel in Middleton.

The University of Wisconsin women's hockey team will start off 2015 with a televised bang when it plays at WCHA rival Minnesota Saturday and Sunday.

The University of Wisconsin men's hockey team will face another former No. 1-ranked opponent when high-powered Boston University comes to town.

The Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 are getting in some early marquee games that will impact their league title chases.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The day after Miami's bowl loss, Hurricanes coach Al Golden was already speaking in past tense when referring to the 2014 season.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Third-seeded Angelique Kerber secured the first spot in the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Daria Gavrilova on Tuesday.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Roy Hibbert helped the Indiana Pacers to a big lead and then had to nervously watch his teammates withstand Utah's furious comeback bid.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Millsap scored 23 points, Jeff Teague added 20, and the Atlanta Hawks pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 107-98 Monday night and earn th…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors used a smothering defensive effort to rout the Oklahoma City Thu…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sydney Wiese scored 19 points, 13 in the first half, to lead No. 11 Oregon State in a 76-66 win over USC in a Pac-12 match-up Monday night.