La Crosse Tribune Sports News

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Precious Hall scored 25 points on Thursday night to lead No. 23 James Madison women to its 14th consecutive win, 85-49 over North Carolina-Wilmington.

A record-breaking sectional set Calvin Hulse up with the chance for a memorable WIAA Division 1 state swim meet at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium on Saturday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. has won the first of two qualifying races to set up a 1-2-3 start for Hendrick Motorsports in the Daytona 500.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Yoshihito Nishioka, a 19-year-old from Japan, became the first teenage qualifier to reach the quarterfinals of the Delray Beach Open since countryman, Kei Nishikori, …

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — NFL investigators were in Wichita on the same day a hearing had been scheduled on a protection from abuse order sought against Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle.

Mario Balotelli took the ball from teammate Jordan Henderson as he was preparing to take an 85th-minute penalty kick, then scored the goal that gave Liverpool a 1-0 win over visiting Besiktas …

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns' three point-guard experiment is over.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Retief Goosen and Vijay Singh, among the top five players in the world a decade ago, were part of a five-way tie for the lead in the Northern Trust Open in what amounted to …

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks are not standing pat on their surprising season.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Mariota made his case to be the No. 1 pick in April's draft with a sequence of quiet, thoughtful answers Thursday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rangers second baseman Jurickson Profar could miss his second straight season to have right shoulder surgery, which he had tried to avoid through rest and rehabilitation.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods will not be playing the Honda Classic next week.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — General manager Ryan Grigson said Thursday that the Colts had contacted NFL officials before last month's AFC championship game about their concerns with New England's game balls.

SYDNEY (AP) — A former Australian Open junior boys' finalist has been charged with corrupt betting offenses after police say he intentionally lost a tennis match on which friends had placed bets.

SYDNEY (AP) — A former Australian Open junior boys' finalist has been charged with corrupt betting offenses after police say he intentionally lost a tennis match on which friends had placed bets.

Alex Rodriguez finally said he was sorry, though his handwritten apology on the eve of his return to the New York Yankees seemed to fall flat.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. stayed clear of the wrecks that littered the Sprint Unlimited race over the weekend.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Terry Porter knew Jerome Kersey was special. There was, of course, the talent on the court, but also something more lasting: the "joy and his smile, the way he embraced life."

MIAMI (AP) — A person with knowledge of the trade says Goran Dragic has been sent to the Miami Heat by the Phoenix Suns in a deal that also involves the New Orleans Pelicans.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Bucks have traded guard Brandon Knight to Phoenix in a three-team deal that also sends Michael Carter-Willi…