La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gordon Hayward scored a game-high 30 points as the Utah Jazz cruised to a 102-90 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.

ST. PAUL — Baily Williams would have liked to add to his career-high 39 points with a final shot in overtime, but a turnover stole that chance as the West Salem High School boys basketball tea…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Harrison scored 23 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 19 and top-ranked Kentucky remained unbeaten with a 68-61 victory over Florida on Saturday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Knight scored 26 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 14 points and 11 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Boston Celtics 96-93 on Saturday night for their …

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Petr Mrazek stopped 22 shots, including a third-period penalty shot, and the Detroit Red Wings moved into a first-place tie in the Eastern Conference with a 3-1 victory …

BOYS BASKETBALL

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jhonas Enroth made 38 saves and Chris Stewart assisted on all three goals for the Buffalo Sabres in their first victory at home in more than a month, 3-2 over the Dallas S…

NEW YORK (AP) — Draymond Green had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New York Knicks 106-92 on Saturday night to give Steve Kerr a win in his first game coachin…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Bo Barnes scored 18 points, including a key 3-pointer late, and Arizona State pulled off a second straight home upset over No. 6 Arizona with a 81-78 win on Saturday.

The Coulee Region Chill had the start it wanted against the Janesville Jets.

MONTREAL (AP) — Tomas Plekanec and Dale Weise each scored twice and P.K. Subban assisted on three power-play goals as the Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils 6-2 on Saturday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Robert Covington scored 11 of his game-high 22 points in a pivotal third quarter, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to an 89-81 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.

MADISON — Josh Gasser has played so many games for Bo Ryan that it’s almost as if the senior guard has become a mini-version of the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach.

BOSTON (AP) — Rob Gronkowski puck-tuated a Super Bowl victory with a spike on the ice.

TORONTO (AP) — Interim coach Peter Horachek scratched David Clarkson and started James Reimer and the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped an 11-game winless streak, beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on …

NEW YORK (AP) — Draymond Green had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New York Knicks 106-92 on Saturday night to give Steve Kerr a win in his first game coachin…

When UW-La Crosse men’s basketball coach Ken Koelbl shuffled his starting lineup last week, he knew he was going to have to take the good with the bad.

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Wall scored 17 points, Rasual Butler had 15 and the Washington Wizards broke a five-game skid, coasting to a 114-77 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Billy Casper, a prolific winner on the PGA Tour whose career was never fully appreciated in the era of the "Big Three," died Saturday at his home in Utah. He was 83.