La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Erin Hennessy didn’t know what to expect after she was introduced as a starter for the Central High School girls basketball team on Tuesday night.

TORONTO (AP) — Nick Bjugstad scored the go-ahead goal on a power play early in the second period and the Florida Panthers defeated the struggling Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Tuesday night.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked women's golfer Lydia Ko may only be 17 but is already planning for her retirement and says it could come by the time she's 30.

GALESVILLE — The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School boys basketball team didn’t have its best performance of the season Tuesday night, but the Red Hawks had enough to defeat Logan 55-42 in a…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pekka Rinne made a season-high 42 saves, and the Nashville Predators extended their winning streak to a season-high six straight games by beating the San Jose Sharks 5-…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jamie Benn had his first career hat trick and Kari Lehtonen was stingy in net again in the Dallas Stars' 4-1 rout of the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kentucky understands that its brand name often brings out the best efforts from opponents.

LODI, Wis. — Sparta High School wrestling coach Mike Roddick had a feeling that things were going to work out for the Spartans Tuesday night.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Shaquille Morris scored a career-high 17 points to lead No. 13 Wichita State to an 84-62 over Southern Illinois on Tuesday night.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Scott Gomez and Jacob Josefson scored in the shootout and Cory Schneider was beaten on both Buffalo attempts as the New Jersey Devils snapped a four-game losing streak with…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Barred wide receiver Josh Gordon is fighting his one-game suspension by the Browns for the season finale because it will delay his free agency.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alexander Ovechkin picked up his NHL-leading 37th goal and assisted on Joel Ward's winner with just over four minutes remaining to lift the Washington Capitals to a testy 3-1…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen has undergone surgery to remove a growth from a bone in his left foot and will miss the start of the regular season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Calvert scored two goals, including the winner midway through the third period, to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Tuesday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Backup Chad Johnson made 37 saves and four players scored to lead the New York Islanders past the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Tuesday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One month into the new year, Nick Watney already is putting last year out of his mind.

ALL STAR LANES

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the Americans in the Ryder Cup, one step forward means two steps back.

CHICAGO (AP) — The disclosure Tuesday that Cubs great Ernie Banks has been buried at a Chicago cemetery just a few blocks from Wrigley Field answered a question that had lingered for days amid…

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- A post-practice interview session was wrapping up Monday night, and Josh Gasser was eager to unwind.