La Crosse Tribune Sports News

The champs had taken a number of key punches throughout the 40-minute battle, but they never staggered. They just answered each UW-La Crosse jab with a better one.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Step by step, Andrew Luck has climbed into the upper echelon of NFL quarterbacks.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Devin Booker scored 13 points and No. 1 Kentucky coasted to its second straight lopsided Southeastern Conference win with a 70-48 victory over Alabama on Saturday.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — During one of the most successful coaching careers in football, Pete Carroll rarely has committed errors. He did at Southern California with Clay Matthews, and Carroll sti…

SEATTLE (AP) — Eventually, the paths of Green Bay and Seattle were going to cross again.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Step by step, Andrew Luck has climbed into the upper echelon of NFL quarterbacks.

SEATTLE (AP) — Eventually, the paths of Green Bay and Seattle were going to cross again.

MINNEAPOLIS — Andre Hollins spun around after swishing a 3-pointer on the second straight possession, flashing a wide smile as he held up three fingers next to his forehead.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jerian Grant scored 23 points Saturday and Notre Dame came back from a 12-point deficit in the second half to beat Miami 75-70.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs say new Wrigley Field bleachers won't be ready for the April 5 season opener.

BOSTON (AP) — Malcolm Brogdon scored 20 points, Anthony Gill had 11 points and 10 rebounds and No. 2 Virginia pulled away in the second half for a 66-51 victory over Boston College on Saturday.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Brady Sanders scored nine points, sparking the big second-half burst for No. 4 Texas as the Longhorns ended a two-game losing skid with a 55-44 win over Texas Tech on Saturday.

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Matias Dominguez of Chile birdied his last three holes Saturday for a 3-under 69, giving him a one-shot lead in the inaugural Latin American Amateur and leaving him one rou…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jahlil Okafor scored 14 second-half points, Amile Jefferson added 19 and No. 4 Duke dominated No. 6 Louisville inside for a 63-52 victory on Saturday.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar in the car category and Spain's Marc Coma in bikes have won the Dakar Rally.

Matchups for the AFC championship game Sunday between the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium:

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Martin Kaymer turned what promised to be an exciting weekend duel with Rory McIlroy into a procession at the Abu Dhabi Championship.

Unlike many great defenses of the past, the Seahawks’ physical reputation starts not up front but with the secondary.

SYDNEY (AP) — Viktor Troicki of Serbia beat Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2, 6-3 Saturday to win the Sydney International title in the first ATP final between two qualifiers.

Sherman’s 24 interceptions rank second in the modern era for a player in his first four seasons.