La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SPARTA — It didn’t take long for the Sparta High School wrestling team to establish dominance and take over first place in the MVC on Thursday.

BOYS BASKETBALL

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — David Jones, Mark Giordano and Sean Monahan scored third-period goals, and Joni Ortio made 28 saves in his second win in two starts this season to lead the Calgary Flame…

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — South Carolina owns a perfect record, but it's the various ways the team wins that coach Dawn Staley praised on Thursday night.

MADISON, (AP) — Wisconsin got Frank Kaminsky back and may have found a capable replacement for Traevon Jackson.

DALLAS (AP) — Ondrej Pavelec made a season-high 46 saves, leading the Winnipeg Jets past the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Thursday night.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Stanley Johnson scored 22 points, Kaleb Tarczewski added 14 and No. 10 Arizona pulled away for a 68-54 victory over short-handed Colorado on Thursday night.

HONOLULU (AP) — Webb Simpson made his debut with a conventional putter Thursday at the Sony Open and might have wished he had used one sooner.

It hasn’t taken long for the Midwest Players Classic basketball showcase to build a reputation for itself.

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 15 of his 31 points in the Houston Rockets' big first quarter in a 112-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored his first goal of the season to help lead the Ottawa Senators past the Montreal Canadiens 4-1.

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 15 of his 31 points in the Houston Rockets' big first quarter in a 112-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — St. Louis pitcher Lance Lynn was among 20 players who avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to contracts Thursday, reaching a $22 million, three-year deal with the Cardinals.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Nick Holden scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to lift the Colorado Avalanche over the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Thursday night.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored a pair of third-period goals, and the Eastern Conference-leading Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Thursday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Tuukka Rask stopped 30 shots for his second shutout, Patrice Bergeron scored a first-period goal, and the Boston Bruins won their fifth straight by beating the New York Rangers 3…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Alexis Peterson scored a career-high 32 points, 13 more than her previous best, to lead No. 25 Syracuse to a 73-62 victory over Wake Forest on Thursday night.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Andraya Carter hit three first-half 3-pointers, scoring 11 points, and No. 6 Tennessee smothered Auburn defensively in a 54-42 victory on Thursday night.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Makayla Epps scored 20 points and kept No. 10 Kentucky ahead with perfect foul shooting Thursday night in a 62-56 win over Florida.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Henrik Sedin had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Miller made 29 saves to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.