La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ohio State's victory in the first championship game of the College Football Playoff produced ESPN's highest overnight rating ever.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The national champion Ohio State football team is heading back to Columbus, and the winners of the first title game in college football's playoffs are expected to get a w…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte City Council in North Carolina has voted for an agreement to forgive more than $22 million in debt from the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Coach Mike McCarthy is hoping this trip to CenturyLink Field has a different outcome than the previous one in September.

Seattle also expects tight end Tony Moeaki to return after missing the Carolina game with a calf injury.

It's the first time in 21 years — and only the second time ever — that three of the final four teams are quarterbacked by a Super Bowl champion.

The top six in the rankings: Kentucky, Virginia, Gonzaga, Duke, Villanova and Louisville.

New University of Wisconsin football coach Paul Chryst was looking to add two more familiar faces to his offensive staff, but it looks like only one will be coming to town.

Pennsylvania prep quarterback Alex Hornibrook originally committed to play for Paul Chryst when he was at Pitt and has decided to follow the coach to the University of Wisconsin.

The Badgers' bounce-back win over Auburn helps them jump four spots in the final AP rankings, which have three B1G teams in the top 15,

Brittany Ammerman began her career with the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey program by winning a national championship in 2011.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The first College Football Playoff was a success on almost every level — except maybe for fans of TCU and Baylor.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy credited the Diamond Vision crew for getting the replay up fast enough for him to get a look at it before the Cowboys called their next play.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — If Peyton Manning decides to return to the Broncos next season, he'll have a new coaching staff to work with in Denver.

It took Wyoming nearly three decades to get back into the AP Top 25. Now Larry Shyatt's Cowboys get the chance to stick around.

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — No one in the winners-only field at Kapalua has been more successful on Monday than Patrick Reed.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Coming into the national championship game, there was a school of thought behind picking the best team to win.

Ohio State is No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll and TCU finished third, in front of two teams that made the playoff ahead of the Horned Frogs.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Mariota's season ended without the honor that mattered to him most. Now Oregon waits to see if he will be back for another try.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — If he wasn't a member of the club before, he definitely is now.