La Crosse Tribune Sports News

GREEN BAY -- Yard by yard, play by play and game by game this season, the Green Bay Packers have worked to shoot down the perception that their defense can't function at a championship level.

GREEN BAY — Tweaks to the Packers’ defense at midseason left Green Bay stronger against the run — and left opposing offenses with a new question to answer.

Something had to change for the West Salem High School girls basketball team when the third quarter began on Saturday afternoon.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics and New Orleans Pelicans have agreed on a five-player trade that would send forward Jeff Green from Boston to Memphis, a person familia…

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden had 30 points and five assists to lead the Houston Rockets to their third straight victory, 97-82 over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.

Ten players scored for the fourth-ranked Aquinas High School girls basketball team in a 64-30 victory over Tomah during the MVC Showcase at Viterbo University on Saturday.

CHICAGO — Pau Gasol had a career-high 46 points to go along with 18 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls bounced back from a pair of ugly losses with a 95-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Satu…

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 30 points and added five assists to lead the Houston Rockets to their third straight victory with a 97-82 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Pau Gasol had a career-high 46 points to go along with 18 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls bounced back from a pair of ugly losses with a 95-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Austin Daye scored a season-high 22 points and had 10 rebounds to help the San Antonio Spurs hand the Minnesota Timberwolves their 15th straight loss, 108-93 on Saturday night.

The Coulee Region Chill entered a three-games series with the Midwest Division-leading Minnesota Wilderness with a chance to make a big-time move.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Carter-Williams hit a running layup with 9.2 seconds left to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 93-92 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Carter-Williams hit a running layup with 9.2 seconds left to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 93-92 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.

MONTREAL (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal 3:41 into overtime, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Saturday night.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Sophie Brunner scored a career-high 26 points and No. 18 Arizona State beat Arizona for the second time in three days, 71-54, on Saturday night for the Sun Devils' best sta…

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Brandon Jennings scored all 18 of his points in the second half as the Detroit Pistons beat the Brooklyn Nets 98-93 Saturday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson found Jermaine Kearse for a 63-yard touchdown, his second TD pass of the first half, and the Seattle Seahawks took a 14-10 halftime lead over the Carolina Panther…

TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, James Johnson had 15 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors won their fourth straight meeting with the Bosto…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Zahna Medley scored 17 points and sparked the go-ahead run late in the second half to lift TCU to a 70-66 upset over No. 16 Oklahoma State on Saturday night.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Marcus Foster's floater forced overtime, then he drained a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left in the extra period for the game winner as Kansas State beat No. 16 Oklahoma 66-63…