La Crosse Tribune Sports News

The Aquinas High School girls basketball team didn’t have the start it would have liked, but the Blugolds were able to ramp up their intensity and use a deep bench to their advantage.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyson Chandler had three dunks during Dallas' sizzling start to his return to New York, and Dirk Nowitzki scored 16 points to help the Mavericks beat the Knicks 107-87 on Tuesd…

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Wall scored 21 points and equaled a career high with 17 assists and Rasual Butler had 23 points as the Washington Wizards won their fifth game in a row, 109-95 over the …

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kennedy Meeks scored 18 points to help No. 24 North Carolina beat UNC Greensboro 79-56 on Tuesday night.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Aerial Powers had 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists and No. 18 Michigan State dominated Alcorn State 77-41 on Tuesday night.

MADISON -- After days of waiting out hiring timetable policies, the University of Wisconsin’s decision to make Pittsburgh’s Paul Chryst its next football coach is finally being finalized.

Nearly 500 employees at NFL headquarters in New York turned over phone and email records to investigators looking into how Commissioner Roger Goodell and his staff pursued and handled evidence…

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Islanders postponed their annual holiday hospital visits due to the ongoing mumps outbreak in the NHL.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pelicans forward Anthony Davis is back in New Orleans' lineup against the Utah Jazz, five nights after being sidelined by a mysterious chest injury.

Almost as if behind the wheel of a race car, Gregg McKarns knew he had to wait for the right opportunity, then pounce when it presented itself.

The U.S. Olympic Committee has decided to bid for the 2024 Olympics, hoping to bring the Summer Games back to America after a 28-year absence.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sprint informed NASCAR it won't extend title sponsorship of the top Sprint Cup Series beyond its current contract, which expires after the 2016 season.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst is moving closer to taking the head coaching job at Wisconsin.

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale scored to help Real Madrid coast past Mexico's Cruz Azul 4-0 Tuesday night for a place in this weekend's Club World Cup final against Ar…

Multiple reports say Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst will fly to Madison on Tuesday, and a source told the State Journal that his expected move to UW is a done deal.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh forward Beau Bennett has the mumps, joining Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and a dozen other players across the NHL with the disease.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady and the New England Patriots maintained their mastery of the AFC East and returned to the top spot in the NFL.

The idea that the PGA Tour calendar is too full depends on how you look at the calendar.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Former Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar unloaded on the team's front office, saying it lacks vision and switching to rookie Johnny Manziel "is a recipe for disaster."

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A brain-injury treatment program originally designed for military veterans injured on the battlefield has been updated to include professional athletes.