La Crosse Tribune Sports News

GREEN BAY (AP) — The Green Bay Packers are in playoff mode, even after a disappointing loss at Buffalo.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — On the day he was introduced as Youngstown State's new head coach, the ugly nature of Bo Pelini's departure from Nebraska was revealed.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Darrelle Revis has been back before, as an opposing player taking on the New York Jets.

Chryst leaves Pitt to return to UW, where he played and twice served as an assistant coach.

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Paul Chryst's road to becoming UW coach took him from Platteville High School and Camp Randall Stadium to stops in Corvallis, Ore., San Diego and Pittsburgh.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fred Claire can see the day when Major League Baseball teams open academies for prospects in Cuba.

Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers had first-and-goal at Carolina, poised to break open that September game in the third quarter.

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor coach Kim Mulkey no longer has All-American players Brittney Griner or Odyssey Sims on the floor like in recent seasons.

Paul Chryst will be introduced as the new University of Wisconsin football coach during a news conference at 6 p.m. at the Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion at the Kohl Center.

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge dismissed a lawsuit against the NFL Wednesday, writing that the agreement between the league and the union should address the dangers involved when teams give painkille…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby returned from a bout with mumps, while several teammates were tested for the virus as a precaution.

Major League Baseball isn't sure of the impact of President Barack Obama's decision to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jessica January scored 25 points and Megan Rogowski added 21 to help No. 25 DePaul beat Loyola-Chicago 109-84 on Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern California authorities are investigating San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald on suspicion of sexual assault.

If the NFL wanted its Thursday night prime-time package to go out with a bang, it couldn't have made a worse choice.

Vernon Adams only needed to play 10 games for Eastern Washington to become an All-American.

DOVER, Del. (AP) — The attorney for Kurt Busch's ex-girlfriend has called the NASCAR driver to the witness stand to testify Wednesday in a hearing in which the woman is seeking a court order d…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has returned to practice eight days after an automobile accident left him with two fractures in his lower back.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian organizers of the 2016 Olympics are creating a task force to deal with a so-called "super bacteria" discovered in Olympic sailing waters.