La Crosse Tribune Sports News

TAMPA, Fla. — Even as red jerseys flooded the field at Raymond James Stadium on Thursday, Sam Arneson did not move.

TAMPA, Fla. — At one point Thursday, right tackle Rob Havenstein felt so sorry for right guard Kyle Costigan — hobbled by an assortment of knee, foot and arm injuries — that he tried to offer …

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After a New Year's Day bowl game drought of more than 50 years, Minnesota coach Jerry Kill was concerned about his team being nervous in its Citrus Bowl matchup with 16th-…

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Fans looking to watch the Rose Bowl on their tablets or computers got an error message during the first half instead of the WatchESPN stream.

DECATUR, Ill. — The UW-La Crosse men’s basketball used a strong first half and solid bench play to defeat Millikin University 57-54 in a nonconference matchup on Thursday.

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Another 1-yard touchdown run and a field goal helped the second-seeded Oregon Ducks extend their lead over No. 3 Florida State to 18-13 at halftime Thursday in the Coll…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — After their only two losses came against playoff teams, Connor Cook and Michigan State finished off their season with a three-touchdown comeback in the fourth quarter a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Winter Classic began with perhaps a bit too much sun. By the end, seat cushions were falling from the sky.

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea was hurt by poor defense in a 5-3 loss at Tottenham on Thursday and is now tied with Manchester City for first place in the English Premier League. Defending champion Man…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Murphy ran for 159 yards, Russell Hansbrough added 114 yards and a touchdown and No. 16 Missouri beat Minnesota 33-17 on Thursday in the Citrus Bowl.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Once Wisconsin turned Melvin Gordon loose on Auburn, there was no stopping the nation's leading rusher.

The main question for the NFL's weekend of wild-card games is who will advance, of course. The next big query: Who do you trust?

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Freshman Kelsey Mitchell had 33 points and 6 assists and Ameryst Alston had 21 points and 9 rebounds to lead Ohio State to an 85-68 win over No. 16 Rutgers on Thursday.

TAMPA, Fla. — For the first time in five years, the University of Wisconsin ended its season with a victory.

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Steven Twomey and Lisa DeFluri were set to have a beach wedding in Oregon in July. But when their beloved Oregon Ducks got a berth to the College Football Playoff semif…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Coach Bruce Arians says Ryan Lindley will start at quarterback for Arizona when the Cardinals play at Carolina in a wild-card playoff game Saturday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers is expected to miss the next two weeks because of a strained left knee and back problem.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Bill Polian has confirmed to The Associated Press that he has taken himself out of the running for a proposed front-office job with the Buffalo Bills, and instead is stayi…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Alamo Bowl raises an intriguing question for UCLA: Is this the college farewell for coach Jim Mora?

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade still gets angry. Just not as often.