La Crosse Tribune Sports News

HOUSTON (AP) — J.J. Watt had three sacks and a safety and Andre Johnson had 134 yards receiving and a touchdown to lead the Houston Texans to a 23-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Betnijah Laney had 20 points and 10 rebounds and No. 17 Rutgers' defense stymied Indiana's offense Sunday afternoon to open Big 10 Conference play with a 66-51 win.

DATYON, Ohio (AP) — Andrea Hoover scored 15 points and hit a key 3-pointer with less than a minute remaining to lift Dayton to a 72-66 upset of No. 24 Wisconsin-Green Bay on Sunday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater threw the go-ahead 44-yard touchdown pass to Adam Thielen in the third quarter, guiding the Minnesota Vikings past Chicago 13-9 on Sunday to put one more b…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Andrew Luck threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns before sitting out the second half, and the Indianapolis Colts tuned up for the postseason by beating the Tennessee T…

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — DeMarco Murray broke the franchise single-season rushing record for the Dallas Cowboys, passing Emmitt Smith in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kyle Orton threw for one touchdown, Anthony Dixon ran for another and the Buffalo Bills finished their first winning season in 10 years with a 17-9 win over the going-…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Center Isabelle Harrison had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 8 Tennessee beat No. 10 Oregon State 74-63 on Sunday.

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — College football has never had a quarterback matchup quite like Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sir'Dominic Pointer had a career-high 24 points to lead No. 17 St. John's to an 82-57 rout of Tulane in the first game of the Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival Tripleheader on Sunday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Davis made several long jumpers from the top of the key. He put the ball on the ground and drove to the basket. He protected the lane for New Orleans, gliding to the rim…

TAMPA, Fla. — The University of Wisconsin football team’s defense knows what it’s like to face two offenses at the same time, and the exhaustion that comes with it.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Joe Pavelski scored on the Sharks' first shot, he evoked memories of San Jose's banner-ceremony-spoiling win at Staples Center on opening night.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Calgary rookie Johnny Gaudreau continued his torrid scoring Saturday night with two goals to lead the Flames to a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.

DENVER (AP) — Brent Seabrook has never played better defense than he is right now. And that's powering his recent offensive surge.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry had 25 points and six assists, Klay Thompson scored 21 points and the Golden State Warriors shook off a two-game losing streak by rolling past the lowly Mi…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — DeMarcus Cousins scored nine of his season-high 39 points in overtime in his return from a stomach ailment, and the Sacramento Kings handed the New York Knicks their …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — After the Bucks blew them out by 30 points a night earlier in Atlanta, the Hawks were focused on revenge Saturday.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Adoree' Jackson scored on a 98-yard kickoff return and a 71-yard pass from Cody Kessler, and No. 24 Southern California blew most of an 18-point, third-quarter lead before bea…