La Crosse Tribune Sports News

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.

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter tells The Associated Press he is "surprised" by the resignation of Michael Garcia, the American lawyer who led the investigation into the …

West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck is joining the NCAA as executive vice president of regulatory affairs.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin appears poised to pick Pittsburgh's Paul Chryst as its next head coach.

NEW YORK (AP) — Statement from Michael Garcia, Chairman of the Investigatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee:

GENEVA (AP) — The American lawyer who led the investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid process has resigned from the FIFA ethics committee in protest over the handling of his findings.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has welcomed the U.S. decision to bid for the 2024 Games and says whichever city is chosen will be a "very st…

Several returning players will battle for playing time with a six-member freshman class that could be the top group in the country.

TOKYO (AP) — Hideki Matsui will team up with former New York Yankees teammate Derek Jeter to hold a baseball charity event in support children affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The men grappled with each other to board the quickly filling bus. Others wriggled in through the windows, scaling the outside, using the large wheels as footholds and leavi…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 32 points and seven assists, Kevin Durant scored 26 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the reeling Sacramento Kings 104-92 on Tuesday nig…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 32 points and seven assists, Kevin Durant scored 26 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the reeling Sacramento Kings 104-92 on Tuesday nig…

BANGOR — Senior Canon O’Heron matched the career high he established on Saturday with 38 points to lead the Bangor High School boys basketball team to a 75-43 victory over Royall in a Scenic B…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored with 0.3 seconds left in overtime, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 Tuesday night to end a team-record nine-game home los…

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CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 3:28 left, and the Chicago Blackhawks bounced back to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 on Tuesday night for their 13th win in 15 games.

CALEDONIA — The Caledonia High School boys basketball had just about everything clicking on Tuesday night.