La Crosse Tribune Sports News

MONTREAL (AP) — Former teammates joined hundreds of fans and Quebec's premier at the Bell Centre on Sunday to pay tribute to Jean Beliveau, one of the greatest Montreal Canadiens players.

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State have been selected to play in the first College Football Playoff.

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Baylor and Ohio State jumped past TCU in the final Associated Press college football poll Sunday.

SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — Danny Willett spoiled Luke Donald's birthday with a final-round 66 to charge past his English compatriot and win the Nedbank Golf Challenge by four shots on Sunday.

In three long hours, UW lost the Big Ten title, a possible spot in a New Year’s Six bowl and any chance Melvin Gordon had of winning the Heisman.

The Buckeyes steamroll the Badgers 59-0 to state their case for a spot in the College Football Playoffs Final Four.

INDIANAPOLIS — Melvin Gordon was a breakout performer for the University of Wisconsin football team in 2013, but the standout tailback had a couple outings that stuck in his craw.

INDIANAPOLIS — What does it say about the University of Wisconsin football team that it’s had a stake in four of the past five Big Ten Conference crowns?

Mike Eaves has witnessed exhilarating victories, agonizing defeats and remarkable performances in his 13 seasons as the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach.

The beleaguered University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team suffered a devastating blow well before the opening tipoff Saturday, with the announcement leading scorer and rebounder Michala …

Johnson, a 6-3 center who earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in her first season at UW last year, suffered the injury vs. Miami (Fla.) on Thursday.

He expects to play in the USHL for at least a year before coming to Madison in 2016 or ’17.

GAME BALL: CARDALE JONES

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The games have been played and the scores are all in the books. All that's left is picking the teams and that will not be easy.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 30 points, going over 7,000 for his career, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied after blowing an 18-point, first-half lead to beat the New Orleans Peli…

Casey Knoble couldn't help but tear up when addressing his Logan High School football team after it was ousted from the WIAA Division 3 state quarterfinals.

Kyle Bakalars is very familiar with the consequences of a 15-yard penalty.

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ohio State's No. 3 quarterback looked every bit as good as the other two.