La Crosse Tribune Sports News

MONTREAL (AP) — Tomas Plekanec scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox are making the biggest moves at the winter meetings, trying to regain relevance in the AL Central after losing 188 games over two seasons.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 23 points in his first home game of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-101 on Tuesday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 23 points in his first home game of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-101 on Tuesday night.

BOYS BASKETBALL

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston's Jadeveon Clowney, the top overall pick in this year's draft, had microfracture surgery on his right knee.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tyler Ennis' third-period, power play goal lifted the Buffalo Sabres to a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.

Liverpool was eliminated from the Champions League on Tuesday night with a 1-1 tie at home against Basel, which advanced to the final 16.

DALLAS (AP) — Courtney Williams scored 21 points, Jordan Jones had 16 and No. 4 Texas A&M beat SMU 70-62 on Tuesday night.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane scored in a shootout, and the Chicago Blackhawks earned their seventh straight victory with a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kevin Connauton scored his first goal of the season off a lead pass from Ryan Johansen at 1:58 of overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets past the Philadelphia Flyers …

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 35 points, making the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 48 seconds remaining, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 105-101 on Tuesday n…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy wasn't thrilled with his defense's second-half performance during Monday night's 43-37 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, and he rea…

After working a 12-hour shift through the night, then driving 45 minutes to Coulee Golf Bowl, Brad Schaller’s personal gas tank was running a little low.

NEW YORK (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert said Tuesday that it was troubling to see the University of Alabama-Birmingham drop its football program, but he believes Olympic sports are more vul…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton suffered fractures to his lower back in a two-car crash Tuesday and will spend the night in the hospital, a team spokesman said Tuesday.

BOWLING HONORS

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers hung on to the NFL's top spot after a closer-than-expected win against the Atlanta Falcons.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Three-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon will return for a 14th season with Target Chip Ganassi Racing, though he will be one of only two drivers piloting the red and whi…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former U.S. goalkeeper Brad Friedel is joining Fox as a soccer analyst.