La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ZURICH (AP) — American forward Abby Wambach is among the finalists for FIFA Women's Player of the Year.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Doctors say Pele is in good condition and will remain off kidney support treatment.

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Thierry Henry is leaving Major League Soccer after 4½ seasons, unable to lead the New York Red Bulls to the team's first championship.

LONDON (AP) — Caterham has been given dispensation to compete in next year's Formula One with the 2014 car as the team's administrator talks to three potential buyers.

The sound you hear is television executives praying for a Green Bay Packers/New England Patriots rematch in Super Bowl XLIX two months from now.

The Packers force a missed field goal late in the fourth quarter and Aaron Rodgers clinches the victory with a clutch third-down pass to Randall Cobb.

The Badgers are back in the conference title game after missing out last year, when Ohio State let a fourth-quarter lead slip away against Michigan State.

UW will face Western Michigan (22-13) on Thursday following the first match between Marquette (24-8) and Illinois State (26-5) at 5 p.m.

It hasn’t been unusual for UW-Whitewater football fans to wonder aloud after each season how long the Warhawks would be able to keep coach Lance Leipold.

ATLANTA (AP) — Patrick Peterson wanted to cover Julio Jones again, adding he had won most of their earlier matchups.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Carolina Panthers came out of their bye, still carrying a legitimate chance of repeating as NFC South champions despite persistent problems on offense and defense.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Mike Pettine's former defense showed up his new one.

BALTIMORE (AP) — With an emotional victory over a playoff contender on the road, the San Diego Chargers padded their confidence and created some separation in the AFC wild-card race.

HOUSTON (AP) — In just his second season, DeAndre Hopkins is establishing himself as the go-to receiver on a Houston team long led by Andre Johnson.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck took advantage of every opportunity Washington provided.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kenny Britt, Jared Cook and a group of St. Louis Rams pass-catchers made a statement before the game started. Then their teammates joined in for an entirely different kind of …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The New York Giants have clinched another losing season.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers started peeking ahead to the playoffs. Tom Brady stewed about missed opportunities.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio State football player who disappeared after sending his parents a text message about his concussions was found in a trash bin, the victim of an apparent self-infl…

MADISON — The scene at last year’s Big Ten Conference Championship Game was one University of Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon won’t forget.