La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Marcus Mariota threw for 367 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 39 yards and two more scores to lead third-ranked Oregon to a 47-19 victory over Oregon State in the 1…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Amari Cooper tied his own school record with 224 yards receiving and caught three touchdown passes in No. 2 Alabama's 55-44 comeback victory over No. 15 Auburn on Satur…

HONOLULU (AP) — Lili Thompson scored 26 points and Amber Orrange added 19 as No. 5 Stanford beat Hawaii 86-73 during the second day of the Rainbow Wahine Shootout on Saturday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — James Harden had 19 of his game-high 34 points in the decisive third quarter and the Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 117-103 on Saturday night.

ONALASKA — The Onalaska High School co-op girls hockey team continued a strong start to the season Saturday by beating the Middleton co-op team 3-1 at the OmniCenter.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — James Harden had 19 of his game-high 34 points in the decisive third quarter and the Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 117-103 on Saturday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Anderson and Anthony Gill each had 13 points to lead No. 8 Virginia to a 45-26 win over Rutgers in the championship game of the Barclays Center Classic on Saturday night.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 28 points and Chris Paul added 17 points and 10 assists to beat the Utah Jazz 112-96 on Saturday night and tally their fourth straight win.

RICHFIELD, Minn. — Garrett Riebling made sure the Coulee Region Chill were going to beat the Minnesota Magicians for the second time in as many nights.

The sophomore tailback didn't play at all in the first half, but made the most of his second-half chances.

MADISON — When the University of Wisconsin football team dropped its Big Ten Conference opener at Northwestern, winning the Big Ten title was the farthest thing from anyone's mind.

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BROOKINGS, S.D. —Seven University of Wisconsin wrestlers posted victories, including a finishing pin by junior heavyweight Connor Medbery, in a 29-6 non-conference decision Saturday over host …

Whoever thought the UW-La Crosse men’s basketball team might lack some scoring punch this season never met Cale Zuiker.

The UW-La Crosse men’s basketball team wasted little time getting things back on track.

MONTREAL (AP) — Bryan Flynn scored in regulation and added the shootout winner in the Buffalo Sabres' 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Killorn and Ryan Callahan each had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Saturday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Millsap scored 18 points, Mike Scott added 14 and the Atlanta Hawks handed the Charlotte Hornets a ninth straight loss with a 105-75 victory on Saturday night.

MADISON — With Paul Bunyan's Axe back in his team's possession for another year, Melvin Gordon jumped for joy in the locker room after a victory over a bitter Big Ten rival.

NEW YORK (AP) — Referee Rick Crawford was doing OK after being stretchered off the court after he was inadvertently struck in the face by Vanderbilt center Damian Jones following the opening t…