La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — DeMarre Carroll scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half, Paul Millsap had 17 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Brooklyn Nets 98-75 Friday night for their fifth straigh…

BOSTON (AP) — Tyler Zeller had season highs of 24 points and 14 rebounds and the Boston Celtics went ahead for good less than two minutes into the game for a 113-96 win over the Los Angeles La…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kemba Walker drove for a left-handed layup as time expired to lift Charlotte to a 103-102 win over the New York Knicks on Friday night, snapping the Hornets' 10-game los…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Anton Gill scored a career-high 15 points, Montrezl Harrell had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 5 Louisville rolled to an 82-57 win over Florida International on Frid…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Willie Cauley-Stein scored a season-high 21 points and made several defensive plays to key Kentucky's 18-2 run to open the second half, helping the top-ranked Wildcats pu…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees made their first big moves to reshape for 2015, acquiring a shortstop to replace Derek Jeter and a relief pitcher who could take over from David Robertson as closer.

INDIANAPOLIS — It took just a short trip home for Joel Stave to put his football career into perspective — when being with family and rekindling memories on the Whitnall High football field he…

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ATLANTA (AP) — UAB was the first major college football program to shut down in nearly 20 years.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two years ago, Kevin Harvick was evaluating his life. He and his wife, DeLana, had welcomed a son, their only child. They'd sold their race team and began to prioritize what r…

ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama is right where it always seems to be — playing for a title.

WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) — The guy in a red shirt put on quite a show Friday in the Hero World Challenge to get into contention.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Dave Gearhart watched athletic director Jeff Long's public announcement about the firing of football coach Bobby Petrino on television, just like the rest of the country.

Off-the-field problems haven't dented the NFL's popularity and, it turns out, fewer competitive games isn't turning too many fans away, either.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — For the second straight year Jimbo Fisher and the Florida State Seminoles have had highly publicized off-field issues involving quarterback Jameis Winston overshadow the…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Authorities said Friday they were beefing up security for the San Francisco 49ers' visit to the Oakland Raiders' home field on Sunday in hopes of preventing trouble that…

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth was convicted Friday of reckless driving and sentenced to 10 days in jail for driving his Porsche over 100 mph on the Capital B…

Trophies will be awarded. Champions will be crowned. A confetti cannon or two will likely be fired.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Cash is the new manager of the Tampa Bay Rays.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa —The Viterbo University volleyball team needed four sets before defeating Northwestern Iowa 3-1 in the single-elimination round of the NAIA National Volleyball Championship th…