La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — Brook Lopez scored 23 points, Joe Johnson added 22 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the New York Knicks 98-93 on Tuesday night, improving to 2-0 this season against their city rivals.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 28 points, LeBron James added 26 with 10 assists and Mike Miller provided a much-needed spark off Cleveland's bench, leading the Cavaliers to their fourth …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Daniel Sedin scored two of Vancouver's three power-play goals and assisted on the other, and the Canucks defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 Tuesday night.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots for his NHL-leading fifth shutout as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Tuesday night.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Kobe Bryant scored 12 straight points for Los Angeles in an impressive flurry in the third quarter, and the Lakers beat the Detroit Pistons 106-96 on Tuesday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Korver scored 24 points, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied to beat the struggling Boston Celtics 109-105 on Tuesday night.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots for his NHL-leading fifth shutout as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Tuesday night.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Spike Albrecht rattled in a 3-pointer with 31 seconds remaining to put Michigan ahead, and the 17th-ranked Wolverines held on to beat Syracuse 68-65 on Tuesday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says Torii Hunter has agreed to a $10.5 million, one-year contract to return to the Minnesota Twins.

NEW YORK (AP) — Injured Atlanta pitchers Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy, and New York Mets outfielder Eric Young Jr. were among the players allowed to become free agents when their teams decid…

MADISON -- Jahlil Okafor first began appearing on Frank Kaminsky’s radar four years ago, when the latter was in the midst of his final season in high school and the former was just beginning h…

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – It had been 16 days since the Viterbo University volleyball team played an official match – and that was on their home floor in a different state.

ATLANTA (AP) — The cost of the new Atlanta Falcons stadium has climbed to $1.4 billion.

Manchester United won its fourth straight game, beating Stoke 2-1 Tuesday night on Juan Mata's 59th-minute goal to maintain fourth place in the English Premier League.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has targeted Colorado State's Jim McElwain to fill its coaching vacancy.

SEATTLE (AP) — All-Star third baseman Kyle Seager and Seattle finalized a $100 million, seven-year contract Tuesday, the third nine-figure deal for the suddenly high-spending Mariners.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Move over, Sidney Crosby.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Harvey Pollack is the last original NBA employee, the man who scribbled "100" on a piece of paper for Wilt Chamberlain to hold in the classic 1962 snapshot of his record sc…

GENEVA (AP) — Stephanie Roche has moved from YouTube sensation to a spot alongside two of soccer's elite scorers.

MLS Commissioner Don Garber says the league is not performing as hoped financially and its franchises are combining to lose more than $100 million annually.