La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Here comes SEC rivalry week, with an exclamation point.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The magic number for the U.S. cities hoping to host the 2024 Olympics is $5 billion.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says the Washington Redskins plan to start Colt McCoy over Robert Griffin III on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts.

NEW YORK (AP) — Geno Smith is getting another shot as the New York Jets' starting quarterback.

NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time since flexible scheduling came to "Sunday Night Football" in 2006, the NFL could go an entire season without needing it.

Rivalries are like a big Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings — oh so appetizing but with the potential to leave you feeling sick and sleepy.

Will Muschamp knows he will be coaching his last game for Florida this weekend. There are a few more coaches who will be doing the same thing without knowing it — at least for sure.

There's no rest for Roger. Back near the top of the rankings, and fresh from his long-awaited Davis Cup triumph with Switzerland, Roger Federer is getting ready for the International Premier T…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Corey Perry, Matt Beleskey and Kyle Palmieri staked Anaheim to a big lead, and the Ducks then held on for their 19th straight home victory against Calgary, beating the F…

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Sam Dekker is not shy off the court. In fact, there might not be a more outgoing player on the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team than the junior forward.

NEW YORK (AP) — JayVaughn Pinkston had the go-ahead basket and game-saving block in the final minute to lift No. 12 Villanova over No. 19 Michigan 60-55 in the Legends Classic championship gam…

ONALASKA — Katie McCauley drilled a 12-foot jumper from the baseline at the buzzer to send the Onalaska High School girls basketball team’s nonconference game with Chippewa Falls into overtime…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mark Turgeon gathered his Maryland coaching staff in his hotel room the night before facing Iowa State, and the scouting report he got was so sobering that he offered a…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — O.J. Mayo made the most of his first start in a year.

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Trey Kell scored 15 points and No. 15 San Diego State shot its way into the Maui Invitational championship game, romping over Pittsburgh 74-57 Tuesday night.

BOYS BASKETBALL

VIROQUA — The Aquinas High School boys basketball team played well when it mattered most, and that produced a 44-35 nonconference victory over Viroqua in the debut of coach Sam Servais on Tuesday.

SYDNEY (AP) — On the eve of the Australian Open — and their first tournament together since September — Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott were doing their best Wednesday to sound like a mutual admir…

It’s a shot he’s made countless times throughout the years.