La Crosse Tribune Sports News

INDIANAPOLIS — Where will the University of Wisconsin football team play its final game of the season?

State Journal reporter Jim Polzin breaks down the matchups in Saturday night's game.

The Badgers play the Buckeyes at 7:15 p.m. Saturday in the Big Ten title game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

For the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team, its Big Ten Conference opener against Penn State on Friday night represented a new beginning.

The third-ranked Badgers play North Dakota at 3 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday at LaBahn Arena.

WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Spieth was on his way to the practice range at Isleworth when he saw Patrick Reed, dressed in black trousers and a red shirt.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Texans like to think the Lone Star state is the center of the football world. This weekend, the biggest of the college season, it is.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies dominance at home could only be outdone by the San Antonio Spurs dominance over the Grizzlies.

MADISON — As senior moments go, it was about as good as it gets.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Mariota made his final case for the Heisman Trophy, and No. 3 Oregon left no doubt about whether the Pac-12 champions will get a chance to play for the nation…

BOYS BASKETBALL

SYDNEY (AP) — Former NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose finished 20th Saturday in his first V8 Supercar race in his native Australia since 2005, and after crashing in qualifying.

ONALASKA — Jake Merrill spent several seasons as an assistant coach for the Onalaska High School boys basketball team and played for Onalaska coach Craig Kowal as a student at La Crescent.

FIRST TEAM

Bri Ebenhoe needed a little nudge from her husband, Matt, to accept an offer to coach the Aquinas High School volleyball team prior to the 2010 season.

Abbi Klos was a freshman when her English teacher at Central High School asked everyone in class to write down a goal for the future.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Last year, Wayne Selden Jr. might have let a lousy shooting performance in Kansas's previous game affect his confidence in a high-profile matchup with Florida on Friday night.

It's December, which means every play, every coaching decision, every penalty — everything — will be squarely in the NFL spotlight.

WINONA — The season is early, and Dave Donarski certainly has an idea of things the Aquinas High School girls basketball team needs to do better after three games.