La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Before football games at the University of Mississippi, one of the best parties in the South is held on 10 grassy acres shaded by dozens of hulking oak trees in the middle of campus.

While No. 1 Mississippi State and No. 4 Alabama meet in a monster matchup with playoff implications, elsewhere around the nation plenty of teams are trying to attain more modest goals.

LONDON (AP) — Formula One team Caterham will compete in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix next week after a successful crowdfunding campaign.

GENEVA (AP) — The public rift between the two leaders of FIFA's investigation into World Cup bidding corruption is heading for personal talks.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — This Alabama-Mississippi State game is about current stars like Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper, not the number of stars once bestowed as recruits.

TOKYO (AP) — Leadoff hitter Yuki Yanagita drove in four runs to lead Japan to an 8-4 win over the Major League Baseball All-Stars on Friday in the second game of the five-match series.

BELEK, Turkey (AP) — Ian Poulter picked up five shots through 14 holes of the second round to move into the lead of the Turkish Airlines Open before play was halted Friday because of the weather.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sack dances have gotten more aggressive this year, with mock selfies from J.J. Watt, and two players getting so excited that they injured themselves celebrating taking …

CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — Former U.S. PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner shot successive 3-under-par 69s to lie five strokes behind second-round leader Jyoti Randhawa in the Chiang Mai Cla…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Put simply, the Miami Dolphins were due.

Barry Alvarez believes a rivalry is at hand with the latest installment coming Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

The running back is the star, but Huskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. leads a potent read-option attack.

A key to Saturday's game is the matchup of Nebraska’s young and athletic defensive line vs. UW’s mammoth and veteran offensive line.

With three players back after missing last week’s series against North Dakota, the No. 3 Badgers flexed their muscles in an 8-2 rout of winless Minnesota State-Mankato.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kari Lehtonen didn't give an inch against the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings, making saves that were routine, difficult — and a couple of highlight-reel ge…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 25 points, Draymond Green had 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the Golden State Warriors snapped a two-game losing streak by beating…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mike Hoffman scored a pair of goals, including the overtime winner, and the Ottawa Senators snapped a three-game skid by beating the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 Thursday night.

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks had no need for another big comeback when playing the NBA's only winless team.

As Malachy Schrobilgen maneuvered through his redshirt season with the University of Wisconsin men’s cross country team in 2012, he passed the time by scrawling items in his mental notebook.

DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points while playing only 20 minutes and the Dallas Mavericks had their largest victory ever, 123-70 over the winless Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.