La Crosse Tribune Sports News

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the negotiations says free agent designated hitter Billy Butler and the Oakland Athletics have agreed to a $30 million, three-year contract.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Dakari Johnson scored 11 points, Andrew Harrison had 10 and No. 1 Kentucky used a dominant defense to blow out No. 4 Kansas 72-40 in Tuesday night's Champions Classic.

HOLMEN — The season-opener for the Holmen High School girls basketball team Tuesday night didn’t feature the Vikings’ full lineup for a variety of reasons, but it didn’t matter.

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alec Burks had 20 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the reeling Oklahoma City Thunder 98-81 on Tuesday night.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mathieu Perreault and Mark Scheifele scored less than 2 minutes apart early in the second period, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 Tuesday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Eric Staal had two third-period goals and an assist to lead the Carolina Hurricanes over the Dallas Stars 6-4 on Tuesday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ersan Ilyasova had 20 points, and the rebuilding Milwaukee Bucks climbed above .500 for the first time in more than a year by fending off the New York Knicks for a 117-113 vic…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

TORONTO (AP) — Taylor Beck scored twice as the Nashville Predators routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 9-2 Tuesday night.

ALL STAR LANES

Adam Scott will attempt to win his third Australian Masters title in a row on yet another renowned Melbourne sand-belt course, and with a tryout caddie on his bag.

BOSTON (AP) — Tuukka Rask made 33 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Boston Bruins snapped a six-game home losing streak against St. Louis with a 2-0 win over the Blues on Tuesd…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brian Gionta had two goals and an assist in leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks in front of a sparse, snowstorm-depleted crowd on Tuesday night.

Junior Seau, Kurt Warner and Tony Dungy are among 26 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2015.

It has paid the price, so-to-speak, with a regular season chocked full of nationally ranked opponents — more than 20, if you’re counting — that if it survived, there would be an unforgettable reward.

ATLANTA (AP) — Kobe Bryant scored 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers won for only the second time this season, beating the Atlanta Hawks 114-109 Tuesday night.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — David Shepard had 21 points and 10 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough to get the Viterbo University men’s basketball team a victory on Tuesday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kam Williams scored 15 points and Shannon Scott added a career-best 14 assists to lead No. 20 Ohio State past Marquette 74-63 on Tuesday night.