La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Blake Wheeler scored two goals and got an assist and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Thursday night.

Abbi Klos has been hearing about what North Dakota State University has to offer her entire life.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami's Caleb Sturgis and Buffalo's Dan Carpenter exchanged field goals, and the Dolphins and Bills were tied at 3-3 after one quarter of their AFC East matchup on T…

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Big Ten West matchup between No. 11 Nebraska and No. 22 Wisconsin is considered a showcase for star running backs Ameer Abdullah and Melvin Gordon.

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Robbie Rogers has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the LA Galaxy.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Jim Deiters and Frank Esposito Jr. shot 8-under 64s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Senior PGA Professional National Championship.

NEW YORK (AP) — Clayton Kershaw became the first pitcher to win the National League MVP award in nearly a half-century, coasting an easy victory Thursday.

CALEDONIA — The plan is an ambitious one, but there is no way that Carl Fruechte is missing either of the big events he has planned for Saturday.

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Daniel Berger had five birdies in a seven-hole stretch Thursday for a share of the lead in the OHL Classic.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Flopping in football? Really?

CALEDONIA — Seth Twite, like all of his Caledonia High School football teammates, grew up watching near perfection on Friday nights.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Eddie Lacy's stocky build is tailor-made to truck over defenders in the open field.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL players' union wants to negotiate with the league in changing the personal conduct policy.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Christina Kim had two eagles in a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead Thursday in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.

EASLEY, S.C. (AP) — Alvin Dark, a player and manager on World Series champions who sparked perhaps the most famous rally in baseball history, died Thursday. He was 92.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL players' union wants to negotiate with the league in changing the personal conduct policy.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Matt Crafton simply had to start last season's finale in order to clinch the NASCAR Truck Series championship.

BELEK, Turkey (AP) — Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez shot a 9-under 63 Thursday for a one-stroke lead on the opening day of the Turkish Airlines Open.

In college football, it's not just about whether you win or lose. It's about the final score, too — and how much of a bump a comfortable margin of victory gives a team in the eyes of playoff judges.

BELEK, Turkey (AP) — John Daly says Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods should captain the United States at the next Ryder Cup, and didn't believe a task force would resolve America's losing streak.