La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CINCINNATI (AP) — Defensive tackle Devon Still's 4-year-old daughter got one of the biggest cheers on a cold, windy night Thursday at Paul Brown Stadium.

DENVER (AP) — Alex Tanguay scored in regulation and had the decisive goal in the shootout, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers had hoped to get off a good start. Even they couldn't have predicted just how dominant they would be to open the game.

DALLAS (AP) — Matt Cullen scored the go-ahead goal at 13:47 of the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the slumping Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday night.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored the shootout winner as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in a penalty-filled game Thursday night.

Continuity and repetition are important aspects in the construction of a good offensive line.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko stretched his goal-scoring streak to four games and the St. Louis Blues extended their NHL-best winning streak to seven with a 4-3 victory over the New Jers…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Artavis Scott took a touch pass from Cole Stoudt 68 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 10:53 left, and No. 19 Clemson pulled away to beat Wake Forest 34-20 on Thu…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Mike Hoffman scored twice and Craig Anderson stopped 34 shots to lead the Ottawa Senators over the Minnesota Wild 3-0 Thursday night.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cedric Paquette scored his first two NHL goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning completed a four-game home sweep by beating the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Thursday night.

American tennis pro Melanie Oudin is home after a procedure for a heart condition.

American tennis pro Melanie Oudin is home after a procedure for a heart condition.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers have hired Farhan Zaidi as general manager and Josh Byrnes as senior vice president, baseball operations.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — If Adrian Peterson is allowed to return to the Minnesota Vikings this season, the reunion probably won't happen swiftly.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Randall Cobb keeps finding the end zone for the Green Bay Packers. Soon enough, it could lead to a big payday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton's interception helped the Cleveland Browns take a 7-3 lead in the first quarter of their AFC North showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night.

SHANGHAI (AP) — Patrick Reed has apologized for an outburst of language that was caught on camera during the first round of the HSBC Champions.

MADISON — Not long ago, University of Wisconsin football coach Gary Andersen was asked if his peerless defense had a face. He said it did.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen and Washington's Ian Desmond have won their third straight Silver Slugger Awards.

There are many aspects that make the Bangor High School football team as good as it is. One of those aspects has been the play of the defensive line and the unusual nature in which it plays.