La Crosse Tribune Sports News

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Blake Sims, T.J. Yeldon and No. 4 Alabama's relentless defense delivered on a big stage, and the Crimson Tide held off No. 1 Mississippi State 25-20 on Saturday.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon ran for 408 yards through three quarters Saturday against Nebraska, to break LaDainian Tomlinson's single-game major college football rushing rec…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Aaron Green ran for 128 yards and two touchdowns, Cameron Echols-Luper returned a punt 69 yards for another score and No. 5 TCU turned back a spirited upset bid from Kans…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Christina Kim shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to increase her lead to five strokes in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — It was apparent early on that Ben Hertrampf was destined for a big day.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — J.T. Barrett broke three of Braxton Miller's records, the latest breakthrough for this remarkable replacement.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — This may have been the final game in the Swamp for South Carolina's Steve Spurrier and Florida's Will Muschamp.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kelsey Lang scored all 12 of her points in the first half, giving ninth-ranked Texas a nice start toward a 68-48 victory over Texas-San Antonio on Saturday in the season o…

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State capitalized on five Temple turnovers, Akeel Lynch rushed for 130 yards and the Nittany Lions defeated the Owls 30-13 on Saturday to become bowl-eligible fo…

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Jason Bohn had a 4-under 67 on a rainy day in Mexico to take a one-shot lead over Shawn Stefani in the OHL Classic on Saturday.

DALLAS (AP) — Mikael Granlund scored 40 seconds into the third period and the Minnesota Wild held on to beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Virginia Tech's first takeaway got the Hokies back in the game against No. 19 Duke. The next two helped propel them to another road upset.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Caris LeVert had 20 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to lead No. 24 Michigan to a 92-68 victory over Division II Hillsdale on Saturday.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — There was pushing, punching, one ambush in a darkened garage and a bloody brawl. There were thousands of hours spent analyzing the path to the Sprint Cup title as teams …

ATLANTA (AP) — Jamal Golden returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown, and No. 24 Georgia Tech beat No. 18 Clemson 28-6 on Saturday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Brandi Jeffery scored a career-high 19 points and red-hot No. 16 Nebraska used a 17-0 run in the second half en route to a 100-65 win over Pepperdine on Saturday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano is expected to miss 3-4 weeks after breaking a toe during the Major League Baseball All-Stars tour of Japan.

LONDON (AP) — Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic overcame a lapse of concentration to beat Kei Nishikori 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 and advance to a third straight final at the ATP Finals on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former Army Ranger Alejandro Villanueva has found a second career in the NFL.

LONDON (AP) — Kei Nishikori is confident he will build on a breakthrough season that saw him reach his first Grand Slam final.