La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Mississippi State beats Alabama on Saturday, wins the Southeastern Conference championship game and goes merrily along into the College Football Playoff.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher has benched struggling quarterback Austin Davis and will go back to veteran Shaun Hill for Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos.

Hey, Leodis McKelvin, want to try your hand at Pro Picks?

SAO PAULO (AP) — Mercedes already owns the Formula One constructor title for one of the most dominant seasons in history. Next week, it will also own the champion driver.

Lewis Hamilton leads the championship heading to the Formula One finale but Nico Rosberg carries the momentum into the decisive race in Abu Dhabi.

CINCINNATI (AP) — With a 6-4 record, the Baltimore Ravens would be at or near the top of every division except one: their own. In the AFC North, it translates into last place.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lydia Ko has become the youngest player to win the LPGA Tour's rookie of the year award.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Home movie footage shot during a tour of Japan by American baseball stars 80 years ago has been digitized by the Hall of Fame.

LONDON (AP) — Tomas Berdych recovered from his poor start at the ATP Finals and stayed in contention for a spot in the semifinals by beating Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1 Wednesday.

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Kenta Maeda pitched five scoreless innings as Japan defeated the Major League Baseball All-Stars 2-0 on Wednesday in the first game of five on tour.

ROME (AP) — The Italian Golf Federation will bid to hold the 2022 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone club just outside Rome.

The star running backs will put their personal rivalry on display Saturday.

But UW coach Kelly Sheffield says it’s silly to suggest some teams benefit more than others.

DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki vividly remembers watching Hakeem Olajuwon from his home in Germany as a teenager in the 1990s.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Daniel Sedin scored 4:05 into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tony Parker had 28 points and seven assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 19 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 113-100 on Tuesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Corey Crawford made 25 saves and three more stops in the shootout to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki became the highest-scoring NBA player born outside the U.S. and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from 24 points down to beat the Sacramento Kings 106-98 on Tuesday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — O.J. Mayo scored 19 points and Brandon Knight added 16 as the Milwaukee Bucks held off a late Oklahoma City rally to beat the Thunder 85-78 on Tuesday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Filip Forsberg and Mike Ribeiro each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.