La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Back when the Bowl Championship Series decided major college football's champion, its defenders would talk about how it enhanced the regular season and how a larger playoff would take away from it.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Hiram College women's basketball coach Emily Hays was sitting in the gym at Reynoldsburg High School last month, watching potential recruits show what they can do. Another co…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The San Francisco Giants are starting Juan Perez over Travis Ishikawa in left field for Game 7 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Gordie Howe's family says the hockey Hall of Famer's condition remains "guarded" but his spirits are good after a significant stroke Sunday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band will headline the tailgate party before the inaugural College Football Playoff national championship game in January.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — For his final game as baseball commissioner, Bud Selig was able to see the low-budget Kansas City Royals compete with the high-spending San Francisco Giants for the title.

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo's status could be a game-time decision against Arizona on Sunday, according to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It's the time of year when SEC teams seem to start flexing their defensive muscle.

The Atlantic Coast Conference is still looking to prove there's good football in the league beyond Florida State.

PRAGUE (AP) — Following an early exit from the WTA Finals, Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will lead the Czech Republic in next week's Fed Cup final against Germany.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The NCAA has ruled that Georgia star running back Todd Gurley must sit out until Nov. 15 for accepting more than $3,000 for autographed memorabilia and other items over a tw…

PARIS (AP) — Stan Wawrinka won his first match in more than a month Wednesday and advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters.

PARIS (AP) — Stan Wawrinka won his first match in more than a month Wednesday and advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters.

PARIS (AP) — Stan Wawrinka won his first match in more than a month Wednesday and advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters.

LONDON (AP) — An NFL franchise in London could generate more than $250 million a year for Britain, according to a study released Wednesday.

Rebuilding an NBA team is a process. When Oklahoma City first paired Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook in the 2008-09 season, it won 23 games.

Consecutive losses at Ohio State and Nebraska have the Scarlet Knights (5-3, 1-3 Big Ten) heading toward the cellar.

At 5-foot-5, the selfless Big Ten-leading junior libero stands tall and covers a lot of ground on the back row.

Kidd coaches the NBA's third-youngest squad (average age 24.2), making him part teacher and part parent.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Madison Bumgarner is ready to pitch in for Game 7.