La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BATON ROUGE, La. — Bo Wallace was on the cusp of prolonging No. 3 Mississippi's bid for an unbeaten season until LSU safety Ronald Martin got in the way.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Amari Cooper caught nine passes for a school-record 224 yards and scored two touchdowns to help No. 4 Alabama beat Tennessee 34-20 on Saturday night for its eighth cons…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Bo Wallace's pass was intercepted by Ronald Martin in the final seconds, and No. 3 Mississippi lost for the first time this season, 10-7 to 24th-ranked LSU on Saturday night.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Nick Marshall ran for three touchdowns and passed for a score and No. 5 Auburn survived a 42-35 scare from South Carolina after Steve Spurrier made a succession of gambles pay off.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins handed the Nashville Predators their first loss in regulation with a 3-0 shutout on Saturday.

ARCADIA -- It couldn’t have been much tighter.

Roberts Smits scored his first goal with his new team to help lift the Janesville Jets to a 3-1 win over the Coulee Region Chill Saturday at Green Island Ice Arena.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Jaromir Jagr scored a power-play goal 3:39 into overtime, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on an emotional Saturday night in Canada's capital.

If defense is what the College Football Playoff selection committee wants from its top teams, the 12-member panel is going to have a tough time filling out the front of its first rankings.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Raffl scored two goals, and Brayden Schenn netted the winner during a power play with 8:55 remaining to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-2 victory over the Detro…

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Frans Nielsen scored three goals in the third period, and the New York Islanders held on for a wild 7-5 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.

TORONTO (AP) — Patrice Bergeron earned his 500th point on the first of two assists and Tuukka Rask continued his mastery over Toronto as the Boston Bruins, in their first game without injured …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Omar Infante and the Kansas City Royals took advantage of a botched grounder that prompted Giants manager Bruce Bochy to throw his hat, and led San Francisco 4-2 Saturday …

GEORGETOWN, Ky. — The Viterbo University volleyball team fell to a pair of ranked opponents Saturday to mark its first three-match losing skid of the season.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Mississippi State's recent slugfests with Kentucky have taught the Bulldogs that there's no such thing as a safe lead against the Wildcats.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bryan Stow hollered "Play ball!" and the sellout crowd roared.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cameras flashed, the crowd rose for a thunderous ovation and Mo'ne Davis did exactly what she was expected to do — the 13-year-old fired a strike right down the middle.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Will MacKenzie made a hole-in-one that hardly anyone saw and finished with a 45-foot birdie putt that gave him a 5-under 65 on Saturday and a share of the lead wi…

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Brady Hoke was the last person to enter Michigan's locker room, a couple of state troopers trailing behind him waited outside.

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — There was still a chance.