La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn and Mississippi are the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings.

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Soccer Association is denying allegations that it targeted players involved in a legal challenge to the use of artificial turf at next summer's Women's World Cup.

DENVER (AP) — Champ Bailey is retiring after a 15-year NFL career that included a dozen Pro Bowl selections, more than any cornerback in history.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan is learning how to win without scoring a basket.

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Dominika Cibulkova, Carla Suarez Navarro and Flavia Pennetta were straight-sets winners at the start of the season-ending WTA Tournament of Champions on Tuesday.

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins players wore costumes from the movie "Frozen" during their annual visit to Boston Children's Hospital.

PARIS (AP) — In his first match since the birth of his child, defending champion Novak Djokovic stayed on course to finish the season as No. 1 by defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-4 in th…

PARIS (AP) — In his first match since the birth of his child, defending champion Novak Djokovic stayed on course to finish the season as No. 1 by defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-4 in th…

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Ted Bishop spent Tuesday trying to salvage whatever was left of his legacy as the 38th president of the PGA of America.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Central Connecticut star guard Kyle Vinales has been arrested after his girlfriend accused him of striking her while the two were fighting.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The one-point loss to Kentucky in the Final Four still stings for Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky.

PITTSBORO, Ind. (AP) — A retired Indiana school principal who was NASCAR star Jeff Gordon's driver's education teacher was killed with his wife in a Tennessee crash while returning from watchi…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The official news came this week that the Philadelphia 76ers — the forlorn franchise of the NBA — had signed an all-star forward and All-First Team defensive pick.

PARIS (AP) — Fernando Verdasco advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters by beating 15th-seeded Gilles Simon 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Tuesday.

PARIS (AP) — Fernando Verdasco advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters by beating 15th-seeded Gilles Simon 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Tuesday.

PARIS (AP) — Fernando Verdasco advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters by beating 15th-seeded Gilles Simon 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Tuesday.

The College Football Playoff selection committee will unveil the first of seven top 25 rankings on Tuesday night, the first step toward setting the field for the national semifinals to be play…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Giants star Pablo Sandoval dug into the batter's box in Game 5 of the World Series, peering out at Royals ace James Shields standing on the mound.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Slain South African soccer team captain Senzo Meyiwa will be buried on Saturday in his home town of Umlazi on the country's east coast.