La Crosse Tribune Sports News

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Carson-Newman coach Ken Sparks broke a tie with Bear Bryant for sixth place on the NCAA victory list, reaching 324 on Saturday in the Eagles' 35-34 win over North …

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Joel Ward scored twice — including the game-winner — to lead the Washington Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Quarterback J.T. Barrett scored twice in overtime to help No. 13 Ohio State escape with a 31-24 double-overtime victory over Penn State on Saturday night.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval charged up a pulsating crowd with their shouts and swings, and the San Francisco Giants surged past the Kansas City Royals 11-4 Saturday to…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Antonio Murdaca of Australia earned a place in the field for next year's U.S. Masters after winning the Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Championship by 7 shots Sunday.

CALEDONIA — Sometimes teams can be lucky, and sometimes teams can be good. The Caledonia High School football team was happy to find the perfect mixture of the two.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Syracuse coach Scott Shafer apologized to his team's supporters, even though the Orange had little to hang their heads about against No. 21 Clemson.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost has lost the first instant replay challenge in the World Series under expanded rules this season.

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 …