La Crosse Tribune Sports News

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.

Jason Vargas bounces back nicely after a 27-pitch first with a 10-pitch second. He ends the inning by taking first baseman Eric Hosmer's toss and just beats Brandon Crawford to the bag.

WESTBY -- As she tore through the 5,000-meter course her coach, Geoff Wilhelmy, was there nearly every step of the way, letting her know exactly where the competition was.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When it comes to the Royals' running game, Kansas City manager Ned Yost thinks the San Francisco Giants are being sticks in the mud.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton expects to have a normal offseason of conditioning as he recovers from his facial injuries.

MADISON -- Through weeks of turmoil and inconsistency, University of Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen never stopped affirming his confidence in the Badgers.