La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin answers questions from readers in his weekly mailbag.

Wander Franco remains away from the Tampa Bay Rays as they prepare for the postseason, leaving the team without one of its most dynamic young players.

The Southeastern Conference may have an identity crisis.

Rashan Gary broke down in tears after he received a game ball. He made his presence felt playing limited snaps while recovering from his knee injury.

Usage of trick plays, a "game-wrecker" of a defensive lineman and a preponderance of penalties are topics heading into the prime-time game.

When the Badgers are getting defended tough at the corners of the net, they have highly efficient options in the middle to turn to.

Badgers quarterback Tanner Mordecai has been effective as a scrambler and on designed runs. His addition to the run game adds a changeup Wisconsin can throw against Big Ten defenses.

The Packers will have a full complement of options for first-year starting quarterback Jordan Love, reported teammate Romeo Doubs.

Green Bay and Detroit will be playing on short rest when the NFC North leaders meet in Week 4. Here's how to watch the game, latest odds, weather and more.

The Badgers face a fairly young Buckeyes team who had their entire senior class enter the transfer portal.

Here are our top 2023 Ryder Cup best bets, picks, and predictions for USA vs. Europe.

Milwaukee's loss to St. Louis was offset after Atlanta rallied late to defeat Chicago, handing the Brewers the division crown.

Through Thursday

The Central High School volleyball team may not have looked like it matched up well with Aquinas in the first set of Tuesday’s MVC match at the Mark Sutton Memorial Gymnasium, but it found a way to turn things around…

Sabrina Ionescu scored 21 points and Betnijah Laney added 20 to help the New York Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 84-77, evening the best-of-five series at 1-1. Game 3 is Friday night in Connecticut. New York led 59-57 to start…

Johan Rojas hit an RBI single in the 10th inning that sent the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and clinched a National League wild-card berth. Rojas' single off Pirates reliever David Bednar scored pinch-runner Christian…

The Milwaukee Brewers clinched the NL Central title for the third time in six seasons Tuesday night, despite a 4-1 loss to the last-place St. Louis Cardinals and with the help of a come-from-behind win by the Atlanta Braves. Milwaukee…

CALEDONIA, Minn. — La Crescent-Hokah High School boys soccer coach JP Piché earned the 300th win of his career when the Lancers beat Caledonia 3-1 in a Three Rivers Conference game on Tuesday.

After dropping sets one and three, the V-Hawks (16-3) were kept alive with a three-point run at match point in set four.

Breanna Stewart won the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player award for the second time in her career Tuesday in a very close race. There were only 13 points separating Stewart from second-place finisher Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut and last year’s MVP,…