La Crosse Tribune Sports News

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Josh Richardson is bracing to be sidelined for the next six to eight weeks, a timetable that virtually ensures he will miss the entirety of Miami Heat training camp and calls into question his availability…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patrick Towles threw back-to-back touchdown passes to Jeff Smith, and Mike Knoll connected on a pair of field goals to help Boston College beat Massachusetts 26-7 on Saturday.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Running back Matt Jones is listed as questionable but expects to play for the Washington Redskins in their season opener Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have released linebacker Dezman Moses to reach the 53-man roster limit.

University of Wisconsin inside linebacker T.J. Edwards will play in Saturday's home opener against Akron at Camp Randall Stadium.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest initially went public, talk immediately turned to whether it would lead to a distraction that would divide the San Francisco 49ers' locker room.

After missing nearly all of fall camp with a right shoulder injury, University of Wisconsin offensive lineman George Panos is no longer with the team, according to a UW official.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Fifteen years ago, Melissa Stockwell was a senior at Colorado, wearing her ROTC uniform as she watched the Sept. 11 attacks unfold on television.

NEW YORK (AP) — From his tiny booth near the top of Arthur Ashe Stadium, David Law paints pictures for the ear.

TOKYO (AP) — Former New York Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda earned the win as the Hiroshima Carp defeated the Yomiuri Giants 6-4 on Saturday to capture its first Central League pennant in 25 years.

In his position as a counselor for Libertas in Green Bay — an adolescent alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility that provides outpatient treatment to adults — Marcol is able to use what he’s learned throughout his life, coupled with his…

Taylor will start in Sunday's season-opener at Jacksonville in place of three-time Pro Bowler Josh Sitton, who was released by the Packers last week.

Joan Rubens, the matriarch of the family, has volunteered in each of the first 15 Ironman Wisconsin events and has been on hand to greet three of her children at the finish line. She’ll be there again Sunday when her…

UW gained a measure of respect from top 25 voters — if not national pundits — after beating the Tigers, and the Badgers don't intend to squander it.

TENNIS

The group, sparked by the play of linebacker Ryan Connelly, is coming off an impressive performance in last week's victory over then-No. 5 LSU.

HOUSTON (AP) — Kris Bryant hit a two-run homer, Jon Lester threw seven scoreless innings and Hector Rondon and Aroldis Chapman finished off the Chicago Cubs' 2-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Still feeling disrespected despite bringing home the Lombardi Trophy, members of Denver's nasty defense pledged to keep serving as the Broncos' vicious vanguard in 2016.

PHOENIX (AP) — Kelby Tomlinson's one-out single in the 12th inning drove in Brandon Belt with the go-ahead run, and the San Francisco Giants held on for a 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Another late-inning loss in the final weeks of a lost season came with a silver lining for the injury-riddled Los Angeles Angels.