La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Local sports schedule: Tuesday-Wednesday, August 6-7

Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez revealed she'd been competing at seven months pregnant — and achieved her best result in three Olympics. Azerbaijani archer Yayalgul Ramazonova also competed while pregnant.

In the wake of a Chinese doping scandal, Michael Phelps doubled down on his support for tougher sanctions, including a lifetime ban for anyone who tests positive for banned substances.

Artistic swimming, known as synchronized swimming before a name change in 2017, has a long and complicated history when it comes to male participation.

American gymnast Simone Biles didn't get the golden sendoff she hoped.

FrontPageBets takes a look at the Week 0 college football matchups to kick off the 2024 season on Aug. 24, including Florida State vs. Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting are the latest examples of women of color who have found themselves caught in a contentious debate around gender regulations.

The Auto Value Trailer Race of Destruction delivered its promise of carnage and mayhem Saturday night at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway.

The pair of NASCAR Kwik Trip Late Model features at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway on Saturday night saw a few firsts and one last ride for a veteran.

He has worked with Florence Griffith Joyner, Al Joyner, Gail Devers and his wife, Jackie Joyner-Kersee. In more modern times, it was Allyson Felix. Now, it’s Athing Mu and McLaughlin-Levrone.

More than 100 conflicts fester around the world, including in the Middle East and Ukraine. The Olympic Truce, clearly, has not been heeded.

“I am trying to bring awareness of some of the hardships Olympians experience. They are out here working two to three jobs just to get by," Flav said.

Biles practiced what she preached during the all-around final, resetting herself for fabulous routines on balance beam and floor that made her the third woman to claim multiple all-around crowns.

The NBA is ramping up talks with FIBA, basketball's global governing body, on how to best increase its competitive footprint in Europe either through an annual tournament or a league.

The Olympics are a spectacle of athleticism, hard work, peak performance — and perhaps, for some, eating parmesan cheese.

What are the best road trips? Which school's fans and coaches might annoy you? What venues to avoid? Consider this a school-by-school guide on orientation day.

The Badgers don't have any shortage of motivation when facing their top rival, but they received a reminder that they have their work cut out against Nebraska.

Italian boxer Angela Carini said she wasn't making a political statement, but the move still reopened debate about Imane Khelif's status in women's boxing.

The Hungarian Boxing Association says it is sending letters of protest to both the IOC and Hungary’s Olympic committee over Anna Luca Hamori’s quarterfinal matchup with Imane Khelif of Algeria in women's boxing at the Paris Olympics.

Wrolstad’s feature victory that night, his first at La Crosse after several years of visits during Oktoberfest, was also the culmination of a lot of time and hard work.