La Crosse Tribune Sports News

The Zips, the 10th-ranked Badgers' opponent Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium, finished 8-5 last season and started 2016 with a 47-24 victory over VMI.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin has confidence in the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary. And the linebackers. And the defensive line. And tight end. And everywhere else his team will begin the 2016 season in Washington on Monday with guys atop the…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue fans were thrilled when the latest Robinson decided to enroll. Now they have something to cheer about for Gelen Robinson, who is brimming with confidence after the season-opening win over Eastern Kentucky.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The New York Mets have called up right-hander Rafael Montero from Triple-A Las Vegas to start against the Cincinnati Reds in the second game of their series.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have activated outfielder Jon Jay from the 60-day disabled list.

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — During an arduous recovery from Achilles tendon surgery, Cameron Wake dealt with the frustrations of being bedridden, the demands of grueling therapy and persistent questions about whether he could come back.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Kirk Cousins worked his way up from not being heavily recruited to becoming the starting quarterback at Michigan State. At least he thought he had.

Illinois coach Lovie Smith got a fantastic two-for-one deal when he hired Hardy Nickerson as his defensive coordinator. Once Nickerson arrived in Champaign, his son decided to follow as a graduate transfer from California.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets have waived tight end Brian Parker after he failed his physical, and added four players to their practice squad.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have signed linebacker Tank Carradine to a one-year contract extension through the 2017 season.

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins have activated first baseman Justin Bour from the 60-day disabled list, putting him in position to play for the first time since July 2.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria is in the starting lineup one day after hurting his right hand.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have activated right-hander Miguel Gonzalez from the disabled list.

NEW YORK (AP) — There are two weeks left in the regular season and the WNBA playoff picture is quite blurry.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay has fired hitting coach Derek Shelton and replaced him with Chad Mottola, the organization's minor league hitting coordinator.

This week's film room hits on the offensive line, T.J. Watt, the secondary and Bart Houston.

It marks UW's highest ranking since the Badgers were No. 10 in the final AP poll in 2011.

NEW YORK (AP) — AP POLL ALERT: 'Bama rules, Houston soars to sixth, 'Dawgs ninth, Badgers 10th, Longhorns 11th; Sooners, LSU, Irish tumble.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have signed kicker Connor Barth to replace Robbie Gould.

NEW YORK (AP) — Philipp Grubauer will replace injured goaltender Frederik Andersen and Anze Kopitar will serve as captain for Team Europe at the World Cup of Hockey.