La Crosse Tribune Sports News

UW-La Crosse opens NCAA Tournament play against Greenville (Ill.) on Friday evening at the La Crosse Center.

Christopher Bell passed Kyle Busch with five laps to go, then held off Daytona 500 winner William Byron to win NASCAR’s first road course race of the season.

It’s not the least bit surprising that Jaden Agassi had a racket in his hand from the time he could walk. The problem was accuracy.

It’s the first state wrestling championship in program history for Prairie du Chien after six runner-up finishes over the last five years.

The sophomore captured the school's first state championship since Rueben Rave won at 190 pounds in 1987.

Third-place finishes by a trio of Aquinas wrestlers headlined several strong finishes from area grapplers in the state tournament Saturday morning.

Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty saw the value of running backs tank as his college career started taking off.

The G-E-T/Melrose-Mindoro and Prairie du Chien high school wrestling teams will each have a pair of representatives in the WIAA Division 2 state individual finals.

Of the Hilltoppers' six made field goals in the second half, four were from beyond the arc.

Terry Francona is rejuvenated after a much-needed year away from managing.

A pair of local wrestlers dueled for a spot in the WIAA Division 1 state wrestling semifinals on Thursday night at the Kohl Center in Madison.

There’s one reason Gene Hackman’s dazzling acting career stands out for sports fans: His unforgettable role as Norman Dale, coach of the feel-good, state champion Hickory Huskers.

The Heisman Trophy winner might play both cornerback and wide receiver in the NFL next season after doing the same at Colorado.

Gregg Popovich will not coach this season. He is not ruling out a comeback in the future.

From teams looking to return to state again to those seeking their first visit in over a decade, here are three storylines to follow as postseason basketball ramps up.

The (formerly Oakland) Athletics are entering a three-year stretch in a minor league park in Sacramento with an improved roster and positive energy.

Houston's Amen Thompson was ejected for a hard foul on Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo late in the fourth quarter.

All of the commissioners who are part of the CFP met after the SEC and Big Ten commissioners met with their athletics directors and expressed their desire for seeding changes.

Diana Taurasi is retiring after 20 seasons, ending one of the greatest careers in women's basketball history.

This could be the first NBA season in which 2-pointers make up less than half of the league's point production.