La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remained the top three teams in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday.

Tom Brady, Kurt Warner, Russell Wilson and Ben Roethlisberger won Super Bowls in their second season in the NFL.

From impressive work by a backup to a concerning trend on defense, here's what stood out on a second look.

The former Big Ten foes — Hutchinson at Michigan, Parsons at Penn State — are now NFC North rivals for teams that enter the season with Super Bowl aspirations.

Middle Tennessee fans didn't expect to see their team beat the Badgers. Instead, it was the experience that mattered most to those who made the trek to Madison.

Badgers coach Luke Fickell hoped for a big jump from his team this week. He didn't see it in an incomplete performance against Middle Tennessee State.

Jake Bauers and Jackson Chourio hit two-run home runs, and Brandon Woodruff pitched six scoreless innings as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Running away from Middle Tennessee State in the second half didn't alleviate concerns about the offensive line, the position group that's defined modern Wisconsin football.

The Badgers and quarterback Danny O'Neil shook off a slow start Saturday, running away from the Blue Raiders in the second half of a 42-10 victory.

The Badgers pulled away down the stretch Saturday against the Blue Raiders. Here are three plays that proved pivotal in the program's second win of the season.

The Badgers offense finally gained its footing in the second half to pull away from Middle Tennessee State.

It takes more than pulling away in the second half against an inferior opponent to impress columnist Jim Polzin when he's grading the Badgers.

The 27-year-old right-hander from Japan came close, allowing only two baserunners — both on third-inning walks — and tying a career high with 10 strikeouts.

Carmelo Anthony joined Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles for their induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Aryna Sabalenka won her second straight U.S. Open women's final, and fourth career Grand Slam title, beating Amanda Anisimova in straight sets.

Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the Orioles as a player and managed the Mets to the title in 1986 has died.

Texas A&M's Midnight Yell Practice, a tradition nearly 100 years old, draws thousands to Kyle Field the night before each football game.

NFL RedZone will no longer have seven hours of commercial free football.

Building a successful NFL team through the draft is crucial, but it's not easy. Teams aim to get cost-controlled young players but the draft can be unpredictable.

The coach, who started leading the Riverhawks program in 2004, learned under three WBCA Hall of Fame coaches and won a state championship in 2017.