La Crosse Tribune Sports News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reds first baseman Joey Votto has been scratched from the lineup due to a sore right shoulder.

NEW YORK (AP) — Former major league outfielder Nick Swisher says he is stepping away from the game to spend time with his wife and two daughters.

NEW YORK (AP) — Outfielder Juan Lagares has been activated from the 15-day disabled list by the New York Mets, who optioned right-hander Seth Lugo to Triple-A Las Vegas.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have addressed their backup goalie situation by acquiring the rights to Anders Nilsson in a trade with the St. Louis Blues.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals manager Dusty Baker says he spoke with Bryce Harper for not immediately running on a long hit in Friday night's 3-2 win over the Reds.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Charlotte Hornets have agreed to terms with veteran forward Marvin Williams on a four-year deal worth $54 million.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler homered twice and set a Twins rookie record by driving in seven runs, helping Minnesota rout the Texas Rangers 17-5 on Saturday.

HOUSTON (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Houston Rockets have agreed to terms with power forward Ryan Anderson on a four-year, $80 million contract.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have landed another top Cuban prospect, agreeing to terms with versatile outfielder Lazaro Armenteros on Saturday. He receives a $3 million signing bonus from Oakland, which originally signed Yoenis Cespedes before the 2012…

TORONTO (AP) — Cleveland's franchise-record 14-game winning streak was snapped by a 9-6 loss to Toronto on Saturday, with the Blue Jays rallying for three runs in the eighth.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have agreed to terms with shortstop Kevin Maitan and catcher Abraham Gutierrez as the biggest names in their class of 13 international signings.

Kevin Durant's free agency meetings continued this weekend in the Hamptons.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Ben Gamel hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders to a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Bisons on Saturday.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Sacramento Kings have agreed to terms with veteran guard Arron Afflalo on a two-year deal worth $25 million.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have signed forwards Trevor Smith to a two-year contract and Harry Zolnierczyk to a one-year deal.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Orlando Magic are landing free agent center Bismack Biyombo with a four-year deal.

The Detroit Pistons and free-agent forward Jon Leuer have agreed on a four-year, $42 million contract.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have recalled right-hander Lucas Harrell from Triple-A Gwinnett to start in Saturday's game against the Miami Marlins.

The Florida Panthers have continued overhauling their blue line by signing defenseman Jason Demers to a five-year contract.

LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic's 30-match Grand Slam winning streak ended stunningly Saturday with a 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5) loss to Sam Querrey in Wimbledon's third round.