La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — Nike says it "will continue to partner" with Maria Sharapova, despite her two-year suspension for failing a drug test.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies guard Vince Carter has won the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year award.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Aqib Talib returned to the Denver Broncos' headquarters on Wednesday so team doctors could evaluate his gunshot wound after a bullet pierced his right thigh and calf last weekend.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans general manager Dell Demps says he's hired former NBA player and front office executive Danny Ferry as a special adviser.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Perhaps the Philadelphia Phillies still don't know who they'll select with the No. 1 overall pick in the major league baseball draft Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly Johnson is back with the New York Mets.

Bruesewitz will play on the same team as former Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have hired John Anderson as an assistant coach on Bruce Boudreau's staff.

DETROIT (AP) — Al Ackerman, a former TV sportscaster who coined the rally cry "Bless You Boys" for the Detroit Tigers leading up to the team's 1984 World Series win, has died. He was 90.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A standard military honors funeral service is scheduled for Mal Whitfield, a Tuskegee airman who won Olympic track and field titles and served for decades as a sports affairs officer for the U.S. Information Agency.

MOSCOW (AP) — A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly denied allegations that the sports ministry might be personally involved in covering up doping cases in the country.

PARIS (AP) — Access to a train carrying the European Championship trophy across France has been blocked by protesters fighting to stop planned labor law reforms.

BERLIN (AP) — German federal police say their officers being sent to France to help with security during the upcoming Euro 2016 football tournament will be able to carry their firearms.

OLYMPICS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Colorado Rockies had plenty of chances against teenage prospect Julio Urias and a shaky Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest athletes of all time, but he didn't cash in during his prime the way you'd expect today. Product endorsements deals for the boxer were scarce, and in fact his…

The 1996 U.S. women's basketball team continues to have an impact on the game at all levels, sparking the launch of two professional leagues, and inspiring players at the college and high school levels. Here's a look at the players…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — What a game for Albert Suarez to draw for his home debut, in his second major league start no less.

A look at what's happening all around the majors today: