La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jeff Samardzija looked to be in command. Then the long balls just kept coming.

BALTIMORE (AP) — A rare offensive outburst by the New York Yankees proved to be just enough to secure a victory over the relentless Baltimore Orioles.

LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY

The West Salem High School boys track and field team has averaged two state-qualifying relay teams over the last nine years.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Aledmys Diaz got the green light on 3-0. It was no big surprise, considering how much the rookie has meant to the St. Louis Cardinals.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sylvia Fowles had 16 points, four steals and three blocked shots, and Lindsay Whalen added 11 points and eight assists to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Dallas Wings 80-63 on Saturday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Domingo Santana hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning, Jonathan Villar went deep for the third straight game and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 Saturday.

Cashton High School senior Jamie Schmitz left UW-La Crosse’s Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday with two individual medals around her neck.

As someone who grew up in Wisconsin in the 1960s, I’ve always considered myself lucky.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks (all times local):

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Evan Longoria homered for the third straight game, and Matt Andriese worked five innings in a rain-shortened start to pick up his fourth win as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Saturday.

HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa had three hits and his RBI single with one out in the 12th inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 6-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Stephen Strasburg gave up Joey Votto's two-run homer and limped off the field a few pitches later, and the Cincinnati Reds overcame a pair of rain delays while rallying to beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Saturday…

MIAMI (AP) — Michael Conforto ended an 0-for-20 skid with an RBI single in the eighth and scored the tiebreaking run on pinch hitter Matt Reynolds' two-out single later in the inning to help the New York Mets rally past…

Milwaukee scores three runs over the final two innings while the relievers close the door.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have called up top pitching prospect Edwin Diaz from Double-A Jackson.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pete Mackanin saw 160-pound Cesar Hernandez hit a 418-foot homer to center field and figured his Philadelphia Phillies were on their way to a big offensive day.

DETROIT (AP) — J.D. Martinez homered and drove in three runs, Mike Pelfrey ended an 18-start winless string and the Detroit Tigers beat Chris Sale and the Chicago White Sox 7-4 Saturday.

They were young then and, oh, so proud. Three magnificent gladiators on a collision course with history, they fought fearlessly, battling each other on the biggest stages and in the oddest places.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rougned Odor was back in the Texas Rangers' lineup Saturday night after finishing his seven-game suspension for punching Jose Bautista.