La Crosse Tribune Sports News

DALLAS (AP) — Kevin Durant rattled the rim early with a reverse dunk and pulled up from well behind the 3-point line for another of his first-half baskets.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins might have been the NHL's hottest team at the end of the regular season, playing the last month with Evgeni Malkin out of the lineup with an arm injury.

CINCINNATI — Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs pitched his second no-hitter in a span of 11 regular-season starts, shutting down the Cincinnati Reds in a 16-0 rout Thursday night.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Brendan Steele topped the Texas Open leaderboard at 8 under through 13 holes Thursday when the first round was suspended because of darkness.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs hasn't allowed a hit through six innings against the Cincinnati Reds. He's trying to pitch a no-hitter for the second straight season.

The ban on satellite camps in college football needs to clear one more NCAA threshold next week. It is no slam dunk to sail through, and the debate over the camps has put a spotlight on the NCAA's new governance…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Minnesota Twins finally won a game on the road this season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Brooks is on his way to Washington, the latest move made by the Wizards that could have the added benefit of enticing Kevin Durant to return home this summer.

MONTREAL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has suspended China's National Anti-Doping Laboratory for a maximum period of four months for "non-conformities" with standards.

MIAMI (AP) — Players from the Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates have expressed concerns about their two-game series next month in Puerto Rico because of the Zika virus.

UFC fans, rejoice. Conor McGregor is not retired.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Minnesota Twins finally won a game on the road this season.

There have been verbal jabs, untimely injuries, and plenty of lopsided results.

NEW YORK (AP) — Commissioner Adam Silver believes the NBA has been "crystal clear" that the 2017 All-Star Game only stays in Charlotte if a North Carolina law goes.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Stewart has been cleared to return to racing and will be back in his car Friday at Richmond International Raceway.

MIAMI (AP) — Barry Bonds bicycles across the Rickenbacker Causeway on his daily morning ride, Biscayne Bay on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other, a complicated past behind him.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR fined Tony Stewart $35,000 on Thursday after he criticized the series about a potential safety hazard during races.

Taylor Jungmann (0-3) struggled for the Brewers, allowing a career-high six walks, four hits and three runs over four-plus innings.

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says this generation of players will determine its own unwritten rules on what emotion is acceptable to show on the field.

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — German qualifier Laura Siegemund upset fourth-seeded Simona Halep 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix on Thursday.