La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — LaDainian Tomlinson, Hines Ward and Brian Dawkins are among the 94 players and coaches nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2017.

BOSTON (AP) — Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 42nd home run, Kevin Gausman outpitched Rick Porcello over eight innings and the Baltimore Orioles pulled within a game of AL East-leading Boston with a 1-0 win over the Red Sox…

HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve left the Houston Astros' game against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night with right oblique discomfort.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Bryant Flete hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning, leading the Myrtle Beach Pelicans to a 5-3 win over the Lynchburg Hillcats on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist got the hook after allowing five goals on 22 shots in Sweden's 6-2 loss to Team Europe on Wednesday night in each team's final exhibition game before the World Cup of Hockey.

NEW YORK (AP) — The path to the playoffs is about to get a lot tougher for the New York Yankees.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Jordan Smith had three hits and scored two runs as the Akron RubberDucks beat the Trenton Thunder 4-2 on Wednesday.

ATLANTA (AP) — The benches for the Marlins and Braves emptied after Atlanta right-hander Jose Ramirez was ejected for his high, inside pitch to Miami ace Jose Fernandez on Wednesday night.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Pete Kozma drew a bases-loaded walk to score the winning run, as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Gwinnett Braves 2-1 on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — For Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching five innings was nearly perfect.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a pair of home runs and Jon Lester pitched eight dominant innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 on Wednesday to clinch a playoff berth.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — List to be reduced to 25 in November (x-2016 nominee):

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — LaDainian Tomlinson, Hines Ward and Brian Dawkins are among the 94 players and coaches nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2017.

GREEN BAY — If Green Bay’s offense battled extreme heat and opening-game communication problems in Jacksonville, wait until the Packers get to Minnesota.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — A year after having the NFL's worst running game, the Detroit Lions look as if they potentially have a dynamic duo in the backfield.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cardinals' bats have picked a bad time to go cold.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Defenders like to make fun of David Johnson because he almost always smiling.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a pair of home runs and Jon Lester pitched eight dominant innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 on Wednesday to clinch at least a wild-card playoff berth.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Yes, the Mets lost a chance to gain ground in their postseason push. It's also true they dropped two of three to the Nationals. Here's another fact: New York put itself in position for the playoffs with…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Alfred Morris won't be trying to prove the Redskins wrong when the Dallas running back faces his former team for the first time Sunday.