La Crosse Tribune Sports News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trea Turner and Chris Heisey each homered during a five-run third inning, Max Scherzer pitched seven strong innings for his 16th victory and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Monday.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Danny Worth hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to give the Fresno Grizzlies a 4-3 win over the Sacramento River Cats on Monday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Coming off a disappointing homestand, and on the edge of the AL wild-card race, the Kansas City Royals can't afford to let too many more opportunities slip away.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jeff Gordon is mostly retired and Tony Stewart is almost out the door. Now Dale Earnhardt Jr. is sidelined for the rest of the year, exposing NASCAR's glaring need for new stars to captivate the audience.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Robert Stephenson said he feels less pressure in the major leagues than he did in the minors.

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Four-time Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster is a starter again.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets might go with rotating right tackles in their regular-season opener — and maybe beyond.

DENVER (AP) — Chad Bettis threw a two-hitter for his first career complete game, Carlos Gonzalez hit a grand slam as part of a six-run third and the Colorado Rockies beat the slumping San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Monday.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Marc Krauss homered and doubled, scoring a couple of runs while also driving home two as the Las Vegas 51s topped the Salt Lake Bees 7-1 on Monday.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — It was a familiar scene at Monday's San Diego Chargers practice: Joey Bosa wasn't working.

GREEN BAY — Randall Cobb bulked up. Eddie Lacy slimmed down.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have placed defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. on the injured reserve list with a hip injury.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have activated reliever Koji Uehara from the disabled list.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Zach Davies pitched well enough to win. But beating the Chicago Cubs these days isn't so easy.

NEW YORK (AP) — Given a quick lead, R.A. Dickey relinquished it in all of three pitches.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash was blunt. The highlight in the Rays' 7-3 loss Monday to the Baltimore Orioles was an encouraging report on slugger Evan Longoria's injured right hand.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears knew they had to act quickly to land Josh Sitton once the three-time Pro Bowl guard was released by the Green Bay Packers.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) -- Dexture McCall had four hits, while Randy Cesar and Marlon Avea recorded three apiece as the Quad Cities River Bandits beat the Burlington Bees 12-1 on Monday.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- J.D. Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth inning, and Cy Sneed hurled five scoreless innings as the Corpus Christi Hooks topped the San Antonio Missions 4-2 on Monday.

Colin Kaepernick's decision not to stand for the national anthem apparently has made his San Francisco 49ers jersey very popular, no matter why people are buying.