La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PHOENIX (AP) — As expected, the Arizona Diamondbacks have activated center fielder A.J. Pollock and he was in the lineup for Friday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two weeks after breaking a bone in his right foot, Sean Maguire returned to preseason practices for No. 4 Florida State.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former NFL star Darren Sharper has filed a federal court notice that he now plans to appeal his conviction and nearly two-decade sentence in a drug and sexual assault case — a case in which he…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals ended one of the NFL's longer training camps on Friday, shutting it down amid talk around the league that this could be a Super Bowl team.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chad Greenway looked at the camera on the sideline, rolled up his jersey sleeve and flexed his bicep muscle as if he were entered in a bodybuilding competition.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have reinstated reliever T.J. McFarland from the 15-day disabled list before Friday night's game against the New York Yankees.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Colorado Rockies called up Stephen Cardullo from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday, the first time the 28-year-old infielder-outfielder has been on an active major league roster.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings' new $1.1 billion stadium has been test-driven by soccer players, a country music superstar and an iconic heavy metal band. But the biggest test for U.S. Bank Stadium comes Sunday when the football team…

Southeastern Conference quarterbacks take plenty of heat off the field, and this year will probably take even more on it.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Dillon McNamara struck Malik Collymore out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Tampa Yankees to a 7-6 win over the Brevard County Manatees on Friday.

TORONTO (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Alex Wimmers from Triple-A Rochester, promoting their 2010 first-round draft pick to the major leagues for the first time.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali's legendary presence made him a natural ambassador for the center bearing his name. His family and friends hope his death won't stop fans from opening their checkbooks to support his legacy in the city…

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Erick Fedde tossed a six-hit complete game and Stephen Perez tripled and singled, as the Harrisburg Senators topped the Hartford Yard Goats 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.

A Miami federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by New York Giants lineman Jason Pierre-Paul against ESPN over disclosure of his medical records from a 2015 fireworks accident which left his right hand seriously injured.

Tyler Eifert has Week Four versus the Dolphins circled on his calendar, as that's the earliest he's likely to return from offseason ankle surgery, according to NFL Media's Ian Rapoport.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Keenan Reynolds' foray into the NFL has overwhelmingly altered his perspective of the game.

Only eight players, including six starters, in UW's two-deep depth chart on offense and defense are seniors.

Coach Greg Gard says when the Badgers face their in-state rivals, it will be at the Kohl Center.

Giants owner John Mara said this week the Giants conducted their own thorough investigation into PK Josh Brown and determined no wrongdoing beyond the singular domestic violence arrest that led to his one-game suspension earlier this month.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz have traded center Tibor Pleiss to the Philadelphia 76ers for guard Kendall Marshall in a cost-cutting move. The Jazz announced the deal Friday morning and then waived Marshall.