La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Asher Wojciechowski and three other pitchers combined for a shutout as the New Orleans Zephyrs topped the Salt Lake Bees 2-0 on Thursday.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Garrett Cooper hit a three-run home run in the first inning, and Domingo Santana had three hits and five RBI as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 13-5 on Thursday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The White Sox felt as if they played well during their nine-game road trip.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Central High School football coach Tony Servais had a good feeling about this season’s Red Raiders.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Andrew Kittredge struck Matt Chapman out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Tacoma Rainiers to a 6-4 win over the Nashville Sounds on Thursday.

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- Alex Valdez hit a three-run home run in the third inning, and Javier Solano threw five scoreless innings as the Sultanes de Monterrey topped the Vaqueros de la Laguna 13-5 on Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Usain Bolt tilted his head backward and screamed. He plaintively raised his palms to the sky, tugged hard on his shirt, then angrily ripped the No. 6 sticker off his right hip.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Chih-Wei Hu allowed just three hits over six innings, leading the Montgomery Biscuits over the Chattanooga Lookouts in a 6-2 win on Thursday.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Magneuris Sierra hit a walk-off single, as the Peoria Chiefs topped the Cedar Rapids Kernels 3-2 on Thursday.

ROME, Ga. (AP) -- Grayson Jones got Angelo La Bruna to hit into a double play in the fourth inning, leading the Rome Braves to a 6-2 win over the Hagerstown Suns in the second game of a doubleheader on…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Eddie Lacy's powerful running early on helped propel the Green Bay Packers to a 20-12 win over the Oakland Raiders on Thursday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Any defeat is tough for Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, but losing a lead late makes it even worse.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Nothing that Joe Musgrove encountered in his first three major league games helped prepare him for facing the power-laden Baltimore Orioles in their compact home stadium.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Ryan Casteel hit a run-scoring double in the first inning, leading the Jackson Generals to an 8-1 win over the Birmingham Barons on Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Deep in the second day of the decathlon, a rare hint of vulnerability from Ashton Eaton gave his rivals an unlikely glimmer of hope.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) -- Luke Voit had two hits and three RBI, and Johnny Walter allowed just four hits over 6 1/3 innings as the Springfield Cardinals beat the Frisco RoughRiders 6-2 on Thursday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The last time before Thursday night that Jose Fernandez pitched in Cincinnati, it was April 18, 2013, his rookie season. He lasted only four innings and allowed five runs.

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- Nick Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the first inning, leading the Biloxi Shuckers to a 7-1 win over the Mobile BayBears on Thursday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland manager Terry Francona put up a pinch-hitter in the middle of an at-bat and the strategy paid off when Tyler Naquin lofted a game-ending sacrifice fly in the ninth inning that lifted the Indians over the…

DETROIT (AP) — Jeremy Hill ran for a 9-yard touchdown on Cincinnati's first possession, and the Bengals went on to a 30-14 victory over the Detroit Lions on Thursday night.