La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Candace Parker scored 17 of her 26 points in the first half and the Los Angeles Sparks used a decisive second quarter to cruise to a 93-80 win over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night.

Nigel Hayes will withdraw his name from the 2016 NBA draft entry pool and return for his senior season with the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team.

TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager will receive the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the ESPYS on July 13.

GREEN BAY — Eddie Lacy's weight was the hottest topic of the Green Bay Packers' offseason, but when reporters gathered around the running back's locker to finally ask him about it Tuesday, they were informed Lacy wouldn't speak for another…

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. has extended his hitting streak to 28 games with a second-inning double Tuesday night against the Colorado Rockies.

GREEN BAY — Eddie Lacy’s weight was the hottest topic of the Green Bay Packers’ offseason, but when reporters gathered around the running back’s locker to finally ask him about it Tuesday, they were informed Lacy wouldn’t speak for another…

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State's Josh Hawkinson, Ike Iroegbu and Conor Clifford have withdrawn their names from consideration for the NBA draft and will return for their senior seasons.

ATLANTA (AP) — They stare at their computer screens, eyes transfixed on the bloody spectacle in front of them, trying to figure out if there's an enemy player just around the corner.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York pledged $75,000 to the Equality North Carolina Foundation, an organization which is backing a repeal of a law he believes discriminates.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Le'Veon Bell considers the first injury of his NFL career — a sprained foot in a preseason game three years ago — a freak accident.

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox reliever Carson Smith had season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday, four days after an MRI revealed a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Marleau has played more than 1,500 games with the San Jose Sharks since joining the NHL as an 18-year-old draft pick but never one quite like the next one.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — With less weight and more burst, Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy is feeling good.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Upon their return from Canada, the Cavaliers had nothing to declare at U.S. Customs.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis says the team has begun conducting market research studies to gather information about a potential move to Las Vegas.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Larry Fitzgerald has been an Arizona Cardinal all 12 of his NFL seasons, breaking every franchise receiving record along the way.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell has hired Hall of Fame coach Lin Dunn, completing an overhaul of his staff after the departures of several assistants since the end of last season.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Conner's spring — much like that of former Pittsburgh teammate Tyler Boyd— included a phone call that changed his life.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Marcus Mariota feels much more comfortable going into his second season with the Tennessee Titans. The quarterback also is a little heavier.