La Crosse Tribune Sports News

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says New Orleans has signed receiver Vincent Brown and kicker Connor Barth.

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has fired its finance director of the past 13 years, removing another fixture of the Sepp Blatter presidential era in another round of revelations about irregular million-dollar payments.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Reno Aces right-hander Archie Bradley has been named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week after hurling eight shutout-innings in his only start last week.

MIAMI (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier is expected to be sidelined eight to 10 weeks with a broken left hand.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Louis van Gaal was fired by Manchester United on Monday after months of uncertainty around his position as the English Premier League team struggled despite more than $350 million spent on new players during his two…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shin-Soo Choo is back on the disabled list after the right fielder played only one game in his return to the Texas Rangers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Fame Member Ron Mix faces up to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty in Missouri to a felony tax-fraud charge.

CHICAGO (AP) — Robin Ventura holds the longest hitting streak in major college baseball at 58 games. But the Chicago White Sox manager thinks Boston's Jackie Bradley Jr. faces many more obstacles as he tries to build on a 27-game…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The sixth live tiger to serve as Louisiana State University's mascot has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a deal with offensive tackle Jack Conklin, the eighth overall pick in the draft.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An Indian climber has died while being helped down Mount Everest, just a couple of days after a Dutch and an Australian died near the peak. Two other Indian climbers are missing, and experts say some…

MONTREAL (AP) — WADA's independent investigation into allegations of state-backed doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics will be completed by July 15.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Ten years after Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro tragically broke down at the start of the Preakness, the owners of the popular colt watched another horse they bred die during a race on a rainy Saturday at Pimlico…

NORTH BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — When an athlete is poised to become a huge Olympic star, it's only natural to wonder what might come next.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Hunter-Reay admits to being biased when asked about the greatest race in Indianapolis 500 history. He also makes it clear that picking his own victory in 2014 is based more on merit than ego.

There's rarely a dull moment for the Toronto Blue Jays these days.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Thunder aren't sure whether Draymond Green intentionally targeted Steven Adams' groin area on Sunday night.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Off to a historically good start, the Chicago Cubs finally appear to be slowing down.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — For four innings, San Diego Padres rookie Luis Perdomo kept the Los Angeles Dodgers at bay as the game stretched deep into extra innings.