La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nick Tropeano tossed a career-high seven innings, escaping a bases-loaded, no-out situation in his final inning, and the hobbled Los Angeles Angels' offense strung together some timely hits.

SOCCER

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Whether at the plate or on the mound, Travis Wood delivered whenever the bases were loaded.

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

PHOENIX (AP) — Considering how hard the New York Yankees hit him, Shelby Miller escaped Wednesday night's game relatively unscathed.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis 500 is full of significant moments, from the return of racing in 1946 to the celebration of four-time race winners, stirring finishes and tragic deaths. With the 100th running of one of the world's most…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — David Backes stood tall in front of the net as long as possible, finally ducking in case he whiffed on the puck with his stick.

PHOENIX (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi doesn't consider himself an ace just yet. He sure pitched like one Wednesday night, though.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Drew Pomeranz turned in another solid effort. Johnny Cueto was just a bit better.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Johnny Cueto gave the San Francisco Giants' bullpen another night off.

DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander, sporting a scruffy beard on his 33-year-old face, chuckled when the Detroit Tigers showed a video montage of some of his significant strikeouts during a career that started more than a decade ago.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Martin Perez seems to have one bad inning in his starts, and, despite his 3.48 ERA, he has just one win in five decisions.

NEW YORK (AP) — Washington's Brian MacLellan, Dallas' Jim Nill and Pittsburgh's Jim Rutherford are the finalists for the NHL General Manager of the Year Award.

DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander struck out 10 batters, including the 2,000th of his career, to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 on Wednesday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Khris Davis hit his fourth home run in two games, Danny Valencia drove in two and the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with an 8-1 win on Wednesday.

DETROIT (AP) — Paul Molitor provided a pep talk, hoping to help the Minnesota Twins start strong against the Detroit Tigers.

NEW YORK (AP) — Hal Steinbrenner had just started his quarterly State of the Yankees session when he asked to switch places with reporters and stood near the side of the lobby at Major League Baseball's headquarters.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Kyrie Irving dribbled behind his back and then behind his back again, leaving Toronto's Cory Joseph grasping at air.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Fredi Gonzalez brought two bottles of wine and knocked on the hotel room door of Atlanta general manager John Coppolella for a late-night bull session.

NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime former head of the Nicaraguan soccer federation who most recently was employed by FIFA pleaded not guilty to racketeering charges Wednesday after he became the last of seven men extradited after their arrests in…