La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PHILADELPHIA — Jimmy Nelson entered having gone at least five innings in each of his 11 starts this season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cameron Rupp homered and doubled and Andres Blanco also went deep to help the Philadelphia Phillies snap their season-worst seven-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School distance runner Dana Feyen loves competition.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers have placed Yasiel Puig on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Davis homered, Hyun Soo Kim and Mark Trumbo had three hits apiece and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the New York Yankees 6-5 on Friday night.

DETROIT (AP) — Tigers star Miguel Cabrera left Friday night's game against the Chicago White Sox with tightness in his lower back.

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Blues forward Alexander Steen, a key player on a team that advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in 15 years, had surgery on his left shoulder that could sideline him…

The Green Bay Packers appear to be playing it safe with a minor injury to new acquisition Jared Cook.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Tiffany Hayes scored 23 points, Angel McCoughtry added 21 points and eight rebounds and the Atlanta Dream beat the Connecticut Sun 83-77 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Danny Salazar allowed one run and struck out nine in eight innings, and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Friday night

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Tiffany Hayes scored 23 points, Angel McCoughtry added 21 points and eight rebounds and the Atlanta Dream beat the Connecticut Sun 83-77 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sugar Rodgers made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 91-59 on Friday night in a rematch of the Eastern Conference finals.

The approach taken Friday was much different than the one Kellen Kravik followed at last year’s WIAA state track and field meet.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Sabres are in talks with the NHL to have Buffalo continue hosting the league's annual pre-draft rookie combine.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Washington Nationals put first baseman Ryan Zimmerman on paternity leave before the start of their series against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.

RICHMOND, Va. — At the zenith of its popularity a decade or so ago, many NASCAR tracks could count on sellout crowds for every Sprint Cup Series race. It seemed like the only real effort they had to make was…

Holmen High School junior Seth Holden will be busy in today’s Division 1 finals at the WIAA state track and field meet, but so will some of his teammates.

Bay Port High School senior Cole Van Lanen is nothing if not consistent.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose center Logan Couture says Sidney Crosby isn't the only player cheating in faceoffs in the Stanley Cup Final.