La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The racing world wondered if there was a worthy successor to last year's Triple Crown champion American Pharoah.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — UAB running back Greg Bryant was shot and killed Saturday in South Florida, the school said. He was 21.

Nelson will have two years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2017.

A year ago, Greg Gard sat in the audience at the American Cancer Society’s annual Coaches vs. Cancer Wisconsin Gala and felt fortunate.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The pain and passion over the Penn State sexual abuse scandal were reignited with new allegations that Joe Paterno was told Jerry Sandusky sexually abused a child as early as 1976 and that two assistant coaches witnessed…

POYNETTE, Wis. — The second-ranked Logan High School softball team took aim at some pretty good competition Friday and came home with two victories to run its winning streak to six games.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The UW-La Crosse softball team used an aggressive approach at the plate to beat UW-Oshkosh 9-1 in six innings and advance past the first round of the WIAC Tournament on Friday.

BASEBALL

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — Senior Travis Buxton-Verstegen singled home Justin Anderson in the top of the 10th inning Friday to help the fourth-ranked UW-La Crosse baseball team complete a sweep of UW-Stevens Point.

FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — Chris Gilbertson was faced with a dilemma he wasn’t sure how to solve. On one hand, he loved to race dirt track cars throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Cincinnati's relievers had allowed at least one run in a major league-record 23 consecutive games.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Professional miniature golf player Matt Male has already heard all the wisecracks about the windmills, pirate ships and waterfall hazards. So just save it.

ST. PAUL — Adrian Peterson hasn't run the ball in a preseason game since 2011. He would like to change that this summer.

The seven-player class shows to have above-average athleticism

GREEN BAY — Coach Mike McCarthy got his first look at all the brawny rookies drafted by the Green Bay Packers.

The guard from Canada follows coach Jonathan Tsipis to UW.

James will have two years of eligibility remaining after sitting out the 2016 season.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's state security secretary acknowledges that cuts of $550 million to his budget pose a risk to the Olympics when they open in three months.

Tickets to Iowa State men's basketball games were hard to land for Cyclones' fans this year, but they were easier for one group: legislators being entertained by University President Steven Leath.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Joao Havelange delivered an impassioned speech seven years ago in French, urging fellow International Olympic Committee members to choose Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics.