La Crosse Tribune Sports News

HOUSTON (AP) — Jason Castro and George Springer hit homers and the Houston Astros held on for a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins Tuesday night.

The general manager should have departed from his play-it-safe philosophy and drafted UCLA linebacker Myles Jack.

The celebration for John Daly began the day he became eligible for the PGA Tour Champions.

The Packers host the Bears in Week 7 on Thursday night at Lambeau Field.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — What boosters describe as the nation's last tackle powder-puff football game is no more, at least for now.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A former San Francisco 49er defensive lineman charged with raping a "developmentally delayed" woman denied the charges Tuesday, saying the episode was a consensual encounter with a mentally competent woman who asked for money and…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's city council has set up a commission to investigate whether the city's Olympic projects were tarnished by corruption.

Creighton went 20-15 last year and advanced to the NIT quarterfinals.

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's embattled president said the Rio de Janeiro Games will be "the most successful Olympics in history" as she ignited the flame Tuesday for a nationwide torch relay that organizers hope will build enthusiasm for the…

A running list of transfers and early NBA Draft entries for each team in the Big Ten.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The family of a 5-year-old Afghan boy who received autographed shirts from his soccer hero Lionel Messi was forced to leave Afghanistan amid constant telephone threats and a menacing Taliban letter, the boy's father said Tuesday.

BANGKOK (AP) — Tucked in the Chinatown area of Bangkok is a Buddhist temple that has turned overnight into a venerated site for Leicester City's fans, at least the ones in Thailand.

ATLANTA (AP) — Awaiting the birth of his first child, Michael Phelps has decided to skip an Olympic prep meet in Atlanta next week.

The change affects only team membership, not the ability to compete in games.

The five-time WIAA Division 4 state boys champs have jumped to Division 3, but none of the area's 54 teams will change divisions.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The business tycoon who led South Korea's organizing committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics quit on Tuesday amid escalating financial troubles at the business group his family controls.

ONALASKA — After being robbed of a chance for a walk-off victory in the bottom of the seventh, the Onalaska High School baseball team found itself in a wild ending one inning later.