La Crosse Tribune Sports News

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Tina Charles tied a career-high with 32 points, Swin Cash reached 5,000 career points and the New York Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 80-72 on Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Australian basketball team will host a team of players from the Pac-12 Conference for a pair of exhibition games before the Olympics.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League and Rockford IceHogs of American Hockey League have extended their affiliation through the 2021-22 season.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears signed tight end Tony Moeaki and defensive lineman Marquis Jackson on Thursday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Max Muncy was retired on a running catch in his first at-bat Thursday. Then was thrown out at first base by Colby Lewis when he tried to reach on a bunt.

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — After the linemen entertained their teammates by fielding — and mostly dropping — a few punts on a postcard-perfect Thursday on the California coast, the Los Angeles Rams' yearlong road show was ready to move on.

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — The Prairie du Chien High School baseball team was its own worst enemy Thursday, and the cost was a WIAA Division 3 state championship.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers (all times local):

When Japanese slugger Sadaharu Oh hit his 756th home run back in 1977, the reaction in the U.S. was predictably mild.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins closer Glen Perkins will miss the rest of the season because of a persistent left shoulder injury that will require surgery.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — James Laurinaitis sees a theme in the type of players the Saints brought in to bolster their linebacker corps this offseason.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, (AP) — Blake Snell expects to learn from an early exit in his first start at Tropicana Field.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Colby Lewis took a no-hit bid into the ninth inning for Texas before Max Muncy broke it up with a leadoff double that glanced off right fielder Nomar Mazara's glove Thursday in the Rangers' 5-1 victory…

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — If Pete Carroll's optimism proves justified, the Seattle Seahawks will have Jimmy Graham and Thomas Rawls on the field when the regular season begins.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Colby Lewis of the Texas Rangers lost his no-hit bid against Oakland on a leadoff double in the ninth inning that glanced off the glove of rookie right fielder Nomar Mazara.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Firefighting's loss is the St. Louis Cardinals' gain.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners finally held onto a lead and won their series finale at Tampa Bay.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sounded like a kid on Christmas morning anxious to play with a brand new toy.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have signed third-round draft pick Jacoby Brissett.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers have signed Ron Rivera to a one-year contract extension that will keep the two-time NFL coach of the year with the team through the 2018 season.