La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Given a pair of quick goals by Patrick Sharp, the Dallas Stars pushed the cruise-control button.

The Brewers give up 14 hits in only six innings.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Thunder thought they had stolen one.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wayne Simmonds raised his hand toward the crowd and pleaded with fans to stop hurling colorful bracelets on the ice.

BASEBALL

ST. LOUIS (AP) — John Lackey had a little extra something in the tank for his old team.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild team that backed into the playoffs looked as if it was on its way to backing out of the playoffs Monday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A putback at the buzzer by Oklahoma City's Steven Adams that would have won the game was disallowed upon review, and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Thunder 85-84 on Monday night to even their Western Conference…

TORONTO (AP) — Raptors All-Star DeMar DeRozan endured another difficult playoff performance.

BOSTON — The Ethiopians ran past the Kenyans on their way to the Boston Marathon finish line Monday and nearly swept them off the victory podium.

For the first time in his long-standing status as a starter for the University of Wisconsin football team, Sojourn Shelton will be viewed as the veteran of the secondary.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jason Heyward expected a harsh reception from St. Louis Cardinals fans. He sort of looked forward to it, and even took off his helmet in acknowledgement when he heard the boos before his first at-bat.

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Cornerback Trumaine Johnson has a cool place to live in Hollywood. Defensive end Robert Quinn got a rental house in the suburbs while he looks for a permanent family home.

Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki says she is pulling out of clay-court tournaments in Madrid and Rome because of an injured right ankle, putting her status for the French Open in doubt.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The NCAA has agreed to allow a team of military veterans to compete in an upcoming college golf tournament in Connecticut.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs' appeal of anti-tampering violations was denied by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday, a decision that drew a strong rebuke from influential owner and team chairman Clark Hunt.

BOWLING

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Pennsylvania attorney general's office is reviewing a district attorney's decision not to charge Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy in a Philadelphia nightclub fight that left two off-duty police officers injured, the solicitor general said Monday.

The La Crosse Loggers will have a new manager in the dugout this summer, as Brian Lewis — the team's pitching coach the past four seasons — has been promoted to the top spot.