La Crosse Tribune Sports News

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Conference USA has reached a multiyear agreement to have its football and basketball games and other sports televised by four networks, including ESPN.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former NBA player Kermit Washington is accused of using donations intended to help needy people in Africa for his own gain, including paying for vacations, jewelry and entertainment.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A former Major League Baseball player is running for governor in Vermont as a member of the Liberty Union party, which bills itself as nonviolent and socialist.

PARIS (AP) — Violent labor protests and strikes causing gasoline shortages won't jeopardize the upcoming European Championship or other sporting events, France's interior minister said Wednesday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The words were stunning as they flew out of announcer Paul Page's mouth in the waning laps of the 1992 Indianapolis 500.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Suddenly, these Golden State Warriors who have been compared all season to the Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990s are on the brink of elimination.

If not for uniform numbers, these guys would have to wear name tags. A handful of them may have met, played against each other, or watched each other in action at one point.

When a team loses one of its best players to injury, it can go one of two ways: The team can plug in a replacement player and challenge other areas of the team to step up, or it can tread…

BASEBALL

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Martin Perez finally got a win after another strong May start and rookie Nomar Mazara homered in his home park for the first time, leading the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles…

CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Tomlin beat Chris Sale in a one-sided matchup of unbeaten pitchers and Francisco Lindor had three hits, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.

DETROIT (AP) — After joining some impressive company with his 400th save, Francisco Rodriguez felt all sorts of emotions.

ATLANTA — The Milwaukee Brewers had the perfect scenario to snap their string of road losses — facing an Atlanta Braves team that has the majors’ worst home record.

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

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Polanco hit a three-run homer and drove in a career-best five runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled by the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-1 on Tuesday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg remained unbeaten with an 11-strikeout performance, and the Washington Nationals hit three of their season-high five home runs off struggling Matt Harvey in a 7-4 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — Scooter Gennett's tiebreaking single in the eighth inning lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-1 victory over Atlanta on Tuesday night, spoiling Brian Snitker's home debut as the Braves' interim manager.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jason Hammel pitched 7 1-3 stingy innings and had a two-run double in the Chicago's six-run first as the Cubs went on to rout the St. Louis Cardinals 12-3 on Tuesday night.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes has decided to withdraw from the NBA Draft and will return for his senior season with the Badgers.

BOSTON (AP) — David Price scattered five hits over seven innings and Jackie Bradley Jr. had a pair of hits to extend his streak to 28 games as the Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3 on Tuesday night.