La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt hired Stephanie White of the WNBA's Indiana Fever as its women's basketball coach Tuesday, and now the Commodores are ready to be even more patient.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Liberty re-signed veteran Swin Cash 10 days after cutting her for salary cap reasons.

Blount had committed to Wisconsin in February as a walk-on.

NEW YORK (AP) — What a difference a year makes.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue junior forward Vincent Edwards has decided not to pursue the NBA for now.

BOSTON (AP) — The Concussion Legacy Foundation says former NFL defensive end Bubba Smith was diagnosed with the brain disease CTE by researchers after his death.

MOSCOW (AP) — Olympic high jump champion Anna Chicherova is one of 31 athletes whose doping samples came back positive in retests from the 2008 Beijing Games, the Russian athlete's coach said Tuesday.

LONDON (AP) — Rory McIlroy has concerns about the Zika virus as he prepares to play at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

PARIS (AP) — Cyclists at this year's Tour de France will be under the watch of 23,000 police, including SWAT-like intervention squads, as the government tries to ensure security amid extremist threats.

Braun had been sidelined by tightness in his lower back. Before that, he missed two games with a sore right wrist.

Dollar General sponsored Kenseth for 30 races in 2015 and 2016.

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic will have to do without Jaromir Jagr at the World Cup of Hockey after the star winger confirmed he won't be available to compete in September.

NEW YORK (AP) — Watching someone wait has rarely been so amusing.

SEATTLE (AP) — Taijuan Walker made one bad pitch. Chris Taylor's two bad throws were even more costly for the Seattle Mariners.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drew Pomeranz pitched seven shutout innings and still couldn't win. That's because he was matched against Johnny Cueto, who has allowed one run in his last 34 innings and tossed two shutouts against San Diego this…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hunter Pence shook off the nagging pain in his tender right hamstring long enough to hit a fly ball to short right field that even some of his Giants teammates thought would be caught.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady's lawyers asked a federal appeals court for a new hearing before an expanded panel of judges, telling them that it is not just a silly dispute over underinflated footballs — it's the basic right…

MIAMI (AP) — Draymond Green has a history, and in this case it seems to have been helpful.

SEATTLE (AP) — Even by Rich Hill's recent successful standards, his second inning was a notch above.

CHICAGO (AP) — The bats finally broke loose for the White Sox in the opener of Monday's doubleheader. Then they went quiet again to leave Chicago with a 2 1/2-game lead in the AL Central.