La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mac Williamson hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning for his first career long ball, Brandon Belt also connected, and the San Francisco Giants beat David Price and the Boston Red Sox 2-1…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sporting the same recognizable fall-away swing and plenty of speed at 42 years old, Ichiro Suzuki can still place base hits into the perfect spot in the outfield.

MILWAUKEE — It was Chase Anderson’s turn against the short-handed Oakland Athletics, and he won, too.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yu Darvish had just thrown a 63 mph breaking ball for a strikeout in the fifth inning when he started stretching out and shaking his right his arm. When he walked the next batter, the Texas…

What does $51.25 million buy Harrison Smith? More motivation, apparently.

PARIS (AP) — Maria Sharapova was suspended Wednesday for two years for failing a drug test, labeled "the sole author of her own misfortune" because she hid regular pre-match use of a newly banned substance from anti-doping authorities and members…

PITTSBURGH — Phil Kessel insists nothing has changed. Not his game. Not his attitude. Not the shape of his body or his commitment to winning.

CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 32 points, Kyrie Irving added 30 and the Cleveland Cavaliers, pushed for 48 minutes by a delirious, championship-starved crowd, hammered the Golden State Warriors 120-90 in Game 3 on Wednesday night to pull within 2-1…

CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Zimmerman hit one of three home runs off James Shields in his miserable White Sox debut, Max Scherzer threw seven scoreless innings and the Washington Nationals routed reeling Chicago 11-4 on Wednesday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Stephen Curry's only basket in the first 30 minutes came off a broken play. He found himself in foul trouble again. His jumper was nowhere to be found until it was essentially too late.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Alfredo Simon's past heroics for the Cincinnati Reds are quickly losing their luster.

WILLMAR, Minn. — A tough start followed by rain and lightning led to a tough ending for the La Crosse Loggers in a Northwoods League game Wednesday night against Willmar.

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Parmelee homered twice in his first start for the Yankees, Carlos Beltran added two more big hits to his huge series and New York's bats broke loose late in a 12-6 victory over the Los…

According to the NCAA, just 11 of the 1,215 draft picks in the 2015 MLB Draft came from Division III baseball programs.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run homer and drove in the winning run with a double off the right-field wall to help the Minnesota Twins keep up their power binge in a 7-5 victory over the Miami Marlins…

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Kansas City Royals quietly packed their bags before heading for Chicago, hopeful that a day off and a different venue would help them end a humbling skid.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ron Gardenhire says he would "love to manage again" but he's not actively pursuing managerial jobs.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores' bloop single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning drove in the go-ahead run for the New York Mets in a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.

Turning an opportunity into success isn’t always easy.

The right-hander pitches brilliantly into the seventh inning and the second baseman drives in three runs.