La Crosse Tribune Sports News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer is ready to move on.

Kobe Bryant went out absolutely firing in his final game before retirement, giving the Los Angeles Lakers one more dazzling display of offense to close out his 20-year career.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Randy Wittman has been told he will not be back as coach of the Washington Wizards, let go after failing to reach the playoffs this season, according to a person familiar with the decision.

Milwaukee's second season under Wes Edens and Marc Lasry was disappointing, but there are many reasons for optimism moving forward.

CHICAGO (AP) — From the top spot in the order all the way to the bottom, the Chicago Cubs walked all over the Cincinnati Reds.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Banished to the third string in January, Jeff Zatkoff could have checked out. Instead, the Pittsburgh goalie kept showing up at the rink every day, cracking jokes to keep things loose and helping rookie Matt Murray —…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are embarking on a massive overhaul of their leadership and have hired a search firm to look for a new president of basketball operations and coach, the team announced late Wednesday night.

Matt Snebold isn’t afraid of hard work.

ST. LOUIS — Domingo Santana hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the ninth inning, Chase Anderson threw six innings without an earned run and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday night.

If you are involved in junior hockey as a player or a coach, there are a couple of things to keep in mind.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The New York Mets left 25 men on base and went 1 for 26 with runners in scoring position. In the end, they still managed to pull out a win.

MADISON -- When former Green Bay linebacker Nick Barnett thinks about Brett Favre, Barnett always focuses first on the legendary Packers quarterback’s unbridled love for playing football.

Ronnie Gideon had the perfect greeting for the arrival of Wisconsin Rapids relief pitcher Chad Pearcy on Sunday evening at Copeland Park.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jake Arrieta pitched seven dominant innings and Jorge Soler homered to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Sunday.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Tommy Milone's return to Oakland was forgettable. He looked forward to facing his former team while trying to think of it as any other outing.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Taylor Jungmann has been quite the midseason call-up for the Milwaukee Brewers.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Brett Favre can still zip a pass into tight spaces.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — For a place dripping with centuries of history, St. Andrews got more than it could have wanted Sunday.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — In the first rainout at Petco Park since 2006, the game between the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres was postponed Sunday.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Team Penske's baffling lack of success at Iowa Speedway culminated with an awful performance Saturday night.