La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals finally snapped out of it on offense. They still couldn't break their losing streak.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The stumbling Minnesota Twins weren't much of a match for Boston's Steven Wright and his tricky knuckleball.

CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Anderson soaked it all in as he stood in the on-deck circle and thought he might be imagining it when he heard the ovation after his first major league hit.

The winning run scores after a liner deflects off shortstop Jonathan Villar's glove

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Wainwright has 121 wins in his 12-year career along with two World Series rings and two second-place finishes in the NL Cy Young Award balloting.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Stephen Curry found his long-range touch and scored 38 points, Klay Thompson added 25 and the Golden State Warriors moved within one win of defending their title by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-97 in Game 4 of…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It was a night of missed opportunities for the Houston Astros, beginning with Lance McCullers' early struggles against his hometown team.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg hasn't had to be dominant to win games this season.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are the highest-scoring team in the majors, and plenty of players in the lineup share the credit.

TORONTO (AP) — Ten starts into the season, Baltimore's Kevin Gausman is still looking for his first win.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Travis Watkins hit two home runs and had six RBIs and East Carolina beat Texas Tech 8-6 on Friday night for the Pirates' first super regional victory.

Nora Reuteman ran left, and she cut back and ran right.

WASHINGTON (AP) — If the Philadelphia Phillies are going to snap out of their struggles anytime soon, it will be with Tommy Joseph at first base and not Ryan Howard.

ST. PAUL — La Crescent High School junior Zack Emery will be the first to admit his biggest weakness.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Steve Pearce's bat is one of the reasons the Tampa Bay Rays are beginning to feel better about their offense.

No. 3 national seed Miami, East Carolina and Arizona each moved within a victory of the College World Series after winning their super-regional openers Friday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Parmelee has become the fourth New York Yankees first baseman on the disabled list, joining Mark Teixeira, Greg Bird and Dustin Ackley.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have recalled infielder Jace Peterson from Triple-A Gwinnett to fill the roster spot created when Kelly Johnson was traded to the New York Mets.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Brooks Thompson, a first-round NBA draft pick and former Texas-San Antonio men's basketball coach, has died. He was 45.

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A fire in the press box area of the decaying Pontiac Silverdome in suburban Detroit is being called arson.