La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby is in no mood to get caught up in his own personal narrative, the one eager to attach whatever happens to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday against…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Right-hander Arqiumedes Caminero was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Pittsburgh Pirates, a day after he was ejected for hitting two Arizona hitters on the head with pitches.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears envisioned Kevin White forming a dynamic tandem with Alshon Jeffery when they drafted the receiver with the No. 7 pick last year.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue forward Caleb Swanigan has withdrawn from the NBA draft and will return to school for his sophomore season.

The NBA's decision to extend the deadline for withdrawing from its draft until Wednesday gave college basketball's top players more time to make up their minds.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith has never doubted himself or lacked confidence in his abilities.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Miguel Sano hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the fifth inning after Minnesota lost an early lead, and the Twins staved off another series sweep Wednesday by beating the Kansas City Royals 7-5.

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Graduate transfer quarterback Davis Webb has officially joined California, giving the Golden Bears an experienced option to replace No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Jared Goff.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — All tickets for Sunday's Indianapolis 500 have been sold and, for only the third time in history, local race fans will be able to watch the race live on television.

DETROIT (AP) — Odubel Herrera and Peter Bourjos homered off Anibal Sanchez, and the Philadelphia Phillies salvaged the finale of their three-game series with Detroit, beating the Tigers 8-5 on Wednesday.

Despite finishing the regular season with a record-breaking 73 wins, the Golden State Warriors find themselves one game away from playoff elimination. Down 3-1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals after a 118-94 road loss Tuesday…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Clemson's Jaron Blossomgame says he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to school for a final season.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — DeSean Jackson isn't taking part in voluntary team workouts, and the Washington Redskins don't seem to care.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Steven Matz pitched a career-high eight innings to win his seventh consecutive start and help the New York Mets defeat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Wednesday.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn says he expects many of his draft-eligible players to return for another year with the Razorbacks rather than accept offers from Major League Baseball teams.

Former University of Wisconsin standout Hilary Knight will receive the Bob Johnson Award at USA Hockey's Annual Congress from June 8-11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have hired Anaheim Ducks executive Ari Segal as chief operating officer.

The June 18 event, hosted by former Badger and Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner Blake Geoffrion, will raise money to benefit the UW Health Burn Center.

MADRID (AP) — Spanish hurdler Josephine Onyia is one of the athletes who tested positive in a reanalysis of doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Games, an official with knowledge of the case said Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New England Patriots have asked a federal appeals court in New York City to rehear the "Deflategate" case.