La Crosse Tribune Sports News

When it comes to a summer of major championships in golf, it's out with the new and back to the old.

A capsule look at the 28 previous British Opens played at St. Andrews:

A capsule look at 20 players in the British Open, to be played July 16-19 on the Old Course at St. Andrews (listed in predicted order of finish):

ONALASKA — The Onalaska Legion baseball team opened up its tournament with a 2-1 win over West Salem, which is ranked first in Class A.

DALLAS (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks aren't resting easy after their third Stanley Cup championship in six seasons.

HOLMEN — After the first day of the Lawn Care Specialists Open, Ross Wilhelm showed that he has what it takes to play with the top golfers in the area.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Danny Salazar scattered five hits while allowing an unearned run in 8 2/3 innings and the Cleveland Indians used a four-run sixth inning to beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on F…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jonathan Schoop hit a game-winning solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning as the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Friday night.

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) — Brad Keselowski overcame a late-race mistake after a restart to reclaim the lead from Erik Jones with eight laps remaining, holding him off to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series …

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Justin Thomas shot a 4-under 67 on Friday to take a 1-shot lead through two rounds at the John Deere Classic.

MEQUON, Wis. — The La Crosse Loggers came into Friday night’s Northwoods League game against the Lakeshore Chinooks averaging nearly eight runs per game during their four-game winning streak.

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues Saturday:

With two outs in top of the ninth inning of La Crosse’s 11-6 win over Kalamazoo on Wednesday, Will Savage charged a routine ground ball at second base.

SILVIS, Ill. — Four holes into Friday's second round, Jordan Spieth knew he was in danger of missing the cut.

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs pitch to LaMarcus Aldridge was simple and effective.

LONDON (AP) — If Roger Federer was going to allow Andy Murray to gain a foothold in the Wimbledon semifinals, this seemed as if it might be the moment.

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Justin Thomas shot a 4-under 67 on Friday to take a 1-shot lead through two rounds at the John Deere Classic.

CHICAGO (AP) — Pinch-hitter B.J. Shuck drove in Emilio Bonifacio with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cubs 1-0 on Friday, their eighth win in 10 games.

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) — Whether NASCAR's new rules create a passing fancy at Kentucky Speedway remains to be seen.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Formula One's governing body approved a provisional 21-race calendar for 2016 on Friday that includes an inaugural race in Baku, Azerbaijan.