La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bruce Bochy met Jeff Samardzija as the big right-hander came into the dugout after the eighth inning and told him he was done for the night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Overshadowed as Golden State shot down history during the regular season, the Cavaliers are making this postseason their own.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have fallen to 10-30 at the first-quarter mark of this spectacular flop of a season, meaning it might soon be time to forget about the standings for the year and focus on who's worth…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Toronto's struggles since taking the division title last season have been mirrored by Troy Tulowitzki, whose five All-Star Game appearances and two Silver Slugger awards have seemed rather distant lately.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Daniel Descalso could not believe his ears.

BASEBALL

CHICAGO (AP) — Pitcher Collin McHugh gave the Houston Astros a chance to complete a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. Baseball's hottest pitcher wouldn't let that happen.

A battle with strep throat took Logan High School senior Jordyn Kleman out of the lineup for a couple of games, but she returned in a big way on Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Head down, Matt Harvey began to walk off the mound even before manager Terry Collins arrived to take the ball.

GOLF

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Martin Jones made 22 saves in his second straight shutout and Tomas Hertl scored twice to give the San Jose Sharks a series lead for the first time in four trips to the Western Conference…

UW-La Crosse pitchers have it easy.

Elwood Harebo has spent thousands of hours behind the plates, on the basketball courts, and on the football fields of the Coulee Region and the greater western Wisconsin/eastern Minnesota area.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Sale went the distance on a masterful four-hitter on Thursday night, becoming the first major league pitcher since 2008 to win his first nine starts, and the Chicago White Sox edged the Houston Astros 2-1 to…

NEW YORK (AP) — Unbeaten Stephen Strasburg struck out 10, Daniel Murphy homered against his old team and Bryce Harper finally got a hit off shaky Matt Harvey as the Washington Nationals routed the New York Mets 9-1 on Thursday…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Junior Guerra struck out a career-high 11, Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Chris Carter homered and the Milwaukee Brewers slowed the Chicago Cubs with a 5-3 victory Thursday.

MILWAUKEE -- In many ways, the Chicago Cubs are right where the Milwaukee Brewers want to be: Rebuilt from the ground up with an elite starting rotation, a deep lineup and the best record in Major League Baseball.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Polanco homered and tripled, John Jaso collected three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled by the Atlanta Braves 8-2 on Thursday night.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Carlos Santana hit two two-run homers, and Josh Tomlin stayed unbeaten by allowing only five hits while pitching into the eighth inning on Thursday night, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 7-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The head of security for the state of Rio de Janeiro wants soldiers to start policing the city immediately, 2 ½ months before the Rio Olympics are set to start.