La Crosse Tribune Sports News

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars rookie cornerback Jalen Ramsey could be sidelined for offseason workouts and maybe more because of a knee injury.

NEW YORK (AP) — Improved science could be a reason behind baseball's increase in positive drug tests.

The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team will begin the Tony Granato era with a two-game series against Northern Michigan on Oct. 7-8 at the Resch Center in Green Bay, the school announced Thursday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Lind broke open a close game with a three-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 Thursday to complete another successful road series.

MOSCOW (AP) — The United States upended the odds and downed the Czech Republic 2-1 in a shootout to reach the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship on Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns and New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis have been unanimously selected to the NBA All-Rookie first team.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Camille Little scored 13 points, Kelsey Bone had 12 points and 10 rebounds and the Connecticut Sun beat the San Antonio Stars 72-68 on Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The professional golfer Phil Mickelson has agreed to forfeit nearly $1 million that the Securities and Exchange Commission said was unfairly earned on a tip from an insider trading scheme conducted by a former corporate director…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun missed his second consecutive game against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday because of back stiffness.

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says improved science could be a reason behind the increase in positive drug tests.

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says improved science could be a reason behind the increase in positive drug tests.

University of Wisconsin sophomore Kelsey Jenkins, senior Taylor-Paige Stewart and junior Chloe Miller were named to the NFCA Great Lakes All-Region second team.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State forward Abdul-Malik Abu says he's withdrawing from the NBA draft pool and coming back for his junior season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued professional golfer Phil Mickelson, saying he profited from an insider trading scheme conducted by a former corporate director and a professional gambler.

Quick profiles on high school verbal commits in the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team's 2017 recruiting class.

TOKYO (AP) — A 75-year-old Japanese equestrian rider will not be able to become the oldest competing Olympian of all time in Rio de Janeiro because of an illness to his horse.

DETROIT (AP) — Three new funds honoring the legacy of the late founder of the Buffalo Bills are giving out $250,000 in grants to Detroit-area organizations.

Muirfield was removed from the list of courses that can host the British Open golf tournament, after the Scottish club voted against admitting female members in a move Thursday that provoked sharp criticism from players and lawmakers.

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Rapper Snoop Dogg and former Toronto Raptors player Morris Peterson are hosting a celebrity basketball game to help Flint amid the city's crisis with lead-tainted water.

MOSCOW (AP) — The head of the Russian Tennis Federation backtracked on his comments Thursday, saying he didn't mean to suggest that Maria Sharapova's failed doping test could spell the end of her career.