La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Upton hit a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 Saturday night to get consecutive wins for the first time in three weeks.

WEST SALEM — Stock car racing is filled with high speeds, split-second moves and, at times, hot tempers. Saturday night was one of those nights.

LA CRESCENT — The La Crescent amateur baseball team continued its hot streak, sweeping a Mississippi Valley League doubleheader from Onalaska Saturday to push its winning streak to eight games.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Heads up, Robby!

BASEBALL

The La Crosse Loggers couldn’t get the bats flying as they were held in check for most of the night in what ended in a 4-1 loss to the Wisconsin Woodchucks Saturday night at Copeland Park.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched six solid innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1 on Saturday night to become the first major league team with 50 wins.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brittney Griner had 14 points and 11 rebounds in her season debut after serving a suspension for domestic violence, but it wasn't enough as the Phoenix Mercury lost to the M…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brittney Griner had 14 points and 11 rebounds in her season debut after serving a suspension for domestic violence, but it wasn't enough as the Phoenix Mercury lost to the M…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jodie Taylor and Lucy Bronze scored in the shocking first 14 minutes, and England eliminated Canada from its home World Cup with a 2-1 victory in the quarter…

ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Na Ye Choi matched her LPGA Tour career low with an 8-under 63 on Saturday to surge to the top of the leaderboard at 13 under in the NW Arkansas Championship.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates star Andrew McCutchen was hit in the left elbow by a pitch and exited during a five-run first inning as Pittsburgh sent the Atlanta Braves to their fifth straight los…

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Graham Rahal held onto the lead out of a caution with three laps left to earn his second IndyCar win, closing out a wild, record-setting day at Auto Club Speedway on Saturday.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Megan Rapinoe is so done with her exile to the spectators' seats at the Women's World Cup.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Buster Posey drove in two runs, and Andrew Susac had a three-run double in the seventh inning to rally the San Francisco Giants to a 7-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies …

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Brian Harman birdied the 18th hole Saturday for a 5-under 65 and a one-stroke lead over fellow Georgia left-hander Bubba Watson and Canadian Graham DeLaet in the Travele…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have been searching for a reliable goalie for years, an issue that almost cost them dearly before Devan Dubnyk arrived to save their season.

NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Harvey stayed steady in the rain and Curtis Granderson homered again for the New York Mets before their game against the Cincinnati Reds was suspended after six innings Sa…

MILWAUKEE — After getting hammered in his last two starts, Matt Garza limited the runs and hits.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Bernhard Langer and Jeff Maggert shared the lead over a bunched field heading into the final round of the U.S. Senior Open.