La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Top-seeded Simona Halep lost 2-6, 6-0, 7-6 (4) Friday in a back-and-forth match against Krisytina Mladenovic of France in the quarterfinals of the Aegon Classic.

LONDON (AP) — Gilles Simon reached his third semifinal of the year by eliminating third-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 at Queen's Club on Friday.

PARIS (AP) — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled out of the Nottingham Open with an abdominal injury, casting doubts on his participation at Wimbledon.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open (all times local):

CHICAGO (AP) — Crowd estimates are in and the city of Chicago says about 2 million people attended the parade and rally honoring the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup win.

HALLE, Germany (AP) — Ivo Karlovic fired a remarkable 45 aces and upset the third-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-7 (8), 6-3 to advance to the Gerry Weber Open semifinals on Friday.

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — McLaren driver Fernando Alonso will start the Austrian Grand Prix from the back of the grid and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo drops 10 places because they used up their…

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Nico Hulkenberg's triumph in the 24 Hours Le Mans last weekend has made other Formula One drivers dream of taking part.

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A judge in South Africa will allow former Grand Slam doubles tennis champion Bob Hewitt to appeal his six-year jail sentence after he was convicted of rape and se…

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time ahead of his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in the first practice session of the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger could make this the best of his many success stories.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Now that Alex Morgan has had a start, look to see more of her at the Women's World Cup.

The case of compromised Houston Astros player intel is a federal investigation, not a baseball probe, says MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — The number is around 60, give or take, with a rumble that is part of the soundtrack to an already unique U.S. Open.

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

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — TCU catcher Evan Skoug calls Trey Teakell "Mr. Reliable." It's a perfect nickname for a relief pitcher who was perfect Thursday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jimmy Nelson was pitching out of the stretch most of the game, but the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander still limited the damage.

The La Crosse Loggers simply didn’t have enough firepower as they fell 5-4 to the Battle Creek Bombers 5-4 before a crowd of 3,172 people at Copeland Park in a Northwoods League matchup on Friday.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Open used to be the place Tiger Woods showed why he was the best.

Some of the top senior basketball players from high schools all over the state spent part of this week in the Coulee Region.