La Crosse Tribune Sports News

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — So much for Chambers Bay being the star of this U.S. Open. Thursday turned into another horror show for Tiger Woods.

CHICAGO (AP) — Gerrit Cole became the majors' first 11-game winner and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the struggling Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Thursday night to extend their winning streak to a se…

BASEBALL

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez reached 2,999 hits with a pair of singles, and Carlos Beltran and Brett Gardner each had two-run homers, leading the New York Yankees to a 9-4 victory over the M…

MILWAUKEE — Mikaela Schlesinger just didn’t want to leave it short.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper has been injured while making a throw and left a game against Tampa Bay.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez has moved within one hit of 3,000 for his career with a single to left field in the fifth inning Thursday night against the Miami Marlins.

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — The swing of Joe Lipsky’s bat in the bottom of the seventh inning will be stuck in the head of Aquinas High School senior Alex Dee for a long, long time.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pat Murphy didn't have much time to ponder his first win as the San Diego Padres manager before he was grabbed by players, carried into the shower and doused with a comb…

GREEN BAY (AP) — Davante Adams doesn't know what it means to be the Packers' offseason MVP. The second-year wide receiver knows this much: His coaches and teammates are excited about him.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Phil Mickelson always believed he would have at least a couple of more chances to finally win a U.S. Open.

VANCOUVER, British Colombia (AP) — The United States' bid for a third Women's World Cup title remains very much alive, as do the championship hopes of all five of the top-ranked teams in the world.

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — The Aquinas High School baseball team went to the bottom of the seventh inning with the situation it desired.

HOUSTON (AP) — The analytical approach to stocking the roster helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series in 2011 and is starting to pay off for the first-place Houston Astros.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — The first time Henrik Stenson saw Chambers Bay, he walked the course without playing it. The Swede did just fine with clubs in his hand Thursday in a rousing sta…

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Count Rory McIlroy among those who failed to figure out the bumpy, bouncy speed of the greens of Chambers Bay on the first day of the U.S. Open.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The parade is not until Friday. The Golden State Warriors are already looking ahead to what could be a promising future.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo walked off the field after the Dallas Cowboys finished their final minicamp practice without stopping to speak with reporters.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Cavaliers coach David Blatt says he has developed a bond with superstar LeBron James that might be "more than what meets the eye."

ATLANTA (AP) — Boston third baseman Pablo Sandoval has been benched by manager John Farrell for a game against Atlanta after using his Instagram account during a loss to the Braves.