La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Madison beat out several larger cities who placed in the top 10, including Minneapolis and San Francisco.

This marks the first time the Badgers will host a Big Ten night game since 2011 when UW defeated Nebraska, 48-17.

Through 24 games, the team has a major-league low five quality starts.

LA CRESCENT — Tyler Lorenz walked into the cage Saturday night at Three River Throwdown IX at the La Crescent Community Arena wearing black and yellow striped trunks with his moniker — “Tyrant” — on the waistband.

The celebration of locking up its first outright conference title since 2012 didn’t last too long, as the UW-La Crosse baseball team still had to bounce back for the fourth and final game of its series this weekend with UW-Whitewater.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — When Chris Carter gets in a slump, he tries to forget about the past.

Milwaukee chased Miami starter Tom Koehler during a seven-run third highlighted by Carter's two-run, opposite-field shot to right-center.

The GM sticks to his best-player-available mantra, but the results show he tried to fill several holes.

And the Packers' first pick on the third day of the draft was fourth-rounder Blake Martinez, a linebacker who could help at the the team's biggest need position.

LA CRESCENT — It only takes one.

Chase Anderson (1-3) had his third consecutive subpar outing, allowing six runs in just 4 1/3 innings. He didn’t give up an earned run in his first two starts, but has allowed 15 in his past three and his ERA…

LA CRESCENT — Rick Boyer has won 269 baseball games as the coach of the La Crescent High School baseball team.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Adeiny Hechavarria had four hits, including one of four Miami solo home runs, to help the Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5 on Saturday night.

Holmen High School senior Aaron Zmolek and Arcadia senior Jim Hoesley turned in strong performances to lead the way at the Knights of Columbus Relays at UW-La Crosse on Saturday.

BASEBALL

The Viterbo University baseball team wrapped up its regular season by finishing off a four-game sweep of the University of Winnipeg with two seven-inning victories wins Saturday afternoon at the Viterbo Outdoor Athletic Complex.

GREEN BAY — After cornering the market on Pac-12 Conference players and adding only one skill-position player with their seven picks, the Green Bay Packers got a lot bigger in the NFL draft that concluded Saturday.

It wasn’t a day in which the UW-La Crosse baseball team put up gaudy offensive statistics, but perhaps more than any other this season, it was a day in which the Eagles proved they are once again a championship team.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Rookie minicamp in Minnesota next weekend will have a German accent.

Only two former University of Wisconsin football players were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft, but a handful of others will get their opportunity to make an NFL roster.