La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BASEBALL

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. — La Crosse Loggers first-year manager Bill Sandillo runs several baseball-related businesses in Chandler, Ariz., for much of the year.

The Logan High School baseball team was six outs away from a matchup with city rival Central in a WIAA Division 1 sectional championship at Copeland Park on Tuesday. The winner would earn a tr…

ALTOONA, Wis. — The temperature soared Tuesday in Altoona, Wis., but it didn’t stop the West Salem High School baseball team from playing cool in the face of pressure.

Only four outs separated the Central High School baseball team from a berth in the WIAA Division 1 state tournament.

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers are halfway to their first championship in franchise history.

OSSEO, Wis. — Rudy Rott didn’t spend any time dwelling on the first hit he surrendered. He couldn’t afford to.

MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Young took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Salvador Perez homered to help the Kansas City Royals to a 2-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The latest from Game 3 of the NBA Finals:

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols has tied Mickey Mantle for 16th place on the all-time home run list.

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander is set to make his first start this season against the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Olympic Park for the 2016 Games is going up in one of Rio's wealthiest areas, and real estate prices are soaring even as Brazil enters a recession.

Raquel Rodriguez Cedeno's first-half goal gave Costa Rica a 1-1 draw against Spain at Montreal on Tuesday in the Women's World Cup debut for both countries.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Jack Nicklaus gets asked more about Tiger Woods than he ever did about the golf ball.

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska dropped just three games in advancing to the second round of the grass-court Nottingham Open, while two seeds were eliminated from the…

CHICAGO (AP) — Free-agent reliever Rafael Soriano has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs and would get s $4.1 million, one-year deal if added to the major league roster.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Westbrook Frames, a company that Thunder All-Star guard Russell Westbrook co-owns, has partnered with the NBA to launch a new series.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The home run is back in college baseball, thanks to the new flat-seam ball put into play this year. Everyone now wants to see if the trend carries over to the College World …