La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LONDON (AP) — Defending champion Novak Djokovic was handed a favorable draw for Wimbledon on Friday as the other three members of tennis' "Big Four" were all placed on the opposite side.

The 6-foot-6, 210-pound Vaughn will be expected to provide additional outside scoring for the Bucks.

Kaminsky is the first of two ex-Badgers likely to be taken in the first round, but forward Sam Dekker falls out of the lottery portion of the opening round. 

NEW YORK (AP) — From coast to coast, the NBA draft was a big night for the biggest markets.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Connor McDavid has spent the last few days in South Florida. He's been to the beach. He's gone to a baseball game. Given by the red hue of his face and skin, he's …

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Scott Dixon won on the street course at Sonoma last season and took the checkers on the streets of Long Beach this spring.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — It's been a rather short turnaround for the United States between Monday night's 2-0 victory over Colombia in the round of 16 and Friday's World Cup quarterfinal against China.

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

Already stacked at the UW standout's forward position, Milwaukee needed to add some shooting ability, which the young guard from UNLV ought to provide.

LA CRESCENT — When a team uses four pitchers in a seven-inning game, it usually means trouble.

HOUSTON (AP) — Astros manager A.J. Hinch showed confidence in his ace to let him finish what he started Thursday night.

MILWAUKEE — While the Milwaukee Bucks are much improved, they are far from a finished product.

NEW YORK — Sam Dekker was making his way through a hallway in the bowels of the Barclays Center late Thursday night, en route to a media obligation, when he rounded a corner and came face to f…

The senior center goes No. 9 to Charlotte, while the junior forward lands in Houston at No. 18.

J.P. Tokoto of Menomonee Falls waits until the second round to go to Philadelphia.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jia Perkins made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 24.6 seconds left to help San Antonio beat the Phoenix Mercury 76-71 on Thursday night for the Stars' first win of the season.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of long-suffering Minnesota Timberwolves fans filed into Target Center on Thursday night to see their downtrodden team enjoy a rare moment in the NBA's driver's seat.

Canon O’Heron is making a summer out of working basketball camps at UW-Stevens Point.

Craig Kowal’s opinion on playing high school basketball games in two halves instead of four quarters hasn’t changed since he left La Crescent High School after the 2007-2008 season.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — FIFA has issued a warning to U.S. forward Abby Wambach for comments she made about the officiating in a match against Colombia at the Women's World Cup.