La Crosse Tribune Sports News

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — For Luke Donald, it's another chance to end his hard-luck history at Harbour Town Golf Links. For Jason Day, it's a rare round to forget for the world's No. 1 player.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Oswaldo Arcia didn't need to wait for the Spanish translation when asked if he'd ever seen a home run travel as far as teammate Byung Ho Park's eighth-inning drive on Saturday.

MADISON — The competition for the University of Wisconsin football team’s No. 3 wide receiver position has heated up in the last few practices of the spring, and both Reggie Love and George Rushing put together solid performances Saturday.

BOWLING

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Luke Donald shot a 2-under 69 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead in the RBC Heritage on Saturday, while top-ranked Jason Day had a season-worst 79 to fall nine shots back with one…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A fan hit by a foul ball at Tropicana Field was in stable condition Saturday at a hospital, one day after she was injured during a game between the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay…

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta threw eight scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs hit three home runs to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Saturday.

Overshadowed by Golden State's historic run, the San Antonio Spurs put together their own season for the ages, too. Now that the postseason finally has arrived, they have no intention of easing up.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Softball star Jennie Finch has agreed to spend a day managing a minor league baseball team.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The New York Mets placed pitcher Jacob deGrom on the family medical emergency list Saturday because of health complications involving his newborn child.

TORONTO (AP) — Paul George scored 33 points, Monta Ellis had 15 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 100-90 in Game 1 of their first round playoff series on Saturday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James is a perfect 10 in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Karim Benzema ensured Real Madrid kept the pressure on leader Barcelona in the Spanish league by scoring one goal and assisting on two more as bottom-side Getafe was defeated 5-1 on Saturday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A woman hit by a foul ball in the seventh inning of the Chicago White Sox against the Tampa Bay Rays game is in stable condition Saturday at a hospital.

TRELAZE, France (AP) — Kristina Mladenovic beat Richel Hogenkamp 6-2, 6-4 to draw France level with the Netherlands in their Fed Cup semifinal after Kiki Bertens defeated Caroline Garcia 6-4 6-2 on Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Loyola University plans to investigate its women's basketball program after allegations of player mistreatment surfaced involving the team coached by Sheryl Swoopes.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — From the familiar feel of West Texas winds to being closer to his three daughters, Texas Tech basketball coach Chris Beard says returning to the school he considers home was too great to resist.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Substitute Kevin Kampl scored with his first touch of the ball and Bayer Leverkusen went on to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 to jump to third place in the Bundesliga.

LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — Two-time defending champion Czech Republic was held 1-1 by Switzerland after threatening to dominate the opening singles rubbers in their Fed Cup semifinal.