La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CHICAGO (AP) — Carlos Rodon pitched six effective innings and the Chicago White Sox snapped a season-worst eight-game losing streak, beating the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Saturday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals ace Max Scherzer is pitching a perfect game through six innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nationals Park.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Australian Jason Day has teed off in the third round of the U.S. Open about 24 hours after collapsing at the end of his second round due to vertigo.

TORONTO (AP) — Caleb Joseph singled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the ninth inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Blue Jays 5-3 Saturday, ending Toronto's home winning streak at n…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kentucky big man Karl-Anthony Towns worked out for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, less than a week before the Wolves pick first in the NBA draft.

The Aquinas High School girls soccer team had a bit of a relaxing Friday off between the WIAA Division 4 state semifinal game it won on Thursday and the championship game it will play this mor…

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic reached her first grass-court final when she beat Kristina Mladenovic of France 6-2, 7-6 (6) in the Aegon Classic on Saturday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper is back in Washington's lineup on Saturday, two days after suffering a mild left-hamstring strain.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A newspaper says the University of Illinois gave a more than $48,000 payout to a former assistant women's basketball coach who left amid accusations that players were mi…

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Phil Mickelson staggered off Chambers Bay after a 74 that put a big dent in his chances to finally win a U.S. Open. He was eight shots behind and had little hope…

LONDON (AP) — Kevin Anderson made the final at Queen's Club by beating Gilles Simon of France 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 on Saturday.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open (all times local):

HALLE, Germany (AP) — Seven-time champion Roger Federer defeated big-serving Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) to reach the Gerry Weber Open final for the 10th time on Saturday.

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Sebastian Vettel showed Ferrari's pace once again by posting the fastest time in the third and final practice session of the Austrian Grand Prix, as driving rain soak…

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The La Crosse Loggers scored runs early, but a big second inning propelled the Kalamazoo Growlers to a 7-3 victory in a Northwoods League game played Friday night at Homer S…

SEATTLE (AP) — Roenis Elias settled down after a first-pitch home run, allowing four hits over seven-plus innings, and Mark Trumbo drove in three runs to pace the Seattle Mariners to a 5-2 vic…

NEW YORK (AP) — The fan at Yankee Stadium who wound up with the ball that Alex Rodriguez launched for his 3,000th hit is holding on to the prized souvenir.

DENVER (AP) — Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer and Taylor Jungmann threw six innings to help the Milwaukee Brewers snap a six-game losing streak with a 9-5 victory over the scuffling Colorado Ro…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A couple of stars who led Vanderbilt to its first national championship put the Commodores in position to play for another one.

DENVER (AP) — Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer and Taylor Jungmann threw six innings to help the Milwaukee Brewers snap a six-game losing streak with a 9-5 victory over the scuffling Colorado Ro…