La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Yelich homered on the first pitch of the seventh inning, ending a no-hit bid by New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda against the Miami Marlins.

James Lockley first coached Hannah Nelson in soccer when she was 9 years old.

The Aquinas High School girls soccer team was in trouble as the season approached.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — These might be some of the longest rounds in the U.S. Open, and it won't all be down to slow play.

KOHLER, Wis. — Posing for pictures with Rory McIlroy, smiling Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd looked as if he was eagerly awaiting a chance to go 18 holes with one of the world's best golfers.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Justin Rose was a 17-year-old amateur with no expectations when he somehow found a way to compete on the final day in the British Open.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are back in the Bay Area as NBA champions for the first time in 40 years.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — All that separated Tom Hoge and Josh Persons growing up was five years and a few miles, which wouldn't be so odd if their hometown was Dallas or Los Angeles or s…

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Tiger Woods speaks of him in reverential tones.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — When Chambers Bay first opened, one of promotional tags for the course was the opportunity to play, "Pure Links Golf."

NEW YORK (AP) — This year's NBA Finals have drawn their highest TV rating since the series moved to ABC in 2003.

NEW YORK (AP) — The TV audience for the U.S. team at the Women's World Cup keeps growing.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — The name has become as common at this U.S. Open as Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Johnny Football became more than Johnny Manziel could handle.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar officials fined Toronto runner-up Luca Filippi $5,000 for violating the series' rule on fuel capacity last weekend.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals were not caught off-guard when details of the FBI and Justice Department investigation into computer hacking of the Houston Astros database were revealed.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's star midfielder Arturo Vidal was banned from driving for four months by a Chilean judge on Wednesday after he crashed his Ferrari while driving under the influen…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The family of Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr says he is participating in a clinical trial using stem cells as a possible treatment for strokes.

HALLE, Germany (AP) — Top-seeded Roger Federer moved closer to a record eighth title at the Gerry Weber Open by beating Ernests Gulbis 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals.

BOSTON (AP) — After abandoning plans to host beach volleyball on Boston Common, organizers for the city's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics are now proposing holding competitions for one of the…