La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Sentimentality can wait. Jeff Gordon is not ready to focus on life after racing as his farewell tour arrives at the longest event on the NASCAR schedule.

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- UW-La Crosse pitcher Ben Cejka stepped on the mound Friday in the biggest spot of his collegiate career.

DENVER (AP) — Brandon Belt homered into the third deck, Ryan Vogelsong threw six scoreless innings and also doubled and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 11-8 on Fr…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kendrys Morales is leading the American League with 37 RBIs. A year ago, he wasn't even playing — he was waiting for an offer as a free agent.

MIAMI (AP) — Even after Friday's game, the losses kept coming for the Miami Marlins.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist and a couple of other old standbys picked a nice time to reassert themselves for the New York Rangers.

ELGIN, Minn. – Samantha Bratland wasn’t perfect, but she was as close as anyone could get without accomplishing the feat.

ATLANTA (AP) — Ryan Braun homered and drove in four runs, four Milwaukee pitchers combined to hold Atlanta to three hits, and the Brewers beat the Braves 11-0 on Friday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jeff Samardzija pitched three-hit ball over eight innings, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Friday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — LeBron James scored 30 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers took total command of the Eastern Conference final even without injured star Kyrie Irving, routing the Atlanta Hawks 94…

WEST SALEM — The West Salem High School baseball team jumped on G-E-T from the start and, in the process, earned a share of the Coulee Conference championship on Friday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jeff Samardzija pitched three-hit ball over eight innings, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Friday night.

BASEBALL

DETROIT (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer and Alfredo Simon pitched seven strong innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros 6-2 Friday night.

Sometimes being an alternate on a high school track and field team — relay team, that is — is a good thing. Sometimes it serves as a significant motivator.

TORONTO (AP) — Nelson Cruz hit his big league-leading 17th home run, Felix Hernandez became the first seven-game winner in the majors and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on…

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

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Kasey Hayes hopped on the bovine beast trapped in the narrow holding pen like he'd done hundreds of times. He adjusted a tight rope on his left hand, found his balance and …

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kevin Na had gone 26 holes without a bogey at Colonial before his last tee shot Friday was swept away by flowing water after going into a rain-swollen drainage culvert.

FRENCH LICK, Ind. (AP) — Tom Lehman shot a 5-under 67 on Friday on the difficult Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort to take the second-round lead in the Senior PGA Championship.