La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SOLDIERS GROVE — The North Crawford American Legion baseball team used a two-run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat the La Crosse North Stars 7-5 Thursday night.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The early part of the first round was going at a reasonable pace until it all came to a halt on the 15th hole thanks to an errant tee shot by J.B. Holmes, a gorse bush …

Matt LaFaunge had his focus set on playing quarterback as he approached his varsity career at Black River Falls High School.

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic was supposed to be playing Davis Cup for Australia on Friday.

PLATEAU DE BEILLE, France — One mountain range completed, one more to go.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The La Crosse Loggers entered Thursday night’s Northwoods League baseball game against Kalamazoo having scored more than 10 runs three times since Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Clippers signed free-agent forward Josh Smith, who helped eliminate them in the playoffs when he was with the Houston Rockets.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers signed defensive end Cameron Heyward to a new six-year contract on Thursday that will keep him with the team through 2020.

MADISON -- While he may not have left Colorado with a spot on the U.S. roster for the Pan American Games, Nigel Hayes returned to Madison this week with two things that will come in very helpf…

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Jordan Spieth wasted no time seizing a rare opportunity to chase a Grand Slam, opening with six birdies in 11 holes at St. Andrews and keeping his name high on the…

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Sam Saunders, Arnold Palmer's grandson, shot a 7-under 64 in warm conditions Thursday to take the first-round lead in the inaugural Barbasol Championship.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The early part of the first round was going at a reasonable pace until it all came to a halt on the 15th hole thanks to an errant tee shot by J.B. Holmes, a gorse …

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC will add to its NBA coverage next season with the debut of a Saturday night game in January.

NEW YORK (AP) — Clayton Kershaw looks around the major leagues and sees opponents convinced they can reach the playoffs.

DALLAS (AP) — Mavericks President and CEO Terdema Ussery is leaving for a position with sports apparel company Under Armour.

HOUSTON (AP) — Here's something new: The Houston Astros finally have reason to look forward to the second half of the season.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The finale of last year's IndyCar race in Iowa showed what Ryan Hunter-Reay can do when he is in peak form.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — A look at the key hole in the first round of the British Open:

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Unseeded Danka Kovinic of Montenegro reached the Bucharest Open quarterfinals for a second straight year when she upset fourth-seed Julia Goerges of Germany 6-4, 6-7 …

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Germany's Dustin Brown beat sixth-seeded Sam Querrey 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 Thursday to complete a rain-delayed match from a day earlier, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Hall…