La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CLEVELAND (AP) — The latest from Game 3 of the NBA Finals:

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols has tied Mickey Mantle for 16th place on the all-time home run list.

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander is set to make his first start this season against the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Olympic Park for the 2016 Games is going up in one of Rio's wealthiest areas, and real estate prices are soaring even as Brazil enters a recession.

Raquel Rodriguez Cedeno's first-half goal gave Costa Rica a 1-1 draw against Spain at Montreal on Tuesday in the Women's World Cup debut for both countries.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Jack Nicklaus gets asked more about Tiger Woods than he ever did about the golf ball.

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska dropped just three games in advancing to the second round of the grass-court Nottingham Open, while two seeds were eliminated from the…

CHICAGO (AP) — Free-agent reliever Rafael Soriano has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs and would get s $4.1 million, one-year deal if added to the major league roster.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Westbrook Frames, a company that Thunder All-Star guard Russell Westbrook co-owns, has partnered with the NBA to launch a new series.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The home run is back in college baseball, thanks to the new flat-seam ball put into play this year. Everyone now wants to see if the trend carries over to the College World …

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — An appeals committee has overturned the penalty levied against Jimmie Johnson's team for receiving two consecutive written warnings.

OSSEO, Wis. — Tim Bettis put in the work. He had to.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have dropped consecutive one-goal games to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final, and they had the lead in each one. And there is no panic for …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Waltrip Racing has swapped crew chiefs for Clint Bowyer and David Ragan as the team tries to jumpstart its season.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jabari Parker just got to town, and he doesn't want to leave.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The proposed riverfront football stadium in St. Louis already has cost taxpayers $3 million, according to a newspaper report Tuesday.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican Soccer Federation is investigating national team coach Miguel Herrera and two players over politically tinged tweets sent the day of the country's recent elections.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The tattoo was his mother's idea about five years ago.

DETROIT (AP) — Jeff Blashill has been hired by the Detroit Red Wings, ending a fairly un-suspenseful coaching search that began when Mike Babcock left to take over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

CHICAGO (AP) — Cedric Paquette didn't make the Lightning's roster out of training camp. He didn't nail down a permanent job in Tampa Bay until January, when general manager Steve Yzerman told …