La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Peter Bourjos scored the winning run from third on a throwing error by Mike Baxter in the 10th inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Fri…

MILWAUKEE — Kyle Lohse pitched six effective innings and benefited from Milwaukee’s six-run first inning to get his first win since May 16 as the Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Friday night.

OTTAWA, Ontario — Carli Lloyd finally was able to express her creativity on field.

The Minnesota Wild drafted Joel Eriksson Ek with the 20th pick in the first round of the NHL draft.

PHILADELPHIA — Max Scherzer has been so dominant that teammates are surprised when he actually gives up a hit.

VINA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — Argentina defeated Colombia 5-4 on penalty kicks after a 0-0 tie Friday night and will play Brazil or Paraguay next week in the Copa America semifinals.

Adam Miller finished out the second round of the WPGA Junior Championship with three birdies to tie Holmen High School graduate Tyler Church and force a playoff on Wednesday.

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Bubba Watson shot a 3-under 67 on Friday to maintain a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Travelers Championship.

ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Mi Jung Hur birdied her final five holes to reach 8 under and top leaderboard Friday in the LPGA Tour's rain-hampered NW Arkansas Championship.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer took a perfect game into the sixth inning in his bid to become the second pitcher in major league history to throw two consecutive no-hitters and the Washingto…

TORONTO (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion hit his seventh career grand slam and a solo homer as the Toronto Blue Jays handed the slumping Texas Rangers their season-high sixth straight loss, 12-2 Friday night.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Carli Lloyd scored in the 51st minute, and the United States beat China 1-0 Friday night to reach a semifinal against Germany at the Women's World Cup.

MINNEAPOLIS — Jacqueline Cruz-Towns sat on a bench in the Minnesota Timberwolves' sparkling new practice facility, proudly wearing a Wolves hat on her head and a big smile on her face as she r…

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Connor McDavid's favorite hockey player is Sidney Crosby. His favorite non-skating athlete is LeBron James.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer's bid to become the second pitcher in major league history to throw two consecutive no-hitters ended when Philadelphia's Freddy Galvis doubled with one out in …

ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) — Looking to build on a surprising playoff season, Milwaukee coach Jason Kidd is confident the Bucks bolstered their roster through the draft and a key trade.

TORONTO (AP) — Texas slugger Prince Fielder has joined his dad Cecil in the 300-homer club, making them the second father-son duo to reach the plateau along with Barry and Bobby Bonds.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Morgan and Amy Rodridguez were starting up top for the United States for the Women's World Cup quarterfinal match against China on Friday night.

MONTREAL (AP) — Celia Sasic tied the score with an 84th minute, Nadine Angerer stopped Claire Lavogez in the final attempt of a shootout and Germany beat France 5-4 on penalty kicks after a 1-…

Twenty-three years after Paul Molitor represented the True Blue Brew Crew, the first-year Twins manager returned Friday to Milwaukee, still beloved by the city that launched his hall of fame p…