La Crosse Tribune Sports News

HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Carter, Marwin Gonzalez and Evan Gattis homered and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 Saturday night for their fourth straight win.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton says he was rejected several times when he tried to speak to Angels owner Arte Moreno during the slugger's disappointing two-year stint in Los Angeles.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When Rory McIlroy rolled in an 8-foot birdie putt on the 13th hole, he started thinking about shooting 59.

BALTIMORE — Here we go again.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy shot an 11-under 61 on Saturday to break the Quail Hollow record and take the third-round lead in the Wells Fargo Championship.

It’s been a memorable couple of days for UW-La Crosse junior Ben Morgan.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After the Twins botched several early opportunities to take control of the game, a rare Tampa Bay error helped Minnesota break through.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester outpitched Gerrit Cole with seven gutsy innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Saturday for their sixth straight win.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Motor Speedway is in a race against time.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The 18-round battle between Jeff Maggert and Kevin Sutherland ended with dueling putts in a sudden downpour.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — This is no longer about deflated footballs.

ATLANTA (AP) — From Cliff Levingston taking the final shot instead of Dominique Wilkins to the largest four-game blowout in NBA history, the Atlanta Hawks have plenty of playoff lowlights.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Hunter-Reay finished the rain-shortened first day of Indianapolis 500 qualifying in the same spot he finished last year's race — No. 1.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy shot a 5-under 31 on the front nine Saturday to move into a tie for the lead at the Wells Fargo Championship. Phil Mickelson is just one shot behind in thir…

NEW YORK (AP) — Dominic Moore scored with 2:25 to play and the New York Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers has hit his 400th career home run, but needs to wait out a rain delay to see if the milestone shot will count.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — All-Star guard Kyrie Irving has stayed off the practice court to rest his injured knee as the Cavaliers began preparing for the Eastern Conference finals against Atlanta.

TERRASA, Spain (AP) — English duo James Morrison and David Howell shared a two-shot lead Saturday after the third round of the Spanish Open.

CANNES, France (AP) — Chinese filmmaker Peter Ho-Sun Chan is making a movie about Li Na, the country's biggest tennis star.

CANNES, France (AP) — Chinese filmmaker Peter Ho-Sun Chan is making a movie about Li Na, the country's biggest tennis star.