La Crosse Tribune Sports News

WEST SALEM — The West Salem High School baseball team kept its title hopes alive with a 5-4 win over Westby in a Coulee Conference contest on Friday night.

A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press the NFL plans to change guidelines regarding the way footballs are handled before games.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Danny Santana's triple keyed a late two-run rally, and Phil Hughes pitched seven strong innings Friday night to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Braun homered twice and made a marvelous catch, leading Kyle Lohse and the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-0 victory over the slumping New York Mets on Friday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Mountain had an easier time hoisting the Phillie Phanatic in the air than he did swinging a bat for the first time in his life.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Belt hit a three-run homer, and Buster Posey added a two-run shot off Jason Marquis on Friday night, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 10-2 victory over the Cinci…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrian Beltre has hit his 400th career home run in the first inning of the Texas Rangers' game against the Cleveland Indians.

WEST SALEM — Mike Carlson started out the season just the way he wanted — out front and setting the pace.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Webb Simpson chipped in twice for birdie and shot a 5-under 67 on Friday for a share of the second-round lead with Robert Streb in the Wells Fargo Championship.

CHICAGO (AP) — Pittsburgh right fielder Gregory Polanco tripped and fell while trying to catch an easy fly, and the ball dropped for an RBI single in the 12th inning that sent the Chicago Cubs…

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Alison Lee shot a 4-under 67 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead in the LPGA Tour's Kingsmill Championship.

BALTIMORE — American Pharoah won the Kentucky Derby, yet didn't look unbeatable, as he had in his previous races. His trainer says he struggled. His jockey went to the whip about 30 times to u…

GREER, S.C. (AP) — Australia's Rod Pampling shot his second straight 9-under 63 on Friday to open a four-stroke lead in the Web.com Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — France's Simon Pagenaud posted the top speed on the fastest day of the week at Indianapolis.

CHICAGO — Frank Kaminsky measured as the tallest player at the NBA Draft Combine, and he felt like a big target already.

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Walking gingerly, his mood upbeat, Kyle Busch climbed back into his race car for the first time in almost three months.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Kevin Sutherland and Jeff Maggert both eagled the par-5 11th hole Friday and shared the second-round lead in the Regions Tradition at 10 under.

MIAMI (AP) — Major league batting leader Dee Gordon goes about his business so quietly his .426 average was news to Fredi Gonzalez.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Marcus Mariota has started the process of getting used to being under center as an NFL quarterback, and the Tennessee Titans liked what they saw during the quarterback'…

TERRASA, Spain (AP) — Edouard Espana of France shot a 3-under-69 Friday to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the Spanish Open.