La Crosse Tribune Sports News

HOUSTON (AP) — Billy Butler hit a three-run homer and Marcus Semien and Brett Lawrie connected to back a solid start by Scott Kazmir and give the Oakland Athletics a 8-1 win over the Houston A…

NEW YORK (AP) — Derrick Rose wasn't even aware the Chicago Bulls had clinched home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 24 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks to move the New Orleans Pelicans one step closer to a playoff berth with a 100-88 victory over the Minnesota Timberwo…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook scored 36 points, and the Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 101-90 on Monday night to keep their playoff hopes alive.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 24 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks to move the New Orleans Pelicans one step closer to a playoff berth with a 100-88 victory over the Minnesota Timberwo…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook scored 36 points, and the Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 101-90 on Monday night to keep their playoff hopes alive.

TORONTO (AP) — Jake Odorizzi pitched eight impressive innings and the Tampa Bay Rays scored on two bases-loaded walks by R.A. Dickey to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 Monday night.

ST. LOUIS — Matt Garza struggled with control woes, issuing five walks. Shortstop Jean Segura had trouble getting his throws to first and Ryan Braun couldn't quite pull off a shoestring catch.

ONALASKA – In a back-and-forth game where both teams managed to spray some key hits yet struggled – at times -- defensively, Ryan Hesselberg swung the biggest bat.

COON VALLEY — The Coulee Conference baseball opener between rivals Westby and Viroqua turned out to be a wild one that ended in dramatic fashion — thanks to a big-time two-out hit by Nick Meyers.

ALL STAR LANES

NEW YORK (AP) — Coming up at Citi Field, the night New York Mets fans have eagerly anticipated for more than a year and a half: Matt Harvey back on the mound in Queens.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Eddie Butler outdueled fellow rookie Chris Heston and shut down the Giants, and the Colorado Rockies spoiled San Francisco's latest World Series championship celebration a…

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The most important round in Jordan Spieth's young career began with a little perspective from his caddie.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Garza overcame five walks to earn his first career win in St. Louis and Carlos Gomez had two hits and an RBI for the Milwaukee Brewers, who spoiled the Cardinals' home op…

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips is suspected of killing his cellmate in a Central California prison.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Ex-NFL running back Lawrence Phillips suspected of killing cellmate in California prison.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Kansas City Royals became the only unbeaten team in the majors as Danny Duffy pitched into the seventh inning and Kendrys Morales homered in a 12-3 romp over Minnesota, …

TORONTO (AP) — Commissioner Rob Manfred says Major League Baseball is investigating four recent positive tests for the steroid Stanozolol along "the same model" as its 2013 Biogenesis probe.

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins took so long to clinch a playoff berth, they almost missed the postseason altogether.