La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PARIS (AP) — Roger Federer got off to a smooth start on the French Open center court Sunday as he advanced to the second round of the clay-court Grand Slam tournament with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 win …

FAFE, Portugal (AP) — Jari-Matti Latvala won the Rally of Portugal after holding off Volkswagen teammate and two-time defending world champion Sebastien Ogier on Sunday.

MONACO (AP) — The Associated Press covers the biggest day in motorsports, from the Monaco Grand Prix to the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600. We start with Formula One:

PARIS (AP) — 11:57 a.m. (0957 GMT)

A 10-game conference schedule is dead, but this novel idea could happen, Barry Alvarez says.

CHICAGO (AP) — One lucky bounce.

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — UW-La Crosse coach Chris Schwarz took a quick second to catch his breath and gather his thoughts.

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues today:

CHICAGO (AP) — Antoine Vermette turned a huge disappointment into a moment of pure joy. That is how it goes for the Chicago Blackhawks when the playoffs go to overtime.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Bolsinger retired his final 23 batters after giving up a leadoff single in the first inning and Joc Pederson homered, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-0 victory o…

HOUSTON (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 40 points and the Golden State Warriors made it look easy against Houston, beating the Rockets 115-80 on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Co…

WEST SALEM — He’s been the ultimate king of short-track racing, as in owning the 2007 national short-track title, but that’s simply fuel to Steve Carlson’s competitors each and every week.

BASEBALL

LAKE CITY, Minn. — The Caledonia/Spring Grove baseball team broke away from a tied game with three runs in the fifth inning and two more in the sixth to beat La Crescent 8-3 in an MSHSL Sectio…

MIAMI (AP) — Martin Prado hit a two-out, bases-loaded single in the 13th inning, and the Miami Marlins won for the first time in Dan Jennings' six games as manager, beating Baltimore 1-0 on Sa…

MIAMI (AP) — Baltimore Orioles reliever Brian Matusz has left the game against the Miami Marlins in the 12th inning after the umpire crew chief inspected the left-hander's right forearm.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Gordon hit a two-run homer, Edinson Volquez pitched six solid innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Saturday night in a game called i…

BOSTON (AP) — Mike Napoli hit two homers and drove in three runs, Steven Wright pitched six-plus solid innings and the Boston Red Sox snapped a three-game losing streak with an 8-3 win over th…

It wasn’t as much of a practice as a chance for the La Crosse Loggers to meet the people with whom they’ll spend the summer.

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton is done with his personal spring training and ready to rejoin the Texas Rangers.