La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BALTIMORE (AP) — No vendors will be selling peanuts or Cracker Jacks. No one will be there to root, root, root for the home team — or any team.

CHICAGO (AP) — The NFL draft is back in the City of Big Shoulder Pads for a seventh time, expecting a much warmer reception than it got nearly 80 years ago from the very first pick in its very…

HOUSTON (AP) — After advancing to the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2009, the Houston Rockets shifted their focus to much bigger goals.

One more game in the first round of the NHL playoffs. One last chance to catch a memorable duel between Tampa Bay forward Tyler Johnson and Detroit goaltender Petr Mrazek.

Atlanta has to know exactly what Brooklyn is feeling right now.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tim Duncan scored 12 of his 21 points in the second half, and DeAndre Jordan was called for basket interference with 4.3 seconds left as the San Antonio Spurs moved to the b…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tim Duncan scored 12 of his 21 points in the second half, and DeAndre Jordan was called for basket interference with 4.3 seconds left as the San Antonio Spurs moved to the b…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — George Springer homered and drove in five runs, Evan Gattis added a two-run shot and the streaking Houston Astros routed the San Diego Padres 14-3 Tuesday night.

PHOENIX (AP) — Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley was hit in the face by a line drive but walked off the field and gave a thumbs up to the crowd, apparently avoiding serious injury during Ari…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Madison Bumgarner pitched eight sharp innings in his fifth career matchup against Clayton Kershaw and batterymate Buster Posey homered, leading the San Francisco Giants to a…

ATLANTA (AP) — Dan Uggla knows his last two seasons with the Atlanta Braves were a long nightmare.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sonny Gray struck out six and walked one over eight impressive innings, Brett Lawrie hit a three-run homer in the first that held up, and the Oakland Athletics snapped a…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — J.A. Happ probably will never be considered a strikeout artist for the Seattle Mariners.

Even if she isn’t in her regular rhythm, Logan High School junior Jordyn Kleman is one of the best softball pitchers around.

BASEBALL

BANGOR — Bangor High School’s Canon O’Heron, the La Crosse Tribune’s boys basketball player of the year this past winter, can hold his own on a baseball diamond, too.

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 28 points, Terrence Jones had 10 of his 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 103-94 on Tuesday night for their first p…

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 28 points, Terrence Jones had 10 of his 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 103-94 on Tuesday night for their first p…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Johnny Cueto had another great time against the team that can barely touch him.

PHOENIX (AP) — Archie Bradley has been hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of Colorado Rockies slugger Carlos Gonzalez, but it appears the Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher avoided a severe injury.