La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CHICAGO (AP) — Prized prospect Kris Bryant looks to be on his way to the Chicago Cubs.

Michala Johnson, a fifth-year senior for the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team, was selected by the New York Liberty in the third round of the WNBA draft on Thursday.

BASEBALL

ONALASKA — Trailing by two runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, it looked as though Onalaska Luther High School softball coach Mark Ross would have to wait until the Knights’ next …

UW-La Crosse starting quarterback Trent Cummings completed 68 passes last season in the five games he started.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Pavel Datsyuk scored twice and Petr Mrazek had 44 saves in his NHL playoff debut to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in Game 1 of their Eastern Co…

NEW YORK (AP) — Lucas Duda got three more hits and the New York Mets overcame Giancarlo Stanton's blast and Ichiro Suzuki's ballet to beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 Thursday night for their fifth …

TORONTO (AP) — Chris Archer struck out 11 in seven shutout innings, pinch-hitter Tim Beckham had two-run homer in the sixth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonough scored in the first period and Henrik Lundqvist made the goals stand up as the New York Rangers won the opener of their playoff series with t…

Robert Wheelwright, Reggie Love, Jazz Peavy and Krenwick Sanders all have had their moments during recent scrimmages.

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

MILWAUKEE — Chicago native Jabari Parker has a good idea of how challenging it might be for Milwaukee to face his hometown Bulls in the first round of the NBA playoffs, even if he's just a rookie.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis starter John Lackey had little trouble with the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Spieth had a post-Masters letdown Thursday, shooting a 3-over 74 at the RBC Heritage to end his run of 16 straight rounds under par.

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — Sei Young Kim shot her second straight 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the lead with fellow South Korean player I.K. Kim halfway through the second round of the br…

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins were a little frustrated after their first seven games, having played about as poorly as possible.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jewell Loyd is the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft.

MINNEAPOLIS — Adrian Peterson has been cleared to return to the NFL. Now all that remains to be settled is where he will play next season.

It's not impossible, of course, for an NHL team to erase a two-game series deficit.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Spieth had a post-Masters letdown Thursday, shooting a 3-over 74 at the RBC Heritage to end his run of 16 straight rounds under par.