La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — Wilmer Flores arrived at Citi Field and saw he had been dropped to the bottom of the batting order, even below pitcher Jacob deGrom. The pair made Terry Collins' grand idea loo…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Max Scherzer pitched brilliantly for seven innings, striking out a season-high 11 and holding San Diego to four hits in leading the Washington Nationals to a 4-1 victory Satur…

WEST SALEM — If the moment ever moves Steve Carlson to author a book on short-track racing, the West Salem short-track king would likely have a number of buyers.

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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin has given Joe Gibbs Racing its first victory in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race by using clean air to hold off Kevin Harvick at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The Logan High School boys and girls track and field teams both held off challenges from Holmen to continue winning streaks at the MVC championships Saturday at UW-La Crosse.

HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Carter, Marwin Gonzalez and Evan Gattis homered and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 Saturday night for their fourth straight win.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton says he was rejected several times when he tried to speak to Angels owner Arte Moreno during the slugger's disappointing two-year stint in Los Angeles.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When Rory McIlroy rolled in an 8-foot birdie putt on the 13th hole, he started thinking about shooting 59.

BALTIMORE — Here we go again.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy shot an 11-under 61 on Saturday to break the Quail Hollow record and take the third-round lead in the Wells Fargo Championship.

It’s been a memorable couple of days for UW-La Crosse junior Ben Morgan.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After the Twins botched several early opportunities to take control of the game, a rare Tampa Bay error helped Minnesota break through.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester outpitched Gerrit Cole with seven gutsy innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Saturday for their sixth straight win.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Motor Speedway is in a race against time.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The 18-round battle between Jeff Maggert and Kevin Sutherland ended with dueling putts in a sudden downpour.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — This is no longer about deflated footballs.

ATLANTA (AP) — From Cliff Levingston taking the final shot instead of Dominique Wilkins to the largest four-game blowout in NBA history, the Atlanta Hawks have plenty of playoff lowlights.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Hunter-Reay finished the rain-shortened first day of Indianapolis 500 qualifying in the same spot he finished last year's race — No. 1.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy shot a 5-under 31 on the front nine Saturday to move into a tie for the lead at the Wells Fargo Championship. Phil Mickelson is just one shot behind in thir…