La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Facing the possibility of surgery and a long road back to the mound, Cliff Lee is giving rehabilitation one more try.

NEW YORK (AP) — As free agency began Tuesday, the NFL looked more like fantasy football.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Brian Hartline's outlook wasn't exactly positive before he visited the Browns as a free agent.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jerian Grant has been through a lot in five years at Notre Dame. A freshman year sitting on the bench, a semester kicked out of school for an academic violation.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Quarterback Jake Locker is retiring from football rather than hit free agency after four NFL seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He says in a statement that he no longer…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There's a three-headed quarterback controversy brewing at Ohio State.

Two people familiar with the trade say the Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams have agreed to swap quarterbacks Nick Foles and Sam Bradford.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks' search for a tight end has landed Jimmy Graham.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman will miss the entire season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during fielding drills on Tuesday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings are still working on their relationship.

DALLAS (AP) — Things turned combative in a Dallas courtroom Tuesday as Cowboys owner Jerry Jones answered questions in a lawsuit by fans who sued the NFL over problems with temporary seats at …

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cleveland Indians right-hander Gavin Floyd has reinjured his pitching right elbow and may need surgery.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Rob Manfred says Major League Baseball is talking with the U.S. government about playing exhibition games in Cuba.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Atlanta Braves left-hander Mike Minor will start the season on the disabled list because of inflammation in his pitching shoulder's rotator cuff.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Atlantic 10 gathers in Brooklyn this week with much uncertainty.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The 49ers say Seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker Patrick Willis will retire after his 2014 season was cut short by a toe injury that required surgery.

HAVANA (AP) — A Cuban official says the New York Cosmos will face off against the Caribbean country's national team in June, becoming the first professional U.S. soccer club to play on the isl…

The University of Wisconsin men's hockey team will close out the regular season with a Big Ten Conference series vs. Ohio State at the Kohl Center.

The third-ranked University of Wisconsin women's hockey team will host No. 5 Boston University in an NCAA quarterfinal Saturday at LaBahn Arena.

PARIS (AP) — The death of 10 people the collision of two helicopters is the latest in a long list of deaths involving reality TV shows around the world.