La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Braun reached the 30-homer mark for the first time since his drug-related suspension.

He let the ball bounce because he had lined up a little too far back to field the punt on the fly.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Prince Fielder was in the Texas Rangers' dugout during Saturday night's game, his first appearance since announcing last month that he couldn't play again after a second spinal fusion surgery.

For two weeks, Paul Chryst said his University of Wisconsin football team had a lot to improve on.

GREEN BAY — If Green Bay's offense battled extreme heat and opening-game communication problems in Jacksonville, wait until tonight.

MADISON — Quarterback Alex Hornibrook said he didn’t feel pressure when making his collegiate debut for the University of Wisconsin in the second half against Akron last week — not a particularly strong statement when his job was protecting a…

CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Braun went deep twice to reach 30 homers for the sixth time, Chris Carter hit a grand slam off the Wrigley Field video board and the Milwaukee Brewers routed the NL Central champion Chicago Cubs 11-3…

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Jamauri Bogan ran for 189 yards and two touchdowns to lead Western Michigan to its second win over a Big Ten team this season, 34-10 over Illinois.

ATLANTA (AP) — Gio Gonzalez didn't feel too badly about another poor performance against the Atlanta Braves, the worst team in the National League.

BOSTON (AP) — The New York Yankees are losing games and players as they fade from contention.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers say Sam Shields won't play in Sunday night's game against the Minnesota Vikings after the cornerback was evaluated for a concussion this week.

ATLANTA (AP) — When he was pitching in the minor leagues earlier this month, Josh Collmenter didn't envision himself beating the Washington Nationals.

BOSTON (AP) — With the potential tying run on third base, Mookie Betts wanted to get the ball in the air. It didn't matter given the good bounces the Boston Red Sox were getting.

Senior cornerback Sojourn Shelton chose to put a positive spin on an uncharacteristic second half for the University of Wisconsin football team’s defense Saturday afternoon.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State paid tribute Saturday to Joe Paterno on the 50th anniversary of his first game, despite criticism that the ceremonies are insensitive to victims in the university's sex abuse scandal.

HOUSTON (AP) — Rice officials say the university's Marching Owl Band may have gone too far in its satire of the sexual assault scandal at Baylor.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An Iranian cyclist died after crashing in a road race at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Saturday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland pitcher Carlos Carrasco's right hand was bruised by a line drive off the bat of Detroit's Ian Kinsler on the second pitch of Saturday's game.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Anthony DeSclafani was off from the start, setting up another loss that officially eliminated the Reds.

Jim Polzin hands out a game ball, thumbs up and thumbs down, and shares three stats to know.