La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills receiver Sammy Watkins is active for Buffalo's game against the New York Jets on Thursday night.

BOSTON (AP) — The New York Yankees have signed free agent designated hitter Billy Butler and put him right into the starting lineup to begin a key four-game series against the Boston Red Sox.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Fred Quillan, the former San Francisco center who played on the 49ers' first two Super Bowl champion teams, has died. He was 60.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers will be wise to treat Cordarrelle Patterson carefully this weekend.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A plan to build an NFL stadium in Las Vegas and lure the Raiders from Oakland crossed a major hurdle Thursday when a Nevada oversight committee voted unanimously to recommend $750 million in public funding for…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Linebacker Derrick Morgan missed a second straight day of practice for the Tennessee Titans with his injured left hamstring.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Demaryius Thomas' aching left hip only bothers him when he makes sharp cuts or takes a hit.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his Giants counterpart, Eli Manning, are playing in the same game it is personal — albeit in a friendly way.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has recovered from foot injuries and should be ready to play when the team opens training camp in two weeks.

Carson Wentz is aware of the the buzz in Philadelphia following the Eagles' 29-10 win over the Browns in his NFL debut. He said it’s easy to “just try to block out the noise and focus on football,” but someone…

Major League Baseball has suspended San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller 30 days without pay following an investigation into the team's trade of pitcher Drew Pomeranz to the Boston Red Sox. The league was looking into the Padres' mishandling…

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Redskins defensive coordinator Joe Barry says the team "felt comfortable with our plan" to have Bashaud Breeland cover Steelers wideout Antonio Brown more than $75 million cornerback Josh Norman did in Washington's Week 1 loss to…

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit's bullpen is doing everything it can to help the Tigers get into the postseason.

Standing, kneeling or gesturing in support of Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protests has come at a cost for the dozen NFL players who have joined the cause against social injustices. They've faced vitriolic, sometimes racist reactions, forfeited some of their…

CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Abreu continued his torrid streak with a home run and single and Carlos Sanchez drove in the winning run in the ninth inning in the Chicago White Sox's 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller has been suspended 30 days without pay by Major League Baseball for his conduct in the trade of All-Star pitcher Drew Pomeranz to the Boston Red Sox.

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker had surgery on his lower back Thursday and is expected to be out six to eight weeks.

NEW YORK (AP) — MLB suspends Padres general manager A.J. Preller for 30 days without pay after investigating Drew Pomeranz trade to Red Sox.

DETROIT (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are finally seeing the Hector Santiago they expected when they acquired him from the Los Angeles Angels at the trade deadline.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The longer he's in the NFL, the quicker Blaine Gabbert wants to get rid of the ball.