La Crosse Tribune Sports News

WAUSAU, Wis. — Central High School senior Sam Pinkowski on Saturday became the first Red Raider in 24 years to win the Division 1 boys cross country championship at the Smiley Invitational in Wausau, Wis.

A look at what's happening all around the majors Sunday:

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jose Urena knows he needs to learn. The Miami Marlins pitcher could have looked to the other dugout for a lesson on Saturday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Manager Ned Yost was unsure what to expect from his starting pitcher.

Onalaska High School’s football team has made an early habit of wearing teams down this season, armed with a lightning-fast, no-huddle offense that has induced headaches — and nightmares — for opposing defensive coordinators.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sylvia Fowles scored 30 points and the Minnesota Lynx finished the regular season with a franchise-record 28 victories, beating the Atlanta Dream 95-87 on Saturday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Justin Verlander's superb outing couldn't prevent the Detroit Tigers from falling further behind in the AL Central race.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Evan Longoria homered, tripled and scored three runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat Baltimore 5-2 Saturday night, blunting the Orioles' playoff push.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jeremy Hellickson pitched a three-hitter and A.J. Ellis had a three-run double to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the fading Miami Marlins 8-0 Saturday night.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — With the biggest win in school history less than 3 yards away, North Dakota State went for two and failed.

MADISON — 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.

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Caleb Ferguson, Andrew Istler and Shea Spitzbarth combined for a shutout as the Great Lakes Loons defeated the Clinton LumberKings 4-0 on Saturday.

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.