La Crosse Tribune Sports News

TORONTO (AP) — Rick Porcello pitched seven innings to become the first 20-game winner in the majors, Hanley Ramirez hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox increased their AL East lead to two games by routing the Toronto…

Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy was part of South Florida's pitch to the Big 12 and former major league first baseman Tino Martinez also went to bat for the Bulls.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Andy Young hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning, leading the State College Spikes to a 6-5 win over the Staten Island Yankees on Friday.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Kewby Meyer, David Olmedo-Barrera, and Brett Sullivan scored on an error in the seventh inning to help the Bowling Green Hot Rods secure an 8-6 victory over the Great Lakes Loons on Friday.

SALEM, Va. (AP) -- Donnie Dewees scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning, leading the Myrtle Beach Pelicans to a 2-1 win over the Salem Red Sox on Friday.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Nellie Rodriguez scored on a pickoff error in the seventh inning, leading the Akron RubberDucks to a 9-4 win over the Altoona Curve on Friday.

He knows he’s got some water to cross before he is mentioned in the same breath as Ott DeFoe, Todd Faircloth or Skeet Reese, but Seth Fieder made some waves on what was a turbulent Friday.

MIAMI (AP) — Jose Fernandez tied a career high with 14 strikeouts, overshadowing Clayton Kershaw's return from injury and leading the Miami Marlins to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cleveland Indians pitcher Danny Salazar has left his start early due to tightness in his right forearm.

PHOENIX (AP) — A.J. Pollock left the Arizona Diamondbacks' game against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night with a left groin injury.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Vicente Conde hit a two-run single in the seventh inning, leading the Charleston RiverDogs to a 4-3 win over the Rome Braves on Friday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jose Peraza's sacrifice fly snapped a ninth-inning tie and lifted Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night, ending the Reds' five-game losing streak.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Charles had 23 points and 10 rebounds to help the New York Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 89-82 on Friday night.

DETROIT (AP) — Victor Martinez hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat Baltimore 4-3 on Friday night, pulling even with the Orioles for the American League's second wild card.

READING, Pa. (AP) -- Jorge Alfaro hit a pair of homers, leading the Reading Fightin Phils to a 13-5 win over the Trenton Thunder on Friday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Briann January scored the last six points of the game from the foul line and finished with 20 points in the Indiana Fever's 95-88 victory over the Chicago Sky on Friday night.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Damek Tomscha hit a two-run triple in the seventh inning, and Mark Laird had four hits and scored three runs as the Lakewood BlueClaws beat the Hagerstown Suns 5-2 on Friday.

GWINNETT, Ga. (AP) -- Tyler Moore hit a grand slam in the fifth inning, and Chris Ellis tossed seven scoreless innings as the Gwinnett Braves topped the Columbus Clippers 11-1 on Friday.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Allen Iverson and Shaquille O'Neal tried to let their play define their stature on the basketball court.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird scored 17 points apiece and the Seattle Storm beat the Washington Mystics 81-76 on Friday night in a critical showdown between teams battling for the final playoff spot.