La Crosse Tribune Sports News

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Logan High School senior Javon Whitesell — a defensive lineman by trade — lined up as a fullback on the Rangers’ first offensive possession Friday night. He was stuffed on his only carry for no gain.

HOLMEN — The easiest decision for a coaching staff preparing to face the Holmen High School football team is to key its defense on containing fullback Seth Wilson.

FOOTBALL

BOSTON (AP) — Hanley Ramirez homered for the second straight game, and David Ortiz had a pair of hits on Friday night to send the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox to a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian novelist W.P. Kinsella, who blended magical realism and baseball in the book that became the smash hit film "Field of Dreams," has died. He was 81.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pinch-hitter Jimmy Paredes singled home the winning run with one out in the 13th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 4-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Quickly running out of season, the Detroit Tigers picked a terrible time to have a messy game.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Dozier remains the brightest light in yet another dismal season for the Minnesota Twins.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jordy Mercer had an RBI single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, David Freese added a two-run single, and the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame some shaky defense to preserve their chances in the NL wild-card race…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonathan Lucroy's two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning gave the Texas Rangers a 7-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays apparently have no intention of sleepwalking to the finish of a disappointing season.

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Sale pitched his American League-leading sixth complete-game to pick up his 16th win, Carlos Sanchez hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Will Venable hit a two-run single in the seventh inning, leading the Oklahoma City Dodgers to a 4-2 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas on Friday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Trea Turner homered, had four hits and scored four runs, Max Scherzer won his fifth straight decision and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Friday night.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles had just completed a spirited comeback, and all that remained was for unfailing closer Zach Britton to seal the victory.

GLENVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Tamera Young scored 22 points and Allie Quigley added 18 to lead the Chicago Sky to their third straight victory, 92-68 over the New York Liberty on Friday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mike Napoli drove in four runs and the Cleveland Indians stretched their lead over Detroit in the AL Central to seven games by beating the second-place Tigers 11-4 on Friday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Hanley Ramirez homered for the second straight game, and David Ortiz had a pair of hits on Friday night to send the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox to a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees.