La Crosse Tribune Sports News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yonder Alonso and Marcus Semien hit two-run doubles as the Oakland Athletics beat Kansas City 8-0 for the third straight game on Wednesday night to further ruin the Royals' postseason chances.

The kneeling was noticeable quickly enough. To some, the raised fists seem almost ominous.

DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera's homer broke a seventh-inning tie, and the Detroit Tigers rallied for a crucial 9-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Freddy Galvis continued his home run surge, hitting his 19th of the season to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — LaDainian Tomlinson, Hines Ward and Brian Dawkins are among the 94 players and coaches nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2017.

BOSTON (AP) — Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 42nd home run, Kevin Gausman outpitched Rick Porcello over eight innings and the Baltimore Orioles pulled within a game of AL East-leading Boston with a 1-0 win over the Red Sox…

HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve left the Houston Astros' game against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night with right oblique discomfort.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Bryant Flete hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning, leading the Myrtle Beach Pelicans to a 5-3 win over the Lynchburg Hillcats on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist got the hook after allowing five goals on 22 shots in Sweden's 6-2 loss to Team Europe on Wednesday night in each team's final exhibition game before the World Cup of Hockey.

NEW YORK (AP) — The path to the playoffs is about to get a lot tougher for the New York Yankees.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Jordan Smith had three hits and scored two runs as the Akron RubberDucks beat the Trenton Thunder 4-2 on Wednesday.

ATLANTA (AP) — The benches for the Marlins and Braves emptied after Atlanta right-hander Jose Ramirez was ejected for his high, inside pitch to Miami ace Jose Fernandez on Wednesday night.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Pete Kozma drew a bases-loaded walk to score the winning run, as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Gwinnett Braves 2-1 on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — For Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching five innings was nearly perfect.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a pair of home runs and Jon Lester pitched eight dominant innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 on Wednesday to clinch a playoff berth.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — List to be reduced to 25 in November (x-2016 nominee):

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — LaDainian Tomlinson, Hines Ward and Brian Dawkins are among the 94 players and coaches nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2017.

GREEN BAY — If Green Bay’s offense battled extreme heat and opening-game communication problems in Jacksonville, wait until the Packers get to Minnesota.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — A year after having the NFL's worst running game, the Detroit Lions look as if they potentially have a dynamic duo in the backfield.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cardinals' bats have picked a bad time to go cold.