La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Pope Francis has received an autographed Pittsburgh Steelers football as a gift from the team and the Benedictine monk who heads the college that hosts the team's training camp each year.

(Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick brought his protest against racial inequality to a nationally televised Monday Night Football audience, kneeling on the field rather than standing as the national anthem played. Other players joined the African-American…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Radio announcer Kevin Harlan used a fan who ran onto the field to spice up his call of Monday night's game between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, offering spirited play-by-play commentary as…

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Chicago have filed fraud charges against an Arkansas sports memorabilia collector, accusing him of defrauding investors by offering a phony Heisman Trophy as collateral for a $100,000 loan.

The New Orleans Saints are signing cornerback B.W. Webb to help fill the void left by the injury to Delvin Breaux, according to an announcement by Webb's agent, Sunny Shah.

It’s payback time of sorts for University of Wisconsin basketball star Bronson Koenig, who will travel with his brother, Miles, to help other Native Americans in North Dakota who are locked in a battle to block a pipeline through their…

If you've got an eye for detail and a knowledge of typography, you might notice the two Ns in "WISCONSIN" don't match.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Hyde outran the more heralded Todd Gurley, San Francisco's defensive front proved more fearsome than Los Angeles' line and the resumption of the all-California NFC West rivalry after a more than 21-year wait proved…

PHOENIX (AP) — Colorado manager Walt Weiss thought he had the right reliever on the mound for a shutdown inning after the Rockies had just taken the lead in the top of the sixth. But things didn't go as planned.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The same team that sent the San Francisco Giants into their post-All-Star break funk just handed them another frustrating defeat.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ricky Nolasco fought himself much the way Leonys Martin fought his off-speed pitches on Monday night.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks figured Yasmany Tomas for more of a gap-to-gap type of hitter when they signed him. But in Tomas' second major league season, he's found a home run swing.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hector Sanchez is getting a lot more comfortable with his swing and his role on the Padres since coming off the disabled list almost two weeks ago.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Leonys Martin was in the business of collecting bases on Monday night.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Hendricks took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before giving up Jeremy Hazelbaker's leadoff homer, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Monday night to close in on the NL Central crown.

CHICAGO (AP) — The most popular grandpa in Chicago these days just might be a 39-year-old with three young children who happens to play for the most dominant team in the majors.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Hyde ran for 88 yards and two touchdowns and the San Francisco 49ers posted their first season-opening shutout in franchise history to spoil the Rams' first game since moving back to Los Angeles with…

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Michael Perez homered and singled, scoring two runs as the Visalia Rawhide defeated the Bakersfield Blaze 6-3 on Monday.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston's bullpen had thrown six scoreless innings entering the 12th inning on Monday night.