La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets and Governor Andrew Cuomo honored the 2016 Little League World Series champions from Endwell, New York, prior to a game with the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) -- Stetson Allie hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning, leading the Altoona Curve to a 9-4 win over the Binghamton Mets on Wednesday.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Anthony Phillips hit a run-scoring triple in the third inning, leading the Arkansas Travelers to a 4-2 win over the Springfield Cardinals in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shelby Miller soaked it all in as he returned to the big leagues at last, cherishing pitching in front of a sellout crowd in the rival's home ballpark after more than a month of making adjustments…

MADISON — Cornerback Sojourn Shelton likens the latest change at Wisconsin to having a new chef in a pizza parlor.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Felix Hernandez surrendered a grand slam in his shortest outing of the season when the fading Seattle Mariners needed their ace to end a losing streak.

NEW YORK (AP) — Second baseman Neil Walker was out of the New York Mets' lineup for a fourth straight day and the team revealed he has a herniated disk in his back.

DENVER (AP) — This isn't out of left field — the Los Angeles Dodgers are struggling against southpaws this season.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Juan Herrera hit a run-scoring triple in the fifth inning, leading the Palm Beach Cardinals to a 5-2 win over the Fort Myers Miracle in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

DENVER (AP) — Tyler Anderson pitched into the seventh inning, Nolan Arenado had another August RBI and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-0 in the opener of a doubleheader Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Moore struck out seven over 5 1-3 innings for his first career victory at AT&T Park, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Wednesday.

HOUSTON (AP) — Liam Hendriks took all the responsibility for letting a late lead slip away.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Randolph Gassaway hit a solo home run in the second inning, leading the Delmarva Shorebirds to a 5-3 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's replacement plan for Teddy Bridgewater has received an emergency activation.

There'll be a lot of new voices calling the signals in the Big Ten East.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Skyler Ewing hit a solo home run in the seventh inning, leading the Augusta GreenJackets to a 4-3 win over the Lexington Legends in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Miami Marlins have put pitcher David Phelps on the 15-day disabled list shortly before his scheduled start.

Here's a look at Thursday's NFL preseason games (all times EDT):

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — During tackle Rob Bain's first two seasons at Illinois, the defense he was part of lacked an identity.

Jerry Jones doesn't like it when things happen within his organization without the owner and general manager's knowledge — particularly one of his most valuable defenders undergoing an MRI.