La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) -- Cam Gallagher hit a sacrifice to drive in Ryan O'Hearn with the winning run in the 10th inning, as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals defeated the Springfield Cardinals 3-2 on Saturday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cleveland right-hander Danny Salazar will miss his next scheduled start with a sore right forearm.

HOUSTON (AP) — In a tight game against a first-place team, Collin McHugh didn't worry about giving the ball to the Houston Astros bullpen.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg isn't sure whether he will pitch again this season.

The Seattle Seahawks will interlock arms in a show of unity during Sunday's national anthem, prior to their game against the Miami Dolphins.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The renewal of the Pittsburgh-Penn State rivalry proved worth the wait. And then some.

TORONTO (AP) — J.A. Happ got his 18th win, Melvin Upton Jr. hit a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston 3-2 on Saturday, closing within one game of the AL East-leading Red Sox.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Ask Los Angeles Rams defensive end Robert Quinn for his first memory of "Monday Night Football" and nothing comes to mind.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Josh Richardson is bracing to be sidelined for the next six to eight weeks, a timetable that virtually ensures he will miss the entirety of Miami Heat training camp and calls into question his availability…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patrick Towles threw back-to-back touchdown passes to Jeff Smith, and Mike Knoll connected on a pair of field goals to help Boston College beat Massachusetts 26-7 on Saturday.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Running back Matt Jones is listed as questionable but expects to play for the Washington Redskins in their season opener Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have released linebacker Dezman Moses to reach the 53-man roster limit.

University of Wisconsin inside linebacker T.J. Edwards will play in Saturday's home opener against Akron at Camp Randall Stadium.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest initially went public, talk immediately turned to whether it would lead to a distraction that would divide the San Francisco 49ers' locker room.

After missing nearly all of fall camp with a right shoulder injury, University of Wisconsin offensive lineman George Panos is no longer with the team, according to a UW official.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Fifteen years ago, Melissa Stockwell was a senior at Colorado, wearing her ROTC uniform as she watched the Sept. 11 attacks unfold on television.

NEW YORK (AP) — From his tiny booth near the top of Arthur Ashe Stadium, David Law paints pictures for the ear.

TOKYO (AP) — Former New York Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda earned the win as the Hiroshima Carp defeated the Yomiuri Giants 6-4 on Saturday to capture its first Central League pennant in 25 years.

In his position as a counselor for Libertas in Green Bay — an adolescent alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility that provides outpatient treatment to adults — Marcol is able to use what he’s learned throughout his life, coupled with his…

Taylor will start in Sunday's season-opener at Jacksonville in place of three-time Pro Bowler Josh Sitton, who was released by the Packers last week.