La Crosse Tribune Sports News

VOLLEYBALL

NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, Justin Smoak became the first Toronto player to hit a grand slam in the Bronx.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two big innings were enough for the Washington Nationals to overcome the Atlanta Braves and top prospect Dansby Swanson's inside-the-park home run Tuesday night.

DENVER (AP) — Kelby Tomlinson hit a one-out, tiebreaking single in the ninth and the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Tuesday night.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Odorizzi just didn't have it Tuesday night. There haven't been too many of those lately.

MADISON — The University of Wisconsin’s 16-14 upset of LSU on Saturday didn’t just earn the Badgers a spot in the Associated Press poll. It catapulted them to their highest ranking since the 2011 season.

NEW YORK (AP) — If the New York Yankees reach the playoffs, they'll long remember this catch by Brett Gardner.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A strike away from ending his team's longest losing streak in two years, Pittsburgh Pirates closer Tony Watson tried to get St. Louis pinch-hitter Matt Carpenter to chase a fastball up and away.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Danny Farquhar watched Logan Forsythe complete the third out of the inning, then panicked.

When national small-college volleyball powerhouse Viterbo University lost its three-time All-American hitter and honorable mention setter two seasons ago, there was reason to believe the V-Hawks may have topped out.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dansby Swanson's first major league home run stayed in the ballpark. It just wasn't enough to get the Atlanta Braves a victory Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals.

CLEVELAND (AP) — On paper, the matchup of starting pitchers was one-sided.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds thought they were in good shape until Yoenis Cespedes came to bat with a runner aboard in the seventh inning

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kendrys Morales had two home runs, including a three-run blast in Kansas City's seven-run ninth inning that propelled the Royals to a 10-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

Central High School volleyball coach Laura Weber wasn’t totally satisfied with the way her team had been starting matches recently, so she decided to juggle her lineup a bit.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jonathan Villar homered to start a five-run first inning against Jason Hammel, and the Milwaukee Brewers cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 12-5 victory on Tuesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Abreu hit his fifth homer in seven games, Miguel Gonzalez came off the disabled list to throw 6 1/3 innings of six-hit ball and the Chicago White Sox cooled off the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Tuesday…

Speculation is mounting that Formula One is about to be revamped by a U.S. takeover that could bring new life and a higher profile for a sport that is struggling to attract new fans.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Carpenter, Randal Grichuk and Jhonny Peralta all homered off closer Tony Watson with two outs in the ninth inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals rally past the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7 on Tuesday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pinch-runner Michael A. Taylor scored the go-ahead run on catcher Tyler Flowers' throwing error as part of a three-run eighth inning and the Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-7 on Tuesday night.