La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger torched New Orleans' defense for 148 yards and two touchdown passes on his first two series of this preseason, then got the rest of the game off while the Steelers rolled to a 27-14…

TORONTO (AP) — Backed by a big offensive outburst, Francisco Liriano earned his first win with the Blue Jays and helped the team into the AL East lead.

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- Christopher McFarland hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Biloxi Shuckers to a 10-6 win over the Mississippi Braves on Friday. The Shuckers swept the five-game series with the win.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Kluber pitched six strong innings for a career-best sixth straight victory and Abraham Almonte hit two run-scoring doubles, helping the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 12-1 on Friday night in a matchup of division…

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) -- Jorge Flores had two hits and scored two runs, and Brad Allen tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the Dunedin Blue Jays topped the Lakeland Flying Tigers 4-1 on Friday.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Allen Staton hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Springfield Cardinals to a 2-1 win over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Friday.

MIAMI (AP) — Chris Johnson's run-scoring ground-rule double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth gave the Miami Marlins a 7-6 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

DETROIT (AP) — Most big-league managers would have still held on to a sliver of hope as Friday night's game between the Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers came down to its last few moments.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Josh Gordon showed why the Cleveland Browns are so happy to have him back on the field.

WEST SALEM — Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School sophomore Dana Feyen won the girls race at the West Salem Early Bird Invitational Friday with a time of 20 minutes, 5 seconds, but it was West Salem which had all five scoring runners…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Franchy Cordero hit a two-run triple in the third inning, leading the San Antonio Missions to a 3-1 win over the Frisco RoughRiders on Friday. The Missions swept the four-game series with the win.

DETROIT (AP) — The way Justin Verlander has pitched since July, he rarely needs much offensive support from his teammates.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Elena Delle Donne scored 34 points in the first game after helping the United States win an Olympic gold medal, leading the Chicago Sky to a 90-82 win over the Atlanta Dream on Friday night.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Matt McBride hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning, leading the Nashville Sounds to a 5-3 win over the Memphis Redbirds on Friday.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Dan Raudabaugh threw six touchdown passes and the Philadelphia Soul won their second ArenaBowl title, beating the Arizona Rattlers 56-42 on Friday night.

HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa and Evan Gattis hit back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jedd Gyorko homered and Luke Weaver pitched six strong innings to earn his first major league win as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Friday night.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) -- Zander Wiel, Travis Blankenhorn and Jaylin Davis each had three hits, as the Cedar Rapids Kernels beat the Clinton LumberKings 9-5 on Friday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Sale struck out 14 but got outpitched by Felix Hernandez and the Seattle bullpen, and the Mariners ended a three-game skid Friday night by beating the Chicago White Sox 3-1.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Chris Kirsch and Yonny Chirinos combined for a shutout as the Montgomery Biscuits defeated the Birmingham Barons 6-0 on Friday. With the victory, the Biscuits swept the five-game series.