La Crosse Tribune Sports News

The monotony of fall football camp is a necessary evil.

EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) -- Andrew Calica had four hits and two RBI, and Triston McKenzie struck out nine hitters over six innings as the Lake County Captains topped the Lansing Lugnuts 3-0 on Friday.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Jack Flaherty allowed just two hits over six innings, leading the Palm Beach Cardinals over the St. Lucie Mets in a 1-0 win on Friday.

Less than two weeks ago, the starting quarterback job was slipping away from Bart Houston.

NEW YORK (AP) — Turns out, Syndergaard is awfully fast on the track, too.

A triumphant Olympics for the U.S. team — especially all those golden female athletes — has come with some nasty aftershocks, raising more potential questions about gender inequality.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets saluted the U.S. military by helping throw a green-and-white flag football game in Afghanistan.

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays added depth at catcher for the stretch run by re-acquiring veteran switch-hitter Dioner Navarro from the Chicago White Sox on Friday.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Ben Holmes got Brad Hartong to hit into a double play in the seventh inning, leading the Jupiter Hammerheads to a 4-3 win over the Fort Myers Miracle on Friday.

MADISON — Less than two weeks ago, the starting quarterback job was slipping away from Bart Houston.

NEW YORK (AP) — Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has left the game at Yankee Stadium because of a strained left hamstring.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Bart Houston will be following in his namesake's footsteps at Lambeau Field.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Jose Marmolejos hit a run-scoring double in the seventh inning, leading the Harrisburg Senators to a 5-4 win over the Hartford Yard Goats in the second game of a doubleheader on Friday.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays will release outfielder Desmond Jennings on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Trying to make a push in the crowded NL playoff race, the New York Mets plan to skip struggling right-hander Jacob deGrom the next time through the rotation.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ike Davis, Craig Breslow and Jason Marquis are among the players with major league experience who are set to play next month in a qualifying tournament for the World Baseball Classic.

PHOENIX (AP) — As expected, the Arizona Diamondbacks have activated center fielder A.J. Pollock and he was in the lineup for Friday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two weeks after breaking a bone in his right foot, Sean Maguire returned to preseason practices for No. 4 Florida State.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former NFL star Darren Sharper has filed a federal court notice that he now plans to appeal his conviction and nearly two-decade sentence in a drug and sexual assault case — a case in which he…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals ended one of the NFL's longer training camps on Friday, shutting it down amid talk around the league that this could be a Super Bowl team.