La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CLEVELAND (AP) — Coco Crisp's return to Cleveland moved him from last place to first and brought him back to where he began his career.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles bolstered their roster for a playoff run Friday, formally adding outfielders Michael Bourn and Drew Stubbs and recalling three minor leaguers.

NEW YORK (AP) — Team North America's Sean Monahan is out of the World Cup with a back injury and has been replaced by forward Vincent Trocheck.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts put cornerback D'Joun Smith on the waived-injured list Friday, one day before all NFL rosters must be trimmed to 53 players.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Canada's Jeff Carter will miss the World Cup of Hockey because of a lower-body injury.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings of no-hit ball and settled for his second complete game of the season, helping the sizzling Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Friday to move a season-high 40…

BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots defensive end Rob Ninkovich has been suspended for the first four games of the regular season for violating the NFL's policy on performance enhancing substances.

ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Bryant appears set for his eighth season as Falcons kicker after Shayne Graham was cut.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals released safety Jimmy Wilson on Friday, a day before the NFL's mandatory roster cutdown.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have waived wide receiver Justin Hunter and running back Bishop Sankey and 20 other players as they trimmed their roster ahead of Saturday's deadline.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals activated Matt Adams off the 15-day disabled list Friday before the start of a weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles remains iffy for the season opener against the Chargers.

This will be the busiest weekend without actual games played on the NFL calendar, with all 32 teams required to pare their rosters to 53 players for the regular season before signing a 10-man practice squad.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs sent cornerback Marcus Cooper to the Arizona Cardinals for an undisclosed draft pick on Friday as they began the process of trimming their roster.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's student-run newspaper is objecting to the university's plans to honor the 50th anniversary of former head coach Joe Paterno's first game later this month.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien says that injured star J.J. Watt is feeling much better and that it "looks decent" for him to play in the season opener against Chicago on Sept. 11.

No matter what happens when the final cuts are made, Colin Kaepernick already had the best preseason of anyone in the NFL.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — NFL coaches preach all summer about keeping the best 53 players on the roster. Sometimes, however, money gets in the way and decisions are made based as much on payroll as performance.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs left-hander Jon Lester hasn't allowed a hit through six innings against the San Francisco Giants.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Looking at the New York Giants' preseason statistics, wide receiver Tavarres King seemingly deserves a spot on the 53-man roster.