La Crosse Tribune Sports News

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Dilson Herrera drove in Kyle Skipworth with a sacrifice hit in the ninth inning, leading the Louisville Bats to an 8-3 win over the Columbus Clippers on Saturday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Flacco went 11 for 16 for 94 yards in his first action since November, but the Baltimore Ravens lost tight end Benjamin Watson to a season-ending injury during a 30-9 preseason victory over the Detroit Lions…

HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Alex Bregman homered and had three RBIs to back seven solid innings by Dallas Keuchel and lead the Houston Astros over the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Saturday night.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Zack Coppola hit a two-run single in the second inning, leading the Clearwater Threshers to a 6-2 win over the Daytona Tortugas on Saturday.

NILES, Ohio (AP) -- Albert Baur hit a run-scoring single in the sixth inning, leading the West Virginia Black Bears to a 6-4 win over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers on Saturday.

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) -- Stetson Allie hit a walk-off single with one out in the 14th inning, as the Altoona Curve topped the Erie SeaWolves 5-4 on Saturday.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Kelvin Gutierrez homered and had two hits as the Potomac Nationals beat the Lynchburg Hillcats 8-6 on Saturday.

TROY, N.Y. (AP) -- C.J. Chatham hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, leading the Lowell Spinners to a 5-1 win over the Tri-City ValleyCats on Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Abreu hit the first of four White Sox home runs and Jose Quintana threw 7 2/3 solid innings to lead Chicago past the Seattle Mariners 9-3 on Saturday night.

KODAK, Tenn. (AP) -- Joey DeMichele hit a solo home run in the ninth inning, leading the Birmingham Barons to a 4-2 win over the Tennessee Smokies on Saturday.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Corban Joseph homered and had three hits, driving in two as the Norfolk Tides topped the Charlotte Knights 9-5 on Saturday.

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) -- Will Savage tripled twice, scoring a couple of runs while also driving home two as the Connecticut Tigers beat the Vermont Lake Monsters 11-2 on Saturday.

The fullback position was a strength for the University of Wisconsin football team last season, with eventual sixth-round NFL draft pick Derek Watt leading a group that also included veteran Derek Straus and a talented third option in Austin Ramesh.

DUBUQUE, Iowa — The UW-La Crosse football team didn’t quite put its best foot forward on Saturday, but there is still one more week of preparation before the results on field really count.

DENVER (AP) — Wide receiver Tavon Austin has signed a four-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Rams.

Stevens Point Pacelli High School running back Alexander Schmitz wasn’t untouchable, but he sure was hard to tackle in the first half of Saturday’s nonconference game against Aquinas at Veterans Memorial Field.

After a fifth consecutive season in which the Green Bay Packers reached the NFL playoffs only to fall tantalizingly short of the Super Bowl, the residents of Packers Nation are getting restless.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Jorgan Cavanerio allowed just four hits over seven innings, leading the Jupiter Hammerheads over the Fort Myers Miracle in a 3-0 win on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — With his team's grip on the second AL wild-card spot slipping, Baltimore manager Buck Showalter hoped Dylan Bundy could pitch well and give the suddenly struggling bullpen a break.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Giants have placed right-hander Jake Peavy on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain.