La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers acquired cornerback Justin Gilbert from the Cleveland Browns on Saturday, hoping the former first-round pick can help out a secondary in the midst of a youth movement.

CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly 13 years after he was traded away, Joe Nathan is back with the Giants.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans activated star defensive end J.J. Watt from the physically unable to perform list Saturday, and waived 18 players.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets have cut 18 players, including fullback Tommy Bohanon, linebacker Trevor Reilly and wide receivers Jeremy Ross and Kenbrell Thompkins.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have reached the 53-man roster limit, placing cornerbacks Akeem King and DeMarcus Van Dyke on injured reserve and waiving quarterback Matt Simms.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Eagles have traded quarterback Sam Bradford to the Minnesota Vikings for a pair of draft picks.

PRAGUE (AP) — David Krejci is out of the World Cup of Hockey because the Czech needs more time to recover from hip surgery.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Phelps isn't sure what kind of moves Ryan Lochte has planned for "Dancing with the Stars."

Oddsmakers are right to favor the Tigers, but they still may be sleeping on a solid UW team.

Houston, a fifth-year senior, will start at quarterback today when the Badgers open the season against No. 5 LSU at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.

SEATTLE (AP) — Brett Oberholtzer was handed a four-run lead before he even took the mound Friday night for the Los Angeles Angels.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julio Urias has shown his stuff since the All-Star break, going 4-0 in seven games with a 2.25 ERA during a time when the Dodgers' rotation has been plagued by injuries.

TENNIS

Now this is the way to start the college football season.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics returned home to a field still bearing markings from an NFL game played at the Coliseum 24 hours earlier and proceeded to get blitzed in their most lopsided loss of the season.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester pitched 6 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…

FRIDAY'S STATE FOOTBALL SCORES

SEATTLE (AP) — Ketel Marte had two singles and three RBIs in a nine-run second inning, and the Seattle Mariners held off the Los Angeles Angels 11-8 on Friday night to stop a five-game losing streak.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yangervis Solarte hit a tie-breaking home run leading off the eighth inning, helping the last-place San Diego Padres edge the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Friday night.

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Nelson Molina hit an RBI triple in the top of the 16th inning to lead the Cedar Rapids Kernels to a 5-4 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Friday.