La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jose Reyes homered on the first pitch of the game, Noah Syndergaard lasted five shaky shutout innings and the New York Mets won their fifth in a row, beating Cincinnati 6-3 on Wednesday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The entire infield ran to the mound to congratulate Jharel Cotton on a memorable major league debut Wednesday, and he showed the last-place Oakland Athletics a glimpse of a promising future when they beat the Los…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Former Vancouver Canucks forward Manny Malhotra returned to the team Wednesday as a development coach.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Emmanuel Sanders and the Denver Broncos agreed on a three-year, $33 million contract extension Wednesday on the eve of the season opener.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Days from his Dallas debut and cleared by prosecutors in Ohio in a domestic violence case, Ezekiel Elliott still had to answer questions Wednesday about conduct away from the field.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in four years, Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell believes his team doesn't have to be perfect to win.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Ziggy Hood didn't let a foot injury slow him down. He put some in-soles in his cleats and worked his way back into the NFL.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — When the Seattle Seahawks released their depth chart for the season opener against Miami, there was a surprising hierarchy at running back.

LONDON (AP) — Formula One is being bought by Liberty Media, a U.S. company that invests in entertainment and sports, in a takeover valuing the motorsport series at $8 billion.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Javon Hargrave may be quietly putting together a noteworthy start to his rookie season.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Eddie Lacy is rolling again.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay bullpen came up big to help the Rays avoid a three-game sweep.

CHICAGO (AP) — Avisail Garcia hit a go-ahead single against his former team in a four-run eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat Detroit 7-4 on Wednesday to keep the Tigers a game out of the final AL wild-card…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr. has clear understanding of what it means to be the go-to receiver for the New York Giants.

Ogunbowale did what he does best against LSU on Saturday — excel as a change-of-pace, passing-down back to complement teammate Corey Clements.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Matt Ryan made it all look easy at the beginning of his NFL career.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The trend in the NFL over the past decade has been away from the bell-cow running backs of the 1970s and '80s, instead keeping fresh legs and healthy players on the field.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa didn't participate in practice Wednesday because of what appears to be an injury to his left leg.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Astros shortstop Carlos Correa has been sent back to Houston because of inflammation in his left shoulder.

Brett Rypien grew up in a crimson family 90 minutes north of the Washington State campus where his uncle Mark is immortalized in the school's athletic hall of fame as part of the great lineage of Cougars quarterbacks.