La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — After the customary season-opening flyover, keep your eyes in the air when the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Washington Redskins.

HOUSTON (AP) — New quarterback Brock Osweiler has undoubtedly upgraded the Houston Texans' offense as they prepare for Sunday's season opener against the Chicago Bears.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson can hardly sleep, so eager for the Minnesota Vikings to finally open the season after their playoff loss last January.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Eight years and two jobs later, Rex Ryan still feels a tight connection with the Baltimore Ravens. It's an unshakable rapport that goes both ways.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck is tired of talking about the Indianapolis Colts' sluggish starts. It's time to fix it.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott are set to be the first rookie quarterback-running back combo to start an opener for the Dallas Cowboys since Roger Staubach and Calvin Hill nearly 50 years ago.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carson Wentz was so impressive in the film room and on the practice field that he earned a promotion from No. 3 quarterback to starter.

It’d been a frustrating week for Holmen High School fullback Seth Wilson.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Colin Walsh scored the decisive run on a forceout in the eighth inning, as the Nashville Sounds defeated the Oklahoma City Dodgers 6-5 on Friday.

MIAMI (AP) — Clayton Kershaw spent the bulk of the evening in the dugout, wearing a blue Dodgers jacket, chatting with teammates and chomping down on a wad of pink bubble gum.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds haven't had a whole lot to celebrate recently, which is why they took a little extra satisfaction in how they ended their five-game losing streak.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Napoli hit a mammoth home run on the first pitch of the fifth inning to give Cleveland the lead, and the Indians hung on to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Friday night and maintain their…

CHICAGO (AP) — Carlos Rodon struck out a season-high nine over six innings, Adam Eaton doubled twice and scored two runs and the Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City 7-2 on Friday night to prevent the Royals from gaining ground…

ATLANTA (AP) — Kelly Johnson's pinch-hit double drove in the go-ahead run in New York's four-run eighth inning, and the Mets rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Friday night for their sixth straight win.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) -- Mauricio Ramos doubled and singled twice as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals beat the Springfield Cardinals 8-3 on Friday.

A look at what's happening all around the majors Saturday:

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- Viosergy Rosa hit a walk-off grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Midland RockHounds beat the Corpus Christi Hooks 7-5 on Friday.

PEARL, Miss. (AP) -- Kade Scivicque, Mallex Smith, Carlos Franco and Joey Meneses recorded three hits each, as Mississippi beat the Pensacola Blue Wahoos 9-2 on Friday.

BOWLING

HOUSTON (AP) — Kris Bryant hit a two-run homer, Jon Lester threw seven scoreless innings and Hector Rondon and Aroldis Chapman completed the shutout to give the Chicago Cubs a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.