La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Seattle Mariners acquired outfielder Ben Gamel from the New York Yankees in exchange for a pair of minor league pitchers.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers reliever Jeremy Jeffress will remain on the restricted list while entering an unspecified treatment program following an arrest on a drunken driving charge.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Stephen Gaylor had four hits as the Mississippi Braves topped the Chattanooga Lookouts 6-2 on Wednesday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Seattle reliever Arquimedes Caminero has been ejected after hitting Texas' Elvis Andrus with a pitch.

BOSTON (AP) — Hanley Ramirez hit a grand slam, and Aaron Hill later sliced an RBI single to break an eighth-inning tie on Wednesday to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Winnipeg Jets named forward Blake Wheeler as their captain Wednesday.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Free agent point guard Ty Lawson has signed with the Sacramento Kings.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have recalled infielder Tommy La Stella from Triple-A Iowa and optioned reliever Spencer Patton to their top farm club.

PUEBLA, Mexico (AP) -- Ruben Rivera singled three times, and Travis Blackley allowed just four hits over seven innings as the Pericos de Puebla beat the Leones de Yucatan 5-3 on Tuesday.

Colin Kaepernick's decision to sit during the national anthem is prompting protests over a display at the Reno airport that includes memorabilia from his days at the University of Nevada, where he was a star player before being drafted by…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Casey McGehee and Steven Moya connected on back-to-back homers in the first inning to help lead the Toledo Mud Hens to a 4-2 victory over Indianapolis Indians on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL will announce Thursday that the 2017 draft will be held in Philadelphia.

DETROIT (AP) — JaCoby Jones doubled twice in his second major league game, then dashed home for the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Collins in the ninth inning to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White…

NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime announcer Brent Musburger has been selected to receive the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Broadcasting.

Some anniversary this is turning out to be.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Rex Ryan hasn't jumped out of any airplanes this offseason. And the Buffalo Bills coach hasn't munched on dog biscuits, or issued any bold proclamations of building a bully.

MIAMI (AP) — New Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase likes to talk trash to his players, and the team's performance in recent years has provided plenty of fodder.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Albert Almora had four hits and scored three runs, and Jordan Pries allowed just three hits over seven innings as the Iowa Cubs defeated the Nashville Sounds 10-1 on Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is getting a raise.

ATLANTA (AP) — The San Diego Padres have put catcher Christian Bethancourt on the 15-day disabled list with a left intercostal strain.