La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets saluted the U.S. military by helping throw a green-and-white flag football game in Afghanistan.

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays added depth at catcher for the stretch run by re-acquiring veteran switch-hitter Dioner Navarro from the Chicago White Sox on Friday.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Ben Holmes got Brad Hartong to hit into a double play in the seventh inning, leading the Jupiter Hammerheads to a 4-3 win over the Fort Myers Miracle on Friday.

MADISON — Less than two weeks ago, the starting quarterback job was slipping away from Bart Houston.

NEW YORK (AP) — Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has left the game at Yankee Stadium because of a strained left hamstring.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Bart Houston will be following in his namesake's footsteps at Lambeau Field.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Jose Marmolejos hit a run-scoring double in the seventh inning, leading the Harrisburg Senators to a 5-4 win over the Hartford Yard Goats in the second game of a doubleheader on Friday.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays will release outfielder Desmond Jennings on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Trying to make a push in the crowded NL playoff race, the New York Mets plan to skip struggling right-hander Jacob deGrom the next time through the rotation.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ike Davis, Craig Breslow and Jason Marquis are among the players with major league experience who are set to play next month in a qualifying tournament for the World Baseball Classic.

PHOENIX (AP) — As expected, the Arizona Diamondbacks have activated center fielder A.J. Pollock and he was in the lineup for Friday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two weeks after breaking a bone in his right foot, Sean Maguire returned to preseason practices for No. 4 Florida State.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former NFL star Darren Sharper has filed a federal court notice that he now plans to appeal his conviction and nearly two-decade sentence in a drug and sexual assault case — a case in which he…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals ended one of the NFL's longer training camps on Friday, shutting it down amid talk around the league that this could be a Super Bowl team.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chad Greenway looked at the camera on the sideline, rolled up his jersey sleeve and flexed his bicep muscle as if he were entered in a bodybuilding competition.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have reinstated reliever T.J. McFarland from the 15-day disabled list before Friday night's game against the New York Yankees.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Colorado Rockies called up Stephen Cardullo from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday, the first time the 28-year-old infielder-outfielder has been on an active major league roster.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings' new $1.1 billion stadium has been test-driven by soccer players, a country music superstar and an iconic heavy metal band. But the biggest test for U.S. Bank Stadium comes Sunday when the football team…

Southeastern Conference quarterbacks take plenty of heat off the field, and this year will probably take even more on it.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Dillon McNamara struck Malik Collymore out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Tampa Yankees to a 7-6 win over the Brevard County Manatees on Friday.