La Crosse Tribune Sports News

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Patrick Biondi scored on a double play in the first inning, leading the St. Lucie Mets to a 7-3 win over the Palm Beach Cardinals on Friday.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Juan Duran hit a two-run home run and had two hits as the Daytona Tortugas beat the Clearwater Threshers 8-3 on Friday.

Instead of a traditional match, coach Kelly Sheffield had his team run through two practice-style games and then played one set to 15 under game conditions. No statistics were kept.

PEARL, Miss. (AP) -- Pinch hitter Taylor Sparks hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning, leading the Pensacola Blue Wahoos to a 1-0 win over the Mississippi Braves in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Mired in a slump for the past month, the Seattle Mariners optioned first baseman Dae-Ho Lee to Triple-A Tacoma on Friday.

How can you tell? There wasn’t a “dude,” ‘’brah” or “jeah” anywhere in it.

DENVER (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have put pitcher John Lackey on the 15-day disabled list because of strained right shoulder.

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies reinstated reliever Chad Qualls from the 15-day disabled list on Friday and cleared a roster spot for him by optioning struggling rookie reliever Carlos Estevez to their Triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Serbia had a late last look against the U.S. and missed.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The New York Mets activated outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera from the disabled list in a move manager Terry Collins hopes will provide a much-needed offensive boost for his ball club.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The NFL on Friday suspended Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell for the first three games of the season for missing multiple drug tests, a violation of the league's substance abuse policy.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays utility man Nick Franklin entered Friday night's game as a defensive replacement in the third inning, just two days after being hit in the head by a teammate's bat while on deck.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Break time is over.

SEATTLE (AP) — The sale of the Seattle Mariners from Nintendo of America to a group of minority owners led by Western Wireless Corp. founder John Stanton and retired Microsoft executive Chris Larson has become official.

GWINNETT, Ga. (AP) -- Matt Wisler pitched a complete game and Braeden Schlehuber had two hits and two RBI, as the Gwinnett Braves topped the Charlotte Knights 7-5 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Chloe Esposito emerged from the tunnel into Deodoro Stadium, her bright, white teeth sparkling in the lights.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Ronald Herrera allowed just four hits over seven innings, leading the Trenton Thunder over the Hartford Yard Goats in a 2-0 win on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A man who helped translate conversations between Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, his teammates and armed security guards at a gas station says a gun wasn't pointed at them during the encounter.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Britain's Tom Daley topped the Chinese in the men's 10-meter platform diving preliminaries Friday, helped by the highest-scoring dive so far in eight events at the Rio Olympics.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- Ben Verlander drove in Wade Hinkle with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, leading the Lakeland Flying Tigers to a 6-5 win over the Dunedin Blue Jays on Friday.