La Crosse Tribune Sports News

DENVER (AP) — Six months ago, the Colorado Buffaloes were content for Sefo Liufau to take his time recovering from left foot surgery because Texas Tech transfer Davis Webb was insisting he'd be wearing the black and gold this fall.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tennessee Titans coach Mike Mularkey decided his starters should play one series Thursday, and for the defense, that meant a single snap.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) -- Steve Lombardozzi singled three times, and Paolo Espino allowed just four hits over eight innings as the Syracuse Chiefs topped the Pawtucket Red Sox 2-1 on Thursday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Nolan Becker and Kender Villegas combined for a shutout as the Daytona Tortugas defeated the Brevard County Manatees 10-0 on Thursday.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have suspended minor league pitcher Warwick Saupold for five games after he was reportedly arrested last weekend in Toledo, Ohio.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Estevan Florial homered and had two hits, driving in two, and Adonis Rosa hurled six scoreless innings as the Charleston RiverDogs beat the Hagerstown Suns 8-2 on Thursday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chicago White Sox rookie shortstop Tim Anderson left in the third inning of Thursday night's game at Minnesota with a bruised right calf.

FISHKILL, N.Y. (AP) -- Nathaniel Lowe hit a two-run double in the third inning, leading the Hudson Valley Renegades to a 3-2 win over the Vermont Lake Monsters on Thursday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Chad Huffman hit two home runs and drove in six runs, as the Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Columbus Clippers 8-1 on Thursday.

NEW YORK — When heavy rain began pelting the closed roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Andy Murray couldn't pick up the usual sounds of a tennis match.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marissa Coleman scored the first seven points of the game, finished with a season-high 19, and the Indiana Fever matched the WNBA record with 40 points in the first quarter in a 98-77 victory over the New…

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Cedric Mullins homered and had three hits, and Reid Love allowed just one hit over seven innings as the Delmarva Shorebirds topped the Greensboro Grasshoppers 3-1 on Thursday. The Shorebirds swept the four-game series with the…

READING, Pa. (AP) -- Ryan Court homered and had two hits, driving in two, and Teddy Stankiewicz allowed just four hits over six innings as the Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Reading Fightin Phils 6-0 on Thursday.

TROY, N.Y. (AP) -- Taylor Jones had a walk-off bases-clearing double with one out in the ninth inning, as the Tri-City ValleyCats defeated the Staten Island Yankees 4-3 on Thursday.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Browne has learned all about patience during his three-year wait to play for Southern California.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Pedro Florimon scored on a groundout in the first inning, leading the Indianapolis Indians to a 4-1 win over the Louisville Bats in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday.

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WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — New Jersey Devils farmhand Ben Johnson was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in the washroom of a Windsor bar in March 2013.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs expect starter John Lackey to return from a strained right shoulder this weekend.