La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ARDMORE, Okla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Justin Blackmon has been given a one year suspended sentence and probation for driving under the influence in Oklahoma.

If anyone needed a reminder about the unpredictability of college football, they got it this week when University of Wisconsin senior guard Dan Voltz pulled the plug on his football career due to the cumulative effect of injuries over five…

CHICAGO (AP) — Maybe the Chicago White Sox will change their luck by changing the name of their stadium.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kendall Graveman is a big fan of motivational tapes and speeches, something the Athletics right-hander relied on quite a bit after losing six of his first seven decisions this year.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Willie Abreu hit a run-scoring double in the first inning, leading the Boise Hawks to a 6-3 win over the Vancouver Canadians on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has agreed to hold games in Puerto Rico and will work with the players' association to invest $5 million in developing baseball on the island.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — As has been repeated many times by now, the Arizona Cardinals still have every player on offense who gained a yard or scored a point for the prolific team last season.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks pitched six effective innings and the Chicago Cubs finished off a three-game sweep, beating the San Diego Padres 6-3 on Wednesday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Colorado Rockies came into Milwaukee with a little momentum but quickly lost it all.

SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie Gary Sanchez kept up his torrid stretch with his seventh home run in the past nine games, and Masahiro Tanaka won his fourth straight start, leading the New York Yankees to a 5-0 win over the…

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Josh Anderson hit a two-run home run and had two hits, and Bo Takahashi allowed just three hits over six innings as the Hillsboro Hops beat the Spokane Indians 5-1 on Wednesday. With the victory, the…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks pitched six effective innings and the Chicago Cubs finished off a three-game sweep, beating the San Diego Padres 6-3 Wednesday.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Robert Griffin III doesn't want to get ahead of himself.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes says he has no plans to exercise an opt-out clause in his contract with the New York Mets.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith remains the New York Jets' No. 2 quarterback and will play after starter Ryan Fitzpatrick in the preseason game against the Giants on Saturday night.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have made some changes, significant and subtle, under first-year general manager Bob Quinn.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The New York Mets have put pitcher Jonathan Niese on the 15-day disabled list and are leaning to toward knee surgery for the left-hander.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have given team president and chief executive officer Derrick Hall an eight-year contract extension.

NEW YORK (AP) — Three minor league pitchers in the Cincinnati organization and a pitcher in the Atlanta system have been suspended for drug violations.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott shrugs at the suggestion that the Dallas rookie quarterback's startling success in two preseason games is a product of what skeptics might call the "vanilla" defenses of the exhibition season.