La Crosse Tribune Sports News

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee catcher Jonathan Lucroy was not in the starting lineup for Saturday night's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates as the Brewers considered trade possibilities.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl in an unorthodox manner and they're out to defend that title in an unconventional way as well.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have put infielder Jose Reyes on the 15-day disabled list because of a strain in his left ribcage and signed free agent Justin Ruggiano.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — You could own a truck driven by one of the best players in the MLB.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sunday after Sunday, D.J. Humphries watched his Arizona Cardinals teammates suit up without him.

CHICAGO (AP) — Leonys Martin hit a go-ahead, two-run double off new Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman in the eighth inning, lifting the Seattle Mariners over Chicago 4-1 Saturday.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins did not report to training camp Saturday.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes signed first-round pick Jakob Chychrun to an entry-level contract Saturday.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — It's only a couple of days into the New York Giants training camp and one thing is sticking out.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Outfielder Billy Burns was traded from the Oakland Athletics to the Kansas City Royals on Saturday for outfield prospect Brett Eibner.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Waking up in his dorm room hours before the Buffalo Bills opened training camp at St. John Fisher College, quarterback Tyrod Taylor allowed himself one brief moment to reflect back on how far he's come.

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings are keeping kickoff returner/wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson out of practice, following an injury around his left shoulder.

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — His time seemed to have passed. He's ranked 150th in the world and almost surely won't be playing on Europe's Ryder Cup squad.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Dressed in an orange jacket and matching orange shorts, Browns coach Hue Jackson is easy to spot on a practice field crowded with players, coaches, ball boys and onlookers.

NEW YORK (AP) — Australian star Penny Taylor is calling it a career.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two Russian swimmers filed an appeal Saturday against their exclusion from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, claiming the ban is "invalid" and "unenforceable."

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Right tackle Anthony Davis has been reinstated by the NFL after an 11-month retirement that he planned to come back from all along.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Popole Misenga broke down crying — for the family in Congo that he hasn't seen in 15 years, and for all the world's refugees who haven't been as lucky as he's been.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Saints coach Sean Payton is ending evening meetings with players an hour earlier at training camp this summer and starting practice an hour later in the mornings.

TORONTO (AP) — J.A. Happ won his eighth straight decision, Devon Travis homered and the Toronto Blue Jays used a seven-run fifth inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-1 Saturday and take sole possession of the AL East lead for…