La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey left Friday night's game at Yankee Stadium a couple innings after fouling a ball off his right foot.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Tommy Field hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Rochester Red Wings to a 3-1 win over the Syracuse Chiefs on Friday. The Red Wings swept the short two-game series with the win.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Candace Parker added 18 points and six assists and the Los Angeles Sparks ended a two-game skid with a 95-75 win over the Washington Mystics on Friday night.

FORT DODGE, Iowa — The Lansing-New Albin High School softball team could have done without a little late drama, but none of that will change the fact that it is a state champion.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Sean Brady tossed a five-hit complete game and Taylor Murphy homered and had two hits, driving in two, as the Lynchburg Hillcats topped the Carolina Mudcats 15-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top-seeded Sam Stosur lost to 173rd-ranked wild-card entry Jessica Pegula in the Citi Open quarterfinals 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Friday.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — When they were drafted nearly three decades ago, one was on everybody's baseball radar, the other a blip at best, picked almost as an afterthought in the final round thanks to a recommendation by an important…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Connor Myers hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th inning to help lead the Eugene Emeralds to an 8-5 win over the Vancouver Canadians on Friday.

BELOIT, Wis. (AP) -- Ordomar Valdez had two hits and scored three runs, and Shao-Ching Chiang hurled five scoreless innings as the Lake County Captains defeated the Beloit Snappers 9-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.

The legend is that Dennis Green always had a rocky relationship with sports columnists from the Twin Cities dailies. This is not true, unless you want to count the fact that Sid Hartman publicly confronted Roger Headrick at Green's initial…

The outside hitter was a key cog for teams that won four Illinois prep state titles and four AAU national titles.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans say they have signed free-agent forward Terrence Jones and re-signed guard Tim Frazier.

NEW YORK — As the NBA looks for a new home for the 2017 All-Star Game, cities are lining up with open arms to welcome LeBron James, Stephen Curry and the hundred million or so dollars the festivities would bring…

INDIANAPOLIS — Jeff Gordon always expected to be at this weekend's Brickyard 400.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Allen Crabbe was upset three years ago when he wasn't selected until the second round of the NBA draft. His new contract with the Blazers alleviates some of that disappointment.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have activated Dexter Fowler from the 15-day disabled list after the outfielder missed a month with a strained right hamstring.

Morghan King was interning as a graphic designer and working at an organic breakfast restaurant in Seattle when she put "real life" on hold to become a weightlifter.

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Jordan Spieth hit the reset button after the U.S. Open, a prudent decision to keep from looking in the rearview mirror.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have recalled infielder Austin Barnes and optioned pitcher Julio Urias to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

LONDON (AP) — Usain Bolt looked in fine shape for the Olympics by winning his last race before Rio de Janeiro on his return from injury.