La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andrew Cashner can see the writing on the wall.

CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Kinsler hit his 20th home run, Miguel Cabrera added his 19th and the Detroit Tigers beat the struggling Chicago White Sox 2-1 in a game that was called after more than a two-hour rain delay in…

WILLMAR, Minn. — After starting fast, the La Crosse Loggers nearly blew a seven-run lead Thursday night in a Northwoods League game. La Crosse, however, regrouped and beat the Willmar Stingers 11-7 in front of 842 fans.

BOSTON (AP) — A top Massachusetts lawmaker is making a play for the NBA's 2017 All-Star Game.

LOGGERS 11, STINGERS 7

HOUSTON (AP) — A person familiar with J.J. Watt's condition said the Houston Texans' star defensive end has had back surgery and will begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — On the eve of hosting the world's largest sporting event, Rio de Janeiro's decade-long push to curb violence in hundreds of slums appears to be crumbling.

BOSTON (AP) — Tyler Duffey was trailing Boston by a run after throwing just one pitch. It didn't get much better from there for Minnesota's young right-hander or the pitchers that followed him.

SALTILLO, Mexico (AP) -- Rogelio Noris hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading the Olmecas de Tabasco to a 5-4 win over the Saraperos de Saltillo on Thursday.

HOUSTON (AP) — A person familiar with J.J. Watt's condition said the Houston Texans' star defensive end has had back surgery and will begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list.

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Jake Gatewood, Isan Diaz and Luis Aviles each had three hits, as the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers beat the Fort Wayne TinCaps 12-3 on Thursday.

DENVER (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez hit a three-run homer to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, Chad Bettis threw efficiently into the seventh and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Thursday night.

HOUSTON (AP) — A person familiar with J.J. Watt's condition said the Houston Texans' star defensive end has had back surgery and will begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Manuel Margot hit a run-scoring double in the fifth inning, leading the El Paso Chihuahuas to a 7-2 win over the Memphis Redbirds on Thursday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Jesus Aguilar drew a bases-loaded walk in the 14th inning to score the winning run, as the Columbus Clippers defeated the Pawtucket Red Sox 5-4 on Thursday.

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico (AP) -- Jose Martinez had four hits and three RBI as the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz topped the Rieleros de Aguascalientes 8-5 on Thursday.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Efren Delgado tossed a five-hit complete game and Juan Carlos Gamboa had two hits and scored two runs, as the Diablos Rojos del Mexico topped the Guerreros de Oaxaca 5-1 on Thursday. The Diablos Rojos swept…

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- Ryan Cordell hit an RBI single in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Frisco RoughRiders to a 7-6 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Thursday.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- Pat Porter homered and singled, scoring two runs as the Quad Cities River Bandits topped the Dayton Dragons 12-4 on Thursday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Garza can feel himself getting stronger. The evidence is on the radar gun and in his command. At the moment, it's just not in the results.