La Crosse Tribune Sports News

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tamika Catchings had 23 points and four steals to help the Indiana Fever hand the Los Angeles Sparks their first two-game losing streak of the season in a 92-82 victory Tuesday night.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Jeff Thompson threw seven scoreless innings, leading the Lakeland Flying Tigers over the Fort Myers Miracle in a 5-3 win on Tuesday.

DETROIT (AP) — Tommy Milone held Detroit scoreless until the ninth inning, and the Minnesota Twins broke through with five runs in the seventh in a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Clint Terry got Steve Bean to hit into a double play in the eighth inning, leading the Brevard County Manatees to a 6-5 win over the Palm Beach Cardinals on Tuesday.

He triples and scores the game-winning run on Scooter Gennett's throwing error.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Emilio Guerrero hit a run-scoring single in the fifth inning, leading the New Hampshire Fisher Cats to a 7-5 win over the Reading Fightin Phils on Tuesday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Harrison tripled leading off the bottom of the ninth and scored when the throw from the outfield skipped past Milwaukee third baseman Hernan Perez and out of play to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2…

NEW YORK (AP) — Starling Castro hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, Nathan Eovaldi won for the first time since May and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 Tuesday night to move back above…

SALEM, Va. (AP) -- Nick Longhi had a walk-off double with one out in the 11th inning, as the Salem Red Sox beat the Potomac Nationals 1-0 on Tuesday.

Just like he did Saturday night between 20-lap twin features at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, Ty Majeski has moved on.

BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz hit a three-run homer and Rick Porcello remained unbeaten at home as the Boston Red Sox beat the struggling San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Tuesday night.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Jake Peter hit a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Charlotte Knights topped the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 4-3 on Tuesday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The game between the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals scheduled for Tuesday night was postponed because of anticipated storms.

A sport that was once a fixture in the La Crosse area is trying to make a comeback.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Matt Skole hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Syracuse Chiefs to a 4-3 win over the Gwinnett Braves on Tuesday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Toronto slugger Jose Bautista is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday and could rejoin the Blue Jays when they open a three-game interleague series at home against San Diego on Monday.

DALLAS (AP) — Baylor quarterback Seth Russell was on a mission trip in Brazil with other athletes from the private Baptist school when he got the text message from Art Briles saying he was no longer their football coach.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Pinch hitter David Dahl hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning, leading the Albuquerque Isotopes to a 7-5 win over the Nashville Sounds in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have signed first-round pick Jamal Murray and agreed to a deal with veteran Mike Miller.

BOSTON (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have signed former first-round pick Kyle Drabek to a minor league deal.