La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Sabres have re-signed forward Marcus Foligno to a one-year contract.

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Mississippi is coming off an impressive 10-win season, returns arguably the league's best quarterback and recently had three of its top players selected in the first round of the NFL draft.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The NBA remains the best among its professional sports peers when it comes diversity hiring.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A jury has ruled that a Pennsylvania racetrack didn't cause harm to a man killed by lightning minutes after an August 2012 NASCAR race was stopped.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles bashed their way into first place before the All-Star break, hitting a major league leading 137 homers while averaging more than five runs per game.

MIAMI (AP) — Thanks to an All-Star ace, a solid bullpen and an abundance of .300 hitters, the Miami Marlins can savor their best record at the All-Star break since 1997.

EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) -- Luis Arraez doubled and singled twice, and Lachlan Wells tossed six scoreless innings as the Cedar Rapids Kernels beat the Lake County Captains 8-1 on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington's expansion Arena Football League franchise will be called the Valor.

SEATTLE (AP) — After the Seattle Mariners posted the biggest comeback in franchise history to win in San Diego 16-13 on June 2, they headed off to a series in Texas tied for the lead in the AL West.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A judge has agreed to move a hearing for Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green in his misdemeanor assault and battery case before he leaves next month for the Olympics.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cole Aldrich was vacationing with his wife in Italy when a lifelong dream came to fruition.

African discus champion Victor Hogan has been dropped from South Africa's Olympic team and banned for two years for doping.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Many top foreign leaders have been slow to commit to attending the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics amid Brazil's political turmoil and a stream of bad news engulfing South America's first games.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings have signed Danish forward Patrick Bjorkstrand to a one-year contract.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have commissioned city firefighter and artist Ryan Feeney to create a statue of former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie got to talk baseball on a train with a pitcher from his favorite team.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Defense attorneys are trying to get the New Orleans District Attorney's Office removed from the case of Cardell Hayes, the man charged in the April 9 shooting death of former Saints star Will Smith.

Tim Tebow will be there. Tom Brady will pass.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have signed Pau Gasol, beefing up a front line that will be without Tim Duncan next season for the first time in 19 years.

Corey Clement will have high expectations this fall.