La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — Mac Williamson homered in the fifth inning and hit a tiebreaking single in the 12th, lifting San Francisco over the New York Yankees 2-1 Saturday for the Giants' first victory since the All-Star break.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith has been named to the board of directors of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Issmael Salas hit an RBI double in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Pericos de Puebla to a 6-5 win over the Diablos Rojos del Mexico on Saturday.

BOSTON (AP) — Minnesota Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki left Saturday night's game against the Boston Red Sox in the second inning after getting hit in the mask with a foul ball.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Jorgan Cavanerio, James Buckelew and Travis Ballew combined for a shutout as the Jupiter Hammerheads beat the Dunedin Blue Jays 10-0 on Saturday.

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Matt Stites got Austin Dean to hit into a double play in the seventh inning, leading the Mobile BayBears to a 6-5 win over the Jacksonville Suns in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ready or not, the Rio Olympics are opening their doors.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Polanco and David Freese hit two-run singles during a five-run fifth inning to rally Pittsburgh over the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Saturday after top Pirates prospect Tyler Glasnow was removed with shoulder discomfort.

INDIANAPOLIS — When Tony Stewart dreamed about winning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he never contemplated saying goodbye.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have placed right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez on the paternity leave list and recalled righty Tyler Wilson from Triple-A Norfolk.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- Thomas Milone hit a sacrifice fly and drove in Jace Conrad with the winning run in the seventh inning, as the Charlotte Stone Crabs topped the Brevard County Manatees 5-4 in the first game of…

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) -- Austen Williams pitched a complete game and Bryan Mejia homered and had two hits, as the Potomac Nationals topped the Winston-Salem Dash 6-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila believes his current roster is good enough to reach the postseason and anticipates standing pat at the Aug. 1 trade deadline.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals released safety Taylor Mays on Saturday, five days before the team reports for the start of training camp.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale has been scratched from his start against the Detroit Tigers after he was involved in what the team says was a "non-physical clubhouse incident."

CINCINNATI (AP) — Arizona manager Chip Hale has warned teams against plunking Diamondbacks leadoff hitter Jean Segura, who took exception to the latest pitch that hit him.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Thomas Spitz singled three times, driving in two runs as the Palm Beach Cardinals topped the Tampa Yankees 10-7 on Friday.

Few, if any, NFL teams have the roster stability of the Green Bay Packers.

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA has withdrawn its fines for teams that showed support of citizens and police involved in recent shootings by wearing black warmup shirts before games.

NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA withdraws fines for teams that showed support of citizens and police involved in recent shootings.