La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BOSTON (AP) — Rudolph "Spider" Edwards, who with his dust mop and jaunty fedora shared the parquet floor with Celtics stars from Bill Russell to Larry Bird in the old Boston Garden and new, has died. He was 86.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have agreed to a two-year, $8 million contract with goaltender Petr Mrazek.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs placed running back Jamaal Charles on the physically unable to perform list Wednesday, though coach Andy Reid said it should not be considered a setback in his return from a knee injury.

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns coach Earl Watson completed his staff Wednesday, naming Jay Triano associate head coach and Tyrone Corbin and Nate Bjorkgren assistant coaches.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Longtime NFL kicker Kris Brown and former NFL defensive end Adam Carriker are among four former Nebraska Cornhuskers to be inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Center Anderson Varejao will miss the Olympics for host Brazil because of a herniated disc in his lower back.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Gus Bradley looks like he could pass the team's conditioning test.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — John Elway declared the Super Bowl champs' quarterback competition wide open entering training camp.

TORONTO (AP) — R.A. Dickey is in a rut, which is bad news for the Blue Jays.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Carrasco needed to be nearly perfect against Stephen Strasburg.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox placed second baseman Brett Lawrie on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 22, and recalled infielder Carlos Sanchez from Triple-A Chrlotte on Wednesday before their game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have reached an agreement with veteran offensive lineman Jake Long on a one-year contract, pending the condition of his oft-injured right knee.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have signed five-time All-Pro defensive tackle Kevin Williams to a one-day contract so he can formally retire as a member of the team.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers formally signed guard CJ McCollum to a four-year contract extension Wednesday.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed forward Vladislav Namestnikov to a two-year, $3.875 million contract Wednesday.

BOSTON (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning that bounced off the top of the wall and into Boston's bullpen, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Red Sox on Wednesday…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Mason Robbins hit a run-scoring triple in the first inning, leading the Winston-Salem Dash to a 7-6 win over the Frederick Keys on Wednesday. With the victory, the Dash swept the three-game series.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have released quarterback Nick Foles after failing to find a trade destination for the disgruntled quarterback.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The first rule of Jets training camp: No talking about Ryan Fitzpatrick.

WATERVLIET, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man has pleaded guilty to killing the son of a former NFL player in an apartment.