La Crosse Tribune Sports News

TROON, Scotland — Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson delivered what everyone expects out of a major championship.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jay Fishman finds it more comfortable these days to use a wheelchair to get around, and has begun getting some help breathing from a portable ventilator.

DETROIT (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have reinstated closer Wade Davis from the 15-day disabled list.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole will start Saturday against the Nationals after the Pirates activated him from the 15-day disabled list.

CHICAGO (AP) — Yu Darvish returned from the disabled list to strike out nine but was inefficient and wild at times, and Anthony Rizzo's two-run double helped lead the Chicago Cubs past the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Saturday.

MIAMI (AP) — Pat Riley says he wishes he would have done more to keep Dwyane Wade in Miami.

TROON, Scotland (AP) — Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson went toe-to-toe for four hours Saturday in the British Open, trading pivotal par saves and four lead changes in the cold wind and occasional rain at Royal Troon.

A letter drafted by U.S. and Canadian anti-doping leaders urging Russia's removal from the Olympics is circulating days before the public release of a report expected to detail a state-sponsored doping system that corrupted the country's entire sports program.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — First baseman Justin Smoak has agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $8.25 million with the Toronto Blue Jays.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nate Thurmond, a Hall of Fame center and longtime Golden State Warrior, died Saturday after a short battle with leukemia. He was 74.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — First baseman Justin Smoak has agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $8.25 million with the Toronto Blue Jays.

LOUDON, N.H. — He was one of NASCAR's first superstars, but Fred Lorenzen's memories of his Hall of Fame career have dimmed as he battles dementia. His Daytona 500 victory, the wins he piled up to become NASCAR's first $100,000…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Texas Rangers have made room on the roster for the return of Yu Darvish by optioning fellow right-hander Jose Leclerc to Triple-A Round Rock.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros have signed international free agent Yulieski Gurriel to a five-year contract.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Reid Love, Dariel Delgado and Lex Rutledge combined for a shutout as the Delmarva Shorebirds topped the Augusta GreenJackets 3-0 in a game that was called early on Friday.

Laurie Hernandez keeps insisting she's too young to know better. That she's so new to this whole Olympics thing, she doesn't know she's supposed to be scared.

Laurie Hernandez keeps insisting she's too young to know better. That she's so new to this whole Olympics thing, she doesn't know she's supposed to be scared.

VILLARS-LES-DOMBES, France (AP) — Mark Cavendish sprinted to his fourth victory in this year's Tour de France in the 14th stage Saturday.

PRAGUE (AP) — Another top 10 tennis player has withdrawn from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics over concerns about the Zika virus.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Sidney Crosby has received a rousing reception during a parade in Canada, with the Pittsburgh Penguins captain showing off the Stanley Cup to his hometown fans.