La Crosse Tribune Sports News

GWINNETT, Ga. (AP) -- Jose Rosario doubled and singled twice, scoring two runs as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Gwinnett Braves 9-3 on Friday.

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) -- Cole Billingsley drove in Chris Clare with a sacrifice hit in the third inning, leading the Aberdeen IronBirds to a 4-2 win over the Batavia Muckdogs on Friday.

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) -- Corey Ray hit a two-run single in the sixth inning, leading the Brevard County Manatees to a 4-3 win over the Jupiter Hammerheads on Friday.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) -- Elvis Escobar had two hits and two RBI as the Bradenton Marauders topped the Dunedin Blue Jays 9-4 on Friday.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Kevin Kaczmarski, Tomas Nido and Luis Guillorme each had three hits, as the St. Lucie Mets beat the Daytona Tortugas 8-1 on Friday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane flashed a million-dollar smile in the photo opp, beaming from behind a table topped by the troika of hefty awards he skated off with to cap a sublime season.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Adam Walker hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to give the Rochester Red Wings an 8-6 win over the Norfolk Tides on Friday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have signed first-round pick Alexander Nylander.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. has been placed on the bereavement list by the San Diego Padres.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Home plate umpire Chad Fairchild left the Marlins-Cardinals game after taking a foul ball off his right forearm in the bottom of the first inning.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have signed veteran guard Randy Foye.

ATLANTA (AP) — Suspended Braves outfielder Hector Olivera has started a rehab assignment but has no guarantees he will return to the big-league club after his arrest on domestic violence charges.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes re-signed forward Tyler Gaudet to a one-year, two-way contract Friday. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

NEW YORK (AP) — Having lost his everyday designated hitter job due to a season-long slump, Alex Rodriguez was back at first base taking ground balls before the New York Yankees opened the second half against Boston on Friday night.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have put outfielder Justin Upton on the bereavement list and recalled outfielder Tyler Collins from Triple-A Toledo.

CLEVELAND (AP) — A person with knowledge of the details says the Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a deal with center Chris Andersen.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Sidney Crosby picked up the Stanley Cup at the Halifax airport and made a surprise visit to his hometown Tim Hortons.

NEW YORK (AP) — Boston manager John Farrell says he isn't troubled by having three left-handed pitchers in his starting rotation.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson will play this season under his franchise tag value of $13.952 million after he and Los Angeles couldn't agree to a long-term contract.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New York Mets All-Star outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was not in the starting lineup Friday night against the Philadelphia Phillies due to a right quad strain.