La Crosse Tribune Sports News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2015 World Champion Kansas City Royals will meet President Barack Obama at the White House on July 21.

TROON, Scotland (AP) — Phil Mickelson pointed his putter toward the hole and was ready to step right into major championship history Thursday in the British Open.

African discus champion Victor Hogan was dropped from South Africa's Olympic team on Thursday after he failed a doping test and was banned for two years.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Kyle Martin had three hits and scored two runs as the Clearwater Threshers topped the Palm Beach Cardinals 8-6 on Thursday.

Westby High school senior-to-be Chelsea Olson verbally committed this morning to play basketball at Youngstown State after graduating next spring.

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.