La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brandon McCarthy threw five scoreless innings in his first start in 14 months, Trace Thompson and Yasmani Grandal homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday with a…

GOSHEN, N.Y. (AP) — Breeder Charlie Keller III and trainer Bruce Nickells have been inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Darius Day homered and had two hits, and Sal Mendez allowed just three hits over five innings as the Spokane Indians topped the Vancouver Canadians 3-0 on Sunday.

GRANVILLE, W.Va. (AP) -- David Kerian had four hits and four RBI, and Weston Davis allowed just two hits over five innings as the Auburn Doubledays beat the West Virginia Black Bears 14-0 on Sunday.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Quintana been pitching well over his last nine starts but had gone 0-7 in large part because the White Sox had managed just nine total runs in that span.

BOSTON (AP) — Sean O'Sullivan paused, smiled briefly and admitted he was thinking about how impressive the Los Angeles Angels' hitters looked a night earlier.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Well, at least the Cincinnati Reds did not get no hit by Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals bullpen.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Once again the Tampa Bay Rays were forced to look for positive in yet another disappointing loss.

ATLANTA (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that guard Malcolm Delaney, a Euroleague star, has agreed to a $1.49 million, two-year contract offer from the Atlanta Hawks.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Quintin Berry had two hits and two RBI as the Salt Lake Bees defeated the Fresno Grizzlies 7-3 on Sunday.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) -- Zach Hartman induced an out from David Denson in the eighth inning, leading the Burlington Bees to a 4-3 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Yordano Ventura got a costly hit.

TORONTO (AP) — The Cleveland Indians hoped a strong outing from Corey Kluber could help them start a new winning streak.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Nick Neidert struck out 11 hitters over eight innings, leading the Clinton LumberKings over the Peoria Chiefs in a 5-2 win on Sunday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cole Hamels was knocked out in the fifth inning of his shortest start this season and lost for the first time since May 27 as the last-place Minnesota Twins beat the first-place Texas Rangers for the second…

HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Quintana pitched seven solid innings to get his first win in almost two months, and Jose Abreu had two hits and an RBI to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Houston Astros 4-1 on Sunday.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — It was a busy day for players and Major League Baseball officials long before the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins were set to take the field at Fort Bragg on Sunday night for the first…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg was removed from a no-hit bid after 6 2/3 innings Sunday, and Ramon Cabrera singled against Matt Belisle leading off the eighth for Cincinnati's first hit in the Washington Nationals' 12-1 rout of the Reds…

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Michael Russell hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning, leading the Bowling Green Hot Rods to a 3-2 win over the Great Lakes Loons on Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wilmer Flores went 6 for 6 with two of New York's five home runs, and the Mets romped to another four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs by battering Jon Lester in a 14-3 blowout Sunday.