La Crosse Tribune Sports News

EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) -- Nathan Lukes hit a walk-off solo homer in the eighth inning, as the Lake County Captains beat the Quad Cities River Bandits 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Khris Davis hit two home runs, Ryon Healy hit his first career homer and Sonny Gray snapped a 12-game winless streak as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sandy Leon homered and drove in four runs, Eduardo Rodriguez again dominated the Yankees in his return from Triple-A and the Boston Red Sox beat New York 5-2 on Saturday to win their season-high sixth straight.

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PHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed outfielder Trayce Thompson on the 15-day disabled list because of lower back irritation Saturday before their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

LOUDON, N.H. — Kyle Busch had an expected result in his unexpected NASCAR start.

SEATTLE (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma limited Houston to two hits in seven innings, Robinson Cano provided the only scoring with a RBI single in the sixth and the Seattle Mariners beat the Astros 1-0 on Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Yu Darvish was pleased with his first start since June 8 after recovering from shoulder discomfort, even though his pitch count quickly rose and he fell short of pitching five innings.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have placed struggling closer Arodys Vizcaino on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A leading Rio de Janeiro Olympics official doubts the world's top four male golfers are staying away from the games because of the Zika virus.

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.