La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have placed right-hander Junichi Tazawa on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder impingement.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The World Series champion Royals are stuck in no-man's land, close enough to contention to keep fighting yet far enough behind the race that going all-in at the trade deadline would be a fool's gambit.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have signed center Luke Glendening to a $7.2 million, four-year extension.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have renewed their affiliation agreement with the ECHL's Rapid City Rush.

NEW YORK (AP) — Left-hander Anthony Kay, selected by the New York Mets with the 31st overall pick in the amateur draft, has agreed to a minor league contract with a $1.1 million signing bonus.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on an attempt by defense attorneys to have the New Orleans District Attorney removed from prosecuting the case against a man charged in the death of former Saints star Will Smith (all times local):

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers went into the All-Star break reeling, with nine losses their last 12 games and three-fifths of their starting rotation still on the disabled list.

SEATTLE (AP) — The day had already tested Jeremy Repanich's patience and resolve. And now he was being hounded by a security guard outside the Seattle SuperSonics' practice facility because he was unable to produce the credential that proved he…

NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of a training and sports medicine clinic sued Major League Baseball and several of its employees Thursday, claiming they caused the company's social media accounts to be illegally hacked during the sport's Biogenesis investigation.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with four of their restricted free agents to one-year, two-way contracts.

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.