La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Great Britain hopes a couple of faces from yesteryear can help it continue its dominance on the track.

LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A minor league baseball team in New Jersey affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies is so confident that furballs and flyballs are purrfect together they are inviting fans to bring their cats to this weekend's game.

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — The Boston Celtics brought Al Horford out for the media on Friday even as they wait for their new deal with the former Atlanta Hawks big man to be approved by the league office.

PARIS (AP) — By blowing themselves up at France's national stadium, suicide bombers created a link, indelibly marked in blood, between football and extremist terror — things that, in normal circumstances, are worlds apart.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police say they want to investigate "all athletics training camps in the country" for doping after arresting a well-known Italian agent on suspicion that he conspired to provide banned substances to runners.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's Olympic committee lifted its ban on Park Tae-hwan on Friday, allowing the former Olympic swimming champion to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Games.

The 31-year-old vagabond rookie has an ERA under 3.00 in 12 starts with Milwaukee.

The Cavaliers pulled a little salary cap magic Thursday and preserved a valuable trade exception in the process.

CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Markakis entered the day with two home runs. He doubled that and helped the Atlanta Braves to a rare feel-good moment in a rough season.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hyun-Jin Ryu's rust showed in his return to the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation after 640 days away dealing with surgery and injuries.

CHICAGO (AP) — This is the genius of Joe Maddon:

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Ekblad is fully aware that the Florida Panthers will be dealing with a new issue this season, that being the burden of preseason expectations.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With the All-Star Game coming up next week, Drew Pomeranz made a strong case to pitch in his home ballpark.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Nate Easley hit a run-scoring single in the sixth inning, leading the Tri-City Dust Devils to an 8-3 win over the Hillsboro Hops on Thursday.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Jay Baum scored on a wild pitch in the seventh inning, leading the Bakersfield Blaze to an 8-4 win over the High Desert Mavericks on Thursday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Markakis homered twice, including a tying solo shot in the ninth inning, and Tyler Flowers' two-out single in the 11th early Friday morning gave the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 victory over the slumping the Chicago Cubs.

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Olmo Rosario had three hits and scored two runs as the Toros de Tijuana defeated the Broncos de Reynosa 7-1 on Thursday. The Toros swept the three-game series with the win.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- Zach Houchins hit a sacrifice fly and drove in David Fletcher with the winning run in the ninth inning, as the Inland Empire 66ers beat the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 6-5 on Thursday.

DENVER (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies starter Adam Morgan was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley after another rocky outing.