La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks and wide receiver Doug Baldwin have agreed to a four-year contract extension that runs through the 2020 season.

Since finishing his UW career in 2008, Butch has played in Tokyo, Dubai, China, Germany, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Midco Sports Network has chosen broadcast veteran Alex Heinert to announce University of North Dakota football, men's and women's hockey, volleyball, and men's and women's basketball games.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Jack Reinheimer, Ed Lucas and Todd Glaesmann each had three hits, as the Reno Aces beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 15-12 on Tuesday.

SALEM, Va. (AP) -- Nick Longhi hit a two-run single in the fifth inning to give the Salem Red Sox a 5-3 win over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is returning to Los Angeles for tests on a sore back that's been bothering him for a few weeks.

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) -- Mike Soroka tossed a two-hit complete game and Ray-Patrick Didder singled three times, as the Rome Braves topped the Kannapolis Intimidators 4-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Dan Skuta says his client was arrested in Orlando "for something that simply did not happen."

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) -- Mike Soroka tossed a two-hit complete game and Ray-Patrick Didder singled three times, as the Rome Braves topped the Kannapolis Intimidators 4-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Travis Ishikawa and Myles Schroder connected on back-to-back homers in the fifth inning, leading the Sacramento River Cats to a 14-10 win over the Las Vegas 51s on Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown has accepted a $600,000 offer from video game maker Electronic Arts to end a lawsuit alleging the company illegally used his likeness in its NFL Madden games.

DETROIT (AP) — Anibal Sanchez is heading back to the bullpen for the Detroit Tigers.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) -- Frandy De La Rosa hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, leading the Hickory Crawdads to a 4-1 win over the Columbia Fireflies on Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals say an MRI Stephen Strasburg underwent Monday morning has confirmed their diagnosis that the pitcher has an upper-back strain.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Dmitry Kulikov was initially excited upon learning the Florida Panthers had acquired and then signed free-agent defenseman Keith Yandle to a long-term contract last week.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have activated catcher Brayan Pena from the disabled list and designated Eric Fryer for assignment.

WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Steven Matz has a bone spur in his left elbow and will have his next start pushed back from Wednesday to Thursday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Kristopher Negron doubled and singled as the Iowa Cubs beat the Oklahoma City Dodgers 3-2 on Tuesday.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — For the longest time, golf's biggest headache in preparing for a return to the Olympics was getting a new course built in Rio de Janeiro.

A person with direct knowledge of the decision has confirmed to The Associated Press that the Colorado Avalanche have placed veteran defenseman Brad Stuart on waivers with the intention of buying out the final year of his contract.