La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — Wilmer Flores homered twice, Jacob deGrom pitched seven strong innings and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Wednesday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Freddy Galvis hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ervin Santana struck out eight and walked none in a two-hitter that led the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Wednesday.

GWINNETT, Ga. (AP) -- Emerson Landoni hit a run-scoring double in the fourth inning, leading the Gwinnett Braves to a 3-2 win over the Norfolk Tides on Wednesday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Nick Castellanos had three hits, including a three-run homer, and tied his career high with five RBIs Wednesday to lead Detroit over Cleveland 12-2 Wednesday and stop the Indians' home winning streak at 13.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Tony Cruz hit an RBI double in the top of the eighth inning to lead the Omaha Storm Chasers to a 4-3 win over the Iowa Cubs on Wednesday.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The headlines say youth is being served on the U.S. Olympic track and field team.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings have signed forward Teddy Purcell to a one-year, $1.6 million contract.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Defending Olympic champion Aries Merritt rushed back from a kidney transplant to be ready for Rio. He won't let Zika stand in his way, no matter how much his doctors object.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been cleared to play catch as he rehabilitates from mild disk herniation.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have placed catcher Alex Avila on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers guard C.J. Wilcox will have surgery to repair a broken right hand on Friday.

LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — Former Boston Bruins star Ray Bourque (bork) has acknowledged there is enough evidence to find him guilty of drunken driving.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- LJ Brewster allowed just one hit over five innings, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers over the West Virginia Power in a 3-0 win on Wednesday. With the victory, the Grasshoppers swept the three-game series.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The agent for Brandon Rush says he has agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Eliezer Alvarez hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Peoria Chiefs to a 2-1 win over the Kane County Cougars on Wednesday.

Former baseball star Pete Rose is suing the lawyer whose investigative report got him kicked out of baseball for gambling, alleging the lawyer defamed him last year by saying on the radio Rose raped young teen girls during spring training.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Houston Rockets have agreed to terms with Nene on a one-year, $2.9 million deal.

NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime ESPN personality Mike Tirico will make his NBC Sports debut next week as host of the British Open.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have placed catcher David Ross on the seven-day concussion disabled list and designated veteran reliever Joel Peralta for assignment.