La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Matt Skole hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Syracuse Chiefs to a 4-3 win over the Gwinnett Braves on Tuesday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Toronto slugger Jose Bautista is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday and could rejoin the Blue Jays when they open a three-game interleague series at home against San Diego on Monday.

DALLAS (AP) — Baylor quarterback Seth Russell was on a mission trip in Brazil with other athletes from the private Baptist school when he got the text message from Art Briles saying he was no longer their football coach.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Pinch hitter David Dahl hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning, leading the Albuquerque Isotopes to a 7-5 win over the Nashville Sounds in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have signed first-round pick Jamal Murray and agreed to a deal with veteran Mike Miller.

BOSTON (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have signed former first-round pick Kyle Drabek to a minor league deal.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have signed free-agent tight end Emil Igwenagu, clearing room on their 90-man roster by putting quarterback Josh Woodrum on waivers Tuesday.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Ty Blach allowed just one hit over six innings, leading the Sacramento River Cats over the New Orleans Zephyrs in a 1-0 win in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates rookie pitcher Jameson Taillon was struck in the head by a line drive but remained in the game on Tuesday night.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Right-handed starter Jon Moscot had surgery Tuesday to repair a torn ligament in his right elbow, the second Cincinnati Reds player to have major surgery in two days.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees' Jacoby Ellsbury reached base on catcher's interference for the ninth time this season, the most in more than two decades.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Clippers have signed forward Brandon Bass, who joins them after playing last season for the Lakers.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nick Tropeano has become the third Los Angeles Angels starter to tear his ulnar collateral ligament this season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw won't pitch this week against Washington because of nagging back pain.

Anyone who has met or spoken with Ginny Thrasher usually ends up with the same description of her personality: bubbly.

NEW YORK (AP) — The 105.1 mph pitch from Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman to Baltimore's J.J. Hardy matched the fastest since Major League Baseball began tracking speeds in 2008.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Pistons have signed first-round draft pick Henry Ellenson.

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) -- Raimel Tapia had four hits, while Ryan McMahon and Ashley Graeter had four and three, respectively, as the Hartford Yard Goats beat the Altoona Curve 10-2 on Tuesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Outfielder Hyun Soo Kim has been put on the 15-day disabled list by the Orioles because of a strained right hamstring, and Baltimore selected the contract of outfielder Julio Borbon from Double-A Bowie.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have signed cornerback David Amerson to a four-year contract extension.