La Crosse Tribune Sports News

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee got an unexpected power surge Friday night at Miller Park.

ATLANTA (AP) — Aaron Blair's ERA keeps going up, possibly forcing the Braves to conclude it may be time to send the rookie down.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — With time running out, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman isn't ready to give up on the possibility of re-signing captain Steven Stamkos.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers thought they might finally have a chance to beat the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Keon Broxton each hit home runs off Max Scherzer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Washington 5-3 on Friday night to extend the Nationals' losing streak to a season-worst six games.

It could be said that Jimmer DeBoer is on a roll entering Sunday’s Three Rivers Golf Association event at The Golf Club at Cedar Creek.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The 40,713 fans got to cheer Pete Rose and the Big Red Machine again. Beyond that, it was another lost evening.

Of the 81 players who teed off, 66 broke par, the fifth-highest total for any round in the 37-year history of the Champions tour.

Second-round tee times and pairings for the American Family Insurance Championship at University Ridge Golf Course on Saturday.

They juggled the Olympic schedule for Michael Johnson and he delivered double gold at the Atlanta Games 20 years ago. Now the IAAF and IOC have done the same for Allyson Felix as she seeks the chance to go for…

MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Willson Contreras homered and drove in three runs to help the Chicago Cubs break their longest losing streak of the season at four games by beating the Miami Marlins 5-4 Friday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kristi Toliver tied a career high with seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat Minnesota 94-76 on Friday night, ending the defending champion Lynx's record season-opening winning streak at 13 games.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kristi Toliver tied a career high with seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat Minnesota 94-76 on Friday night, ending the defending champion Lynx's record season-opening winning streak at 13 games.

ATLANTA (AP) — James Loney hit a three-run homer, Travis d'Arnaud drove in three runs and the New York Mets survived Atlanta's six-run fifth inning to beat the Braves 8-6 on Friday night.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Joyce homered and doubled among his three hits as Pittsburgh beat Los Angeles 8-6 on Friday night, ending the Dodgers' six-game winning streak and giving Pirates manager Clint Hurdle his 1,000th career victory.

MADISON — University Ridge Golf Course has mostly received rave reviews from PGA Champions Tour professionals as they participate in the American Family Insurance Championship.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Wil Myers drove in five runs and Melvin Upton Jr. had a pair of two-run homers on Friday night as the San Diego Padres scored in each of the first eight innings of a 13-4 victory that…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Jones homered to ignite a four-run sixth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated Tampa Bay 6-3 on Friday night to extend the Rays' losing streak to eight games.

DETROIT (AP) — Jason Kipnis hit two of Cleveland's four triples and the Indians continued their season-long dominance of the Detroit Tigers with a 7-4 victory Friday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper has been ejected from Friday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays.