La Crosse Tribune Sports News

DALLAS (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal says the Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki have reached agreement on a two-year contract that could get the star forward to 20 seasons in Dallas.

LONDON (AP) — Venus Williams is back in the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in six years.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Charlotte Hornets have agreed to terms with center Roy Hibbert and point guard Ramon Sessions.

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local):

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A surprise chance to meet Golden State Warriors superstar and NBA MVP Stephen Curry has floored one young basketball camper.

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian cycling star Anna Meares says she's in the best shape ever as she prepares for her fourth Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero.

NBA

MIAMI (AP) — The math is staggering, as everyone knew it would be. In the first 96 hours of free agency, NBA teams committed about $3 billion toward contracts that can start becoming finalized later this week.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus refuses to make excuses for his team's woeful record against the Indians.

PHOENIX (AP) — The home losses keep piling up for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and they will soon find themselves alone in the cellar in the NL West if they can't figure out a way to beat the San Diego Padres.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Juremi Profar had two hits and two RBI as the High Desert Mavericks beat the Bakersfield Blaze 6-5 on Monday.

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Marcus Mastrobuoni hit two home runs and drove in five runs, as the Eugene Emeralds defeated the Everett AquaSox 7-5 on Monday.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Xavier Turner hit a two-run home run and had two hits, driving in four, and Kyle Cody allowed just four hits over five innings as the Spokane Indians topped the Boise Hawks 6-3 on Monday.

KEIZER, Ore. (AP) -- Christian Williams homered and doubled as the Vancouver Canadians beat the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 4-2 on Monday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- T.J. Rivera hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, leading the Las Vegas 51s to a 17-6 win over the Salt Lake Bees on Monday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mike Napoli hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians remained perfect in 10 games against the Detroit Tigers this season with a 5-3 victory on Monday night.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Tom Murphy and David Dahl each homered and drove in two runs as the Albuquerque Isotopes beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 7-2 on Monday.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Stephen Smith singled twice, as the Hillsboro Hops exploded for a season-high 14 hits in a 7-3 win over the Tri-City Dust Devils on Monday.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- Edwin Rios hit a run-scoring triple in the sixth inning, leading the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to a 5-2 win over the Inland Empire 66ers on Monday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Derek Norris drove in three runs with a home run and a double before leaving with an injury and the San Diego Padres handed the Arizona Diamondbacks yet another home loss 8-4 on Monday night.