La Crosse Tribune Sports News

While the focus was on business, there was some basketball Saturday.

ATLANTA (AP) — The remaking of the Atlanta Hawks has taken a more dramatic turn than planned.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Danny Duffy pitched deeper than he ever had in a game while Kendrys Morales continued to hit like he has in the last two weeks.

She couldn’t fake it anymore.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers right-hander Brandon McCarthy is schedule to make his season debut Sunday when he starts against the Colorado Rockies, helping out a Los Angeles pitching staff riddled by injuries.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Michael Chavis homered and had two hits, and Roniel Raudes allowed just three hits over six innings as the Greenville Drive defeated the Asheville Tourists 12-2 on Saturday.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Kyle Martin homered and doubled, driving in three runs and scoring a pair as the Clearwater Threshers beat the Brevard County Manatees 8-5 on Saturday.

SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, France (AP) — With his biological clock ticking, Alberto Contador had made the Tour de France his main goal of the season.

EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) -- Pinch hitter Connor Marabell had a walk-off two-run double with one out in the ninth inning, as the Lake County Captains topped the Fort Wayne TinCaps 3-2 on Saturday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A much-maligned St. Louis Cardinals defense stepped up, and Adam Wainwright kept them busy.

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Omar Estevez hit a run-scoring single in the sixth inning, leading the Great Lakes Loons to a 5-3 win over the Bowling Green Hot Rods on Saturday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Marten Gasparini scored in the eighth inning, leading the Lexington Legends to a 2-1 win over the Rome Braves on Saturday.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Leury Garcia homered and singled, scoring three runs while also driving in three as the Charlotte Knights topped the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 10-3 on Saturday.

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- Alex Valdez hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning, leading the Sultanes de Monterrey to a 10-3 win over the Guerreros de Oaxaca on Saturday.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Lukas Schiraldi and three other pitchers combined for a shutout as the Clinton LumberKings defeated the Peoria Chiefs 2-0 on Saturday.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- Aristides Aquino hit a grand slam in the fifth inning, leading the Daytona Tortugas to a 9-2 win over the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Saturday.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- Justin Williams hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, leading the Charlotte Stone Crabs to a 3-2 win over the Bradenton Marauders on Saturday. The Stone Crabs swept the short two-game series with the win.

READING, Pa. (AP) -- Dylan Cozens homered and had two hits, and Mark Leiter allowed just four hits over 6 2/3 innings as the Reading Fightin Phils defeated the Harrisburg Senators 3-0 on Saturday.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) -- Cole Bauml had three hits and two RBI, and Ryan Castellanos threw six scoreless innings as the Connecticut Tigers beat the Brooklyn Cyclones 5-4 on Saturday.

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Rafael Devers hit a two-run home run and had three hits, and Anyelo Leclerc hurled five scoreless innings as the Salem Red Sox topped the Frederick Keys 5-2 on Saturday.