La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A downcast Gio Gonzalez capped his disappointing workday with a cliche Sunday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Maya Moore had 18 points, seven rebounds and eight assists to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 96-84 Sunday night and extend their WNBA record for consecutive wins to open a season.

SEATTLE (AP) — Maya Moore had 18 points, seven rebounds and eight assists to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 96-84 Sunday night and extend their WNBA record for consecutive wins to open a season.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Drew Pomeranz made three obvious mistakes for the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Luckily for him, that's where the damage ended.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers had to wait for Kike Hernandez's eighth-inning homer to get on the scoreboard Sunday. Patience led to the winning run, too.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Belt homered, Joe Panik hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Sunday for their eighth straight win.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Dustin Johnson wins U.S. Open at Oakmont for his first major title.

Former UW swimmer Drew teDuits is pursuing his Olympic dream in the 100-meter backstroke.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to a three-year contract with forward Nick Schmaltz on Sunday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Erik Surkamp and Liam Hendriks gave the Athletics bullpen a well-deserved day off. On a day the Oakland offense was virtually non-existent, a couple of pitchers with ballooned-sized ERAs pitched like aces.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Detroit Tigers starter Jordan Zimmermann was efficient, throwing only 93 pitches in eight innings and had reached a three-ball count on only two hitters.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A once-promising homestand didn't end soon enough for the Tampa Bay Rays.

NEW YORK (AP) — Changes are coming for the New York Mets.

Milwaukee falls to 1-6 on trip with two games left in Oakland.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Manager Mike Matheny had a simple explanation about why the Cardinals got swept by the Texas Rangers — St. Louis' fifth straight home loss.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brian McCann did his part to help the New York Yankees accomplish something they haven't done in nearly 70 years: sweep a four-game series for the third straight time.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jered Weaver bounced back from two rough starts to pitch three-hitter, and the Los Angeles Angels held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Sunday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — In a duel between prolific offensive teams, the Toronto Blue Jays were unable to overcome a disappointing outing for Marcus Stroman.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ervin Santana received a standing ovation from many Twins fans when he was pulled from the game in the top of the eighth inning Sunday. He waved his glove in appreciation.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds got in an early hole on Sunday and couldn't put anything together to climb out of it.