La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) -- Tyler Pill tossed a six-hit complete game and Maikis De La Cruz hit a grand slam and had two hits, as the Binghamton Mets topped the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 10-4 in the first game of…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres general manager Tim Murray says his patience is growing thin after forward Evander Kane's latest off-ice legal problem.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Dixon Machado had three hits and two RBI as the Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Indianapolis Indians 5-3 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.

A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Mike Conley is staying with the Memphis Grizzlies after agreeing to a five-year, $153 million deal.

ATLANTA (AP) — Manager Don Mattingly says newly acquired closer Fernando Rodney will work primarily as a setup man for A.J. Ramos in the Miami Marlins' bullpen.

NEW YORK (AP) — John Tumpane has been appointed by Major League Baseball to be a full-time umpire.

Milan Lucic and Kyle Okposo, two of the NHL's top free agents, took full advantage of two of the league's worst teams eager to pair a veteran with a young star.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets third baseman David Wright says he will not be allowed to start rehabilitation from neck surgery until mid-September, a timetable that makes it unlikely he will play again this year.

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche were busy in free agency Friday, signing a crop of players that includes forward Joe Colborne.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Free agent Kevin Durant met with the Golden State Warriors on Friday in The Hamptons.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames quickly filled a couple of needs Friday by signing winger Troy Brouwer to a four-year deal worth a reported $4.5 million annually and giving a one-year deal to goaltender Chad Johnson for a…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Thunder have added Adrian Griffin an assistant coach and also promoted Vin Bhavnani and Royal Ivey as assistant coaches.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have signed defensemen Yannick Weber and Matt Irwin to one-year contracts.

Zach Ziemek has performed on big stages before.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Former Cowboys special teams player C.J. Spillman has been sentenced to five years in prison for a conviction on a sexual assault charge from a 2014 incident at a Dallas-area hotel.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks acquired one of the top free agents in the NHL on Friday, signing Loui Eriksson to a six-year, $36 million contract.

A person familiar with the negotiations says the New Orleans Pelicans and former Indiana Pacers forward Solomon Hill have agreed to a four-year free-agent contract worth about $50 million.

Two women will make their debut in professional baseball when they take the field for the independent league Sonoma (California) Stompers on Friday night.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 1,500 former players claiming that NFL teams and their training staffs dispensed powerful drugs while misleading them about the health risks will get their day in court.

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) — Buddy Ryan was remembered not just as a defensive master who won two Super Bowls and spawned a legacy carried on by players and twin sons now coaching in the NFL.