La Crosse Tribune Sports News

THUNDER BAY, Ontario — La Crosse Loggers manager Brian Lewis has his team in the thick of the first-half North Division pennant chase.

NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Blackmon led off the game with a home run and later connected for another solo drive, Nolan Arenado hit his major league-leading 21st homer and the Colorado Rockies again roughed up the New York Yankees,…

MIAMI (AP) — Jace Peterson hit a game-tying two-run home run in the eighth inning and a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bartolo Colon's early injury put the New York Mets in a major bind, but they won a battle of bullpens against the best relief corps in baseball and defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Tuesday…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Renee Montgomery's 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left lifted the Minnesota Lynx to a 72-69 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday in a matchup of unbeaten teams.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Elena Delle Donne scored 19 of her 23 points in the second half and the Chicago Sky beat the San Antonio Stars 81-75 on Tuesday night to end a three-game losing streak.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Skylar Diggins scored 12 of her 20 points in the decisive third quarter, Glory Johnson had 16 points with 10 rebounds and the Dallas Wings beat the Phoenix Mercury for the second time in four days,…

BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale became the majors' first 12-game winner while tying his season high with nine strikeouts, Tim Anderson led off the game with his first career homer and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — After the heartbreak of a Game 7 defeat and a championship that somehow got away, Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers went home late Sunday and had a rare glass of whiskey with his wife…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings will break ground this summer on another new home.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers starter Colby Lewis left his start against Cincinnati after five innings Tuesday night because of a cramping in his right arm.

DETROIT (AP) — Mike Aviles drove in the tiebreaking run with an infield single in the eighth inning, and the Detroit Tigers went on to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Tuesday night.

TORONTO (AP) — Yasmany Tomas and Peter O'Brien homered, Patrick Corbin threw 6 1/3 solid innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber threw a three-hitter and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.

NEW YORK — Last season was the year of the senior in college basketball. Thursday's NBA draft is not.

A look at what's happening all around the majors Wednesday:

NEW YORK (AP) — A person with knowledge of the details says New York's Arron Afflalo and Derrick Williams have opted to become free agents.

More than two and-and-a-half decades removed from her playing days at the University of South Carolina, the passion for basketball is obvious in Karen Middleton’s voice.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully missed the Los Angeles Dodgers game Tuesday night because of a sore throat.

NEW YORK (AP) — The salary cap for the 2016-17 NHL season will be $73 million, up from $71.4 million.