La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Stefen Romero caught a shallow flyball, and the Seattle left fielder double-pumped with his glove as speedy Texas baserunner Elvis Andrus trotted off third before sprinting for home.

BOSTON (AP) — Eduardo Rodriguez thought every time he made a bad pitch, it went over the Green Monster.

John Roach was 6 when his father, also named John, came home from his job at Badger Sporting Goods on State Street raving about a 17-year-old African-American boxer from Louisville, Kentucky, who had visited the store that day.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Jepsen's performance with the Minnesota Twins last season gave the team confidence it had a quality option at the back end of the bullpen when closer Glen Perkins went on the disabled list in April.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence will undergo surgery Thursday for a torn right hamstring and is likely to be sidelined eight weeks.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Sam Lanier pitched five shutout innings in relief and East Carolina hit three home runs on Sunday as East Carolina completed an unbeaten run through the Charlottesville regional and advanced to the super regional round for…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nick Solak homered and knocked in all three Louisville runs, and left-hander Drew Harrington held Wright State to five hits over 7 1/3 innings as the top-seeded Cardinals clinched the Louisville Regional with a 3-1 victory…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali's younger brother wept, swayed to hymns and hugged anyone he could reach. He raised his hands to the sky, eyes closed, surrounded by congregants at the church where their father once worshipped.

CINCINNATI (AP) — With the bases loaded and nobody out in the ninth inning, Jonathan Papelbon was clinging to a one-run lead.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos say star cornerback Aqib Talib is recovering after being shot in the leg at a Dallas nightclub.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pete Mackanin brought a cheat sheet out to his postgame press conference with a list of names. The Philadelphia Phillies manager is not used to so many players having big offensive performances, so he wanted to make…

ATLANTA (AP) — Tayler Hill scored 17 points and the Washington Mystics led the entire second half to beat Atlanta 86-79 on Sunday, ending the Dream's five-game winning streak.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit a tiebreaking single in a three-run fifth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 Sunday, sweeping a three-game series between the top two teams in the AL West.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Evan Longoria homered for the fourth consecutive game, connecting twice, and the Tampa Bay Rays earned a 7-5 win against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — This is a Stanley Cup Final filled with stars who have won the Hart Trophy, Olympic gold medals and numerous other awards.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta's winning streak ended at 20 games when Patrick Corbin and the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Sunday.

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Despite striking first, the La Crosse Loggers once again found themselves in an early hole on Sunday afternoon.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers (all times local):

MIAMI (AP) — Matt Harvey came out on the short end of a pitcher's duel Sunday, and for him that's progress.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Tiffany Mitchell scored 13 of her career-high 21 points in the final 5:39 to help the Indiana Fever hold off the Connecticut Sun 88-77 on Sunday.