La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — The wife of former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor has been arrested on a domestic violence charge after she admitted throwing an object that hit her husband in the head, causing a 3-inch cut.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets third baseman David Wright has been placed on the disabled list because of a herniated disk in his neck.

Tarek Yaeggi, a 6-foot-3 quarterback, is transferring to UW-La Crosse from NCAA Division I University of Buffalo, joining am Eagles football program looking to turn things around after three consecutive 3-7 seasons.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on a hearing for the suspect in the April shooting death of former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith (all times local):

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers have begun advancing legislation to regulate daily fantasy sports, which would enable thousands of people to resume playing.

ZURICH (AP) — The Latest on the FIFA investigation (all times local):

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia politician and the manager of an English soccer team might seem impossible to confuse, except that they're both named Darrell Clarke.

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization's chief says she has convened an expert committee to consider whether the Rio De Janeiro Olympics should proceed as planned, given recent concerns raised about the threat of the Zika virus.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Ten refugee athletes from Africa and the Middle East were selected Friday to compete under the Olympic flag at the Rio de Janeiro Games in what the IOC said represents a "symbol of hope" for migrants…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — France's interior minister says the Paris police chief wants more security staff to protect fans at the 2016 European Championship, which starts next week.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — FIFA's top officials Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner awarded themselves pay rises and World Cup bonuses totaling $80 million over their last five years in office.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The suspect in the fatal shooting of former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith is back in court.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Newborns at the Ohio hospital where LeBron James and Stephen Curry were born will get some special gifts during the NBA finals as those stars face off.

MIAMI (AP) — Christian Yelich hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Miami Marlins to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night to win the four-game series.

Chase Anderson pitches effectively into the sixth inning for the Brewers.

BOXING

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Even as he spent the first 43 games of the season on the sideline while recovering from back problems, Steve Kerr always kept his finger on the pulse of the Golden State Warriors.

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

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Despite winning two Cy Young Awards and three World Series rings, Tim Lincecum acknowledged being a bit nervous in his first comeback start with the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees.