La Crosse Tribune Sports News

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers spent the last few summers attempting to sell the NBA's top free agents on the franchise's glamorous combination of history and Hollywood.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Chris Pieters hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning, and Trent Giambrone homered and had two hits, driving in two as the Eugene Emeralds beat the Boise Hawks 9-7 on Wednesday.

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Luis Asuncion doubled and singled twice, and Will Headean threw five scoreless innings as the Tri-City Dust Devils topped the Vancouver Canadians 10-1 on Wednesday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Clint Hurdle speaks with great appreciation for what Sean Rodriguez brings defensively, playing wherever Pittsburgh needs him to be in the field.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Overcoming two blown saves gave the Kansas City Royals reason to believe this trip would be better.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Matt Railey hit a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Hillsboro Hops defeated the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 4-3 on Wednesday.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Seth Spivey had three hits and scored three runs, and Jacob Shortslef tossed five scoreless innings as the Spokane Indians topped the Everett AquaSox 9-3 on Wednesday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Pinch-hitter Tyler Goeddel hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies completed their first sweep at Chase Field in 10 years with a 9-8 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

LAGUNA, Mexico (AP) -- Francisco Esparragoza hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, leading the Vaqueros de la Laguna to a 6-5 win over the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz on Wednesday.

Angie Lee had limited contact with Pat Summit over the past decade or so, but that did nothing to diminish the impact the legendary University of Tennessee coach had on her.

Have bus, will travel, and travel some more.

Summertime in La Crosse means a number of things, including baseball.

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell finally got a chance to break out the superlatives.

LONDON — How much money might you be willing to pay for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to play tennis against Roger Federer on Centre Court at Wimbledon?

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Dale Burdick singled three times, and Harol Gonzalez struck out 10 hitters over six innings as the Brooklyn Cyclones topped the State College Spikes 6-2 on Tuesday.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Wilmer Difo hit a grand slam in the fourth inning, leading the Harrisburg Senators to a 13-10 win over the Bowie Baysox on Tuesday.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) -- Alex Palsha got Ti'Quan Forbes to hit into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded, leading the Columbia Fireflies to a 10-9 win over the Hickory Crawdads on Tuesday.

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) -- Jose Osuna had a walk-off double with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Altoona Curve defeated the Binghamton Mets 8-7 on Tuesday.

DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera's three-run homer highlighted a seven-run fifth inning for Detroit, and the Tigers went on to beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cole Hamels breezed through seven shutout innings to win his fourth consecutive start, Adrian Beltre homered and drove in three runs, and the rolling Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 7-1 on Tuesday night.