La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BERLIN (AP) — A top member of a rising German nationalist party is drawing criticism for saying many people wouldn't want Jerome Boateng, a key player on Germany's national soccer team whose father was born in Ghana, as their neighbor.

PHOENIX (AP) — The San Diego Padres turned a rout into a nail-biter Saturday night but came up short in an 8-7 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

SEATTLE (AP) — Considering all the troubles of the first two months, the Minnesota Twins could laugh and crack some smiles after the wacky and unlikely double play to close out their third straight win.

SEATTLE (AP) — Kyle Seager's attempt at being aggressive and putting himself in position to be the winning run turned into a complete failure for the Seattle Mariners — and one of the more unlikely game-ending double plays.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Things started promisingly for the Angels.

PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt is showing signs of returning to consistent All-Star form.

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

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel was all out of sorts. He had lost his last five decisions, his ERA was a dismal 5.92 and his record 2-6.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets celebrated the 30th anniversary of their 1986 World Series championship by welcoming back many members of that adored and colorful team Saturday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 11 of her 26 points during a decisive third-quarter run and hit a critical 3-pointer late in the fourth to help the Seattle Storm beat the Connecticut Sun 93-81 on Saturday night.

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- There was reason to believe UW-La Crosse’s NCAA Division III Baseball Championship game with Emory University Saturday would be a low-scoring, down-to-the-wire battle.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — John Jaso singled on the second pitch from Yu Darvish in the Japanese right-hander's first start in the majors in almost 22 months.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Klay Thompson made a playoff-record 11 3-pointers and scored 41 points, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors forced a seventh game in the Western Conference finals with a 108-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coming off a miserable start, Gio Gonzalez struck out the first three batters he faced.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yu Darvish hit 98 mph in the first inning of his first start in the majors in almost 22 months.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two on, two out, a run in and a chance for St. Louis to take control of its game against the Washington Nationals.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. -- The Central High School baseball team closed out the regular season portion of its schedule on a high note by sweeping a nonconference doubleheader from Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday.

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — Whatever pent-up frustrations the UW-La Crosse baseball team had from its tournament-opening loss on Friday night, the Eagles unleashed in the fourth inning on Saturday afternoon.

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

NEW YORK (AP) — Chase Utley hit a grand slam and a solo homer after Noah Syndergaard threw a 99 mph fastball behind his back, and the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep a season-high five times in routing the New…