La Crosse Tribune Sports News

DENVER (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have placed right-hander Matt Cain on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas right-hander Yu Darvish has been activated from the disabled list to make his first major league start in nearly 22 months.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — After watching the San Jose Sharks miss the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade, general manager Doug Wilson set out to remake the team last offseason.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians outfielder Michael Brantley has no timetable for his return from the shoulder injury that has sidelined him for the second time this season.

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed Troy Tulowitzki on the 15-day disabled list with a right quad injury.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have activated right-hander Chris Young from the disabled list before Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have placed shortstop Erick Aybar on the 15-day disabled list with a bruised right foot.

LINCOLN, Vt. (AP) — A near-fatal halfpipe crash while training for the 2010 Olympics ended Kevin Pearce's snowboarding career and changed his life forever. Six years later, Pearce, 28, continues to cope with his traumatic brain injury that he will…

BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization says there is "no public health justification" for postponing or canceling the Rio Summer Olympics because of the Zika outbreak in Brazil.

They combine for three home runs and five RBIs as the Brewers hand the Reds their 11th consecutive loss.

SEATTLE (AP) — Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners had an off game.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Angels have a lonely island of power in the middle of their lineup, but opposing teams just can't seem to navigate around it.

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TORONTO (AP) — LeBron James isn't just going back to the NBA Finals. He's returning with a team that's healthy and whole, which makes this trip unlike last year.

SEATTLE (AP) — Pat Dean was making his second big league start, pitching for a Twins team that had four road victories and was facing Seattle ace Felix Hernandez before a revved-up Mariners crowd of more than 40,000.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks' pitching staff had a rough day, on and off the field.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ray Harroun never could have envisioned the speed, science and styling behind the cars on the starting grid for the 100th Indy 500, not when he was piloting the Marmon Wasp to victory in the inaugural race…

PHOENIX (AP) — Yangervis Solarte is glad to be off the couch and back in the San Diego Padres' lineup.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Michael Fulmer took his place in Detroit history with the best effort yet of his young career.

DENVER (AP) — Matt Cain's right hamstring tightened on his 25th pitch of the game. Same thing happened again on the next one.