La Crosse Tribune Sports News

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) -- Casey Hughston had three hits and scored two runs, and Bret Helton allowed just two hits over 5 2/3 innings as the West Virginia Power defeated the Kannapolis Intimidators 5-1 on Monday.

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) -- Cornelius Randolph hit a run-scoring double in the fifth inning, leading the Lakewood BlueClaws to a 3-1 win over the Delmarva Shorebirds on Monday. With the victory, the BlueClaws swept the four-game series.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- Phil Morse struck Enmanuel Garcia out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Auburn Doubledays to a 3-1 win over the Williamsport Crosscutters in the second game of a doubleheader on Monday.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — None of Venezuela's 87 Olympic athletes won gold this year, but they're getting another prize — new homes from the government.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics have fined Billy Butler and Danny Valencia after they were involved in a clubhouse fight last week that led to Butler being placed on the seven-day concussion list.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Now entering his second NFL season, Delvin Breaux has played more regular-season snaps with the Saints defense than any other cornerback on New Orleans' roster.

There will be no shortage of playmakers at the outside linebacker position, led by Vince Biegel and T.J. Watt, for the University of Wisconsin football team.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts fortified an injury-filled secondary Monday by signing veteran cornerback Antonio Cromartie.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have signed free agent guard Jason Terry.

Depth concerns at tight end have led the University of Wisconsin to move defensive end Zander Neuville to tight end less than two weeks before the Badgers open the season against LSU.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — For months the biggest question facing the Patriots was whether Tom Brady would be on the field for the start of the 2016 regular season.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers third-year defensive end Kony Ealy is looking to parlay a huge performance in the Super Bowl into a super season in 2016.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream will play their next two seasons at Georgia Tech's campus arena.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have placed left-handed pitcher Steven Matz on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 15, with shoulder tightness.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordy Nelson's return to practice was greeted with big cheers as the Green Bay Packers got one of their big playmakers back.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Former USC and Los Angeles Raiders quarterback Todd Marinovich has been arrested after being found naked with marijuana and possibly methamphetamine in a stranger's backyard in Southern California.

TROY, N.Y. (AP) -- Jonathan Popadics hit a run-scoring double in the sixth inning, leading the Hudson Valley Renegades to a 1-0 win over the Tri-City ValleyCats in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres recalled infielder Luis Sardinas from Triple-A El Paso on Monday.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets rookie linebacker Jordan Jenkins left practice with a calf injury, the severity of which was not immediately known.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- Weston Davis allowed just two hits over six innings, leading the Auburn Doubledays over the Williamsport Crosscutters in a 1-0 win in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday.