La Crosse Tribune Sports News

A trashed bathroom. Seized passports. Shifting accounts in TV interviews and social media posts. An encounter with the Brazilian criminal justice system. The saga of American swimmer Ryan Lochte and three teammates during the Rio Olympics has produced a head-spinning…

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Patrick Biondi scored on a double play in the first inning, leading the St. Lucie Mets to a 7-3 win over the Palm Beach Cardinals on Friday.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Juan Duran hit a two-run home run and had two hits as the Daytona Tortugas beat the Clearwater Threshers 8-3 on Friday.

Instead of a traditional match, coach Kelly Sheffield had his team run through two practice-style games and then played one set to 15 under game conditions. No statistics were kept.

PEARL, Miss. (AP) -- Pinch hitter Taylor Sparks hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning, leading the Pensacola Blue Wahoos to a 1-0 win over the Mississippi Braves in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Mired in a slump for the past month, the Seattle Mariners optioned first baseman Dae-Ho Lee to Triple-A Tacoma on Friday.

How can you tell? There wasn’t a “dude,” ‘’brah” or “jeah” anywhere in it.

DENVER (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have put pitcher John Lackey on the 15-day disabled list because of strained right shoulder.

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies reinstated reliever Chad Qualls from the 15-day disabled list on Friday and cleared a roster spot for him by optioning struggling rookie reliever Carlos Estevez to their Triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Serbia had a late last look against the U.S. and missed.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The New York Mets activated outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera from the disabled list in a move manager Terry Collins hopes will provide a much-needed offensive boost for his ball club.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The NFL on Friday suspended Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell for the first three games of the season for missing multiple drug tests, a violation of the league's substance abuse policy.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays utility man Nick Franklin entered Friday night's game as a defensive replacement in the third inning, just two days after being hit in the head by a teammate's bat while on deck.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Break time is over.

SEATTLE (AP) — The sale of the Seattle Mariners from Nintendo of America to a group of minority owners led by Western Wireless Corp. founder John Stanton and retired Microsoft executive Chris Larson has become official.

GWINNETT, Ga. (AP) -- Matt Wisler pitched a complete game and Braeden Schlehuber had two hits and two RBI, as the Gwinnett Braves topped the Charlotte Knights 7-5 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Chloe Esposito emerged from the tunnel into Deodoro Stadium, her bright, white teeth sparkling in the lights.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Ronald Herrera allowed just four hits over seven innings, leading the Trenton Thunder over the Hartford Yard Goats in a 2-0 win on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A man who helped translate conversations between Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, his teammates and armed security guards at a gas station says a gun wasn't pointed at them during the encounter.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Britain's Tom Daley topped the Chinese in the men's 10-meter platform diving preliminaries Friday, helped by the highest-scoring dive so far in eight events at the Rio Olympics.