La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SAO PAULO (AP) — Christine Sinclair scored in her 250th international match and Canada returned to the Olympic podium with a 2-1 victory over host Brazil for the women's soccer bronze medal on Friday.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle has pleaded not guilty to several charges in Kansas.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The reasons for triathlon's burgeoning appeal are as varied as the sport itself.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Russia's dominance of synchronized swimming remains unchallenged after it captured the team gold Friday to preserve a 16-year winning streak.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't put all the blame on quarterback Landry Jones for Thursday's preseason loss against Philadelphia.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Russia is bringing home its first Olympic women's water polo medal since 2000. And it comes with quite the story.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rowing, shooting and judo — the U.S. may have won big gold medals in those Olympic events but some of the most prominent Las Vegas sports books didn't even bother with them.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Yelena Isinbayeva, the pole vault world record holder, says she is retiring from competing in the sport.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva announces her retirement.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Defending Olympic and world champion Jordan Burroughs was stunned by Russia's Aniuar Geduev on Friday in the quarterfinals of men's freestyle wrestling.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Mention to a badminton superfan the widespread American view that the sport is mostly a backyard lark and watch the steam come out of their ears.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Paralympics will go ahead next month despite being forced to implement further "major budget cuts" to the games in Rio de Janeiro.

NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia's Ryan Howard and Washington's Ryan Zimmerman have been cleared by Major League Baseball of allegations they used human growth hormone.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball finds no drug violations for Ryan Howard, Ryan Zimmerman in connection with Al-Jazeera report.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Baylor President Ken Starr is resigning his post as a law school professor, severing ties with the faith-based campus still reeling from a sexual assault scandal.

WACO, Texas (AP) — Former Baylor President Ken Starr resigns law school post, severing ties with campus.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The taekwondo grudge match that was supposed to happen at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics will not come off.

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland ice cream shop is giving patrons a taste of Olympic gold.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Matej Toth now has Olympic gold to go with his world title.