La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Chris Marrero homered and had three hits, driving in two, and Henry Owens allowed just five hits over seven innings as the Pawtucket Red Sox defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 5-1 on Monday.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Ryan Zimmerman homered and had two hits, driving in two, and Austin Voth allowed just three hits over six innings as the Syracuse Chiefs defeated the Toledo Mud Hens 8-1 on Monday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Bradley Zimmer hit a two-run single in the first inning, leading the Columbus Clippers to a 4-1 win over the Durham Bulls on Monday.

SALEM, Va. (AP) -- Danny Mars hit a run-scoring single in the fifth inning, leading the Salem Red Sox to a 5-4 win over the Carolina Mudcats on Monday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Wilfredo Tovar singled four times, scoring two runs as the Rochester Red Wings defeated the Buffalo Bisons 10-4 on Monday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo has left a game against Oakland after getting hit by a pitch on the left wrist.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Jeffrey Baez hit a two-run single in the seventh inning, leading the Myrtle Beach Pelicans to a 5-1 win over the Winston-Salem Dash on Monday.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Connor Spencer hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, driving in Trey Amburgey with the go-ahead run, as the Tampa Yankees defeated the Lakeland Flying Tigers 2-1 on Monday.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Christian Lopes homered and had two hits, driving in two, and Wilmer Font struck out nine hitters over seven innings as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats topped the Binghamton Mets 4-1 on Monday.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Samir Duenez homered and had four hits, driving in four, and Matt Tenuta allowed just four hits over 6 2/3 innings as the Wilmington Blue Rocks topped the Potomac Nationals 7-3 on Monday.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Running back Eddie Lacy isn't the only Green Bay Packer who slimmed down in the offseason.

EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) -- Trevor Foss allowed just two hits over seven innings, leading the Lake County Captains over the West Michigan Whitecaps in a 2-1 win on Monday.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Michael Pritchard scored on a forceout in the sixth inning, leading the Palm Beach Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Charlotte Stone Crabs on Monday. The Cardinals swept the short two-game series with the win.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A brush fire caused light ash to fall on the playing surface of the Olympic field hockey venue Monday, and officials are monitoring the nearby mountain bike competition site for problems there.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The song was cued up. So when a downpour hit the Olympic stadium it wasn't long before "I'm singing in the rain" was blaring. There was little joy for the track and field athletes.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Undrafted rookie wide receiver Reece Horn is near the bottom rung of a crowded depth chart at wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans.

DETROIT (AP) — Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera has left a game against the Kansas City Royals with an apparent injury.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers placed wide receiver Stevie Johnson and nose tackle Sean Lissemore on injured reserve on Monday.

The University of Wisconsin football team held its first scrimmage of the fall Monday, and quarterback Alex Hornibrook took advantage.

An afterthought entering the 1962 season, he won the quarterback job and engineered one of the best footballs seasons in Wisconsin history.