La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tyler Sander leapt high for timely blocks. He went low for a save at floor level to keep a winning point going. Then, he squatted way down to send another tough ball back over the…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — That's him, the man who changed international basketball. He's the one who single-handedly beat the United States on its own soil nearly 30 years ago, stoking the ambers that led to the Dream Team.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — New Orleans Saints defensive tackle and first-round draft choice Sheldon Rankins has been hurt during Monday's training camp practice.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs has returned to practice for the first time since tearing his left Achilles tendon last September.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Boston Red Sox All-Star knuckleballer Steven Wright has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder, an injury sustained while diving into second base as a pinch runner at Dodger Stadium on Aug.…

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon has been activated from the non-football injury list and is poised to return to practice Monday.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills defensive end IK Enemkpali will miss the regular season after tests confirmed he tore a ligament in his right knee.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Highly decorated Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown will see a 200-meter Olympic final from a peculiar spot — the sideline.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — New Orleans Saints defensive tackle and first-round draft choice Sheldon Rankins has been hurt during Monday's training camp practice.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed free agent tight end Andrew Quarless, who is facing a two-game suspension to start the season.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee guard Diamond DeShields couldn't understand it last season when fans would let her know how much they appreciated her. It didn't make sense to her why anyone would offer praise when she wasn't playing well.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In the sewage-filled waters off one of the world's most famous beaches, Sharon van Rouwendaal claimed gold for the Netherlands in the Olympic women's open water race Monday at Copacabana.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Each morning, 75-year-old Jose Rebamar works his biceps, triceps and quadriceps with stone weights at an outside gym that looks out on Rio de Janeiro's iconic Sugarloaf Mountain.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Monte Kiffin didn't handle retirement very well.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The lone Russian track and field athlete at the Olympics has won her appeal to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Games.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A custom footwear designer says he has given a pair of Nike cleats a patriotic look for Titans linebacker Avery Williamson to wear during Tennessee's opener on Sept. 11.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills running back Karlos Williams has been cleared for practice after passing his physical.

The Preble native who won MVP honors with a Rose Bowl record 401 passing yards in 1963 despite losing to Southern California died of natural causes.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The young athlete, now competing at the Rio Games, always considered herself to be a girl just like the others, a girl who loved to run. Then the governing body of track and field told…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The young athlete, now competing at the Rio Games, always considered herself to be a girl just like the others, a girl who loved to run. Then the governing body of track and field told…