La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — This past year in Istanbul, U.S. assistant coach Jamie Morrison worked right alongside a man he considers among the best volleyball minds in the business.

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Aqib Talib made his training camp debut Monday with a warm welcome from his Denver Broncos teammates and the fans on hand.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — They were both at a loss for words: the 33rd-seeded archer for what he just did. The top-seeded competitor and world-record holder for losing any chance at what looked to be a surefire Olympic medal.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Just three seconds. That's all India needed on Monday to draw with Germany and punch in its best result in Olympic men's field hockey in 20 years.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Australian rider Melissa Hoskins was taken from the Rio Olympics velodrome on a stretcher Monday after her pursuit team crashed hard while doing a training effort at race speed.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rallying from 18 down in the third quarter is big in any game. Doing it in the Olympics is pretty special. Guard Kia Nurse put on an impressive show to spark Canada's comeback in women's…

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The frustration with Brazil's soccer team is so great that fans are jeering Neymar and wishing women's star Marta could come to the rescue.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Matteo Aicardi is tough to guard in normal situations in water polo. When Italy plays with the man advantage, he becomes even more dangerous.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Martha Karolyi Way is a pinch on the neck. A tilt of the head. A purse of the lips. A nod of approval. A series of directives, most of them blunt, all designed for…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The problems are stacking up for Kenya at the Olympics: A new doping scandal, ineligible athletes, missing plane tickets, and now bad blood between the track and field federation and the national Olympic committee.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rafaela Silva wins Brazil's first gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Marqise Lee hopes to play in the team's preseason opener despite missing most of training camp.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — William Fox-Pitt's medal hopes took a hit Monday on a tricky cross-country course in the eventing competition at the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The IOC will keep trying to enforce a rule that would prevent former doping cheats from competing in future Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After a day off due to gusty winds, Olympic rowers got back in their boats Monday with the outstanding U.S. women's eight making a strong debut in Rio.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As predicted, the first Olympic rugby sevens gold medal will be heading to either Australia or New Zealand.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The third day of the Rio Games featured a first: fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history Monday by becoming the first American to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With the Olympic swimming finals ending in the early morning hours, Michael Phelps has a quick turnaround before he's due back at the pool.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In a hallway beneath the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Missy Franklin was surrounded by the media after her first race of the Rio de Janeiro Games.