La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In a field depleted by doping bans, Deng Wei won Olympic gold and set a world record in women's weightlifting.

HOUSTON (AP) — Before all the offseason renovations and before Brock Osweiler became the new hope for the Texans' offense, a different quarterback sought that job.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — IOC strips Ukrainian of silver medal in men's javelin from 2012 London Olympics in doping case.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Undefeated all year, Khasan Khalmurzaev is now the Olympic champion.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Just call them the Final Five.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Brantley saw a specialist for his right shoulder injury and has symptoms consistent with chronic biceps tendinitis.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Yigrem Demelash arrives for a training session and right away gets into an argument with one of the coaches.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — No one in the history of Olympic tennis has ever won two gold medals in singles. Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal are hoping to change that.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — MEDAL ALERT: US women's gymnastics team wins gold for second consecutive Olympics.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Fast as Sammy Watkins might be, the Buffalo Bills are taking it slow with their top receiver's return to practice.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox put outfielder-designated hitter Avisail Garcia on the disabled list with a right knee sprain before Tuesday's game against the Kansas City Royals.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Of all the things on Jacksonville's lengthy to-improve list, starting faster is near the top of the list.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Denis Gargaud Chanut stepped to the top of the podium and watched as the medal presenter made his way across the deck.

CHICAGO (AP) — Two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum has accepted a demotion to the Los Angeles Angels' Triple-A team.

CINCINNATI (AP) — A downpour limited the Cincinnati Bengals to a 30-minute practice Tuesday afternoon. Soon after it started, they were drenched and heading for cover.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have activated right-hander Jason Hammel off the bereavement list and optioned right-hander Justin Grimm to Triple-A Iowa.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — One by one, his teammates made their way over to offer a hug or handshake.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Carl Wise hit a walk-off single with two outs in the 13th inning, as the Lansing Lugnuts defeated the Fort Wayne TinCaps 4-3 on Tuesday. The Lugnuts swept the four-game series with the win.

The reason for this paradox, like much about the modern version of the sport, can be linked to a single force: China.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Gary Kubiak was expected to announce his starting quarterback Tuesday morning for Denver's preseason opener. The Broncos coach instead dragged out the drama another 24 hours.