La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have signed kicker Connor Barth to replace Robbie Gould.

NEW YORK (AP) — Philipp Grubauer will replace injured goaltender Frederik Andersen and Anze Kopitar will serve as captain for Team Europe at the World Cup of Hockey.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach will miss Wednesday's opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in order to attend a state event in Germany.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have signed quarterbacks Zac Dysert and Aaron Murray to the practice squad.

Leon Jacobs will play both ways for the University of Wisconsin the rest of the season after sophomore inside linebacker Chris Orr suffered a season-ending knee injury against LSU on Saturday, according to Badgers coach Paul Chryst.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Aaron Williams has returned to practice after missing nearly a month recovering from a concussion and is set to start in the team's season opener at Baltimore on Sunday.

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones indicated that the team will keep quarterback Tony Romo on the active roster as he recovers from a compression fracture in his back. "We don't have anybody valuable enough to take up…

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have signed receiver Brandon Tate in the team's latest bid to upgrade its special teams return position.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has approved a partial $25.6 million settlement in the lawsuit over the state's disastrous deal with 38 Studios, the video game company started by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling.

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino is open to a 40-team World Cup in 2026, with several countries serving as co-hosts.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — More than 1 million people passed through the turnstiles at Saratoga Race Course, where the historic track just wrapped up its 148th season of thoroughbred racing.

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — The speedway that calls itself the "last great Colosseum" now will be temporarily transformed into the world's largest football stadium.

DENVER (AP) — Cam Newton and Von Miller won't be watching much film of Super Bowl 50 as they prepare for Thursday night's NFL kickoff between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen has never been one for statistics or personal accolades.

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (AP) — Firefighters have battled an overnight blaze at a multi-million-dollar Rhode Island oceanfront estate owned by the family of late Pawtucket Red Sox co-owner James Skeffington.

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- John Nogowski hit a walk-off single with two outs in the 12th inning, as the Stockton Ports defeated the Bakersfield Blaze 11-10 on Monday.

KEIZER, Ore. (AP) -- Jacob Heyward doubled twice and singled, driving home four runs and scoring a couple as the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes beat the Boise Hawks 12-2 on Monday.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Jose Queliz hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning, leading the Hillsboro Hops to a 6-1 win over the Eugene Emeralds on Monday.

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Kyle Overstreet singled twice as the Tri-City Dust Devils topped the Vancouver Canadians 6-3 on Monday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen has no regrets over his interactions with Texas A&M fans, including remarks about crowd noise at Kyle Field or encouraging them to get louder in the fourth quarter as the 16th-ranked Bruins…