La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Jake Cronenworth, Kewby Meyer and Manny Sanchez each had three hits, as the Bowling Green Hot Rods beat the Fort Wayne TinCaps 13-2 on Monday.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Christian Walker homered twice, driving home four runs and scoring a couple as the Norfolk Tides topped the Durham Bulls 7-1 on Monday.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Dwight Smith hit a run-scoring single in the sixth inning, leading the New Hampshire Fisher Cats to a 3-1 win over the Portland Sea Dogs on Monday.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Jesmuel Valentin had three hits and scored two runs, and David Buchanan allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Lehigh Valley IronPigs beat the Rochester Red Wings 7-0 on Monday.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Daniel Salters hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, and Mike Papi hit a two-run home run as the Akron RubberDucks topped the Bowie Baysox 8-6 on Monday.

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Josh Hart hit a three-run home run in the second inning, leading the Frederick Keys to a 6-3 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Monday.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) -- Brallan Perez homered and singled, driving in two runs as the Hickory Crawdads topped the Lexington Legends 3-2 on Monday.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers released tight end Bruce Miller on Monday just hours after reports emerged he was arrested for assaulting two men.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Logan Hill hit a two-run home run and had two hits, driving in three, and Dario Agrazal pitched eight scoreless innings as the West Virginia Power defeated the Greenville Drive 6-4 on Monday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Third baseman Evan Longoria has left Tampa Bay's game against Baltimore with right hand soreness.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Sam Bradford has begun his crash course in the Minnesota Vikings' offense.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker underwent surgery to stop bleeding on his brain after he was struck in the head by a line drive against the Seattle Mariners.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pat Narduzzi understands the renewal of Pitt's rivalry with Penn State after a 15-year hiatus is sure to generate plenty of chatter.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Cesar Puello hit a walk-off single with two outs in the 10th inning, as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Syracuse Chiefs 4-3 on Monday.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Stetson Allie hit an RBI double in the top of the 10th inning to help lead the Altoona Curve to a 2-0 win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Monday.

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team solidified its ranking as the No. 2 team in the country after two more wins this past weekend.

CLEVELAND (AP) — There are rebuilding projects and then there are the Cleveland Browns, a floundering franchise currently on the wrong end of the NFL's food chain.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Tight end Tyler Eifert hasn't been cleared for practice heading into the Cincinnati Bengals' season opener at the Jets on Sunday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals are right up there among the NFL's elite when it comes to reaching the playoffs. Once there, they're as bad as anybody in league history.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The script has flipped in Pittsburgh. Completely.