La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CEDAR FALLS — The raw kid who came to Northern Iowa five seasons ago exists now only on old video and yesterday’s media guides.

It's one of the classic mysteries, only a slight variation on the "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?"

ATLANTA (AP) — Four Georgia-based fighter pilots are restricted from flight duties after their fighter jets swooped low over a football stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, as the Carolina Panthers practiced, U.S. Air Force officials said.

Unless performance or injury in Thursday night’s game dictates a change, this is how the Packers roster could look after the cutdown from 75 to 53.

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they are conducting an "ongoing operation" in an investigation of the 2006 World Cup organizing committee as part of a wider probe of corruption linked to FIFA.

Katherine Vosters spends most of her time as the go-to person for answers about a program that has made 18 consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament.

IOWA CITY — James Daniels seems to be a walking contradiction. A tremendously talented, 6-foot-4 inch, 290 pound, walking contradiction.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Yarelys Barrios of Cuba has been stripped of the silver medal in the women's discus from the 2008 Beijing Olympics after testing positive in a reanalysis of her doping samples.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Cuba's Yarelys Barrios stripped of women's discus silver medal from 2008 Beijing Olympics in doping case.

Minnesota has a gleaming new stadium. The Vikings are division champions for the first time in six years. Now they're reeling from the loss of quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, likely for the entire season.

Although tonight’s exhibition game in Kansas City is the last chance for players to make an impression before the Green Bay Packers finalize their roster, the truth is most of the heavy lifting has already been done.

PRO FOOTBALL

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Yeiler Peguero hit a sacrifice fly and drove in Jose Gonzalez with the winning run in the 12th inning, as the Eugene Emeralds topped the Tri-City Dust Devils 3-2 on Wednesday.

Things to watch in the Big 12 Conference during the opening week of the season, when the league has three games against top-15 opponents.

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

CHICAGO (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates celebrated Ryan Vogelsong's 10 years of service time with an ovation for the right-hander and a post-game cake.

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) -- Michael Strentz homered and singled twice, driving home five runs and scoring a couple as the Inland Empire 66ers beat the High Desert Mavericks 13-7 on Wednesday.

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Olmo Rosario and Juan Apodaca connected on back-to-back homers in the seventh inning, leading the Toros de Tijuana to a 9-1 win over the Sultanes de Monterrey on Wednesday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Gianfranco Wawoe drove in four runs, while Braden Bishop and Joe DeCarlo drove in four and three, respectively, as the Bakersfield Blaze beat the San Jose Giants 15-7 on Wednesday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals manager Ned Yost simply ran out of options in his beleaguered bullpen.