La Crosse Tribune Sports News

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Running back Terron Ward and safety Kemal Ishmael will miss their second straight preseason game when the Atlanta Falcons play the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police are on high alert ahead of a match between Celtic and Hapoel Beer Sheva after fans of the Scottish champions waved Palestinian flags at their last meeting.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — College coaches are busy enough that being with family can be challenging. Now football is giving Middle Tennessee coach Rick Stockstill the opportunity to spend some quality time with his son, his starting quarterback.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady says he's ready to play after a "silly accident" cut his right thumb with a pair of scissors before the Patriots preseason game against the Bears last week.

Voltz, a fifth-year senior, was primed to be the most veteran presence on a young offensive line for the Badgers.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills receiver Marquise Goodwin is being evaluated for a possible concussion sustained during practice on Tuesday.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has reached a $25.6 million settlement with two of the financial backers it sued over a disastrous deal with former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's 38 Studios video game company.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant will miss the next preseason game after sustaining a concussion in practice.

CHICAGO (AP) — The White Sox have activated outfielder Avisail Garcia off the 15-day disabled list.

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — The lead prosecutor in Jerry Sandusky's 2012 child sexual abuse trial says he doesn't believe a man who reached a settlement with Penn State over a molestation claim is the same person seen by a witness…

Colton Underwood and Aly Raisman, who exchanged information on Twitter, will be going on a double-date with Andrew East and 2008 gold medalist Shawn Johnson.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Sheldon Richardson is a different guy from the one the New York Jets had in camp last summer.

UW is picked for third, behind Nebraska and Minnesota, in the preseason poll of Big Ten coaches.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans will finally get to see rookie outside linebacker Kevin Dodd on Saturday night when the second-round pick from Clemson is scheduled to make his preseason debut.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A kidnapping trial has been delayed for the man serving life in prison without parole for killing the 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson in South Dakota.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A drone that flew over Lambeau Field during the Green Bay Packers game last week has been confiscated in a federal investigation.

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GENEVA (AP) — Russia is banned from the Paralympic Games as punishment for a state-backed doping program, after losing an appeal at sport's highest court.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Sports court confirms Russia's ban from Paralympic Games over state-backed doping program.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Edwin Jackson knows better but he couldn't do anything about it against the Chicago Cubs.