La Crosse Tribune Sports News

DENVER (AP) — Chad Bettis threw a two-hitter for his first career complete game, Carlos Gonzalez hit a grand slam as part of a six-run third and the Colorado Rockies beat the slumping San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Monday.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Marc Krauss homered and doubled, scoring a couple of runs while also driving home two as the Las Vegas 51s topped the Salt Lake Bees 7-1 on Monday.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — It was a familiar scene at Monday's San Diego Chargers practice: Joey Bosa wasn't working.

GREEN BAY — Randall Cobb bulked up. Eddie Lacy slimmed down.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have placed defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. on the injured reserve list with a hip injury.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have activated reliever Koji Uehara from the disabled list.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Zach Davies pitched well enough to win. But beating the Chicago Cubs these days isn't so easy.

NEW YORK (AP) — Given a quick lead, R.A. Dickey relinquished it in all of three pitches.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash was blunt. The highlight in the Rays' 7-3 loss Monday to the Baltimore Orioles was an encouraging report on slugger Evan Longoria's injured right hand.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears knew they had to act quickly to land Josh Sitton once the three-time Pro Bowl guard was released by the Green Bay Packers.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) -- Dexture McCall had four hits, while Randy Cesar and Marlon Avea recorded three apiece as the Quad Cities River Bandits beat the Burlington Bees 12-1 on Monday.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- J.D. Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth inning, and Cy Sneed hurled five scoreless innings as the Corpus Christi Hooks topped the San Antonio Missions 4-2 on Monday.

Colin Kaepernick's decision not to stand for the national anthem apparently has made his San Francisco 49ers jersey very popular, no matter why people are buying.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Justin Gilbert welcomes the opportunity for a fresh start.

DENVER (AP) — Von Miller's two sack-strips of Cam Newton in Super Bowl 50 were just the start of his torment of Carolina's quarterback.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel has been shut down for now because of inflammation in his left shoulder and sent back to Houston for an examination.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Dustin Garneau hit a two-run home run and had two hits, and Eddie Butler threw seven scoreless innings as the Albuquerque Isotopes beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 4-2 on Monday.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Following his first practice with the Browns, former Denver Broncos punter Britton Colquitt felt both welcomed and strangely out of place.

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins' first two pitchers Monday were No. 67 and No. 65, which helps explain why the team is rapidly fading from playoff contention.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sensing the season's dwindling days, the New York Yankees opened their penultimate homestand by falling behind on Masahiro Tanaka's seventh pitch of a sunny Labor Day afternoon.