La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) -- Tucker Tubbs doubled twice, and Josh Pennington allowed just four hits over six innings as the Lowell Spinners defeated the Brooklyn Cyclones 4-1 on Saturday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes hit two long home runs and an RBI double in his second game back from the disabled list, boosting Bartolo Colon and the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants 9-5 Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Geno Auriemma and Diana Taurasi shared a long, emotional embrace.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder injury.

It grows increasingly difficult to evaluate the Green Bay Packers’ readiness for the regular season based on exhibition games that are becoming a bigger joke — and ripoff — every year.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Quarterback Tyrod Taylor and the "Bad News" Buffalo Bills overcame another series of preseason distractions to beat the New York Giants 21-0 on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes experience as an Olympian can give an announcer special insight — even the most painful kind.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil wins soccer gold medal in penalty kicks, clinched by Neymar.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Nick Longhi hit a run-scoring double in the sixth inning, leading the Salem Red Sox to a 4-2 win over the Winston-Salem Dash in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.

Sojourn Shelton, Derrick Tindal and Natrell Jamerson give Leonhard, UW's defensive backs coach, a lot of options when it comes to a game plan in the secondary.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers put two players on injured reserve after they were hurt in Friday's game against the Arizona Cardinals.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres recalled left-hander Keith Hessler and utility player Patrick Kivlehan from Triple-A El Paso on Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Aleksander Lesun had four years to get over his disappointment in London, four years to prepare for his next opportunity.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Texas Rangers signed outfielder Carlos Gomez to a minor league contract Saturday and assigned him to Triple-A Round Rock.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Russia won a hard-fought contest against France to take Olympic women's handball gold Saturday, drawing motivation from a speech by Evgeny Trefilov that emphasized the team's underdog status.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cam Newton threw for 162 yards and led scoring drives on two of his four series Saturday and the Carolina Panthers defeated the Tennessee Titans 26-16 in a preseason game.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- Justin Maffei hit a grand slam in the fifth inning, and Stephen Tarpley allowed just two hits over six innings as the Bradenton Marauders beat the Charlotte Stone Crabs 11-2 in the first game of…

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer says he has "no concern" about quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, after holding him out of the second preseason game as an injury precaution.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michael Phelps won more medals than anyone else, again. And then he said farewell, also again.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — American Jordan Burroughs' stunning loss in Friday's Olympic wrestling tournament re-opened the debate over the world's best pound-for-pound freestyle competitor.