La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In the Olympics, women can paddle a kayak but not a canoe. Some men think it should stay that way.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ask Brazilians what gold medal matters the most to them at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the answer is unequivocal: soccer.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It shouldn't be that hard. The Americans make it look that way.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba won his second Olympic boxing gold medal Saturday, claiming a split decision over U.S. bantamweight Shakur Stevenson in a tremendously competitive bout.

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — Sadiq Umar scored a pair of goals and Nigeria won the Olympic bronze medal by holding off Honduras 3-2 on Saturday at Mineirao Stadium.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Watch Milos Teodosic play for a few minutes and familiar names bounce around your basketball brain.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Running back Karlos Williams has run out of chances with the Buffalo Bills.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — No gold, no glory.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Jenny Rissveds found another gear going up the first long hill of the last lap of the women's mountain bike race.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tom Daley thought he had the best shot at upsetting China in men's 10-meter platform diving.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In March, Matteo Piano chose to have his second back surgery in about seven months and fix a painful herniated disk. He knew if he didn't get the operation, there would be no way he'd…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Inbee Park's first victory of the season might just be the biggest of her career — a gold medal in women's golf.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It began in a rain-drenched 5,000-seat stadium on an island between Manhattan and Queens. Some Jamaican kid with the improbably awesome name of "Bolt" was in the Big Apple, not so much to announce his…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Serbia counted down the final minute before running to midcourt to celebrate, capping off its first Olympics in women's basketball with a bronze medal by beating France 70-63 on Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling left Rio de Janeiro known as the man who defeated Michael Phelps. And as a millionaire.

ROCHESTER, Ind. (AP) — Five Notre Dame football players have been arrested after Indiana State Police say a trooper found marijuana and a loaded handgun in their car.

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Coach Jay Gruden decided Friday to give Kirk Cousins the night off and start Colt McCoy at quarterback in the Washington Redskins' preseason game against the New York Jets.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Maggie Steffens and the U.S. women's water polo team stood on the top step of the podium and belted out the national anthem through a mixture of smiles and tears.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With her arms raised in victory, coach Silvia Neid ran onto the field to join the celebration of Germany's first Olympic gold medal — even jumping onto the players' dogpile.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Britain was thoroughly outplayed, yet weathered everything the star-studded Netherlands team could muster.