La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Alejandro Villanueva has a chance to compete for one of the most important positions along the offensive line.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The medal race at the Rio Olympics will likely remain close going into the final weekend.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. women's basketball team showed off its speed, size and depth in a 110-64 victory over Japan and advanced to the semifinals with another convincing win.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Santiago Lange lost count of how many times he broke down during the celebration on the shore of Guanabara Bay, where one of the more remarkable stories of the Rio Olympics played out.

ATLANTA (AP) — Shortstop Erick Aybar has been traded from the Atlanta Braves to the Detroit Tigers for minor league catcher Kade Scivicque.

DETROIT (AP) — Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was not in the starting lineup Tuesday because of a strained biceps muscle.

LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) -- Jose Pujols scored on a groundout in the fourth inning, leading the Lakewood BlueClaws to a 3-1 win over the Hickory Crawdads in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Russia was stripped of a relay gold medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Tuesday after one of its female runners tested positive for steroids in a reanalysis of her doping samples.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Jason Kenny celebrated his third gold medal of the Rio Olympics with a kiss from his fiancee. Or maybe Laura Trott was simply celebrating her second gold.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Jason Morozowski hit a walk-off solo homer, as the Hillsboro Hops defeated the Vancouver Canadians 6-5 on Tuesday.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Four fans have sued the NFL over the Hall of Fame game in Canton that was canceled because of poor field conditions.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Armenia won Olympic gold and silver in Greco-Roman wrestling on Tuesday, keeping Cuba from its goal of earning one title per day in the sport.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi might never throw another pitch for the New York Yankees.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have activated All-Pro safety Tyrann Mathieu, cornerback Justin Bethel and defensive lineman Frostee Rucker from the physically unable to perform list.

CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Garza felt he was just a bit off with his command on Tuesday. That was just enough for the Chicago Cubs to break through against the Brewers right-hander.

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Latavius Murray is counting on more help at running back leading to more big runs of his own this season for the Oakland Raiders.

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — Melanie Behringer and Sara Daebritz each scored Tuesday to send Germany to its first Olympic gold-medal match with a 2-0 win over Canada.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Simone Biles closed her Rio Olympics with more gymnastics gold. Usain Bolt breezed through another sprint as he makes a run at one final Olympic title in his favorite race.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — He sat quietly, eyes closed, dozing in the shade on a warm afternoon at a beach hotel patio near Barra Olympic Park.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Mike Perkins has spent countless hours filming Jacksonville Jaguars practices from a scissor lift about 50 feet in the air.