La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — Speedo is the first major company to drop its sponsorship of swimmer Ryan Lochte.

NEW YORK (AP) — Speedo drops sponsorship of Olympian Ryan Lochte, donating $50,000 portion of Lochte's fee to children in Brazil.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikko Koivu will serve as Finland's captain for the upcoming World Cup of Hockey.

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green has joined George Mason's athletics department.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia says the marathon runner who made an anti-government gesture at the Rio Games while approaching the finish line will not face prosecution upon his return home.

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — The 2016 Babe Ruth World Series for players 13-15 years old wrapped up in Williston over the weekend, with a team from California taking home the crown.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The celebrations are done and the torch extinguished, but now that the Olympics are gone, Rio is left with questions about what will become of the city's plan to convert the Olympic Park into a…

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Despite claiming only two gold medals in Rio, North Korea is as determined as ever to fulfill one of leader Kim Jong Un's primary goals: to become an international sports superpower.

As the season approaches, Jason Galloway previews the Badgers' defensive backs and offensive line before BadgerNation's Benjamin Worgull joins to discuss UW's quarterback battle.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's brief but showstopping gig at the Olympics closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo's plans for the 2020 games.

It's been nearly two months since Clayton Kershaw last took the mound for Los Angeles, and what's happened in his absence has been pretty encouraging for the Dodgers.

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Eric Lauer threw five scoreless innings, leading the Tri-City Dust Devils over the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in a 5-3 win on Sunday.

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- Joe DeCarlo hit a pair of homers, leading the Bakersfield Blaze to a 5-2 win over the Stockton Ports on Sunday.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Stephen Cardullo hit a two-run homer in the first inning, leading the Albuquerque Isotopes to a 4-3 win over the Fresno Grizzlies on Sunday.

CAMPECHE, Mexico (AP) -- Luis Alfonso Garcia hit a run-scoring double in the first inning, leading the Leones de Yucatan to a 6-5 win over the Piratas de Campeche on Sunday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jeff Samardzija lost his bid for a no-hitter, then Yoenis Cespedes punished a mistimed curveball. That was enough to drop the San Francisco Giants out of first place.

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Colin Bray homered and singled, scoring three runs as the Visalia Rawhide defeated the Modesto Nuts 6-4 on Sunday.

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) -- Johnny Sewald hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Lancaster JetHawks to an 8-5 win over the Lake Elsinore Storm on Sunday.

SEATTLE — After entering Sunday 0-59 when trailing after eight innings, the Milwaukee Brewers finally found some last-inning magic.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Will Smith doubled and singled, and Tommy Bergjans allowed just two hits over 6 2/3 innings as the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes topped the San Jose Giants 8-1 on Sunday.