La Crosse Tribune Sports News

METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Tomas Telis hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the New Orleans Zephyrs to a 5-3 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Sunday.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Despite urging from family members to seek a job in the real word, Troymaine Pope continued to hold out hope for an NFL opportunity.

SEATTLE (AP) — Keon Broxton and Chris Carter homered and Scooter Gennett had an RBI single during a four-run ninth inning, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers over the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Sunday to end a six-game losing streak.

DENVER (AP) — Nolan Arenado broke out of a slump in a big way, hitting two homers and driving in six runs Sunday to boost the Colorado Rockies over the Chicago Cubs 11-4.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- David Olmedo-Barrera hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning, driving in Brandon Lowe with the go-ahead run, as the Bowling Green Hot Rods defeated the Great Lakes Loons 2-1 in the second game of…

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Dae-Ho Lee homered and singled as the Tacoma Rainiers beat the Las Vegas 51s 7-3 on Sunday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Ben Johnson had two hits and scored two runs, and A.J. Puckett threw five scoreless innings as the Lexington Legends topped the Hagerstown Suns 8-2 in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Luis Perdomo ended a three-start losing streak, Travis Jankowski and Alex Dickerson homered, and the San Diego Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-1 Sunday for a four-game split.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jace Peterson didn't know if he'd be able stay in the game after catching a ball and slamming into the center-field wall in the third inning.

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) -- Kevin Cornelius was a home run short of the cycle as the Tampa Yankees beat the Brevard County Manatees 8-3 on Sunday. The Yankees swept the three-game series with the win.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Travis Ishikawa hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning, leading the Sacramento River Cats to an 11-9 win over the Reno Aces on Sunday.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Oakland Athletics made another costly mistake Sunday.

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- Joe Bennie scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the 13th inning, as the Midland RockHounds beat the Springfield Cardinals 4-3 on Sunday. The RockHounds swept the three-game series with the win.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro and the world bid farewell Sunday to the first Olympic Games in South America, a 16-day spectacle that combined numerous highlight reel moments with ugly and even bizarre episodes that sometimes overshadowed…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Marcus Stroman wanted to stay in the game after throwing his 100th pitch. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons didn't agree — and paid dearly for it.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jason Witten glanced overhead at a giant picture of him above the walkway to the new indoor practice stadium for the Dallas Cowboys.

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) -- Tyler Leffler doubled and singled twice, scoring two runs as the West Virginia Black Bears defeated the Batavia Muckdogs 6-5 on Sunday.

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) -- Jaycob Brugman hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning, leading the Nashville Sounds to a 13-7 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers on Sunday.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Luke Lowery hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, leading the Hillsboro Hops to a 6-2 win over the Spokane Indians on Sunday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The hottest team in the majors coming into their weekend series, the Pittsburgh Pirates got swept.