La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO — With the Olympics behind it, the WNBA is ready to restart its season after a monthlong break.

FISHKILL, N.Y. (AP) -- Jose Rojas hit a two-run home run and had two hits, and Noel Rodriguez allowed just two hits over six innings as the Hudson Valley Renegades beat the Connecticut Tigers 4-2 on Wednesday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — New York Mets right fielder Jay Bruce made an early exit Wednesday night against St. Louis because of a cramp in his right calf.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Nate Freiman hit a walk-off three-run homer with one out in the ninth inning, as the Portland Sea Dogs defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 10-7 on Wednesday.

The All-American setter arrived on campus in 2013 with the stated goal of helping UW win its first national championship.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Rodrigo Vigil had three hits and scored two runs, and Jeff Brigham allowed just four hits over seven innings as the Jupiter Hammerheads topped the Bradenton Marauders 6-1 on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers outfielder Rob Segedin is going on paternity leave after exiting in the eighth inning Tuesday night to be there for the birth of his son.

NEW YORK — Maybe Roger Federer could play the Olympics and skip the U.S. Open. Or sit out the Rio Games and make it to New York.

SEATTLE (AP) — For the first time in a month, the Seattle Mariners offense that helped lift them back into playoff contention went absent and on a day Hisashi Iwakuma was far from his best.

MADISON — If anyone needed a reminder about the unpredictability of college football, they got it this week when University of Wisconsin senior guard Dan Voltz pulled the plug on his football career due to the cumulative effect of injuries…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres right-hander Paul Clemens had a career high for strikeouts and a season high for innings Wednesday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Trevor Bauer paced slowly off the mound after a disastrous second inning, one position player after the next passing him on his way back to the Cleveland Indians dugout.

ARDMORE, Okla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Justin Blackmon has been given a one year suspended sentence and probation for driving under the influence in Oklahoma.

If anyone needed a reminder about the unpredictability of college football, they got it this week when University of Wisconsin senior guard Dan Voltz pulled the plug on his football career due to the cumulative effect of injuries over five…

CHICAGO (AP) — Maybe the Chicago White Sox will change their luck by changing the name of their stadium.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kendall Graveman is a big fan of motivational tapes and speeches, something the Athletics right-hander relied on quite a bit after losing six of his first seven decisions this year.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Willie Abreu hit a run-scoring double in the first inning, leading the Boise Hawks to a 6-3 win over the Vancouver Canadians on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has agreed to hold games in Puerto Rico and will work with the players' association to invest $5 million in developing baseball on the island.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — As has been repeated many times by now, the Arizona Cardinals still have every player on offense who gained a yard or scored a point for the prolific team last season.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks pitched six effective innings and the Chicago Cubs finished off a three-game sweep, beating the San Diego Padres 6-3 on Wednesday.