La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Undrafted rookie wide receiver Reece Horn is near the bottom rung of a crowded depth chart at wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans.

DETROIT (AP) — Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera has left a game against the Kansas City Royals with an apparent injury.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers placed wide receiver Stevie Johnson and nose tackle Sean Lissemore on injured reserve on Monday.

The University of Wisconsin football team held its first scrimmage of the fall Monday, and quarterback Alex Hornibrook took advantage.

An afterthought entering the 1962 season, he won the quarterback job and engineered one of the best footballs seasons in Wisconsin history.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Maybe having pros box in the Olympics isn't such a bad idea after all.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More cuts will be made to services for athletes at the Paralympics next month unless additional funding is rapidly secured for the cash-strapped games in Rio de Janeiro, officials said Monday.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — After he was suspended from the NFL for a year, Josh Gordon didn't know if he'd ever take the practice field for the Cleveland Browns again.

NEW YORK (AP) — Home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt has been hit in the mask by a foul tip and has left a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic track and field competition has been delayed by rain.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Thad Lewis will miss the entire season after tearing knee ligaments during an exhibition game.

The NFL has said the four linebackers being investigated for an alleged link to performance-enhancing drugs will be suspended, if they don't agree to be interviewed by the league in the next 10 days.

NEW YORK (AP) — NFL threatens 4 players with indefinite suspension for failing to cooperate in performance-enhancing drugs investigation.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Eddy Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly and drove in Mason Williams with the winning run in the eighth inning, as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders topped the Norfolk Tides 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on…

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders lost two players to injuries in the exhibition opener with starting defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. sidelined by a hip injury and tight end Gabe Holmes out with an ankle injury.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Cuban heavyweight Mijain Lopez once again bested Turkish rival Riza Kayaalp — this time with an Olympic performance that put him in the company of wrestling great Alexander Karelin.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Former Seattle Seahawks safety Kenny Easley has been selected as the senior finalist for the 2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Simone Biles felt her right foot slip. Then her left.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees have promoted right-hander Chad Green from Triple-A to start Monday night against the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The IAAF is exploring tightening the rules that allow athletes to switch the country they represent in track and field.