La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hot favorite Almaz Ayana suddenly slumped in the final stages, allowing Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya to surge past and win the women's 5,000 meters in an Olympic record on Friday.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Tyler O'Neill hit a two-run double in the third inning, leading the Jackson Generals to a 5-1 win over the Birmingham Barons on Friday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Ti'Quan Forbes hit a run-scoring single in the fourth inning, leading the Hickory Crawdads to an 8-3 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Friday.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Anthony Santander doubled and singled twice, scoring two runs as the Lynchburg Hillcats defeated the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 5-2 on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Gone was the all-offense, all-action play that turned the last two gold-medal games into classics.

GWINNETT, Ga. (AP) -- Adam Engel hit a grand slam in the second inning, and David Holmberg allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Charlotte Knights beat the Gwinnett Braves 5-1 in the second game of a doubleheader…

WESTBY — Bob Pederson grew up watching football on the city field up the road from where Westby High School now sits.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Michael Choice homered and doubled, driving in two runs as the Columbus Clippers topped the Toledo Mud Hens 11-5 on Friday.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Darnell Sweeney hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning to lead the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to a 3-2 win over the Syracuse Chiefs in the second game of a doubleheader on Friday.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The country that created taekwondo can still dominate.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) -- Mitch Atkins struck out nine hitters over seven innings, leading the Portland Sea Dogs over the Binghamton Mets in a 3-0 win on Friday.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Joey Havrilak hit a run-scoring single in the fourth inning to give the West Michigan Whitecaps a 2-1 win over the Dayton Dragons on Friday.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Travis Harrison hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, leading the Chattanooga Lookouts to a 2-1 win over the Montgomery Biscuits on Friday.

ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- Dylan Cozens hit a bases-clearing double in the second inning, leading the Reading Fightin Phils to a 10-6 win over the Erie SeaWolves on Friday.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Daniel Palka hit a walk-off two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, as the Rochester Red Wings topped the Buffalo Bisons 4-2 on Friday. With the victory, the Red Wings swept the short two-game…

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) -- Emmanuel Tapia homered twice and doubled, scoring a couple of runs while also driving home two as the Mahoning Valley Scrappers topped the Batavia Muckdogs 9-2 on Friday.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) -- Willi Castro doubled and singled twice, and Casey Shane allowed just five hits over 6 2/3 innings as the Lake County Captains defeated the Fort Wayne TinCaps 3-2 on Friday.

BOWIE, Md. (AP) -- Mike Papi hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Akron RubberDucks to a 4-1 win over the Bowie Baysox on Friday.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Daris Vargas allowed just one hit over six innings, leading the Charleston RiverDogs over the Greenville Drive in a 2-0 win on Friday.