La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants got the victory they desperately needed.

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- James Harris hit a three-run home run in the first inning, leading the Stockton Ports to an 8-4 win over the High Desert Mavericks on Saturday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma's sore neck nearly prevented the Mariners pitcher from making his scheduled start and continued to bother him throughout the night.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Tim Federowicz hit a two-run home run and had two hits as the Iowa Cubs defeated the Fresno Grizzlies 9-5 on Saturday.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Ramon Torres hit a run-scoring single in the second inning, leading the Omaha Storm Chasers to a 4-2 win over the Sacramento River Cats on Saturday.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Nate Easley scored on a wild pitch in the first inning, leading the Tri-City Dust Devils to a 10-6 win over the Boise Hawks on Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The quality is so high in the 400 meters right now that Kirani James really isn't comfortable with his defending Olympic champion tag. He doesn't want that target on his back in a hot-shot field…

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- David Fletcher doubled and singled twice, and Justin Anderson allowed just five hits over seven innings as the Inland Empire 66ers topped the Modesto Nuts 6-2 on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — On second thought, Ryan Schimpf knew he should have tried to turn two.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tripped or not, it seems nothing can stop Mo Farah over 10,000 meters in a major championship.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Jeff Henderson had an Olympic gold medal in his grasp. Just not one he could call his own.

PHOENIX (AP) — Nick Davilla led the Arizona to its fourth ArenaBowl berth in five years Saturday night, throwing seven touchdown passes to help the Rattlers rout the Cleveland Gladiators 82-41 in the National Conference championship game.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Chris Pieters had two hits and two RBI as the Eugene Emeralds beat the Spokane Indians 9-3 on Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Americans Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena received their reward for cruising through pool play and the first round of the Olympic beach volleyball elimination stage: A quarterfinal matchup with the world champions on their home…

WEST SALEM — For Brad Powell and his son Danny, this has been a season filled with life lessons. Brad’s on the race track, Danny’s on the baseball diamond.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Emerging Brewers ace Zach Davies threw five solid innings of one-run ball on Saturday, then he and Milwaukee lost it in the sixth.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It wasn't so much the microbes but the wind that made waves during the Olympic rowing competition.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Jessica Ennis-Hill is nearly certain that this was her last ever heptathlon — and it's tough.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Mike Clevinger took a no-hitter into the sixth inning to get his first major league win and the Cleveland Indians one-hit the Los Angeles Angels in a 5-1 victory on Saturday night.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Usain Bolt churned down the Olympic track, his main rival was trying to get in front of a TV monitor to catch a quick glimpse of the race.