La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's Alison and Bruno won the men's beach volleyball gold medal on Thursday night, rallying from deficits in both sets to beat Italy in a steady rain.

FOOTBALL

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There are few things in this world Ricky Rubio loves more than basketball, the electricity he feels when he's on the fastbreak, teammates running with him and a no-look lob pass just begging to be…

ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Reynaldo Lopez struck out 11, Jayson Werth reached safely in his 46th straight game and the Washington Nationals pulled away from the Atlanta Braves 8-2 on Thursday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor labeled it "unraveling."

GALESVILLE — It wasn’t perfection. But it didn’t need to be.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Asher Wojciechowski and three other pitchers combined for a shutout as the New Orleans Zephyrs topped the Salt Lake Bees 2-0 on Thursday.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Garrett Cooper hit a three-run home run in the first inning, and Domingo Santana had three hits and five RBI as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 13-5 on Thursday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The White Sox felt as if they played well during their nine-game road trip.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Central High School football coach Tony Servais had a good feeling about this season’s Red Raiders.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Andrew Kittredge struck Matt Chapman out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Tacoma Rainiers to a 6-4 win over the Nashville Sounds on Thursday.

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- Alex Valdez hit a three-run home run in the third inning, and Javier Solano threw five scoreless innings as the Sultanes de Monterrey topped the Vaqueros de la Laguna 13-5 on Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Usain Bolt tilted his head backward and screamed. He plaintively raised his palms to the sky, tugged hard on his shirt, then angrily ripped the No. 6 sticker off his right hip.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Chih-Wei Hu allowed just three hits over six innings, leading the Montgomery Biscuits over the Chattanooga Lookouts in a 6-2 win on Thursday.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Magneuris Sierra hit a walk-off single, as the Peoria Chiefs topped the Cedar Rapids Kernels 3-2 on Thursday.

ROME, Ga. (AP) -- Grayson Jones got Angelo La Bruna to hit into a double play in the fourth inning, leading the Rome Braves to a 6-2 win over the Hagerstown Suns in the second game of a doubleheader on…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Eddie Lacy's powerful running early on helped propel the Green Bay Packers to a 20-12 win over the Oakland Raiders on Thursday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Any defeat is tough for Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, but losing a lead late makes it even worse.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Nothing that Joe Musgrove encountered in his first three major league games helped prepare him for facing the power-laden Baltimore Orioles in their compact home stadium.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Ryan Casteel hit a run-scoring double in the first inning, leading the Jackson Generals to an 8-1 win over the Birmingham Barons on Thursday.