La Crosse Tribune Sports News

KODAK, Tenn. (AP) -- Brian Anderson, Kenny Wilson, Ronnie Mitchell and Alex Glenn recorded three hits each, as Jacksonville beat the Tennessee Smokies 11-7 on Thursday.

READING, Pa. (AP) -- Roman Quinn doubled and singled twice as the Reading Fightin Phils topped the Richmond Flying Squirrels 6-3 on Thursday.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Chad Johnson doubled and singled, and Corey Ray allowed just four hits over seven innings as the Wilmington Blue Rocks topped the Potomac Nationals 3-2 on Thursday. With the victory, the Blue Rocks swept the four-game…

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- Oswaldo Arcia hit two home runs, and Mike Franco threw five scoreless innings as the Charlotte Stone Crabs defeated the Jupiter Hammerheads 9-4 on Thursday. With the victory, the Stone Crabs swept the three-game series.

BOWIE, Md. (AP) -- Chance Sisco hit a three-run home run in the third inning, leading the Bowie Baysox to a 5-3 win over the Hartford Yard Goats on Thursday.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers were patient at the plate, and that's something they want to improve. Yet despite drawing a career-high seven walks from Jake Arrieta, they weren't able to overcome a big day by Kris Bryant.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Christian Ibarra doubled and singled, and Fernando Romero allowed just three hits over 6 1/3 innings as the Fort Myers Miracle defeated the St. Lucie Mets 1-0 on Thursday.

LA MIRADA, Calf. — After winning the first two sets, the fourth-ranked Viterbo University volleyball team appeared to be in control against No. 11 College of Idaho Thursday in its second match at the Biola Summer Slam.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — US swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger check in for flight out of Brazil after testifying in robbery probe.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ashton Eaton of the US wins second straight gold medal in decathlon.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police said Thursday that swimmer Ryan Lochte and three U.S. teammates were not robbed after a night of partying, and the intoxicated athletes instead vandalized a gas station bathroom and were questioned by armed…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Ryan Court hit a two-run single in the sixth inning, leading the Portland Sea Dogs to a 2-1 win over the Altoona Curve on Thursday.

While the task of replacing wide receiver Alex Erickson lingered as a major issue for the University of Wisconsin football program this offseason, perhaps the more pressing need was finding enough depth behind new No. 1 Robert Wheelwright.

NEW YORK (AP) — With star power dimmed, the audience for NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage sank to its lowest level of the Rio de Janeiro games on Wednesday night by one measure.

ROME, Ga. (AP) -- Pinch hitter Rhett Wiseman hit a run-scoring double in the seventh inning, leading the Hagerstown Suns to a 4-2 win over the Rome Braves in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants right-hander Matt Cain has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain.

GRANVILLE, W.Va. (AP) -- Cam Vieaux allowed just three hits over six innings, leading the West Virginia Black Bears over the Vermont Lake Monsters in a 5-1 win in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Travis Maezes drove in four runs, while D.J. Burt and Chase Vallot drove in three apiece as the Lexington Legends beat the West Virginia Power 12-4 in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — To hear Ryan Lochte tell the story, at least the first time, he unflinchingly stared down the barrel of a gun during a holdup while his teammates cowered on the ground. By the time he…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. will be playing for a sixth consecutive gold medal in women's basketball after beating France 86-67, the closest contest of the Rio Games for the Americans.