La Crosse Tribune Sports News

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Chris Sienko, the general manager of the Connecticut Sun, has announced he is stepping down after 14 years with the team.

TORONTO (AP) — The Houston Astros have activated right-hander Luke Gregerson off the disabled list and selected outfielder Teoscar Hernandez from Triple-A Fresno.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- Santiago Garrido got Carlos Tocci to hit into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded, leading the Lakeland Flying Tigers to a 5-3 win over the Clearwater Threshers on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When she was 11, Simone Manuel came home and asked her mother a question: Why weren't there more people who looked like her in swimming?

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kim Rhode stood at the base of the Olympic podium, unsure of what to do with her hands. She tugged at the bottom of her shirt, adjusted the sleeve, dropped her arms to the sides.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A German Olympic canoe coach is fighting for his life after a car accident left him with serious head injuries.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Andrew Bogut rested his sore left knee against China. His Australian teammates didn't relax without him.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez is in the starting lineup for his final game with the New York Yankees, batting third as the designated hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays and right-hander Chris Archer.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) — Francisco Mejia stepped out of the clubhouse and into the dugout with little fanfare. He did his usual turns in the batting cage, and the 5-foot-10, 175-pound catcher looked like just another 20-year-old in the minors.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — When Marshawn Lynch posted that photo of his cleats hanging from a wire, the Seattle Seahawks' task became about more than finding a replacement for the yards and touchdowns he provided over the course of six…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Maya Moore scored 12 points, and the U.S. routed Canada 81-51 Friday to clinch Group B in women's basketball.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Before the gold, before the glory, there were tears.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The future is now for the U.S. men's water polo team. That's about all the Americans can do with what's left of their time at the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. rowing team enters the last races of the Olympic regatta Saturday without a single medal but with big hopes of extending its winning streak in the women's eight.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — British Open champion Henrik Stenson is close enough to think about adding an Olympic gold medal to his silver claret jug.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Technically, the Los Angeles Rams' game Saturday with the Dallas Cowboys is just a preseason opener at a temporary home for a relocating team that hasn't made the playoffs in 11 years.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic champion Germany held on to beat the Netherlands 2-1 Friday in their 200th meeting to top their pool in men's field hockey at the Rio de Janeiro Games.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Alisha Glass, Carli Lloyd and Courtney Thompson huddle together during timeouts with their position coach, and words fly around for about a minute as they compare notes before returning to play.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians designated hitter Carlos Santana is out of the lineup against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, a day after suffering a contusion on the right side of his head when he was hit by a…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas' athletic department required female rowers to attend games and encouraged them to socialize with football recruits, according to an amended lawsuit by a former rower who says she was raped by a…