La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have placed their faith in quarterback Tyrod Taylor by signing him to a contract extension.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nico Hernandez had a gnarly gash over his left eye that left him bloodied, with blurred vision and in need of stitches.

READING, Pa. (AP) — Swarovski crystals may not be included, but Olympic hopefuls can dress like the gold-medal-winning American women's gymnasts in replicas of their much-talked-about leotards.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — He's had no home for most of his life. Yet in a cavernous, mostly-empty stadium in Brazil, a world away from where he came from, Yiech Pur Biel felt as if he'd found one.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The IAAF suspended the Kenyan track team's manager on Friday and one of the country's runners was being investigated by the IOC after both became involved in doping scandals at the Olympics.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — First-year Southern Mississippi coach Jay Hopson walks into a situation that many of his peers would envy.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ana Dabovic scored 23 points, and Serbia beat China 80-72 Friday in a game the Serbians had to win to have a chance at advancing to the medal round.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A chance ride, an hourlong conversation, and the generosity of strangers are making it possible for a Philadelphia Uber driver to go to Rio to see his son compete in the Olympics.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M and the Seattle Seahawks have extended a deal allowing the NFL team's limited use of the university's "12th Man" trademark to describe fans.

RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Quarterback Eli Manning won't play in the New York Giants' preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — He lost concentration at the worst possible moment. It was only a split second, yet could have cost him a spot in the finals.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — It took two series for Ryan Fitzpatrick and the New York Jets offense to shake off the rust from a long offseason.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic divers say the pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center was closed for morning practice, apparently to allow more time to clean the water.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The first preseason game tends to be a glorified practice for most NFL teams, the starters rarely playing more than a series or the first quarter before giving way to the backups and no-hopes.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia delivered a stunning start to track and field at the Olympics with a world record in the 10,000 meters Friday, wiping away the competition just after the halfway point and striding…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The health of Usain Bolt has been a question as the showman enters his final Olympics nursing a sore hamstring.

Entering his second season at Pitt, Pat Narduzzi isn't sure exactly who quarterback Nate Peterman is going to throw the ball to, or how often.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Doug Pederson didn't take it easy on his prize rookie quarterback.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State is out to prove its recent jump in Southeastern Conference status is no fluke.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A big chunk of Mississippi star's power from last season is gone, off to the NFL after helping push the program into the upper tier of the Southeastern Conference.