La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When he wakes up in the morning, Kyrie Irving first looks at the scar stretching across his left knee, an enduring symbol of his journey over the past year.

MONCLOVA, Mexico (AP) -- Dustin Martin doubled twice and singled, scoring three runs as the Toros de Tijuana topped the Acereros del Norte 5-3 on Tuesday.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Sherman Johnson hit a two-run single in the sixth inning, leading the Salt Lake Bees to a 9-3 win over the New Orleans Zephyrs on Tuesday.

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) -- Josh Naylor homered and singled, scoring two runs as the Lake Elsinore Storm beat the Inland Empire 66ers 8-5 on Tuesday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Edwin Jackson has had some good days at Tropicana Field. Tuesday was not one of them.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers and Arizona Cardinals broke up the training camp monotony by practicing at Qualcomm Stadium on Tuesday night.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rougned Odor was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, forcing home the winning run as the AL-best Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Tuesday night.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Josmil Pinto doubled twice and singled, scoring two runs as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 11-3 on Tuesday.

YUCATAN, Mexico (AP) -- Kevin Flores had two hits and two RBI, and Yoanner Negrin allowed just three hits over seven innings as the Leones de Yucatan beat the Piratas de Campeche 4-0 on Tuesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Jenny Simpson took an extra lap around the blue track Tuesday night, Stars and Stripes in tow, and celebrated becoming the first U.S. woman to medal in the Olympic 1,500 meters, she thought back…

CLEVELAND (AP) — When Jose Quintana pitches, the bats of the Chicago White Sox tend to go silent.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles seem to bring out the best in Mookie Betts.

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Conor Bierfeldt hit a two-run double in the third inning, leading the Frederick Keys to a 9-6 win over the Lynchburg Hillcats in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Mookie Betts homered twice and drove in five runs, helping the resurgent Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman knows how well Ervin Santana commands his fastball on both sides of the plate.

WEST SALEM — The laws of racing tell him the streak, now pushing the better part of seven seasons, will eventually come to an end. Matthew Henderson knows fast cars with talented drivers eventually end up in Victory Lane.

Matt Johnson is ready to take snaps as quarterback for the Central High School football team again.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Russia's one-woman track and field team qualified for the long jump final.

HOUSTON (AP) — Tommy Pham and Jedd Gyorko each homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 8-5 on Tuesday night.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) -- Alexeis Bell hit a run-scoring double in the seventh inning, leading the Frisco RoughRiders to a 4-3 win over the Springfield Cardinals on Tuesday.