La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — With Colin Kaepernick dealing with tightness in his throwing shoulder and Thaddeus Lewis out for the season with a knee injury, the 49ers signed free agent quarterback Christian Ponder on Tuesday.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Leobaldo Pina hit a two-run home run and had two hits, driving in three as the Peoria Chiefs topped the Cedar Rapids Kernels 10-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — While NBC's prime-time television ratings are down, fans are clearly seeking out the Olympics on other devices.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Big brothers have been known to pick on little brothers from time to time.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Jon Berti hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the New Hampshire Fisher Cats to a 4-3 win over the Binghamton Mets in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Jiandido Tromp had three hits and scored three runs, and Brandon Leibrandt allowed just one hit over five innings as the Clearwater Threshers beat the Tampa Yankees 7-0 in the first game of a doubleheader on…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies fans welcomed Chase Utley with a rousing ovation in his first game at Philadelphia since a trade last season to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — China is golden again, winning its fifth diving title of the Rio Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Argentina and Belgium gatecrashed the Olympic field hockey festival and reached their first men's final together on Tuesday.

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Alejandro Villanueva has a chance to compete for one of the most important positions along the offensive line.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The medal race at the Rio Olympics will likely remain close going into the final weekend.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. women's basketball team showed off its speed, size and depth in a 110-64 victory over Japan and advanced to the semifinals with another convincing win.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Santiago Lange lost count of how many times he broke down during the celebration on the shore of Guanabara Bay, where one of the more remarkable stories of the Rio Olympics played out.

ATLANTA (AP) — Shortstop Erick Aybar has been traded from the Atlanta Braves to the Detroit Tigers for minor league catcher Kade Scivicque.

DETROIT (AP) — Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was not in the starting lineup Tuesday because of a strained biceps muscle.

LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) -- Jose Pujols scored on a groundout in the fourth inning, leading the Lakewood BlueClaws to a 3-1 win over the Hickory Crawdads in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Russia was stripped of a relay gold medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Tuesday after one of its female runners tested positive for steroids in a reanalysis of her doping samples.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Jason Kenny celebrated his third gold medal of the Rio Olympics with a kiss from his fiancee. Or maybe Laura Trott was simply celebrating her second gold.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Jason Morozowski hit a walk-off solo homer, as the Hillsboro Hops defeated the Vancouver Canadians 6-5 on Tuesday.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Four fans have sued the NFL over the Hall of Fame game in Canton that was canceled because of poor field conditions.