La Crosse Tribune Sports News

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Samir Duenez homered and had four hits, driving in four, and Matt Tenuta allowed just four hits over 6 2/3 innings as the Wilmington Blue Rocks topped the Potomac Nationals 7-3 on Monday.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Running back Eddie Lacy isn't the only Green Bay Packer who slimmed down in the offseason.

EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) -- Trevor Foss allowed just two hits over seven innings, leading the Lake County Captains over the West Michigan Whitecaps in a 2-1 win on Monday.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Michael Pritchard scored on a forceout in the sixth inning, leading the Palm Beach Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Charlotte Stone Crabs on Monday. The Cardinals swept the short two-game series with the win.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A brush fire caused light ash to fall on the playing surface of the Olympic field hockey venue Monday, and officials are monitoring the nearby mountain bike competition site for problems there.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The song was cued up. So when a downpour hit the Olympic stadium it wasn't long before "I'm singing in the rain" was blaring. There was little joy for the track and field athletes.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Undrafted rookie wide receiver Reece Horn is near the bottom rung of a crowded depth chart at wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans.

DETROIT (AP) — Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera has left a game against the Kansas City Royals with an apparent injury.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers placed wide receiver Stevie Johnson and nose tackle Sean Lissemore on injured reserve on Monday.

The University of Wisconsin football team held its first scrimmage of the fall Monday, and quarterback Alex Hornibrook took advantage.

An afterthought entering the 1962 season, he won the quarterback job and engineered one of the best footballs seasons in Wisconsin history.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Maybe having pros box in the Olympics isn't such a bad idea after all.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More cuts will be made to services for athletes at the Paralympics next month unless additional funding is rapidly secured for the cash-strapped games in Rio de Janeiro, officials said Monday.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — After he was suspended from the NFL for a year, Josh Gordon didn't know if he'd ever take the practice field for the Cleveland Browns again.

NEW YORK (AP) — Home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt has been hit in the mask by a foul tip and has left a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic track and field competition has been delayed by rain.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Thad Lewis will miss the entire season after tearing knee ligaments during an exhibition game.

The NFL has said the four linebackers being investigated for an alleged link to performance-enhancing drugs will be suspended, if they don't agree to be interviewed by the league in the next 10 days.

NEW YORK (AP) — NFL threatens 4 players with indefinite suspension for failing to cooperate in performance-enhancing drugs investigation.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Eddy Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly and drove in Mason Williams with the winning run in the eighth inning, as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders topped the Norfolk Tides 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on…