La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Russia won a hard-fought contest against France to take Olympic women's handball gold Saturday, drawing motivation from a speech by Evgeny Trefilov that emphasized the team's underdog status.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cam Newton threw for 162 yards and led scoring drives on two of his four series Saturday and the Carolina Panthers defeated the Tennessee Titans 26-16 in a preseason game.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- Justin Maffei hit a grand slam in the fifth inning, and Stephen Tarpley allowed just two hits over six innings as the Bradenton Marauders beat the Charlotte Stone Crabs 11-2 in the first game of…

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer says he has "no concern" about quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, after holding him out of the second preseason game as an injury precaution.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michael Phelps won more medals than anyone else, again. And then he said farewell, also again.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — American Jordan Burroughs' stunning loss in Friday's Olympic wrestling tournament re-opened the debate over the world's best pound-for-pound freestyle competitor.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans' preseason game against the Carolina Panthers is being delayed in the second half by severe weather in the area.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- Jorge Flores hit a solo home run in the top of the 12th inning to lead the Dunedin Blue Jays to a 10-9 win over the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Saturday.

Edwards, an inside linebacker who led UW with 84 tackles last year as a redshirt freshman, suffered a stress fracture in his left foot this summer and has not practiced at all this fall.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Reliford sold his car to chase his big league dreams, using the money to help play the cost of attending umpire school.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin has been activated from the family medical emergency list and will start Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Helicopters were up at daybreak spotting rubbish flows at the Olympic sailing venue, with boats below collecting the debris.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Before they took the court and won bronze, they gathered in the locker room one final time. Each player on the U.S. women's volleyball took a turn to speak.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The dominant U.S. women's basketball team won a sixth consecutive Olympic gold medal in impressive fashion, routing Spain 101-72 on Saturday.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers aren't in a hurry to get star receiver Jordy Nelson ready for the start of the season.

The University of Wisconsin practiced through some heavy rain Saturday morning. Here's what we saw from Camp Randall Stadium:

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have placed starting catcher Matt Wieters on paternity leave.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are re-signing veteran kicker Shayne Graham, who played five games with the team in 2015.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Cesar Galvez hit a two-run double in the second inning, leading the Hartford Yard Goats to a 3-1 win over the Trenton Thunder on Saturday.