La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have had a roller-coaster season, and James Shields has experienced as many sudden drops as anyone.

DENVER (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki has gotten his 3,000th career hit in the major leagues, becoming the 30th player to reach the milestone.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Maybe it's time we started paying more attention to the Paralympics.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have little choice but to keep sending Anibal Sanchez back out to the mound.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — With roster locks Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola on the mend and several other New England receivers unavailable, the absences have created opportunities for others.

HOUSTON (AP) — Ian Desmond hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning and the Texas Rangers got past Houston 5-3 Sunday, beating the Astros for the 11th time in 13 meetings this season.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Liz Cambage made her presence felt inside as Australia struggled to shoot from outside and the Aussies held off Turkey 61-56 Sunday night in Olympic women's basketball group play.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — His heart in the United States and his fight for Honduras, Teofimo Lopez stood in the Olympic ring feeling like a boxer without a country.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Wu Minxia ended her record-setting Olympic career the way it began: with a gold medal.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Ti'Quan Forbes hit a grand slam in the top of the 10th inning to help lead the Hickory Crawdads to a 12-7 win over the Lexington Legends on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hsu Shu-Ching of Taiwan won her first Olympic gold medal Sunday when Li Yajun of China failed to complete the clean and jerk in the women's weightlifting 53-kilogram category at the Rio de Janeiro Games.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- John Kilichowski allowed just six hits over seven innings, leading the Peoria Chiefs over the Cedar Rapids Kernels in a 3-2 win on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — White tape peeking out from under the red sweat band on his injured left wrist, Rafael Nadal was back in action Sunday, playing his first match in 2½ months.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Italian Daniele Garozzo stunned top-ranked American Alexander Massialas to win the gold medal Sunday in men's foil fencing.

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Stryker Trahan hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, and Joey Armstrong singled twice as the Kane County Cougars topped the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6-4 on Sunday.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) -- Luiz Gohara, Jake Brentz and Matt Walker combined for a shutout as the Clinton LumberKings topped the Beloit Snappers 2-0 on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers called up 27-year-old rookie Rob Segedin from the minors on and started him in left field against Boston on Sunday night.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) -- Ryan O'Hearn hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, leading the Northwest Arkansas Naturals to a 2-1 win over the Tulsa Drillers on Sunday.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — DeForest Buckner is feeling pretty comfortable during his first NFL training camp.

ROME, Ga. (AP) -- Jared James hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning, leading the Rome Braves to a 9-7 win over the Columbia Fireflies on Sunday.