La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- David Olmedo-Barrera hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning, driving in Brandon Lowe with the go-ahead run, as the Bowling Green Hot Rods defeated the Great Lakes Loons 2-1 in the second game of…

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Dae-Ho Lee homered and singled as the Tacoma Rainiers beat the Las Vegas 51s 7-3 on Sunday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Ben Johnson had two hits and scored two runs, and A.J. Puckett threw five scoreless innings as the Lexington Legends topped the Hagerstown Suns 8-2 in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Luis Perdomo ended a three-start losing streak, Travis Jankowski and Alex Dickerson homered, and the San Diego Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-1 Sunday for a four-game split.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jace Peterson didn't know if he'd be able stay in the game after catching a ball and slamming into the center-field wall in the third inning.

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) -- Kevin Cornelius was a home run short of the cycle as the Tampa Yankees beat the Brevard County Manatees 8-3 on Sunday. The Yankees swept the three-game series with the win.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Travis Ishikawa hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning, leading the Sacramento River Cats to an 11-9 win over the Reno Aces on Sunday.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Oakland Athletics made another costly mistake Sunday.

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- Joe Bennie scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the 13th inning, as the Midland RockHounds beat the Springfield Cardinals 4-3 on Sunday. The RockHounds swept the three-game series with the win.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro and the world bid farewell Sunday to the first Olympic Games in South America, a 16-day spectacle that combined numerous highlight reel moments with ugly and even bizarre episodes that sometimes overshadowed…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Marcus Stroman wanted to stay in the game after throwing his 100th pitch. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons didn't agree — and paid dearly for it.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jason Witten glanced overhead at a giant picture of him above the walkway to the new indoor practice stadium for the Dallas Cowboys.

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) -- Tyler Leffler doubled and singled twice, scoring two runs as the West Virginia Black Bears defeated the Batavia Muckdogs 6-5 on Sunday.

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) -- Jaycob Brugman hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning, leading the Nashville Sounds to a 13-7 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers on Sunday.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Luke Lowery hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, leading the Hillsboro Hops to a 6-2 win over the Spokane Indians on Sunday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The hottest team in the majors coming into their weekend series, the Pittsburgh Pirates got swept.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Daniel Suero had three hits and scored two runs, and Antonio Santos allowed just three hits over seven innings as the Boise Hawks beat the Vancouver Canadians 7-0 on Sunday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols had three hits and scored twice on singles by Andrelton Simmons, leading the Los Angeles Angels over the New York Yankees 2-0 Sunday.

NILES, Ohio (AP) -- Jordan Hicks, Connor Jones and Eric Carter combined for a shutout as the State College Spikes beat the Mahoning Valley Scrappers 5-0 on Sunday.

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) -- Locke St. John allowed just three hits over seven innings, leading the Connecticut Tigers over the Staten Island Yankees in a 3-1 win on Sunday.