La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dance parties. Dark chocolate. Calls to mom.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The International Olympic Committee calls its president and executives "volunteers."

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The top-ranked team in the world will likely be the undercard in women's Olympic soccer on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Just seconds into her first heat in canoe slalom, Maialen Chourraut thought her Olympics were over.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — On the day he learned the San Diego Padres would go to a six-man rotation to help limit his innings, Christian Friedrich wished he'd been able to stick around a little longer.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — MEDAL ALERT: US gymnast Simone Biles flips and flies to Olympic all-around gold, teammate Aly Raisman wins silver.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop needs arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and will be sidelined four to six weeks.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — American beach volleyball player Casey Patterson wants to make it clear that he didn't blow off the post-match handshakes after he and Jake Gibb were eliminated from the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Horses may not be psychic, but Charlotte Dujardin believes Valegro is close to it.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A second Kenyan track and field official was expelled from the Olympics on Thursday for posing as an athlete and giving a doping sample in the athlete's name, Kenya's team leader said.

CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) — When President Barack Obama goes on vacation, he plays a lot of golf. And when he plays, he likes to hang out with big-name basketball players.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Major league batting leader Jose Altuve got four hits, drove in three runs and scored three, sending the Houston Astros past the Minnesota Twins 15-7 Thursday in the first game of a split doubleheader.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Several swimmers were listed with the wrong qualifying times coming into the Rio Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Golf formally returned to the Olympics on Thursday, on a course that saw its construction threatened by lawsuits aimed at protecting the nature preserve on which it was built.

CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have placed first baseman Matt Adams on the 15-day disabled list and recalled outfielder Randal Grichuk from Triple-A Memphis.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals designated hitter Kendrys Morales has dropped the appeal of his one-game suspension and will sit out Wednesday night against the White Sox.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michael Phelps goes for history — again — and Katie Ledecky is set up to make some of her own in the Olympic pool.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — After spending nearly two weeks only lining up against teammates, the San Francisco 49ers are looking forward to the opportunity to hit someone else for a change.

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Dusty Baker first played in the minor leagues at age 18, he had only seen curveballs and never a slider.

NEW YORK (AP) — If you want to glimpse the future of sports broadcasting, you can check out the Rio Olympics in virtual reality. But if you really want to immerse yourself in the competition, just turn on the TV.