La Crosse Tribune Sports News

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Rodrigo Vigil hit an RBI single in the eighth inning, and John Norwood homered and had two hits as the Jupiter Hammerheads defeated the Fort Myers Miracle 4-3 on Friday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Robert Andino hit a tiebreaking single in the top of the ninth inning, then the Miami Marlins got Andrew McCutchen to ground into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded to hold off the Pittsburgh Pirates…

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers and their fans waited six seasons for Rick Porcello to have the breakout year they believed was his destiny.

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- Yairo Munoz homered and singled, scoring three runs while driving in two as the Midland RockHounds topped the Springfield Cardinals 9-3 on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Undefeated, uncatchable, unquestionably the best.

CHICAGO (AP) — Kendall Graveman faced one batter over the minimum while throwing a two-hitter, Khris Davis hit his 31st home run and the Oakland Athletics beat the White Sox 8-0 on Friday night to hand James Shields his 15th…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hot favorite Almaz Ayana suddenly slumped in the final stages, allowing Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya to surge past and win the women's 5,000 meters in an Olympic record on Friday.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Tyler O'Neill hit a two-run double in the third inning, leading the Jackson Generals to a 5-1 win over the Birmingham Barons on Friday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Ti'Quan Forbes hit a run-scoring single in the fourth inning, leading the Hickory Crawdads to an 8-3 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Friday.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Anthony Santander doubled and singled twice, scoring two runs as the Lynchburg Hillcats defeated the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 5-2 on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Gone was the all-offense, all-action play that turned the last two gold-medal games into classics.

GWINNETT, Ga. (AP) -- Adam Engel hit a grand slam in the second inning, and David Holmberg allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Charlotte Knights beat the Gwinnett Braves 5-1 in the second game of a doubleheader…

WESTBY — Bob Pederson grew up watching football on the city field up the road from where Westby High School now sits.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Michael Choice homered and doubled, driving in two runs as the Columbus Clippers topped the Toledo Mud Hens 11-5 on Friday.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Darnell Sweeney hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning to lead the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to a 3-2 win over the Syracuse Chiefs in the second game of a doubleheader on Friday.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The country that created taekwondo can still dominate.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) -- Mitch Atkins struck out nine hitters over seven innings, leading the Portland Sea Dogs over the Binghamton Mets in a 3-0 win on Friday.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Joey Havrilak hit a run-scoring single in the fourth inning to give the West Michigan Whitecaps a 2-1 win over the Dayton Dragons on Friday.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Travis Harrison hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, leading the Chattanooga Lookouts to a 2-1 win over the Montgomery Biscuits on Friday.