La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City rookie defensive end Chris Jones gained attention in the Chiefs' preseason opener.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — A big preseason debut with the Falcons allowed Aldrick Robinson to stand out in a deep competition at wide receiver, if only for the day.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Veteran forward Antoine Vermette has agreed to a two-year, $3.5 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Every time Anita Wlodarczyk throws the hammer, she has a reminder right there with her of the friend she lost.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A day after treating young fans of the Washington Redskins with free snow cones to show his appreciation for their loyalty, defensive end Ricky Jean Francois treated his team to an abbreviated practice on Monday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tyler Sander leapt high for timely blocks. He went low for a save at floor level to keep a winning point going. Then, he squatted way down to send another tough ball back over the…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — That's him, the man who changed international basketball. He's the one who single-handedly beat the United States on its own soil nearly 30 years ago, stoking the ambers that led to the Dream Team.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — New Orleans Saints defensive tackle and first-round draft choice Sheldon Rankins has been hurt during Monday's training camp practice.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs has returned to practice for the first time since tearing his left Achilles tendon last September.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Boston Red Sox All-Star knuckleballer Steven Wright has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder, an injury sustained while diving into second base as a pinch runner at Dodger Stadium on Aug.…

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon has been activated from the non-football injury list and is poised to return to practice Monday.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills defensive end IK Enemkpali will miss the regular season after tests confirmed he tore a ligament in his right knee.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Highly decorated Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown will see a 200-meter Olympic final from a peculiar spot — the sideline.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — New Orleans Saints defensive tackle and first-round draft choice Sheldon Rankins has been hurt during Monday's training camp practice.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed free agent tight end Andrew Quarless, who is facing a two-game suspension to start the season.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee guard Diamond DeShields couldn't understand it last season when fans would let her know how much they appreciated her. It didn't make sense to her why anyone would offer praise when she wasn't playing well.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In the sewage-filled waters off one of the world's most famous beaches, Sharon van Rouwendaal claimed gold for the Netherlands in the Olympic women's open water race Monday at Copacabana.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Each morning, 75-year-old Jose Rebamar works his biceps, triceps and quadriceps with stone weights at an outside gym that looks out on Rio de Janeiro's iconic Sugarloaf Mountain.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Monte Kiffin didn't handle retirement very well.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The lone Russian track and field athlete at the Olympics has won her appeal to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Games.