La Crosse Tribune Sports News

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Jeremias Pineda hit a run-scoring single in the fifth inning, leading the Jupiter Hammerheads to a 5-3 win over the Palm Beach Cardinals in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) -- Alex Monsalve hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, driving in Dorssys Paulino with the go-ahead run, as the Lynchburg Hillcats topped the Potomac Nationals 3-2 on Thursday.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) -- Austin Riley hit a two-run double in the fifth inning, leading the Rome Braves to a 5-3 win over the Hickory Crawdads on Thursday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — For the first few innings, the final starter in the Oakland Athletics' improvised eight-man rotation did just fine.

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) -- Alex Call doubled and singled twice, also stealing a base as the Kannapolis Intimidators topped the Lakewood BlueClaws 3-1 on Thursday.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Carlos Herrera drove in Chris Keck with a sacrifice hit in the sixth inning, leading the Asheville Tourists to a 4-2 win over the Hagerstown Suns on Thursday.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Tanner Witt doubled twice, and Cody Stashak allowed just four hits over seven innings as the Fort Myers Miracle beat the Charlotte Stone Crabs 1-0 on Thursday.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Anthony Vasquez tossed a four-hit complete game, leading the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to a 4-1 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Thursday.

AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) -- Hunter Swilling homered and had two hits, and Ryan Castellanos allowed just four hits over six innings as the Connecticut Tigers defeated the Auburn Doubledays 5-0 on Thursday. The Tigers swept the three-game series with the…

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Robert Pehl hit a run-scoring single in the fourth inning, leading the Wilmington Blue Rocks to a 7-0 win over the Frederick Keys on Thursday.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Logan Schafer homered and singled twice, scoring two runs as the Rochester Red Wings beat the Syracuse Chiefs 5-3 on Thursday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chicago White Sox right-hander Miguel Gonzalez left with a right groin strain after 21 pitches Thursday night in his start against the Kansas City Royals.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Pacific Island nation of Fiji erupted into celebration on Friday after its rugby sevens team defeated Britain to capture the country's first Olympic medal. The fact it was gold made it even more of…

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) -- Danny Jansen hit a run-scoring double in the eighth inning, leading the Dunedin Blue Jays to a 4-2 win over the Brevard County Manatees on Thursday.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Aaron Williams and wide receiver Dez Lewis were injured Thursday night following a hard collision at the team's practice.

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz wasn't going to sit out a late-season game against the rival New York Yankees.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After going nearly four years without a defeat aboard their high-performance skiff, New Zealand pair Peter Burling and Blair Tuke were beaten in a regatta in Rio de Janeiro in mid-July.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers rallied again to go ahead against Colorado. This time, the Rockies had a late comeback of their own.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anqi Xu had to charge, and Ana Maria Popescu knew it.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sue Bird took a moment to pause and look around the U.S. women's basketball practice court.