La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SEATTLE (AP) — Struggling starter Taijuan Walker has been optioned to the minors by the Seattle Mariners in a move the club hopes will jump start his sluggish performances on the mound.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- Kade Scivicque homered, doubled and singled, scoring two runs as the Lakeland Flying Tigers defeated the Brevard County Manatees 6-2 on Monday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michael Phelps woke up on the morning of the first race of his fifth Olympic Games with some soreness in his right shoulder.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami Hurricanes freshman linebacker Shaquille Quarterman sat down at a media day luncheon Monday with a plate of hot food and was greeted by inquisitive strangers.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sukanya Srisurat and Pimsiri Sirikaew gave Thailand gold and silver on Monday in the women's 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Kyle Williams was so eager to practice for the first time in 10 months, the Buffalo Bills defensive tackle jumped offside on his third play from scrimmage.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Usain Bolt made his first major appearance in Rio de Janeiro leading up to the Olympics, talking about his desire to break 19 seconds in the 200 meters, then ending his engaging news conference by…

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) — The season-ending knee injury Hroniss Grasu suffered over the weekend will hurt the Chicago Bears in different ways. Take it from Jay Cutler, and it's not just because he will have to adjust to another center.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ben Ryan took his gold-medal favorite Fiji men's squad along to watch the women's rugby sevens quarterfinals, hoping their presence would inspire another Fijian team to win a race for the Pacific island nation's first…

NEW YORK (AP) — Thanks to Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps and the American women's gymnastics team, Sunday was a bounce-back night for NBC in ratings for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Amnat Ruenroeng speaks openly, even eagerly, about his years in a Thai prison.

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — In an atmosphere of constant turnover in the chase for fresher, cheaper NFL talent, age can be as much of an asset as size, smarts, speed and strength.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sailing, not the dirty water, was finally the focus on troubled Guanabara Bay during a spectacular start to the Olympic regatta on Monday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — China easily won its second gold medal in diving at the Rio Olympics, dominating the men's 10-meter synchronized event while showing the rest of the world how to barely make a splash.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — No elevator ride for Juan Martin del Potro this time, understandably. Just another victory in Olympic tennis for the guy who knocked off No. 1 Novak Djokovic.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The sports rivalry between Argentina and Brazil has moved from the soccer field to the Rio Games.

MIAMI (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki has donated to the Hall of Fame some of the gear he wore when he collected his 3,000th career hit, including his jersey, a pair of cleats, his arm guard and batting gloves.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Other than the elastic brace on his right knee, there was no visible sign that age was catching up to Eli Manning as he entered his 13th season as the New York Giants' quarterback.

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Carli Lloyd is in her element.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — From the favela to the top of the podium, Rafael Silva earned Brazil's first gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.