La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO — Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving had the answers in the first test for the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Jonathan Morales hit a two-run double in the top of the 12th inning to lead the Rome Braves to a 6-4 win over the Charleston RiverDogs on Wednesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In another Chinese duel, Ding Ning ended up with Olympic gold.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) -- Dan Rizzie scored the winning run on a fielder's choice in the ninth inning, as the Brooklyn Cyclones topped the Vermont Lake Monsters 5-4 on Wednesday.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Joseph Monge scored on a wild pitch in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Salem Red Sox to a 2-1 win over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Wednesday.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Miguel Andujar hit an RBI double in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Trenton Thunder to a 5-4 win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Wednesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The United States saw a pair of fencers put themselves in position to win unprecedented gold medals at the Rio Games.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, and Joel Seddon threw five scoreless innings as the Midland RockHounds beat the Tulsa Drillers 3-1 on Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Edwin Jackson pitched two-hit ball over seven innings, Travis Jankowski capped the scoring with a straight steal of home and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Wednesday night.

TORONTO (AP) — J.A. Happ and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as Happ became the first 16-game winner in the majors, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-0 on Wednesday night.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Jesus Aguilar hit a two-run home run and had two hits as the Columbus Clippers topped the Toledo Mud Hens 7-5 on Wednesday.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Ben Gamel, Clint Frazier, Tyler Austin and Donovan Solano recorded three hits each, as Scranton/WB beat the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 10-0 on Wednesday.

ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- Cody Decker hit two of the Portland Sea Dogs' season-high five home runs in a 16-1 win over the Erie SeaWolves on Wednesday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Jose Peraza hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning to give the Louisville Bats a 3-2 win over the Charlotte Knights on Wednesday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Dedgar Jimenez allowed just five hits over 6 2/3 innings, leading the Greenville Drive over the Columbia Fireflies in a 7-3 win on Wednesday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter and Jhonny Peralta homered to back up a second straight dominant start by Jaime Garcia as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Wednesday night.

ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) -- Alejandro Juvier homered and had two hits as the Aberdeen IronBirds beat the Staten Island Yankees 7-3 on Wednesday.

BOWIE, Md. (AP) -- Richard Urena had three hits and scored three runs as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats defeated the Bowie Baysox 7-4 on Wednesday.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Ryan Nagle hit a walk-off three-run homer, as the West Virginia Power topped the Greensboro Grasshoppers 3-2 on Wednesday. The Power swept the three-game series with the win.

GREEN BAY — No matter what the plan is for Julius Peppers this season, the expectations aren’t changing for the oldest player on the Green Bay Packers roster.