La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — The minute he got ejected, Mike Napoli screamed and pointed right in the face of plate umpire Lance Barrett.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The United States could make another bold statement in women's field hockey at the Olympics on Monday.

SEATTLE (AP) — James Paxton took a four-hitter into ninth inning before he was forced from the game after being hit on the left arm by a line drive, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 on…

GRANVILLE, W.Va. (AP) -- Ty Moore hit a two-run single in the first inning, leading the West Virginia Black Bears to a 9-1 win over the Williamsport Crosscutters on Sunday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Luis Martinez allowed just three hits over six innings, leading the Kannapolis Intimidators over the Greensboro Grasshoppers in a 1-0 win on Sunday.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Denny Hamlin prevailed in a four-lap dash to the checkered flag Sunday in the wreck-filled Sprint Cup race at newly paved Watkins Glen International.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have had a roller-coaster season, and James Shields has experienced as many sudden drops as anyone.

DENVER (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki has gotten his 3,000th career hit in the major leagues, becoming the 30th player to reach the milestone.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Maybe it's time we started paying more attention to the Paralympics.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have little choice but to keep sending Anibal Sanchez back out to the mound.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — With roster locks Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola on the mend and several other New England receivers unavailable, the absences have created opportunities for others.

HOUSTON (AP) — Ian Desmond hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning and the Texas Rangers got past Houston 5-3 Sunday, beating the Astros for the 11th time in 13 meetings this season.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Liz Cambage made her presence felt inside as Australia struggled to shoot from outside and the Aussies held off Turkey 61-56 Sunday night in Olympic women's basketball group play.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — His heart in the United States and his fight for Honduras, Teofimo Lopez stood in the Olympic ring feeling like a boxer without a country.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Wu Minxia ended her record-setting Olympic career the way it began: with a gold medal.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Ti'Quan Forbes hit a grand slam in the top of the 10th inning to help lead the Hickory Crawdads to a 12-7 win over the Lexington Legends on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hsu Shu-Ching of Taiwan won her first Olympic gold medal Sunday when Li Yajun of China failed to complete the clean and jerk in the women's weightlifting 53-kilogram category at the Rio de Janeiro Games.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- John Kilichowski allowed just six hits over seven innings, leading the Peoria Chiefs over the Cedar Rapids Kernels in a 3-2 win on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — White tape peeking out from under the red sweat band on his injured left wrist, Rafael Nadal was back in action Sunday, playing his first match in 2½ months.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Italian Daniele Garozzo stunned top-ranked American Alexander Massialas to win the gold medal Sunday in men's foil fencing.