La Crosse Tribune Sports News

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- O'Koyea Dickson and Corey Brown connected on back-to-back homers in the first inning to help lead the Oklahoma City Dodgers to a 7-0 victory over Iowa Cubs on Wednesday.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Mark Sanchez will be the starting quarterback for the Broncos' preseason opener in Chicago on Thursday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after a health scare forced Terry Francona out of action, the Cleveland Indians' manager felt more embarrassed than anything about not being able to work a game.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera believes too much technology may wind up hurting the NFL game.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Without it, Nadia Comaneci is just another gold-medal winning gymnast from Eastern Europe.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michael Phelps didn't have much time to savor his double gold-medal night.

MIAMI (AP) — Two days after Brandon Crawford battered the Miami Marlins with seven hits, he beat them with one swing.

Defending national champion Nebraska is No. 1, followed by Texas and Minnesota.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It looks as if the water polo pool is turning green with envy.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Corban Joseph doubled twice and singled as the Norfolk Tides topped the Gwinnett Braves 4-1 on Wednesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Fiji and New Zealand had been hoping to play off for the gold medal in rugby's return to the Olympics.

MIAMI (AP) — Barry Bonds has been ejected from the Miami Marlins' game against San Francisco for arguing about balls and strikes.

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Robert Mathis makes every word count. Every play, too.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Even defeat ultimately felt like victory for Yolande Bukasa and Popole Misenga.

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Argentina has been eliminated from the Olympic soccer tournament after a 1-1 draw against Honduras, which advanced to the quarterfinals along with Portugal.

MIAMI (AP) — The National League's only living seven-hit men have met at Marlins Park.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — They are buddies, Usain Bolt and David Rudisha, two runners who both made loud statements at the last Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Alev Kelter's Olympics were over, so she and her U.S. women's rugby teammates could finally go out for some celebratory passion fruit caipirinhas.

NEW YORK (AP) — John Saunders, the versatile sportscaster who has hosted ESPN's "The Sports Reporters" for the last 15 years, has died, the network announced Wednesday. He was 61.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Each night, Kayla Banwarth would pack lunch for the next day, lay out her clothes and set an alarm to be out the door by 5 a.m.