La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Americans invented beach volleyball.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jake Smolinski singled and scored the deciding run in the third inning, rookie Zach Neal earned his first career win as a starter and the Oakland Athletics held on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on…

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Shane Hoelscher hit a run-scoring double in the first inning, leading the Modesto Nuts to a 9-1 win over the Stockton Ports on Tuesday.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- Drew Ferguson hit a two-run double in the third inning, leading the Lancaster JetHawks to an 8-1 win over the Inland Empire 66ers on Tuesday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers right-hander Wily Peralta made a strong return to the majors. Just not strong enough to win.

CIUDAD DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) -- Luis Alfonso Garcia had two hits and four RBI as the Leones de Yucatan topped the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen 10-2 on Tuesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — What do you get the pro athlete who has everything?

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) -- Josh Naylor and Franmil Reyes scored on an error in the ninth inning to help the Lake Elsinore Storm secure a 4-2 victory over the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Tuesday.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Dimas Ojeda hit a run-scoring double in the fourth inning to give the Everett AquaSox a 1-0 win over the Vancouver Canadians on Tuesday.

ARCADIA — Standing on the field of AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and surrounded by some of the best high school football players in the country, Jacob Lallemont felt like he belonged.

BOSTON (AP) — Yankees manager Joe Girardi didn't budge from the plan he outlined to Alex Rodriguez before New York opened a three-game series against the rival Red Sox.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Lamarcus Joyner left a big impression on the practice field at UC Irvine last week even without making the hard hit.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler Holt made his manager look smart Tuesday night.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Redshirt senior Avyanna Young scored 14 points and had eight steals as the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team overcame a bumpy start to beat the University of British Columbia 72-47 Tuesday in the second game…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The San Diego Padres are learning on the go and Luis Perdomo, one of six rookies in the lineup, learned a difficult lesson.

SALTILLO, Mexico (AP) -- Alex Romero, Dustin Martin, Roberto Lopez and Carlos Valencia recorded three hits each, as Tijuana beat the Saraperos de Saltillo 7-4 on Tuesday.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Steven Linkous had two hits and scored two runs as the Boise Hawks topped the Hillsboro Hops 5-2 on Tuesday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Polanco made manager Clint Hurdle's decision to move him into the cleanup spot for the first time in his career look like a good one.

NEW YORK (AP) — Before the New York Mets can even think about a big run to boost themselves in the NL wild-card race, they need to set a more modest goal. Like, say, a two-game winning streak.

BLACK RIVER FALLS — When Black River Falls High School starting quarterback Jack Roou was forced to miss a few games last season due to a suspension, coach Jim Bible was forced to do something out his comfort zone.