La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonathan Lucroy drove in five runs with two homers, and the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 8-5 on Friday night after a rain delay that lasted 2 hours, 42 minutes, before the first pitch.

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Archer cut loose a slider, and Alex Rodriguez swung over it for the final out of the fifth inning, the 2,287th and perhaps final strikeout of his big league career.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais felt like he was watching replays of a bad movie over and over in the first three innings.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- Troy Stein hit an RBI double in the top of the 11th inning to lead the Modesto Nuts to a 3-2 win over the Inland Empire 66ers on Friday.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Andrew Aplin tripled and doubled twice, driving in three runs as the Fresno Grizzlies topped the Iowa Cubs 8-4 on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Talk about a one-and-done.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew McCutchen and Jordy Mercer homered to lead newcomer Ivan Nova and the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Friday night.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michelle Carter loves to let the tension build.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mark Trumbo regained the major league lead with his 33rd home run and the Baltimore Orioles moved back into first place in the AL East with a 5-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday…

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Xavier Scruggs hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading the New Orleans Zephyrs to a 6-5 win over the Las Vegas 51s on Friday.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carson Palmer directed a 73-yard drive for a field goal in his one series before the Oakland Raiders backups dominated their Arizona counterparts in a 31-10 victory in the teams' preseason opener Friday night.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — British swimmer Fran Halsall landed a trip to the Olympic Stadium.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Luke Lowery had two hits and two RBI as the Hillsboro Hops beat the Vancouver Canadians 6-3 on Friday.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) -- Victor Reyes doubled twice and singled, scoring three runs as the Visalia Rawhide defeated the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 8-3 on Friday.

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — There will be no fourth straight gold medal for the United States.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Raimel Tapia had three hits and scored two runs as the Albuquerque Isotopes beat the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 7-4 on Friday.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Manuel Rondon allowed just three hits over five innings, leading the Eugene Emeralds over the Spokane Indians in a 1-0 win on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Katie Ledecky came into the Rio Olympics facing enormous expectations.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In a flash, the Jamaican sprinter with her hair dyed green and yellow flew down the track, through the interview room and out of the stadium.

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Ljay Newsome allowed just two hits over 6 2/3 innings, leading the Everett AquaSox over the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in a 7-2 win on Friday.