La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Undefeated all year, Khasan Khalmurzaev is now the Olympic champion.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Just call them the Final Five.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Brantley saw a specialist for his right shoulder injury and has symptoms consistent with chronic biceps tendinitis.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Yigrem Demelash arrives for a training session and right away gets into an argument with one of the coaches.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — No one in the history of Olympic tennis has ever won two gold medals in singles. Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal are hoping to change that.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — MEDAL ALERT: US women's gymnastics team wins gold for second consecutive Olympics.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Fast as Sammy Watkins might be, the Buffalo Bills are taking it slow with their top receiver's return to practice.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox put outfielder-designated hitter Avisail Garcia on the disabled list with a right knee sprain before Tuesday's game against the Kansas City Royals.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Of all the things on Jacksonville's lengthy to-improve list, starting faster is near the top of the list.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Denis Gargaud Chanut stepped to the top of the podium and watched as the medal presenter made his way across the deck.

CHICAGO (AP) — Two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum has accepted a demotion to the Los Angeles Angels' Triple-A team.

CINCINNATI (AP) — A downpour limited the Cincinnati Bengals to a 30-minute practice Tuesday afternoon. Soon after it started, they were drenched and heading for cover.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have activated right-hander Jason Hammel off the bereavement list and optioned right-hander Justin Grimm to Triple-A Iowa.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — One by one, his teammates made their way over to offer a hug or handshake.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Carl Wise hit a walk-off single with two outs in the 13th inning, as the Lansing Lugnuts defeated the Fort Wayne TinCaps 4-3 on Tuesday. The Lugnuts swept the four-game series with the win.

The reason for this paradox, like much about the modern version of the sport, can be linked to a single force: China.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Gary Kubiak was expected to announce his starting quarterback Tuesday morning for Denver's preseason opener. The Broncos coach instead dragged out the drama another 24 hours.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have placed Michael Wacha on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation, a day after his latest start, and purchased the contract of top prospect Alex Reyes from Triple-A Memphis.

Several fans who traveled to Canton, Ohio for the Hall of Fame game that was canceled on Sunday night because of poor field conditions are planning to sue the NFL and the hall.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Monica Puig still had goosebumps well after the biggest win of her career.