La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A chance ride, an hourlong conversation, and the generosity of strangers are making it possible for a Philadelphia Uber driver to go to Rio to see his son compete in the Olympics.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M and the Seattle Seahawks have extended a deal allowing the NFL team's limited use of the university's "12th Man" trademark to describe fans.

RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Quarterback Eli Manning won't play in the New York Giants' preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — He lost concentration at the worst possible moment. It was only a split second, yet could have cost him a spot in the finals.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — It took two series for Ryan Fitzpatrick and the New York Jets offense to shake off the rust from a long offseason.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic divers say the pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center was closed for morning practice, apparently to allow more time to clean the water.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The first preseason game tends to be a glorified practice for most NFL teams, the starters rarely playing more than a series or the first quarter before giving way to the backups and no-hopes.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia delivered a stunning start to track and field at the Olympics with a world record in the 10,000 meters Friday, wiping away the competition just after the halfway point and striding…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The health of Usain Bolt has been a question as the showman enters his final Olympics nursing a sore hamstring.

Entering his second season at Pitt, Pat Narduzzi isn't sure exactly who quarterback Nate Peterman is going to throw the ball to, or how often.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Doug Pederson didn't take it easy on his prize rookie quarterback.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State is out to prove its recent jump in Southeastern Conference status is no fluke.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A big chunk of Mississippi star's power from last season is gone, off to the NFL after helping push the program into the upper tier of the Southeastern Conference.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will trot out an unproven quarterback, insert a new tailback and replace a collection of NFL draft picks.

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Conference USA goes into a new season with no changes in its lineup of teams for the first time since 2012.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Egyptian judo fighter Islam El Shehaby was loudly booed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after his first-round loss to Israel's fifth-ranked Or Sasson, when El Shehaby refused to shake Sasson's hand, in a major…

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — When Illinois players talk about the differences between this summer and last, they talk about excitement and calm.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — If anyone makes jokes about Michigan aiming to win its first Big Ten title since 2004 and national championship since 1997, that's exactly the reaction Jim Harbaugh wants.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has reason to feel a little unsettled as his team begins preparations for the 2016 season. He has to find replacements for his best offensive player, his best defensive player and…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — As the Baltimore Ravens grind through another training camp practice, Joe Flacco drops back gingerly to throw.