La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After a series of spills in the men's Olympic road race left cyclists with broken bones and bloody road rash, it seemed as if the women's race Sunday was going to escape serious injury.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Day 3 of the Rio Games features medal action in gymnastics, swimming, fencing, women's rugby, judo and more. Here are some things to watch (all times local):

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Dave Sappelt hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning, leading the Sultanes de Monterrey to a 7-6 win over the Toros de Tijuana on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kaleigh Gilchrist is all about water polo right now. When surfing joins the Olympics in 2020, well, check back with her closer to Tokyo.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ryan Held couldn't sing along to the U.S. national anthem with his teammates. He was too overcome with emotion on the top spot of the medal podium.

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's Dan Hicks was exultant following the United States' thrilling victory in the 4x100-meter freestyle swimming relay, giving Michael Phelps his 19th Olympic gold medal.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Colin Moran hit a two-run home run in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Fresno Grizzlies to a 3-1 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas on Sunday.

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) -- Mike Ahmed hit a solo home run in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to a 10-9 win over the High Desert Mavericks on Sunday.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Jordan Patterson homered and singled, scoring two runs as the Albuquerque Isotopes beat the Las Vegas 51s 9-2 on Sunday.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Ildemaro Vargas had four hits and three RBI, and Anthony Banda allowed just four hits over seven innings as the Reno Aces defeated the Salt Lake Bees 8-4 on Sunday.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Ramiro Pena hit a three-run home run and had two hits as the Sacramento River Cats defeated the Tacoma Rainiers 10-2 on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Novak Djokovic shook his head and placed his palm over welling eyes on his way to the locker room after a first-round Olympic exit, devastated he might never realize his goal of adding a gold…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Despite back-to-back losses, the Boston Red Sox found a bright spot at the end of a long trip: rookie Andrew Benintendi

KEIZER, Ore. (AP) -- Leo Rojas hit two home runs and drove in six runs, as the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes defeated the Spokane Indians 17-11 on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sajedeh Norouzi jumped to her feet, both arms reached high into the air, beaming as she waved a small Iranian flag from side to side. Again and again.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A full day earlier than he really wanted to, Australia coach Tim Walsh had to send a runner out to his goalkicker with a very important message: This is for the gold medal.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- River Stevens hit a walk-off single with one out in the 11th inning, as the San Antonio Missions topped the Frisco RoughRiders 7-6 on Sunday.

If they are going to continue to be a factor in a late-season playoff push, the La Crosse Loggers need to find a way to slam the door.

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) -- Troy Stein homered and tripled, driving home two runs as the Modesto Nuts topped the Lancaster JetHawks 12-10 on Sunday.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- Austin Byler singled three times, and Markus Solbach allowed just three hits over seven innings as the Visalia Rawhide topped the Inland Empire 66ers 2-1 on Sunday.