La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — His heart in the United States and his fight for Honduras, Teofimo Lopez stood in the Olympic ring feeling like a boxer without a country.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Wu Minxia ended her record-setting Olympic career the way it began: with a gold medal.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Ti'Quan Forbes hit a grand slam in the top of the 10th inning to help lead the Hickory Crawdads to a 12-7 win over the Lexington Legends on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hsu Shu-Ching of Taiwan won her first Olympic gold medal Sunday when Li Yajun of China failed to complete the clean and jerk in the women's weightlifting 53-kilogram category at the Rio de Janeiro Games.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- John Kilichowski allowed just six hits over seven innings, leading the Peoria Chiefs over the Cedar Rapids Kernels in a 3-2 win on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — White tape peeking out from under the red sweat band on his injured left wrist, Rafael Nadal was back in action Sunday, playing his first match in 2½ months.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Italian Daniele Garozzo stunned top-ranked American Alexander Massialas to win the gold medal Sunday in men's foil fencing.

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Stryker Trahan hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, and Joey Armstrong singled twice as the Kane County Cougars topped the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6-4 on Sunday.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) -- Luiz Gohara, Jake Brentz and Matt Walker combined for a shutout as the Clinton LumberKings topped the Beloit Snappers 2-0 on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers called up 27-year-old rookie Rob Segedin from the minors on and started him in left field against Boston on Sunday night.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) -- Ryan O'Hearn hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, leading the Northwest Arkansas Naturals to a 2-1 win over the Tulsa Drillers on Sunday.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — DeForest Buckner is feeling pretty comfortable during his first NFL training camp.

ROME, Ga. (AP) -- Jared James hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning, leading the Rome Braves to a 9-7 win over the Columbia Fireflies on Sunday.

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- Chase McDonald had three hits and two RBI, and Francis Martes allowed just four hits over seven innings as the Corpus Christi Hooks topped the Midland RockHounds 3-1 on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw resumed baseball activities on Sunday with a game of catch as he continued his attempt to return to the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Foltynewicz worked six strong innings, Nick Markakis and Erick Aybar had two RBIs apiece and the Atlanta Braves kept the St. Louis Cardinals down at home with a 6-3 victory on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Go gold or go home.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Major league steals leader Billy Hamilton swiped four bases, got three hits and scored three runs, leading the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 Sunday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Manny Machado became the second player in major league history to homer in the first, second and third innings, driving in a career-high seven runs in a 10-2 rout of James Shields and the Chicago White Sox…

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Brett Favre's love of football never wavered. Not even in the toughest hours of a 20-year career that led him to induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend.