La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain has been reinstated from the disabled list after missing a month with a left hamstring strain.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez expects to get some playing time at first base during the final two months of the regular season.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — So much for bringing rookie cornerback Jalen Ramsey along slowly following knee surgery.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Erick Salcedo hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, leading the Frederick Keys to a 2-0 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Thursday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have optioned struggling reliever Shawn Tolleson to Triple-A Round Rock to make room on their 25-man roster for newly acquired Lucas Harrell.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — So the plumbing and electricity in the athletes' village took several days to fix. Who cares?

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — His time on the ice done, John Chayka would turn to the tape, spending up to 25 hours to break down the game just played.

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Rolando McClain remains on the Dallas roster. The Cowboys are saying little else about the enigmatic linebacker who hasn't reported to training camp in California.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning's legacy lives on at Denver Broncos headquarters, the latest example coming Friday when second-year wide receiver Jordan Taylor made a ridiculous Odell Beckham Jr.-esque one-handed catch .

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — The start of training camp has triggered many a dreadful feeling among NFL players, even amid the excitement of a new season.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians placed reliever Jeff Manship on the 15-day disabled list Friday because of tendinitis in his right wrist.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have signed defensive tackles Jermelle Cudjo and Davon Coleman.

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A former New York Giants player has been sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to an assault on his estranged wife.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Cam Newton's stellar 2015 season helped him become the first Carolina Panthers player to earn NFL MVP honors.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has ruled against a co-owner of the Nashville Predators in his bid to keep his lawsuit against the franchise in a Tennessee court and allowed the case to go back to the NHL for…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Stephanie White has the perfect calling card as she hits the recruiting trails during the WNBA's Olympic break working on her other job as coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed cornerback Darius Slay to a contract extension through the 2020 season.

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings third-string quarterback Taylor Heinicke is on the active/non-football injury list to start training camp.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Players joining a new NFL team say that digesting their new playbook is a lot like learning a new language.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is confident that most of its Olympic team will be able to compete in Rio de Janeiro, but its efforts to reinstate banned athletes are a mixed bag.