La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — Craig Sager's fight with leukemia will prevent the basketball sideline reporter form covering the Rio Olympics for NBC.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Darien Tubbs, Luke Raley and Will Smith each had three hits, as the Great Lakes Loons beat the Dayton Dragons 7-5 on Thursday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Max Kepler continued his midseason surge with a game-tying home run among two hits and two RBIs as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Thursday night.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) -- Ian Sagdal hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Hagerstown Suns to a 9-5 win over the Hickory Crawdads on Thursday.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Joey Terdoslavich hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning, leading the Bowie Baysox to a 5-4 win over the Akron RubberDucks on Thursday.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Viroqua American Legion baseball coach Pete Swanson didn’t have to tell starting pitcher Tommy Crandall too much before Thursday’s tough second-round matchup at the Class A state tournament.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Cito Culver hit a two-run home run and had two hits, driving in three, and Jordan Montgomery allowed just six hits over 6 1/3 innings as the Trenton Thunder beat the Altoona Curve 6-1 on Thursday.

ZEBULON, N.C. (AP) -- Max Schrock homered and singled twice, driving in four runs as the Potomac Nationals beat the Carolina Mudcats 10-2 on Thursday.

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) -- Agapito Barrios got Austin Athmann to hit into a double play in the eighth inning, leading the Tri-City ValleyCats to a 2-1 win over the Connecticut Tigers on Thursday.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- Jeremy Martinez doubled twice, and Carson Cross allowed just two hits over six innings as the State College Spikes defeated the Williamsport Crosscutters 2-1 on Thursday.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Michael Chavis hit a run-scoring double in the first inning, leading the Greenville Drive to a 5-4 win over the Rome Braves on Thursday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Chuba Akpom scored the deciding goal in the 87th minute from about 4 yards out on a cross from the left side by Nacho Monreal, and Arsenal topped the MLS All-Stars 2-1 in the Major…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Zach Granite hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the Chattanooga Lookouts beat the Tennessee Smokies 4-3 on Thursday.

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) -- Connor Spencer doubled and singled twice, and Josh Rogers threw six scoreless innings as the Tampa Yankees beat the Brevard County Manatees 5-1 on Thursday. The Yankees swept the three-game series with the win.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Jordan Luplow hit a run-scoring double in the eighth inning, leading the Bradenton Marauders to a 5-1 win over the St. Lucie Mets on Thursday.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — DeMarcus Ware said the Denver Broncos are being "precautious" with him by holding him out of practice with a lingering bad back.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) -- Drew Longley homered and singled, scoring a couple of runs while also driving home two as the Lakeland Flying Tigers defeated the Dunedin Blue Jays 11-6 on Thursday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Rob Segedin homered and had two hits, driving in two, and Brock Stewart allowed just two hits over six innings as the Oklahoma City Dodgers defeated the Memphis Redbirds 5-2 in the first game of a…

PUEBLA, Mexico (AP) -- Fernando Flores had three hits and scored two runs as the Piratas de Campeche beat the Pericos de Puebla 7-4 on Thursday. With the victory, the Piratas swept the three-game series.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Case Keenum was pretty sure he hadn't been on a bicycle since he was about 12 years old.