La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Maya Moore scored 12 points, and the U.S. routed Canada 81-51 Friday to clinch Group B in women's basketball.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Before the gold, before the glory, there were tears.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The future is now for the U.S. men's water polo team. That's about all the Americans can do with what's left of their time at the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. rowing team enters the last races of the Olympic regatta Saturday without a single medal but with big hopes of extending its winning streak in the women's eight.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — British Open champion Henrik Stenson is close enough to think about adding an Olympic gold medal to his silver claret jug.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Technically, the Los Angeles Rams' game Saturday with the Dallas Cowboys is just a preseason opener at a temporary home for a relocating team that hasn't made the playoffs in 11 years.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic champion Germany held on to beat the Netherlands 2-1 Friday in their 200th meeting to top their pool in men's field hockey at the Rio de Janeiro Games.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Alisha Glass, Carli Lloyd and Courtney Thompson huddle together during timeouts with their position coach, and words fly around for about a minute as they compare notes before returning to play.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians designated hitter Carlos Santana is out of the lineup against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, a day after suffering a contusion on the right side of his head when he was hit by a…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas' athletic department required female rowers to attend games and encouraged them to socialize with football recruits, according to an amended lawsuit by a former rower who says she was raped by a…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Chinese swimmer, a Polish weightlifter and a Bulgarian steeplechaser were expelled or suspended Friday from the Olympics for doping, the first athletes sanctioned after failing drug tests at the games.

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino's return to the minor leagues was brief.

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino's return to the minor leagues was brief.

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The three-time defending champion U.S. women's national team will miss the Olympic final for the first time after being ousted by Sweden on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the quarterfinals on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Australia played without center Andrew Bogut and easily handled China 93-68 on Friday in men's basketball.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The bomb squad rushed past crowds on Copacabana Beach to investigate a backpack abandoned near Rio's ritziest hotel. Despite the potential for danger, local diners sipped their beers, watched an Olympic swimming race on a…

LYON, France (AP) — A group of Chinese investors is set to inject 100 million euros ($111 million) into French club Lyon in a move that could threaten Paris Saint-Germain's supremacy.

CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis outfielder Matt Holliday will have his broken right thumb re-examined early next week, then he and the Cardinals will decide on treatments including surgery or letting the injury heal on its own, according to GM…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans rookie running back Derrick Henry left a lasting impression in Thursday's practice.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Clay Helton is beginning his first full season as Southern California's head coach, this transplanted Southerner has been around the West Coast's most glamorous college football program long enough to know it's already time to…