La Crosse Tribune Sports News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — On a corner outside the athlete's village, a soldier carrying an automatic weapon tried his best to keep from smiling as he posed for a cameraman trying to put a face on security at the…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There's one question swimmers won't hear this month around the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro: What are you wearing?

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There's nothing like the unique Brazilian vibe — and the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will see no shortage of samba, culture, diversity and history as the South American…

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Ramon Hernandez hit two home runs and drove in six runs, as the Hillsboro Hops defeated the Everett AquaSox 9-4 on Thursday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Brock Holt's RBI single in the 11th inning lifted the Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Travis Taijeron hit a grand slam in the third inning, leading the Las Vegas 51s to a 9-4 win over the Fresno Grizzlies in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies pitcher Tyler Chatwood left a couple of change-ups up in the zone and the Los Angeles Dodgers made him pay.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Mikey White hit a two-run double in the top of the 11th inning to help lead the Stockton Ports to an 8-4 win over the San Jose Giants on Thursday.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Yeltsin Gudino hit a two-run single in the seventh inning, leading the Vancouver Canadians to an 8-4 win over the Eugene Emeralds on Thursday.

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Kyle Overstreet scored on a groundout in the second inning, leading the Tri-City Dust Devils to a 4-3 win over the Boise Hawks on Thursday.

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) -- Michael De Leon homered and singled three times as the High Desert Mavericks topped the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 9-3 on Thursday.

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) -- Michael Gettys doubled and singled as the Lake Elsinore Storm beat the Bakersfield Blaze 6-3 on Thursday.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will attend the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Dustin Martin hit a run-scoring double in the first inning, leading the Toros de Tijuana to a 6-2 win over the Broncos de Reynosa on Thursday. The Toros swept the three-game series with the win.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — One day after picking up a win in a similar situation, Los Angeles Angels reliever Mike Morin chose the wrong hitter to challenge.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- Victor Reyes homered and singled twice, driving in two runs as the Visalia Rawhide topped the Inland Empire 66ers 7-5 on Thursday.

KEIZER, Ore. (AP) -- Anderson Tejeda homered and had three hits as the Spokane Indians defeated the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 6-4 on Thursday.

HOUSTON (AP) — While the Houston Astros' pitchers are breaking major league records for strikeouts in a series, the bats have gone silent.

SALTILLO, Mexico (AP) -- Hector Garanzuay hit an RBI single in the top of the 11th inning to lead the Acereros del Norte to a 5-4 win over the Saraperos de Saltillo on Thursday.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Eduard Santos got Andrew Susac to ground out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Nashville Sounds to a 5-4 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Thursday.