La Crosse Tribune Sports News

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — No matter when Jared Goff relieves starting quarterback Case Keenum or how much the rookie plays, he will be the focal point of the Los Angeles Rams' preseason opener Saturday.

LeBron James has agreed to a three-year, $100 million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to agent Rich Paul. James will make $31 million the first season and $33 million in 2017-18. James reportedly has a player option for the…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Of the six pitchers Minnesota used on Thursday, only one got a raucous cheer from the crowd.

NEW YORK (AP) — Terry Collins sat in the Citi Field interview room and answered the first question after the New York Mets' latest embarrassing defeat, a 9-0 wipeout against Arizona on Thursday that dropped them back to .500 for…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Britain won the first gold medal of the Olympic track cycling program on Thursday, rallying past New Zealand in the final of the men's team sprint by the slimmest of margins.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Reserved and unaccustomed to the spotlight, Kathryn Smith still has difficulty putting into perspective what it's like to be the NFL's first full-time female assistant coach.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rafael Nadal's long day of Olympic tennis began shortly after 11 a.m., when he began what would become a victory that put him in the singles quarterfinals.

The Milwaukee Bucks released their schedule for the 2016-17 NBA regular season on Thursday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Matt Garza won his third straight start and the Milwaukee Brewers backed him with three home runs Thursday in an 11-3 win over the Atlanta Braves.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Forget the pressure. Forget the hype. Simone Biles is immune to all of it.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dance parties. Dark chocolate. Calls to mom.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The International Olympic Committee calls its president and executives "volunteers."

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The top-ranked team in the world will likely be the undercard in women's Olympic soccer on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Just seconds into her first heat in canoe slalom, Maialen Chourraut thought her Olympics were over.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — On the day he learned the San Diego Padres would go to a six-man rotation to help limit his innings, Christian Friedrich wished he'd been able to stick around a little longer.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — MEDAL ALERT: US gymnast Simone Biles flips and flies to Olympic all-around gold, teammate Aly Raisman wins silver.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop needs arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and will be sidelined four to six weeks.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — American beach volleyball player Casey Patterson wants to make it clear that he didn't blow off the post-match handshakes after he and Jake Gibb were eliminated from the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Horses may not be psychic, but Charlotte Dujardin believes Valegro is close to it.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A second Kenyan track and field official was expelled from the Olympics on Thursday for posing as an athlete and giving a doping sample in the athlete's name, Kenya's team leader said.