La Crosse Tribune Sports News

In Olympic rowing, two people make a "pair" and four make a "four" but eight won't do for an "eight."

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Sean Payton stops short of calling the HBO series "Ballers" a realistic portrayal of life in pro football, even if he likes the show enough to have made a cameo appearance in this week's…

DETROIT (AP) — An offensive lineman who played back in the 1950s, Dick Stanfel didn't have a lot of stats floating around to help his Hall of Fame case.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona chief baseball officer Tony La Russa wants to see his struggling Diamondbacks play hard, with players not resigning themselves to lesser effort despite a losing season.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Red Sox are calling up top prospect Andrew Benintendi from Double-A Portland, giving the big club a boost in the outfield hours after the non-waiver trade deadline passed.

SEATTLE (AP) — Boston Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel was supposed to get a "soft" outing in his return from left knee surgery, according to manager John Farrell. It didn't work out that way.

PHOENIX (AP) — Stephen Strasburg even gave himself a little offensive support in picking up his major league-leading 15th win Monday night.

PANJSHIR, Afghanistan (AP) — On a recent sunny morning in northern Afghanistan, excited children and bemused policemen lined the banks of a fast-flowing river to watch a group of Europeans in multicolored kayaks navigate the white water. A drone-mounted camera…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yangervis Solarte drove in two runs, Travis Jankowski had three hits and two walks and the San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 on Monday night.

HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Stroman pieced together his best performance of the season on Monday night.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams commands a place among the most elite companies in world athletics and yet has the misfortune of not even being the most famous athlete in her family.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Gianfranco Wawoe, Jay Baum and Joe DeCarlo each had three hits, as the Bakersfield Blaze beat the San Jose Giants 12-4 on Monday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Roger Bernadina, Eric Campbell and T.J. Rivera each had three hits, as the Las Vegas 51s beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 10-7 on Monday.

Two major trades completed by the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday brought good news for David Goforth and Manny Pina.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- D.J. Peterson hit a three-run home run in the first inning, and Stefen Romero hit a two-run home run and had two hits as the Tacoma Rainiers defeated the Albuquerque Isotopes 8-3 on Monday.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A.J. Reed homered, doubled and singled, driving home three runs as the Fresno Grizzlies beat the Reno Aces 7-3 on Monday.

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Robelys Reyes had two hits and two RBI as the Visalia Rawhide defeated the Modesto Nuts 5-3 on Monday.

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- B.J. Boyd singled three times, also stealing a base as the Stockton Ports beat the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 4-2 on Monday.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- Jared Foster hit a two-run home run and had three hits, driving in three as the Inland Empire 66ers defeated the High Desert Mavericks 8-5 on Monday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Conley was tremendous in July, going unbeaten with a sparkling 1.82 ERA. When the calendar turned to August, he couldn't find the plate.