La Crosse Tribune Sports News

The sport of trampoline, first introduced to the Olympics in Sydney in 2000, is all about high-flying exploits.

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Maty Mauk understands that second-guessing might accompany his second chance at Eastern Kentucky.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Dennis Green, one of the winningest NFL coaches in the 1990s before a failed run with the Arizona Cardinals, has died at age of 67.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC has disqualified a silver medal-winning Turkish weightlifter from the 2008 Beijing Olympics for doping with an anabolic steroid.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo police say Sabres forward Evander Kane has been charged with four counts of non-criminal harassment and one count of misdemeanor trespass after an incident at a city bar last month.

More than ever before, baseball has become a globalized sport. PointAfter ranks the best Asian players in Major League Baseball history.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers have officially signed veteran forward Chris "Birdman" Andersen to a one-year contract.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on a hearing for the man charged with second-degree murder in the April shooting death of former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith (all times local):

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Hartford's new minor league baseball team won't play a single game in the city this season.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The most popular trophy in sports won't be the only historical artifact on display next week when Pittsburgh Penguins center Matt Cullen shows it off in the Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, metropolitan area.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A ruling is expected soon from a state judge weighing whether the New Orleans district attorney should be barred from prosecuting the man charged in the shooting death of retired Saints defensive end Will Smith.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have signed forward Chris Kreider to a four-year contract that will pay him an average of $4.625 million.

MEGEVE, France (AP) — Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin, a favorite for gold in the Olympic time trial, abandoned the Tour de France in tears Friday after injuring his left wrist in a fall, two stages from the end of the…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It took about 8,000 construction workers to build the Minnesota Vikings' new stadium. And, at Friday's ceremonial ribbon-cutting, some of them will still be on the job at U.S. Bank Stadium.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a new anti-doping commission to be created to shape Russia's future strategy, as the country faces possible exclusion from the Rio Olympics.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Former North Dakota State University quarterback Carson Wentz has been honored for his excellence not on the field but in the classroom.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC says 45 more athletes — including 23 medalists — have been caught for doping in retesting of samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

The inside linebacker, who started all 13 games last season and led the Badgers in tackles with 84, is expected to be sidelined indefinitely because of a foot injury, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Thursday.

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Marcus Wilson hit a two-run triple in the eighth inning, leading the Hillsboro Hops to a 9-8 win over the Tri-City Dust Devils on Thursday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Luis Scola thought Argentina's time might have passed.