La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — They were once big names with huge contracts. Now, several former NFL stars are unsigned and unemployed, anxiously awaiting another — and, maybe, final — opportunity to get back on the football field.

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Juan Apodaca hit a sacrifice to drive in Olmo Rosario with the winning run in the 11th inning, as the Toros de Tijuana topped the Pericos de Puebla 3-2 on Thursday.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- Mikey White tripled and doubled, scoring three runs as the Stockton Ports topped the Visalia Rawhide 10-4 on Thursday.

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) -- Drew Ferguson hit a walk-off two-run homer with two outs in the 11th inning, as the Lancaster JetHawks beat the High Desert Mavericks 9-8 on Thursday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sonny Gray hoped he had turned a corner when he snapped a long losing streak in his first start after the All-Star break. His second start after the break put him right back where he was…

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) -- Edwin Moreno hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading the Lake Elsinore Storm to a 9-8 win over the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Thursday.

A year away from golf's return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence, IOC President Thomas Bach said it would be good if the sport had a wide range of players from as many countries as possible competing for medals.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Jose Vizcaino Jr. drove in five runs, while Ehire Adrianza and Dylan Davis drove in three apiece as the San Jose Giants beat the Inland Empire 66ers 13-6 on Thursday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Eaton did not want to leave the ballpark. The way he saw it, this game should not have been called.

KEIZER, Ore. (AP) -- Manuel Geraldo hit a three-run triple in the second inning, leading the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes to a 12-5 win over the Everett AquaSox on Thursday.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- O'Koyea Dickson hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning, leading the Oklahoma City Dodgers to a 6-4 win over the Tacoma Rainiers on Thursday.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Julius Yego wanted to be an athlete, only he couldn't run very fast.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Charles Leblanc singled twice as the Spokane Indians beat the Boise Hawks 11-2 on Thursday.

Maybe it was fate.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tim Beckham homered and then sparked a four-run inning with his eighth straight hit over three games to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night.

DENVER (AP) — Mike Foltynewicz learned a big lesson — don't give Carlos Gonzalez anything to hit.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Mitch Haniger doubled twice and singled twice, scoring a pair of runs while also driving home a couple as the Reno Aces topped the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 7-2 on Thursday. The Aces swept the four-game…

YUCATAN, Mexico (AP) -- Luis Alfonso Garcia hit a two-run double in the fifth inning, leading the Leones de Yucatan to a 5-2 win over the Vaqueros de la Laguna on Thursday.

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- Antonio Lamas hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, driving in Eugenio Velez with the go-ahead run, as the Acereros del Norte topped the Tigres de Quintana Roo 2-1 on Thursday.

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Omar Carrizales had three hits and scored two runs, and Yency Almonte allowed just three hits over six innings as the Modesto Nuts beat the Bakersfield Blaze 3-0 on Thursday.