La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CLEVELAND (AP) — Stephen Strasburg shut down Cleveland for seven innings and bounced back from his only loss this season, leading the Washington Nationals to a 4-1 win over the Indians on Wednesday.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Dustin Fowler homered and tripled, driving in three runs as the Trenton Thunder defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 10-6 on Wednesday.

MIAMI (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer in the first inning to lead a 16-hit attack Wednesday, and the Miami Marlins took the rubber game of their series against Philadelphia, winning 11-1.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have added five coaching interns for training camp, including former Alabama assistant Bo Davis.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington's Bradley Beal understands the expectations that come with signing a five-year, $128 million contract.

EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) -- David Armendariz scored the decisive run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning, as the Lake County Captains beat the South Bend Cubs 5-4 on Wednesday.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Tyler Austin homered and had three hits, and Brady Lail allowed just three hits over seven innings as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders topped the Buffalo Bisons 6-0 on Wednesday.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Kevin Keyes hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Harrisburg Senators to a 5-4 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Wednesday.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) -- Bryan Mejia hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, leading the Potomac Nationals to a 2-1 win over the Salem Red Sox on Wednesday.

Kristin Armstrong could win her third straight Olympic gold medal in Rio. The women's pursuit team is favored to capture gold. Several Americans could land on the BMX podium.

BOWIE, Md. (AP) -- Raimel Tapia doubled and singled three times, scoring two runs as the Hartford Yard Goats topped the Bowie Baysox 8-3 on Wednesday. With the victory, the Yard Goats swept the three-game series.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Luis Garcia got Jason Martinson to ground out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to a 6-4 win over the Syracuse Chiefs on Wednesday. The IronPigs swept the three-game…

MIAMI (AP) — MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says more rule changes are needed to improve the pace of play, and one proposal under consideration is a limitation on relief pitching changes in an inning or a game.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The International Weightlifting Federation says 11 more weightlifters, including six silver and bronze medalists, have tested positive in retests of samples from the 2012 London Olympics.

MIAMI (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says more rule changes are needed to improve the pace of play, and one proposal under consideration is a limitation on relief pitching changes in an inning or a game.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — There could be some last-minute additions to the Atlanta Falcons' roster, possibly before Thursday's opening of training camp.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman's reluctance to link hits to the head in hockey with a degenerative brain disease found in several deceased former players has reached Congress.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots are getting ready for the season — and the prospect of playing their first four games without quarterback Tom Brady.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets are signing running back Bernard Pierce and waiving running back Zac Stacy, who failed his physical after missing the last half of last season with a broken left ankle.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have signed safety Kurt Coleman to a three-year contract extension through the 2019 season.