La Crosse Tribune Sports News

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — At about the same time newly minted members of the U.S. Olympic track team get their uniforms, they'll be led to a TV monitor featuring a map of Rio de Janeiro with three dots: the athletes'…

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Jeff Brigham tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, leading the Jupiter Hammerheads over the Palm Beach Cardinals in a 4-1 win on Tuesday.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- LaMonte Wade, Nick Gordon and Alex Perez each had three hits, as the Fort Myers Miracle beat the St. Lucie Mets 14-0 on Tuesday.

Professional boxer Hassan N'Dam has ended the Olympic hopes of U.S. light heavyweight Jonathan Esquivel with a victory at the final qualifying tournament in Vargas, Venezuela.

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) -- Josh Almonte hit a bases-clearing double in the second inning, and Justin Shafer allowed just four hits over 7 1/3 innings as the Dunedin Blue Jays beat the Brevard County Manatees 6-1 on Tuesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Colorado defenseman Tyson Barrie and New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider are among 24 NHL players who have filed for salary arbitration.

ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) -- Austin Hays hit a walk-off single with one out in the seventh inning, as the Aberdeen IronBirds beat the West Virginia Black Bears 4-3 in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Until a couple of months ago, Brandon Ingram's new locker at the Los Angeles Lakers' training complex was occupied by Kobe Bryant.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels left-hander C.J. Wilson will have shoulder surgery to address fraying of the labrum and rotator cuff.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Matt Kuchar finished with a 12-foot birdie at the Bridgestone Invitational, which had no bearing on the outcome but still had a few ramifications.

Four All-Stars, two MVPs, a whole new Splash Family in Golden State.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have traded Boris Diaw to the Utah Jazz for point guard Olivier Hanlan, a person with knowledge of the deal said Tuesday.

Brendon de Jonge of Zimbabwe has withdrawn from the Olympics because he doesn't want to miss two tournaments as he tries to keep his PGA Tour card.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Reyes finished playing catch and trotted over to third base at the beginning of batting practice, ready to take his grounders during infield drills with the New York Mets.

LONDON — In some ways, making it to a Grand Slam semifinal is rather been-there, done-that for Venus Williams.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals backup catcher Brayan Pena is going to undergo training in the U.S. Army Reserve in the offseason.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds haven't been beating anyone too often this season let alone the major league-leading Cubs so Billy Hamilton could appreciate Tuesday's victory.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Cubs became the first team since the 1976 Cincinnati Reds' Big Red Machine to have five players voted as All-Star Game starters when their entire infield earned the honor Tuesday along with centerfielder Dexter…

CHICAGO (AP) — The New York Yankees have recalled left-hander Chasen Shreve from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre and optioned right-hander Luis Cessa to their top farm club.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police said Tuesday that they are investigating an allegation of sexual assault against Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang.