La Crosse Tribune Sports News

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have hired Keith Smart and Adam Mazarei as assistants on new coach David Fizdale's staff.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Copacabana Beach is an Olympic construction site. The beach volleyball venue is going up, broadcast studios rise on scaffolding above the sand and a mammoth tent is jammed with thousands of pricey souvenirs.

No University of Wisconsin football player has ever won the Bednarik Award, which has been given to the nation’s top defensive player since 1995.

A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to terms with guard Gerald Henderson on a two-year deal worth $18 million.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — France rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat host the Philippines 93-84, and Canada defeated Turkey 77-69 Tuesday on the opening day of one of the final qualifying tournaments for men's basketball at the Olympics in…

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Championships were supposed to be about Dafne Schippers fine-tuning for the Olympics in front of her home crowd. Then, in stepped Yulia Stepanova.

Corey Clement was named to the Maxwell Award watch list Tuesday, the first of many preseason award lists to be released in the coming days.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia named 68 athletes on Tuesday it wants to send to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro if its global ban from track and field is lifted.

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.

HELSINKI (AP) — A regional court in Finland has ordered the detention of six members of Cuba's national men's volleyball team on suspicion of aggravated rape.

DALLAS (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal says the Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki have reached agreement on a two-year contract that could get the star forward to 20 seasons in Dallas.

LONDON (AP) — Venus Williams is back in the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in six years.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Charlotte Hornets have agreed to terms with center Roy Hibbert and point guard Ramon Sessions.

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local):

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A surprise chance to meet Golden State Warriors superstar and NBA MVP Stephen Curry has floored one young basketball camper.

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian cycling star Anna Meares says she's in the best shape ever as she prepares for her fourth Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero.

NBA

MIAMI (AP) — The math is staggering, as everyone knew it would be. In the first 96 hours of free agency, NBA teams committed about $3 billion toward contracts that can start becoming finalized later this week.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus refuses to make excuses for his team's woeful record against the Indians.

PHOENIX (AP) — The home losses keep piling up for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and they will soon find themselves alone in the cellar in the NL West if they can't figure out a way to beat the San Diego Padres.