La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Canoe Federation has banned sprint teams from Romania and Belarus from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics for widespread doping.

TROON, Scotland (AP) — The latest from the British Open (all times local):

NFL

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks emerged from the All-Star break the same way they went into it — with a loss.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Madison Bumgarner and the major league-leading San Francisco Giants had a slow start to the second half.

SEATTLE (AP) — James Paxton was already in trouble before he really lost control.

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks and four relievers combined on a five-hitter, Addison Russell had a two-run single to key a five-run sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Friday in a matchup of slumping…

SEATTLE (AP) — It took five pitches for the Houston Astros to continue the roll they were on before the All-Star break.

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- Joe Bennie hit a three-run home run in the first inning, and Melvin Mercedes had two hits and two RBI as the Stockton Ports defeated the High Desert Mavericks 10-7 on Friday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Josh Reddick scored the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning on a play that was overturned by replay, and the Oakland Athletics held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 Friday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Lauren Jackson would have loved nothing more than a chance to don her Seattle Storm uniform and play one more time in front of the team's vocal fans.

PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Taylor, in his third start since coming up from the minors, drove in six runs and fell a single shy of the cycle and Bud Norris finally beat Arizona in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 13-7 victory…

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Robert Garcia hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Eugene Emeralds to a 9-7 win over the Tri-City Dust Devils on Friday.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Tyler Marlette hit two home runs and drove in five runs, as the Bakersfield Blaze defeated the Modesto Nuts 5-1 on Friday.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — All-Star slugger Wil Myers hit his 20th home run and Adam Rosales also connected off Madison Bumgarner, powering the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 victory Friday night against the major league-leading San Francisco Giants.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Zach Walters hit a two-run homer in the third inning, leading the Oklahoma City Dodgers to a 9-3 win over the Reno Aces on Friday.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Manny Jefferson hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, leading the Hillsboro Hops to a 9-7 win over the Everett AquaSox on Friday.

Gabe Lloyd’s path to the University of Wisconsin football program was far from conventional.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Stephen Lohr hit a run-scoring double in the fourth inning, leading the Spokane Indians to a 4-3 win over the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes on Friday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Hector Santiago threw seven innings of five-hit ball against his former team, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Friday night.