La Crosse Tribune Sports News

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Troy Stokes singled three times, scoring two runs as the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers topped the Peoria Chiefs 4-2 on Friday.

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- J.T. Riddle had four hits and scored two runs as the Jacksonville Suns defeated the Biloxi Shuckers 4-2 on Friday.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Tina Charles had 29 points and nine rebounds, Tanisha Wright made a late go-ahead jumper, and the New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 88-85 on Friday night for coach Bill Laimbeer's 200th victory.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma pitched into the seventh inning, Seattle scored the go-ahead runs on Yordano Ventura's wild pitch and the Mariners held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Friday night.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Sean Brady allowed just four hits over 6 1/3 innings, leading the Lynchburg Hillcats over the Salem Red Sox in an 8-2 win on Friday.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Ruddy Giron hit a two-run single in the third inning, leading the Fort Wayne TinCaps to a 3-2 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps on Friday.

VARGAS, Venezuela (AP) — Professional boxers Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand and Hassan N'Dam of Cameroon have won spots at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics despite losing in the final qualifying tournament in Venezuela.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rafael Bautista had four hits, and Michael Brady allowed just one hit over six innings as the Harrisburg Senators defeated the Akron RubberDucks 7-0 on Friday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Roman Collins hit a two-run triple in the eighth inning, leading the Lexington Legends to a 7-4 win over the Greenville Drive on Friday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Jason Rogers doubled and singled twice as the Indianapolis Indians topped the Toledo Mud Hens 4-1 on Friday.

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) -- Tanner Donnels reached base four times as the Connecticut Tigers beat the Lowell Spinners 5-2 on Friday.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Adrian Sanchez scored on an error in the ninth inning to help the Syracuse Chiefs secure a 4-3 victory over the Norfolk Tides on Friday.

LAS VEGAS — Until this year, Miesha Tate seemed destined to spend her career in Ronda Rousey's shadow. She persevered for several years as the second-best fighter in her emerging sport, twice failing to stop Rousey's remarkable rise to stardom.

The American record-holder will look to improve upon his sixth-place finish from London in 2012.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mike Napoli hit one of five Cleveland home runs — a 462-foot blast that nearly hit the scoreboard in left field — and the Indians routed the New York Yankees 10-2 on Friday night.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- John Kilichowski and Dewin Perez combined for a shutout as the State College Spikes defeated the Auburn Doubledays 3-0 on Friday.

A look at what's happening all around the majors Saturday:

GRANVILLE, W.Va. (AP) -- Stephen Wrenn hit a two-run home run and had two hits as the Tri-City ValleyCats beat the West Virginia Black Bears 7-3 on Friday.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) -- Bryan Mejia had three hits and scored two runs, and Erick Fedde allowed just three hits over six innings as the Potomac Nationals defeated the Carolina Mudcats 5-1 on Friday.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Justin Atkinson hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, leading the Lansing Lugnuts to a 2-1 win over the Lake County Captains on Friday.