La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police have detained and are investigating an Italian agent who represents top track and field athletes for facilitating doping, threatening another major drug scandal for the world's No. 1 distance-running nation just a month ahead…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) -- Eduar Lopez allowed just four hits over six innings, leading the Hudson Valley Renegades over the Staten Island Yankees in a 3-0 win on Wednesday. With the victory, the Renegades swept the three-game series.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Camilo Villegas of Colombia has withdrawn from the Olympics, not wanting to miss tournaments as he tries to keep his PGA Tour card.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have signed forward Michael Liambas to a one-year, two-way contract.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Restricted free agent center Sergey Kalinin has re-signed with the Devils for one year and $800,000.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says New Orleans has signed defensive end Darryl Tapp and waived tight end Jack Tabb.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With the Olympics just a few weeks away, Brazil faces a litany of problems: an economy in freefall, the Zika virus and a political crisis with an impeached president. But for those brave — or…

On an offensive line that struggled for the majority of the 2015 season, Michael Deiter emerged as a bright spot for the University of Wisconsin.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Vanderbilt University football player convicted of encouraging his teammates to rape an unconscious woman in 2013 is facing a minimum of 15 years in prison when he is sentenced in September.

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

MADRID (AP) — A Barcelona court on Friday gave Lionel Messi and his father suspended sentences of 21 months in prison for tax fraud.

LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer has more history on the line at the All England Club.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi and father sentenced to 21 months for tax fraud but will not have to go to prison .

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

NORTHWOODS LEAGUE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The waiting was the hardest part for Sean Manaea.

EXPRESS 8, LOGGERS 3

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As good as the Dodgers have been at home recently, Kenta Maeda hasn't enjoyed the same good fortune.

COLLEGE ATHLETICS

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Whatever the Colorado Rockies needed to get their bats going, they found it for a night.