La Crosse Tribune Sports News

OLYMPICS

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

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Right fielder Mac Williamson charged in as second baseman Ramiro Pena ran back to try to field a routine popup. The two collided, leading to one of San Francisco's two three-base errors in the game.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Bay Bridge series has brought out the best of the Oakland Athletics and the worst of the San Francisco Giants.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Madison Bumgarner will get to hit for himself — even in an American League park.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kanak Jha is having quite a year. He spent nine months playing professional table tennis in Europe, threw out the first pitch at a New York Mets game on his birthday and qualified for the Rio…

Miami President Pat Riley is a big fan of the symbolic 12:01 a.m. phone call to his team's top targets. San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich says he would rather be sleeping at that moment. And more than $1 billion in…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Matheny realizes the numbers look bad, and reasons the St. Louis Cardinals can't be this bad at home for too much longer.

SEATTLE (AP) — A poor outing from Wade Miley in his return from the disabled list was only the start of a bad night for the Seattle Mariners.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Michael Phelps wondered whether the younger generation of swimmers is ready to fill his very large shoes. The 18-time Olympic champion is finding out that, yes, the new kids are all right.

The big fish is gone, so now teams will circle around the other targets when NHL free agency opens Friday.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- Dawel Lugo and Chuck Taylor each homered and drove in two runs as the Visalia Rawhide topped the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 8-7 on Wednesday.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers spent the last few summers attempting to sell the NBA's top free agents on the franchise's glamorous combination of history and Hollywood.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Chris Pieters hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning, and Trent Giambrone homered and had two hits, driving in two as the Eugene Emeralds beat the Boise Hawks 9-7 on Wednesday.

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Luis Asuncion doubled and singled twice, and Will Headean threw five scoreless innings as the Tri-City Dust Devils topped the Vancouver Canadians 10-1 on Wednesday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Clint Hurdle speaks with great appreciation for what Sean Rodriguez brings defensively, playing wherever Pittsburgh needs him to be in the field.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Overcoming two blown saves gave the Kansas City Royals reason to believe this trip would be better.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Matt Railey hit a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Hillsboro Hops defeated the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 4-3 on Wednesday.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Seth Spivey had three hits and scored three runs, and Jacob Shortslef tossed five scoreless innings as the Spokane Indians topped the Everett AquaSox 9-3 on Wednesday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Pinch-hitter Tyler Goeddel hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies completed their first sweep at Chase Field in 10 years with a 9-8 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.