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PHOENIX (AP) — All-Star rookie Corbin Carroll was back in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ lineup Friday, a day after coming out because of a second recent shoulder scare. An MRI taken early Friday showed no structural damage, and Carroll and Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said it mirrored all previous assessments of the right shoulder that was

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Cameron Young has a two-shot lead midway through the John Deere Classic. Young shot a 7-under 64 on Friday at TPC Deere Run and is at 13-under 129 through 36 holes. The 26-year-old Young is in his second year on the PGA Tour and has six runner-up finishes without a victory.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — All-Star Shohei Ohtani is in the lineup as the designated hitter and is set to bat leadoff for the Los Angeles Angels in their Freeway Series opener against the Dodgers. The two-way superstar is nursing a blister on the middle finger of his right hand. He was held hitless Wednesday to

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Bailey Tardy has picked the right time and the right place for her best golf. She had a 31 on the front nine at Pebble Beach and finished with a 68. That gave her a two-shot lead in the U.S. Women’s Open. Tardy is

By JOE TOTORAITIS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz has been a breakout star on the field, and now he’s tackling acting. De La Cruz appears alongside soccer star Alex Morgan and NFL standout Odell Beckham Jr. in a new advertisement for the upcoming movie “Mission: Impossible — Dead

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken avoided salary arbitration with defenseman Will Borgen on Friday, agreeing to a two-year contract at an of average $2.7 million a season. Seattle also announced a one-year deal with veteran forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. Borgen, 26, is coming off the best season of his career after playing in all 82

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is returning to work. Monahan has told the tour he will resume his job on July 17. That will be about a month since Monahan stepped away for what was referred to only as a medical situation. His surprise departure was a week after

BOSTON (AP) — The Oakland Athletics placed major league steals leader Esteury Ruiz on the 10-day injured list Friday because of a right shoulder injury. The roster move, retroactive to Thursday, was one of several the Athletics announced Friday before opening a three-game series against the Red Sox. Ruiz is batting .257 with 43 stolen

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has withdrawn from next week’s All-Star Game in order to spend time with his pregnant girlfriend in the Dominican Republic. Clase was named to his second straight American League All-Star team. He will not participate in activities related to the game in Seattle.

HEMEL HEMPTSTEAD, England (AP) — Matthew Wolff is pushing back on critical comments from his LIV Golf captain, Brooks Koepka. Wolff says it was heartbreaking to read that Koepka referred to him as a quitter who has wasted his talent. Koepka made those remarks to Sports Illustrated at the LIV Golf event outside London. Wolff

MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman on the 10-day injured list with right wrist inflammation before their game against the Chicago White Sox and recalled infielder José Fermín from Triple-A Memphis. The switch-hitting Edman is batting .239 with seven home runs, 29 RBIs and a team-leading

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have activated outfielder Akil Baddoo and pitcher Alex Faedo from the injured list ahead of their series against the Toronto Blue Jays. The team has welcomed back several key players to the lineup. Left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal (elbow) made his season debut on Tuesday,

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has moved into the fourth round at Wimbledon by dispatching 30th-seeded Petra Martic 6-2, 7-5. That’s significant because she exited the grass-court tournament in the third round a year ago. She says this year, “it’s just a totally different chapter.” The four-time

NEW YORK (AP) — Nestor Cortes won’t return to the New York Yankees until August at the earliest. The 28-year-old left-hander was transferred to the 60-day injured list on Friday. Sidelined by rotator cuff inflammation, the 2022 All-Star is eligible to be activated on Aug. 4. Cortes last pitched on May 30 and is 5-2

FÜRTH, Germany (AP) — Zambia captain Barbra Banda has scored in the 12th minute of injury time to negate Alexandra Popp’s equalizer two minutes before and deal Germany a 3-2 defeat in their last game before the Women’s World Cup. Popp thought she had salvaged at least a draw in Furth when she scored the

LONDON (AP) — United States left back Antonee Robinson has signed a new deal with Fulham to extend his time at the English Premier League club to 2028. Robinson joined Fulham in 2020 from Wigan Athletic and has made more than 100 appearances. He helped the London club to 10th in the league last season.

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Chris Eubanks has reached the third round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time by beating No. 12 seed Cam Norrie at Wimbledon. Eubanks is a 27-year-old who played tennis at Georgia Tech. He is a 6-foot-7 American who has a big serve

HERTFORDSHIRE, England (AP) — British Open champion Cameron Smith leads LIV Golf-London after a 63. This is Smith’s final tournament before he defends his title at Royal Liverpool in two weeks. The Australian was strong at the finish with seven birdies in his last 10 holes at Centurion Golf Club. One shot behind was fellow

By The Associated Press Skateboarding is more than just a way of life for Reese Nelson, it’s all she’s ever known. The 10-year-old Canadian can’t remember when she first started skating or when she first dropped into a halfpipe, it’s just been omnipresent. Given that, it’s no surprise she has caught the attention of skateboarding