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AMSTERDAM (AP) — Less than two years after an anti-doping test showed he had cancer, Thomas van der Plaetsen is heading to the Olympics — as European decathlon champion.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — St. Louis rookie shortstop Aledmys Diaz will replace his teammate, infielder Matt Carpenter, on the National League roster for next week's All-Star game.

CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Anderson is excited. The fast start with the Chicago White Sox is great and all, but it's more about who is waiting at home each day.

Power Five conference commissioners want to change NCAA rules to give college athletes more time away from team activities, including no longer counting travel as an off day, a mandatory seven-day break after the season and an additional 14 off…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals All-Star second baseman Matt Carpenter has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique. There's no set timetable for his return.

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have re-signed leading scorer Kyle Palmieri to a five-year, $23.25 million contract.

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain's vote to leave the European Union (all times local):

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC has opened the door to the possibility of Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova competing as a neutral athlete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The principal and an assistant principal at a Tennessee high school where three basketball players face charges of raping a teammate won't be working in that school district in 2016-17.

NEW YORK (AP) — All 17 NFL referees are returning for the 2016 season, including Walt Coleman, who will enter his 28th year in the league.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — IAAF chief Sebastian Coe says Russian doping whistleblower Yulia Stepanova has set an example for other athletes to follow and come forward with testimony.

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade never really planned for this to happen. He wore shirts that called Miami "My City" and referred to AmericanAirlines Arena as "My House." He knew where the three boys that he's raising would go to…

Michael Phelps has shown his son around the pool.

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

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch says that a pattern of covering up police killings has thwarted efforts to curb violence in Rio de Janeiro's slums ahead of the Summer Olympic Games in Brazil.

LONDON (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams will be back on court, separately, to play for a spot in the Wimbledon final.

NEW YORK (AP) — Time's up for the old NBA shot clock.

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Jordan Cowan, Gianfranco Wawoe and Tyler Marlette each had three hits, as the Bakersfield Blaze beat the High Desert Mavericks 4-3 on Wednesday.