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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's new health minister is going on the offensive to dispel worries about the country's Zika outbreak, which has cast a pall over the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Cavaliers forward Kevin Love remains questionable for Game 4 of the NBA Finals as he recovers from a concussion.

PARIS (AP) — The Paris mayor promised Friday to clear out city streets of garbage by the end of the day after 12 days of strikes that left a stinky mess — and further clouded France's image as it hosts…

Billy Crystal is ready to go one final round with friend and foil Muhammad Ali.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The Latest on the European Championship football tournament in France (all times local):

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Mickey Moniak made his mark in the Major League Baseball draft — and his buddy could soon be getting a permanent reminder.

SEATTLE (AP) — Walks and command issues on the mound came back to bite the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to young arms, the NL champion Mets are in a New York state of mind.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Trouble flared overnight in the southern French city of Marseille, where soccer supporters from England and local youths clashed briefly.

SEATTLE (AP) — Tyler Naquin golfed a two-run home run off reliever Joaquin Benoit in the eighth inning to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.

TENNIS

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

When Kirk Muller decided not to return as an assistant for the St. Louis Blues, he started considering his next move. Before Muller could even start planning, interested NHL teams kept calling.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Steve Kerr has a certain charm that belies a clear toughness. The coach of the Golden State Warriors is someone who famously got into a fistfight with Michael Jordan as a player, and got into a fistfight…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Scooter Gennett figured out Bartolo Colon on Thursday night but the rest of his Milwaukee Brewers teammates struggled against the crafty veteran New York Mets right-hander.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — New York Mets veteran Bartolo Colon knows well the highs and lows that come with being a starting pitcher.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Early nerves got the better of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who had a chance to win the Stanley Cup at home. Admittedly unsettled at the outset of Game 5, they allowed the San Jose Sharks just enough of…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — There's very little flash to Martin Jones. The San Jose Sharks goaltender speaks in a polite monotone, only too eager to deflect attention elsewhere. Call it a reflex action honed from years spent wearing a mask while…

PITTSBURGH — The Sharks survived to play another day in the Stanley Cup Final.

Ben Rortvedt woke up feeling nervous Thursday morning and settled in for a long day that he hoped would end with his name being called in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.