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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun missed his second consecutive game against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday because of back stiffness.

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says improved science could be a reason behind the increase in positive drug tests.

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says improved science could be a reason behind the increase in positive drug tests.

University of Wisconsin sophomore Kelsey Jenkins, senior Taylor-Paige Stewart and junior Chloe Miller were named to the NFCA Great Lakes All-Region second team.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State forward Abdul-Malik Abu says he's withdrawing from the NBA draft pool and coming back for his junior season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued professional golfer Phil Mickelson, saying he profited from an insider trading scheme conducted by a former corporate director and a professional gambler.

Quick profiles on high school verbal commits in the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team's 2017 recruiting class.

TOKYO (AP) — A 75-year-old Japanese equestrian rider will not be able to become the oldest competing Olympian of all time in Rio de Janeiro because of an illness to his horse.

DETROIT (AP) — Three new funds honoring the legacy of the late founder of the Buffalo Bills are giving out $250,000 in grants to Detroit-area organizations.

Muirfield was removed from the list of courses that can host the British Open golf tournament, after the Scottish club voted against admitting female members in a move Thursday that provoked sharp criticism from players and lawmakers.

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Rapper Snoop Dogg and former Toronto Raptors player Morris Peterson are hosting a celebrity basketball game to help Flint amid the city's crisis with lead-tainted water.

MOSCOW (AP) — The head of the Russian Tennis Federation backtracked on his comments Thursday, saying he didn't mean to suggest that Maria Sharapova's failed doping test could spell the end of her career.

MOSCOW (AP) — Rene Fasel has been re-elected as president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, continuing his 22-year spell in charge.

The 6-foot-10 Reuvers told one publication that UW recruiters said he “was their No. 1 guy they wanted.”

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Royal & Ancient will no longer hold British Open golf tournaments at clubs which refuse to admit female members.

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — British Open host Muirfield votes against admitting women as members of the golf club.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Boxing great Manny Pacquiao was proclaimed Thursday as one of the winners of Philippine Senate seats, bringing him closer to a possible crack at the presidency.

Gabe Carimi, perhaps as well as anyone else, understands the importance of injury prevention.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Dodgers find themselves a game over .500 with a quarter of the season already gone. The rotation is exhausted, injuries have taken a toll and the only reliable is ace Clayton Kershaw.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — With two outs and a base open in the 13th inning, and the Chicago Cubs out of position players, Milwaukee Brewers manager made what seemed to be a fairly easy decision.