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SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — Lukas Klosertmann and Nils Peterson scored to send Germany into the Olympic gold-medal match for the first time with a 2-0 semifinal victory over Nigeria on Wednesday.

TORONTO (AP) — Ads on jerseys will be among the features at the upcoming World Cup of Hockey.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Chicago White Sox recalled right-hander Anthony Ranaudo to start Wednesday night against the Cleveland Indians and optioned promising righty Carson Fulmer to the minors.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Daniyar Yeleussinov leaves with a more permanent — and gnarly — reminder of his Olympic experience than a gold medal.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Inbee Park could tell right away Wednesday that this was not an ordinary golf tournament.

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC reached 24.1 million viewers on Tuesday for a telecast that featured Simon Biles and Aly Raisman taking the top two medals for the gymnastics floor exercise.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — China's dominance at the diving pool shows no signs of waning.

HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Martinez took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Jeremy Hazelbaker and Brandon Moss hit home runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 8-2 on Wednesday.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Oft-injured Victor Cruz isn't giving up on his hope to play for the New York Giants.

Who knew a simple statement about "that time of the month" could cause such a stir?

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A couple of fights broke out, the Broncos suffered another key injury and ongoing quarterback questions for Denver and the San Francisco 49ers marked the joint practice Wednesday ahead of the exhibition game Saturday night between…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Jose Peraza hit an RBI double in the top of the 10th inning to help lead the Louisville Bats to a 4-1 win over the Indianapolis Indians on Wednesday.

DENVER (AP) — Jayson Werth has extended his on-base streak to 45 games with a walk for the Washington Nationals against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — John Speraw ran along the sideline about as close as he could to actually being in the action. He was cheering Aaron Russell to make a save while crashing into the barrier some 20 feet…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Three Miami Dolphins and nearly two dozen other VIPs simultaneously smashed guitars in the end zone Wednesday to christen Hard Rock Stadium as the new name for the team's home.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The daily Olympic briefing was already well underway when the first candidate for question of the day came from an Australian journalist.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars rookie cornerback Jalen Ramsey says he's "very, very close" to being 100 percent following knee surgery.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rangers right-hander Lucas Harrell has been placed on the 15-day disabled list a day after coming out of his start with a right groin strain.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed journeyman guard/center Jacques McClendon and released receiver Rasheed Bailey.