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RIO DE JANEIRO — Simone Biles starts each year by pulling out a notebook to write down her goals for the next 12 months. When 2016 dawned, for once she didn't get too specific.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two days in a row, Thiago Braz da Silva was celebrated as a national hero in the Olympic Stadium. Both days, Renaud Lavillenie was booed by the home crowd.

NEW YORK (AP) — Russell Martin homered twice, including a go-ahead shot in Toronto's eight-run eighth inning, and Troy Tulowitzki had four hits as the Blue Jays erased a six-run deficit Tuesday night in their 12-6 victory over the New…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — France is headed back to a familiar place — the women's basketball semifinals.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Matt McBride hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Nashville Sounds to a 2-1 win over the Tacoma Rainiers on Tuesday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Mookie Betts is at his best when facing the Baltimore Orioles — especially in cozy Camden Yards.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams defensive end Robert Quinn missed practice Tuesday to watch his sister Jasmine Camacho-Quinn compete in the 100-meter hurdles at the Rio Olympics.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Jon Berti hit a walk-off solo homer in the eighth inning, as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats defeated the Binghamton Mets 5-4 in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

PUEBLA, Mexico (AP) -- Daric Barton homered and had two hits, and Orlando Lara allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Pericos de Puebla topped the Tigres de Quintana Roo 9-0 on Tuesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Brandon Barnes hit a two-run home run and had three hits, driving in four as the Albuquerque Isotopes topped the Oklahoma City Dodgers 6-2 on Tuesday.

DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander has been one of the hottest pitchers in baseball for the last six weeks.

DETROIT (AP) — Raul Mondesi hit 271 home runs in 13 major league seasons.

SALEM, Va. (AP) -- Rafael Devers had a walk-off double in the 11th inning, as the Salem Red Sox defeated the Carolina Mudcats 7-6 on Tuesday.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Roberto Caro tripled and singled as the South Bend Cubs defeated the Bowling Green Hot Rods 3-2 on Tuesday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo jumped onto a wall and plucked a foul ball from above a group of fans at Wrigley Field during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Travis Blankenhorn hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, leading the Cedar Rapids Kernels to a 7-2 win over the Peoria Chiefs in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Tucker Barnhart's first career grand slam capped the Cincinnati Reds' five-run first inning, giving Anthony DeSclafani all the support he needed to beat his former team in a 6-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Vinny Siena hit a two-run double in the second inning, leading the St. Lucie Mets to an 8-6 win over the Fort Myers Miracle on Tuesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lovesick. Goofy. Flamboyant. Not usually words you'd associate with China's Olympic team.

READING, Pa. (AP) -- Christian Arroyo drove in Steven Lerud with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning, leading the Richmond Flying Squirrels to a 5-1 win over the Reading Fightin Phils on Tuesday.