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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- Jorge Mateo hit a solo home run in the seventh inning, and Josh Rogers tossed seven scoreless innings as the Tampa Yankees topped the Lakeland Flying Tigers 2-1 on Wednesday.

The showman in Kevin Greene sometimes overshadowed the football player. Not that the outside linebacker who spent 15 seasons posing over fallen quarterbacks seemed to care.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Three-time World Cup champion Pele says he was invited to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, but sponsorship deals could stop him from performing the prestigious task.

Rising gymnastics star Laurie Hernandez is turning professional ahead of the Summer Olympics.

NEW YORK (AP) — Catcher Gary Sanchez has been recalled by the New York Yankees from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and could see time at designated hitter as part of the team's youth movement.

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Jeffrey Baez hit two solo homers, and Trevor Clifton allowed just one hit over seven innings as the Myrtle Beach Pelicans defeated the Frederick Keys 5-0 on Wednesday. With the victory, the Pelicans swept the three-game…

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Richard Urena, Harold Ramirez and Rowdy Tellez each had three hits, as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats beat the Akron RubberDucks 9-6 on Wednesday.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) -- Yeyson Yrizarri hit a walk-off solo homer, as the Hickory Crawdads beat the Delmarva Shorebirds 4-3 on Wednesday. The Crawdads swept the three-game series with the win.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police arrested 10 suspected criminals on Wednesday in a raid in one of the most violent areas of Rio de Janeiro, only two days before the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games.

BMX seems like a sport added to the Summer Games with American audiences and athletes in mind. Yet, no American has won gold in BMX Olympic cycling's short history.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The first Olympics in Brazil are underway — aptly with a game of soccer in the sport's spiritual home. Just not a very memorable one.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Chris Thompson saw friend and former teammate Robert Griffin III at the airport before camp. They chatted and went their separate ways with an early October meeting still a long way away.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets have signed undrafted rookie free agent running back Terry Williams and waived/injured defensive back Kendall James.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Jason Hammel on the bereavement list and recalled right-hander Justin Grimm from Triple-A Iowa before Wednesday's game with the Miami Marlins.

BALTIMORE (AP) — A boy who underwent a double-hand transplant last summer has shown off his progress by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at Camden Yards.

Olympic shooter Corey Cogdell brushed aside a friend's constant pleadings to go on a blind date for as long as she could before finally relenting.

As athletes around the world head to Rio de Janeiro for the Summer Olympics this week, men continue to overwhelmingly outnumber women in leadership spots at international organizations that govern the games, a new report shows.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Pass-rush help for the Atlanta Falcons is on the way.

ZEBULON, N.C. (AP) -- Zack Collins doubled and singled twice, and Tanner Banks struck out nine hitters over eight innings as the Winston-Salem Dash defeated the Carolina Mudcats 3-1 on Wednesday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Garrett Weber hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning, leading the Jacksonville Suns to a 7-2 win over the Biloxi Shuckers in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.