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GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers continue to wait for standout wide receiver Jordy Nelson to start practicing in training camp.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Jordan Jenkins spent the past few months motivated by the thought of making 31 other teams pay for overlooking him.

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Raiders tight end Clive Walford had the type of offseason that makes coaches cringe and smile.

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan scored a goal in each half as the U.S. women's soccer team defeated New Zealand 2-0 in its debut at the Rio Games on Wednesday, getting off to a solid…

SEATTLE (AP) — Hanley Ramirez was out of the Boston Red Sox's lineup on Wednesday night with a sprained left wrist, but the team said there is no structural damage.

CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Szczur scored on A.J. Ramos' wild pitch with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 5-4 comeback victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers continue to wait for standout wide receiver Jordy Nelson to start practicing in training camp.

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Kevin Cron hit a two-run homer in the first inning, leading the Mobile BayBears to a 4-3 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

DENVER (AP) — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, sidelined since late June with a herniated disc in his back, was moved to the 60-day disabled list on Wednesday.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Eudis Idrogo tossed a three-hit complete game, leading the West Michigan Whitecaps to a 4-1 win over the Dayton Dragons in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With the Rio de Janeiro Olympics set to open, worried IOC members grilled top organizing officials about traffic jams, water pollution, security, and the absence of signage that gives the games its own distinct look.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Gabriel Noriega hit a three-run home run in the first inning, leading the Biloxi Shuckers to a 3-1 win over the Jacksonville Suns in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- John Silviano hit a bases-clearing double in the first inning to give the Greensboro Grasshoppers a 4-1 win over the Lakewood BlueClaws in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

CAMPECHE, Mexico (AP) -- Francisco Campos allowed just three hits over five innings, leading the Piratas de Campeche over the Olmecas de Tabasco in a 6-1 win in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — On what he called "a proud day," Tyrann Mathieu added a rich chapter to his remarkable comeback story by signing a five-year, $62.5 million contract extension Wednesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach led a mourning ceremony Wednesday for the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches slain at the 1972 Munich Olympics — a tribute that a widow of one of the victims said brought…

SAN DIEGO — Edwin Jackson pitched seven scoreless innings and had an RBI double, and Jabari Blash hit his first major league home run to help the San Diego Padres rout the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3 on Wednesday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Max Scherzer struck out 11 in eight innings and delivered a two-run single to help his cause in the Washington Nationals' 8-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Reydel Medina had three hits and four RBI, and Jonathon Crawford allowed just two hits over five innings as the Daytona Tortugas topped the Brevard County Manatees 11-0 in the first game of a doubleheader…

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Three times in the past five years, the Detroit Lions have drafted an offensive lineman in the first round.