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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas was told that President Barack Obama commuted the life sentence of Thomas' grandmother on Wednesday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals put left-handed reliever Tyler Lyons on the 15-day disabled list with a sore right knee on Wednesday before the second game of their series against the Cincinnati Reds.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson returned to work this week, eager to finish on a lot more upbeat note than it did last year.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The crowd gathered at New England Patriots training camp broke into the first of several choruses of "Happy Birthday" on Wednesday morning.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers have re-signed veteran swingman James Jones for a third season.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic leaders approved the addition of five sports to the program of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, including the return of baseball-softball and the introduction of youth-oriented events such as skateboarding and surfing.

ROME, Ga. (AP) -- Chase Johnson-Mullins got Colton Frabasilio to fly out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Rome Braves to a 3-1 win over the Lexington Legends on Wednesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — IOC approves addition of 5 sports for Tokyo Olympics, including baseball-softball.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Tulsa Drillers and the Los Angeles Dodgers have announced a two year extension of their player development contract.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Ryan McMahon hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Hartford Yard Goats to a 4-1 win over the Trenton Thunder on Wednesday.

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.