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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have signed Tim Shaw to a one-day contract as the former NFL linebacker continues his battle against Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as ALS.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The most decorated athlete in Olympic history will carry the United States flag during the opening ceremony for the Rio Games.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — British cyclist Lizzie Armitstead insisted in a two-page statement Wednesday that she is a clean athlete and that three missed anti-doping tests in a 12-month period amounted to honest oversights.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The first time Steven Lopez made the U.S. Olympic taekwondo team, he was just 15 years old. More than two decades later, the Texas-based fighter recently qualified again and will likely be the oldest athlete…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Hungarian native Szandra Szogedi steps onto the judo mat at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, she'll be making history as the first-ever female judoka to represent Ghana.

The goal posts went up at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Wednesday, more than three weeks before the opening U.S. college football game of the season between California and Hawaii.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Luis Perdomo is maturing as a major league pitcher. Unfortunately for the San Diego Padres, his education Tuesday night came in a losing effort.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Sean Manaea had been rolling since healing his strained left forearm while on the disabled list.

PHOENIX (AP) — The numbers speak volumes.

DENVER (AP) — Josh Reddick enjoyed a strong debut on defense but he and the rest of the Los Angeles Dodgers had a tough time against Colorado pitching.

COLLEGE ATHLETICS

Years of meticulous planning and traversing the globe winning back-to-back rugby sevens world series titles had coach Ben Ryan prepared for just about anything when he revealed his Fiji squad for the Olympics.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Fernandez had another hiccup and the Miami Marlins were unable to generate any offense against Cubs starting pitching for the second consecutive game.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians' vaunted rotation absorbed two major blows Tuesday.

DETROIT (AP) — Avisail Garcia expected to get the night off against his former teammates on Tuesday. Instead, he provided one of the few bright spots in an ugly game for the Chicago White Sox.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ken Stabler built a Hall of Fame career on moments more than raw numbers.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — For months, fears about the Rio de Janeiro Olympics have been hogging the spotlight.

The Atlantic Coast Conference is home to maybe the best and most important player in college football this season.

ATLANTA (AP) — The first couple of times through the batting order haven't been too tough on Mike Foltynewicz recently.