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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The police in Rio de Janeiro say a Russian diplomat trying to repel an attempted robbery near the Olympic Park was involved in a shooting that left the assailant dead. The Russian embassy denied any…

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) -- Eric Gutierrez hit a two-run double in the fifth inning, leading the Batavia Muckdogs to a 9-1 win over the Connecticut Tigers on Thursday.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Roemon Fields drove in Reese McGuire with a sacrifice hit in the second inning, leading the New Hampshire Fisher Cats to a 7-5 win over the Akron RubberDucks on Thursday. The Fisher Cats swept the three-game…

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Brian Mundell and Sam Hilliard each homered and drove in two runs as the Asheville Tourists topped the Augusta GreenJackets 9-5 on Thursday.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- Ben Ruta hit a two-run home run and had two hits, and Freicer Perez allowed just three hits over 6 1/3 innings as the Staten Island Yankees beat the Williamsport Crosscutters 5-3 on Thursday.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) -- Raudy Read hit a solo home run in the second inning, leading the Potomac Nationals to a 4-2 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Thursday.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- J.P. Arencibia hit a two-run home run and had three hits, driving in four, and Eddie Gamboa allowed just three hits over 5 2/3 innings as the Durham Bulls defeated the Norfolk Tides 6-2 on Thursday.

GRANVILLE, W.Va. (AP) -- Todd Isaacs hit a two-run double in the ninth inning, leading the Mahoning Valley Scrappers to a 4-3 win over the West Virginia Black Bears on Thursday.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Billy McKinney had three hits and two RBI as the Trenton Thunder topped the Hartford Yard Goats 6-2 on Thursday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jonathan Lucroy hit his first homer with Texas, Ian Desmond drove in two runs and the Rangers beat Wade Miley and the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep.

A look at what's happening all around the majors Friday:

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Ben Gamel singled three times, and Kyle Haynes allowed just two hits over six innings as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders topped the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 4-2 on Thursday.

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) -- Bret Helton allowed just three hits over seven innings, leading the West Virginia Power over the Delmarva Shorebirds in a 3-0 win on Thursday.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals signed nine-year NFL cornerback Alan Ball on Thursday and released safety Tyrequek Zimmerman.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- T.J. White hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Fort Myers Miracle to a 5-4 win over the Bradenton Marauders on Thursday.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Austin Afenir hit an RBI double in the seventh inning, and Adonis Rosa allowed just three hits over 6 1/3 innings as the Charleston RiverDogs beat the Greenville Drive 2-1 on Thursday.

AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) -- Vince Jackson hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the State College Spikes to a 5-3 win over the Auburn Doubledays on Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Suddenly, Portugal's post-Cristiano Ronaldo era doesn't seem so daunting.

RIO DE JANEIRO — For some at the Rio Games, there's gold, silver and bronze.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- Grant Kay scored the decisive run on a fielder's choice in the eighth inning, as the Charlotte Stone Crabs beat the Palm Beach Cardinals 2-1 on Thursday.