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NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez has been picked to replace injured Boston closer Craig Kimbrel on the AL All-Star team.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Alen Hanson, Max Moroff and Dan Gamache each drove home three runs, as the Indianapolis Indians beat the Columbus Clippers 14-4 on Saturday.

TORONTO (AP) — Victor Martinez hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers stopped Toronto's seven-game winning streak, beating the Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday.

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden has signed a four-year, $118 million contract extension with the Houston Rockets.

It's China followed by the rest of the world in diving. So dominant are the Chinese, they'll be going for the first gold-medal sweep in the sport at the Rio Olympics.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) -- Mauricio Dubon doubled twice and singled, driving home two runs as the Portland Sea Dogs beat the Hartford Yard Goats 10-7 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.

LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams is leaving Wimbledon with two trophies, teaming with her older sister Venus to win the women's doubles final just hours after collecting the singles title Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian soldiers were on the streets Saturday, checking out spots around the city that will get intense security when the Rio de Janeiro Olympics open in just under four weeks.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte will replace the Mets' Yoenis Cespedes on the National League roster for the All-Star game.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The New York Yankees have optioned rookie right-hander Chad Green to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre a day after he allowed four home runs against Cleveland.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks signed Lithuanian forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas on Saturday.

WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Two former football players for a state university in western Pennsylvania have been sentenced to probation in an off-campus beating in 2014.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have placed closer Craig Kimbrel on the 15-day disabled list with an injured left knee that will likely sideline him for three to six weeks.

MIAMI (AP) — All-Star guard Dwyane Wade said Saturday that he intends to try to find ways to stop racial violence, and that he has friends who are willing to commit to the cause.

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade still isn't totally ready to leave Miami.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed first-round draft picks Jake Bean and Julien Gauthier to three-year entry-level contracts.

Using the Free Agent Quotient metric to measure players available this offseason, PointAfter pegged the worst signings of 2016 NBA free agency. Including big man Joakim Noah and a max deal for former Golden State Warrior Harrison Barnes.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wade Miley hears the talk about lifting the bottom of the strike zone in an effort to spark offense and insists there has been too much tinkering already.

Equestrian is the only Olympic sport in which men and women compete on equal terms.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon is headed to the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left wrist.