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LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — Former Boston Bruins star Ray Bourque (bork) has acknowledged there is enough evidence to find him guilty of drunken driving.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- LJ Brewster allowed just one hit over five innings, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers over the West Virginia Power in a 3-0 win on Wednesday. With the victory, the Grasshoppers swept the three-game series.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The agent for Brandon Rush says he has agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Eliezer Alvarez hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Peoria Chiefs to a 2-1 win over the Kane County Cougars on Wednesday.

Former baseball star Pete Rose is suing the lawyer whose investigative report got him kicked out of baseball for gambling, alleging the lawyer defamed him last year by saying on the radio Rose raped young teen girls during spring training.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Houston Rockets have agreed to terms with Nene on a one-year, $2.9 million deal.

NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime ESPN personality Mike Tirico will make his NBC Sports debut next week as host of the British Open.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have placed catcher David Ross on the seven-day concussion disabled list and designated veteran reliever Joel Peralta for assignment.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Stephen Gonsalves, Jake Reed and Trevor Hildenberger combined for a shutout as the Chattanooga Lookouts beat the Birmingham Barons 6-0 on Wednesday.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas junior pitcher Zach Jackson has signed a professional contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Miami Marlins have placed first baseman Justin Bour on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right ankle and called up utilityman Don Kelly from Triple-A New Orleans.

DALLAS (AP) — Two people with knowledge of the deal say Dallas is trading forward Jeremy Evans and cash to Indiana to give the Mavericks more space under the salary cap.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police have detained and are investigating an Italian agent who represents top track and field athletes for facilitating doping, threatening another major drug scandal for the world's No. 1 distance-running nation just a month ahead…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) -- Eduar Lopez allowed just four hits over six innings, leading the Hudson Valley Renegades over the Staten Island Yankees in a 3-0 win on Wednesday. With the victory, the Renegades swept the three-game series.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Camilo Villegas of Colombia has withdrawn from the Olympics, not wanting to miss tournaments as he tries to keep his PGA Tour card.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have signed forward Michael Liambas to a one-year, two-way contract.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Restricted free agent center Sergey Kalinin has re-signed with the Devils for one year and $800,000.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says New Orleans has signed defensive end Darryl Tapp and waived tight end Jack Tabb.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With the Olympics just a few weeks away, Brazil faces a litany of problems: an economy in freefall, the Zika virus and a political crisis with an impeached president. But for those brave — or…

On an offensive line that struggled for the majority of the 2015 season, Michael Deiter emerged as a bright spot for the University of Wisconsin.