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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia say the 17-year-old daughter of Toronto Blue Jays first base coach Mark Budzinski died in a tubing accident in Richmond over the weekend. A spokesperson for the Department of Wildlife Resources says Julia Budzinski was one of two girls who fell off a tube being pulled behind a

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner has made an appeal to President Joe Biden in a letter passed to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not “ forget about me and the other American Detainees.” Griner’s agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas said

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Jorge Mateo limped to first base when Matt Moore hit him near the left knee with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles reached the season’s halfway point by coming from behind late to beat the Texas Rangers 7-6. Rookie Adley Rutschman, who

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Story hit a solo homer, Kutter Crawford pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-hit relief and the Boston Red Sox won their eighth straight Fourth of July game, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0. Franchy Cordero added an RBI single for the Red Sox, who won their

By JOHN RAFFEL Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Garrett Hill won his major league debut by pitching six impressive innings, Miguel Cabrera delivered a two-run single and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. The Guardians played third doubleheader in seven days and their seventh this season.

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Nick Kyrgios has reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal in 7 1/2 years with a five-set victory at Wimbledon over Brandon Nakashima of the United States. Kyrgios repeatedly was visited by a trainer to massage his right shoulder. The unseeded 27-year-old Australian hit 35 aces

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Simona Halep’s serve was working, her returns were landing, and the points were piling up fast. That’s a pretty good combination for a player who just advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals by winning her 11th straight match at the All England Club but says she

WASHINGTON (AP) — American forward Griffin Yow has transferred from Major League Soccer’s D.C. United to Westerlo in Belgium’s first division. The 19-year-old Yow was born in Clifton, Virginia, signed with D.C. as a homegrown player in March 2019 and made his MLS debut that April 21. He scored three goals in 36 games for

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves outfielder Eddie Rosario has been activated from the injured list and is starting in left field against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Braves also activated left-handed reliever Tyler Matzek from the injured list. To clear spots for Rosario and Matzek, first baseman Mike Ford was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett and

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Nick Kyrgios has reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal in 7 1/2 years with a five-set victory at Wimbledon over Brandon Nakashima of the United States. Kyrgios repeatedly was visited by a trainer to massage his right shoulder. The unseeded 27-year-old Australian hit 35 aces

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts will not be in the starting lineup for a game against Tampa Bay after leaving a day earlier with a cut on his left thigh that required seven stitches. Manager Alex Cora said the three-time All-Star was pretty sore, Bogaerts was injured in the seventh inning of

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Juan Soto says an MRI on his left calf showed no damage after he left the Washington Nationals game Sunday against the Miami Marlins because of tightness. Soto felt something behind his left knee and in his calf after making a throw in right field in

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Olympic luge champ Natalie Geisenberger of Germany is pregnant with her second child. Geisenberger has won the last three Olympic women’s luge gold medals and is considered by many to be the most dominant athlete in her sport’s history. Geisenberger announced her pregnancy over the weekend on social media.

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Four activists wearing “Where is Peng Shuai?” T-shirts were stopped by security at Wimbledon on Monday and had their bags searched. Peng is a retired professional tennis player from China who last year accused a former high-ranking member of the country’s ruling Communist Party of

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has boosted its midfield and defense by signing Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen. The 25-year-old Kessie arrives as a free agent on a contract until June 2026 and a buyout clause of 500 million euros ($522 million). He had been playing with AC Milan. Central defender Christensen comes after his

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Tyler Reddick isn’t about to let up now that he finally has produced his first Cup Series victory and put himself in position for NASCAR’s playoffs. The Richard Childress Racing driver and his team have bigger goals in mind. Team owner Richard Childress says

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish soccer federation has denied investigating journalists to determine who leaked audios and documents linked to president Luis Rubiales and Barcelona player Gerard Piqué. The leaked material showed Rubiales and Piqué negotiating details of a lucrative deal to take the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia. Both have denied wrongdoing in