MLB:
In baseball, in the American League, the Angels beat Boston 2-1, Minnesota tripled up Baltimore 6-2, and Texas edged Kansas City 3-2. The Yankees had a day off.
In the National League, Colorado slid past the Mets 2-1, Milwaukee won against Arizona 6-4, Philadelphia edged Atlanta 7-5, St. Louis won against Miami 5-4, and it was Washington over San Francisco 4-2.
In interleague play, the Cubs beat the White Sox 3-1.
The San Francisco Giants have acquired All-Star infielder Eduardo Nunez from the Minnesota Twins for minor league pitcher Adalberto Mejia. Nunez is batting .296 with 12 home runs, 47 RBIs and an American League-leading 27 stolen bases this season. He is expected to play third base until Chris Duffy returns from a strained Achilles.
NFL:
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer has been given a contract extension after going 18-14 in two seasons at the helm. The Vikings went 11-5 and won the NFC North last year.
The New York Jets made the re-signing of quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick official, announcing the move less than 10 minutes before the start of the team's first practice of training camp. Fitzpatrick and the Jets agreed to a one-year deal worth $12 million guaranteed on Wednesday night.
The Detroit Lions have signed wide receiver Anquan Boldin, who ranks among the NFL's top 20 with 1,009 catches and 13,195 yards receiving. The move helps bolster the Lions' depth after the retirement of Calvin Johnson. The 35-year-old Boldin started 13 games last season with the 49ers, catching 69 passes for 789 yards.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp has posted a picture on social media showing that he was bitten by a shark while reaching for a lobster. The fishing boat's captain also posted a photo that appears to show Sapp's arm with a deep gash. Charter captain Jack Carlson told The Tampa Bay Times that Sapp was bitten while reaching for a lobster the shark was also going after.
NHL:
The New York Rangers have signed restricted free agent forward Marek Hrivik. General manager Jeff Gorton announced the signing Thursday without releasing contract details. The 24-year-old native of Slovakia skated in 68 games with Hartford (AHL) this past season, getting 12 goals and 29 assists.
The Arizona Coyotes have worked out new contracts with two of their best young defensemen. Connor Murphy has signed a six-year, $23.1 million package, while Michael Stone avoided arbitration by taking a one-year deal worth $4 million.
Also in the NHL:
— Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba has agreed to a two-year, $5.1 million contract. Dumba is coming off his best NHL season, scoring 10 goals, 26 points, 83 hits and 56 blocks in 81 games.
NCAA:
A former basketball coach of a New York community college has been indicted on charges he used forged transcripts to help star players transfer to NCAA Division One colleges. Tyrone Mushatt was arraigned on an 18-count indictment Thursday in White Plains, New York. Several former basketball stars at Westchester Community College were ruled ineligible at other schools as a result of the scandal, which was uncovered in October 2014 by The Journal News.
Starting with the 2018 season there won't be any more weekday semifinal college football playoff games. Citing low TV ratings the people in charge of the playoff have announced plans to move the dates of future semifinals to ensure the games will be played either on a Saturday or a holiday. This season's semifinals are still set for Saturday, Dec. 31, but after 2018 the games initially scheduled to be played on New Year's Eve, will now be played Saturday, Dec. 29.
Olympics:
Five sports, including surfing and skateboarding, moved a step closer to being included in the Tokyo 2020 Games after being described as "a dynamic and exciting" package by the IOC. Skateboarding, surfing, karate, sports climbing and baseball/softball were all recommended for inclusion by the IOC. An Olympic program commission report released on Friday said the five are a blend of the traditional and emerging, youth-focused events, and all have international and local appeal.
The IOC will make the final decision on the five sports in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 3, two days before the opening ceremony of the 2016 Games. In assessing the case for inclusion, the commission considered gender equality, youth appeal and their legacy value.
Doping:
Russia says its taekwondo team has been approved to compete at the Rio Olympics against the backdrop of the country's doping scandal. Under International Olympic Committee rules introduced last week following accusations of a vast state-sponsored doping cover-up, Russian athletes must be individually approved by international sports federations and rejected if they previously were banned for doping offenses or implicated in the alleged cover-up.
Anatoly Terekhov, head of the Russian Taekwondo Union, says all Russians entered for taekwondo in Rio have been approved by the World Taekwondo Federation, in comments to Russian agency R-Sport. Terekhov says he received a letter from the WTF and that "we were told that all three of our athletes have officially been admitted to compete in the Olympic Games."
PGA:
There have been three first-time winners in golf's major tournaments this year. Jimmy Walker is aiming to make it 4-for-4. Walker carded his best round in a major championship Thursday, firing a 5-under 65 in the opening round of the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Northern New Jersey. He had six birdies and a bogey following an early tee time.
Martin Kaymer shares second with Argentina's Emiliano Grillo (eh-mee-lee-AH'-noh GREE'-loh) and England's Ross Fisher. Kaymer won the tournament six years ago. Reigning British Open champ Henrik Stenson finds himself in a four-way tie for fifth with Andy Sullivan and Americans Harris English and James Hahn. Defending champion Jason Day and Rickie Fowler each shot a 68, and Jordan Spieth came in with a 70. Phil Mickelson, the 2005 winner on the same Baltusrol course, opened with a 1-over-71. Rory McIlroy shot a 74.
LPGA:
Mirim Lee was the leader heading into the second round of the Women's British Open. Lee fired a 10-under 62 on Thursday to match the Open record and take a three-shot lead. The 25-year-old South Korean player made the last of her 10 birdies on the par-3 17th and closed with a par, three weeks after shooting a 64 in the first round of the U.S. Women's Open. Lee fell a stroke short of the LPGA Tour major record of 61 set by Hyo Joo Kim in the first round of the 2014 Evian Championship. Ariya Jutanugarn was second after a bogey-free 65.
NBA:
Richard Jefferson has had second thoughts about retirement and will return to the NBA champ Cavaliers with a two-year contract. Just after the final game of the NBA Finals, Jefferson announced his retirement. Thousands of fans pleased with him to reconsider during the victory parade for the team. On his Snapchat account Jefferson said, "can't wait to repeat."
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