MLB:
In baseball, in the American League, Boston beat Tampa Bay 8-6, the Yankees won against Kansas City 5-4 in 13 innings, Toronto bested Baltimore 5-3, Cleveland doubled up Minnesota 8-4, Texas crushed Seattle 14-1, Houston beat Oakland 4-3, and it was Detroit over the White Sox 3-2.
In the National League, the Mets won against Miami 5-2, Milwaukee beat St. Louis 3-1, the Dodgers bested Colorado 10-8 and Colorado blanked the Dodgers 7-0, the Cubs edged Pittsburgh 6-5, Atlanta topped San Diego 8-1, Washington edged Philadelphia 2-1, and it was San Francisco over Arizona 4-2.
In interleague play, the Angels beat Cincinnati 3-0.
In other baseball:
— The Mets acquired right-hander Fernando Salas from the Los Angeles Angels in a trade for minor league right-hander Erik Manoah.
— The Orioles have acquired outfielder Michael Bourn from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for a minor leaguer. The 33-year-old Bourn batted .261 with 12 doubles, three triples, three homers and 30 RBIs in 89 games for Arizona.
— The Indians have added outfield depth by acquiring Coco Crisp in a trade with the Oakland Athletics. The AL Central leaders sent pitcher Colt Hynes and cash to the A's for Crisp, who began his career with Cleveland in 2002.
— In a trade involving two teams trying to make the playoffs, the Pirates traded left-hander Kyle Lobstein to the Orioles for lefty Zach Phillips. The 27-year-old Lobstein was 2-0 with a 3.96 ERA in 14 games as a reliever for Pittsburgh this season, while the 29-year-old Phillips was 9-3 with one save and a 4.45 ERA in 49 relief appearances for Triple-A Norfolk this season.
— The New York Yankees have acquired minor league outfielder Eric Young Jr. from the Milwaukee Brewers for cash. In another trade, the Yanks sent outfielder Ben Gamel to Seattle for minor league right-handers Juan De Paula and Jio Orozco.
— The Boston Red Sox will add hyped prospect Yoan Moncada to the major league roster prior to a game at Oakland on Friday. The Cuban infielder signed with Boston for $31.5 million in February 2015 in a deal that cost the Red Sox $63 million due to a tax penalty on international amateur free agents.
NFL:
The NFL has cleared Pittsburgh's James Harrison and Green Bay's Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers of any wrong-doing stemming from an Al-Jazeera America report linking them to performance enhancing drugs. The move comes after the league interviewed the three last week during its investigation of the report.
A last-minute appeal in the NFL concussion case is sending the proposed settlement to the U.S. Supreme Court and delays payouts for at least several months. The family of late Buffalo Bills fullback "Cookie" Gilchrist wants the high court to revisit the debate over the brain injury known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The appeal filed Monday by son Scott Gilchrist calls it "irrational" that a federal judge in Philadelphia excluded future payouts for CTE from the potential $1 billion settlement, though the science continues to develop.
The Vikings have placed Teddy Bridgewater on injured reserve a day after their starting quarterback suffered a dislocated left knee, torn anterior cruciate ligament and other significant damage during a non-contact drill during practice. The Vikings re-signed quarterback Brad Sorensen for depth, the day after he was waived. Shaun Hill will be the starter for now. The Vikings wrap up the preseason on Thursday against Los Angeles.
Colin Kaepernick's protest of the national anthem is apparently winning support from some military veterans on Twitter.
The San Francisco 49ers quarterback sparked controversy during the NFL's preseason by sitting instead of standing during the "Star-Spangled Banner." Kaepernick says he's protesting what he describes as oppression of minorities in the United States. Some who have criticized the protest said it was insulting to veterans.
But some people who identify themselves as veterans have tweeted pictures of themselves in uniform and messages of support under the hashtag VeteransForKaepernick . One says he served to protect freedoms, not a song. Another says protesting is every American's right.
Kaepernick says he will continue his protest ahead of Thursday's preseason game in San Diego.
The Buffalo Bills have signed linebacker Ramon Humber and claimed center Patrick Lewis off waivers. The additions were made Wednesday, a day before Buffalo closes its preseason playing at Detroit. To make room, Buffalo cut kicker Jordan Gay, who spent the past two seasons serving as Buffalo's kickoff specialist, and guard Jamison Lalk. Minus Gay, veteran Dan Carpenter is expected to take over both the placekicking and kickoff duties this season.
Tom Brady has found at least one thing to do during his suspension. The New England Patriots quarterback will return to his alma mater to be Michigan's honorary captain September 17th when it hosts Colorado. Brady will sit out the first four games of the NFL season, serving a suspension because of his role in what has become known as "Deflategate." The Patriots drafted Brady out of Michigan in the sixth round in 2000.
Tennis:
The fifth seed on the men's side of the draw is out on Day 3 of the U.S. Open.
Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic hit 15 double-faults and lost to 120th-ranked qualifier Ryan Harrison of the United States 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-5, 6-1 in the U.S. Open's second round.
The fifth-seeded Raonic was treated by a trainer for problems with his left wrist and left thigh during the match and generally looked weary as play went on.
In other U.S. Open highlights:
Novak Djokovic breezed into the third round at the US Open. The top seed advanced when his second round opponent withdrew from their match with an injury. John Isner took four sets to beat Steve Darcis in a second round match.
On the women's side, two-time Open runner-up Caroline Wozniacki defeated ninth seed and 2004 champ Svetlana Kuznetsova. It was Wozniacki's first win over a top-10 player for the first time in nearly a year. No. 13 seed Johanna Konta rebounded after collapsing on the court in the second set, to beat Tsvetana Pironkova.
Second seed Angelique Kerber and 2015 U.S. Open runner-up, Roberta Vinci, cruised into the third round. After her first-round victory took nearly 2½ hours and ended close to 2 a.m., the eighth-seeded American Madison Keys routed 16-year-old Kayla Day 6-1, 6-1 in 48 minutes.
American teen CiCi Bellis is sticking around a little longer as well. The 17-year-old qualifier rallied to beat fellow American Shelby Rogers 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the second round.
The U.S. Open used its new, $150 million retractable roof atop Arthur Ashe Stadium during a match for the first time Wednesday night. The cover took about 5 minutes to close at 3-all in the second set of 14-time major champion Rafael Nadal's second-round match against Andreas Seppi. After dealing with rain delays and postponed finals for years, the U.S. Tennis Association finally built a movable roof over its main stadium. It was available for this year's tournament, which started Monday, but the first two days were dry.
The U.S. Tennis Association says a spectator was arrested by police after he jumped over a wall surrounding a U.S. Open court at the end of a match. USTA spokesman Chris Widmaier said the man got onto Court 13 after Kateryna Bondarenko's 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-5 victory over Zheng Saisai, the last match at that court Wednesday night. Two tournament security guards moved the man away from Bondarenko, and he then was handcuffed and arrested by police, according to Widmaier, who added that neither player was harmed. He said the spectator was charged with interference in a sporting event and was issued a 10-year no trespassing order by the USTA. Widmaier called it "always very disappointing when some knucklehead behaves in this way."
NCAA:
The AP Top-25 gets into action with a pair of games involving ranked teams Thursday night:
— Appalachian State, which has been known to knock off the big boys from time to time, is at ninth-ranked Tennessee, which has hopes of landing in the four-team end of season playoff. In what might be a bad omen for Tennessee, Vols offensive coordinator Mike DeBord was Michigan's OC when it lost to Appy State in 2007.
— Thursday night's other game has 19th-ranked Louisville a 40-point favorite over Charlotte. Quarterback Lamar Jackson leads a high-powered Cardinals offense.
WNBA:
In the WNBA, Seattle beat Dallas 78-66.
ESPN:
ESPN analyst Chris Mortensen says his throat cancer has been "virtually reduced to zero detection." Mortensen was diagnosed in January and underwent intensive chemotherapy and radiation treatments. He has been on a leave of absence from the network.
Hockey:
Maine's largest city probably will not meet the deadline to apply for a minor league hockey franchise in time for the 2017 to 2018 season. The Portland Press Herald reports Godfrey Wood says an unnamed investor identified earlier as a potential financier has pulled out of the deal.
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