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TOP STORIES
BKO--WORLD CUP GUIDE
MANILA, Philippines — The Basketball World Cup starts Friday, spread out across three countries for the first two rounds. By AP Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 3 a.m. EDT.
FBC--PAC-12 PREVIEW
The Pac-12 was already facing a strange football season with USC and UCLA leaving the conference next year. Now that six more schools are headed out the door, this could be the final season in the Pac-12’s history. By John Marshall. SENT: 675 words, photos.
BKN--76ERS-HARDEN
NEW YORK — The NBA fined Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden $100,000 for public comments he made about his status with the team. Among other things, he called 76ers president Daryl Morey a liar at a promotional event in China. SENT: 265 words. photos.
BKL--ACES-DREAM
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — A’ja Wilson scored 53 points to match the WNBA record and help the Las Vegas Aces beat Atlanta Dream 112-100. SENT: 300 words.
BBA--ANGELS-TROUT RETURNS
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout returned to the Los Angeles Angels’ lineup after missing 38 games because of a broken bone in his left hand. By Greg Beacham. SENT: 585 words, photos.
BBA--RAYS-FRANCO
NEW YORK — Wander Franco is placed on administrative leave indefinitely by Major League Baseball while authorities in the Dominican Republic investigate the All-Star shortstop for an alleged relationship with a minor. By Baseball Writer Ron Blum. SENT: 550 words, photos.
BBA--WHITE SOX-SHAKEUP
CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox fired executive vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn, cutting ties with their leadership on the baseball side amid another disappointing season. By AP Baseball Writer Jay Cohen. SENT: 615 words, photos.
BBA--GUARDIANS-FRANCONA
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona has had serious talks with the organization about his future, hinting that this could be his final season. By Tom Withers. SENT: 640 words, photos.
GLF--ON THE FRINGE-RYDER CUP
ATLANTA — U.S. Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson has a week to measure personalities, pairings and how statistics mesh with Marco Simone. And then he announces which six players get the coveted captain’s picks. Sound complicated? It wouldn’t be with only two picks. That’s how it was and how it should be now. By Golf Writer Doug Ferguson. SENT: 950 words, photos. With GLF--Golf Notes and GLF--Golf Glance.
NOTABLE
BBY--LITTLE LEAGUE-TAIWAN
Taiwan’s players put the finishing touches on a 10-0 mercy rule win over Japan, then marched to the oversized Little League World Series bracket between Volunteer and Lamade stadiums. UPCOMING: 665 words, photos by 6 a.m. EDT.
TEN—SERENA WILLIAMS-BABY
Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl, she posted on Instagram, almost exactly a year after her last match as a tennis star. Adira River Ohanian is the second child — and second daughter — for the 41-year-old Williams and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. SENT: 200 words, photos.
ATH--WORLDS-DAY 4
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon pushed the pace early and pulled away down the stretch to defend her 1,500-meter title at the world championships. By Pat Graham SENT: 810 words, photos.
FBC--NOTRE DAME-INTERNATIONAL
Notre Dame will be focused on beating Navy when the two teams travel to Dublin for a game Saturday in Ireland’s capital. By Ken Maguire. SENT: 850 words, photos.
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Wednesday's EDT Time Schedule
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Detroit, 1:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Oakland, 3:37 p.m.
San Francisco at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at L.A. Angels, 4:07 p.m., 1st game
Miami at San Diego, 4:10 p.m.
Colorado at Tampa Bay, 6:40 p.m.
Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.
Boston at Houston, 8:10 p.m.
Cincinnati at L.A. Angels, 9:38 p.m., 2nd game
BASKETBALL
Women’s National Basketball Association
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Colorado at Los Angeles FC, 10:30 p.m.
