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MLB-SCHEDULE Phils take opener UNDATED (AP) — The New York Yankees lost three more players to COVID-19 testing on Friday before dropping the opener of their series with Boston. Eduardo Rodriguez struck out eight while holding the Yankees to two hits over 5 2/3 innings of the Red Sox’s 4-0 shutout. Tanner Houck pitched the final three innings, closing out…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Phils take opener UNDATED (AP) — The New York Yankees lost three more players to COVID-19 testing on Friday before dropping the opener of their series with Boston. Eduardo Rodriguez struck out eight while holding the Yankees to two hits over 5 2/3 innings of the Red Sox’s 4-0 shutout. Tanner Houck pitched the final three innings, closing out…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Phils take opener UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have opened baseball’s post-All-Star schedule by taking the opener of a doubleheader with the Marlins. The Phils won for the eighth time in 11 games as Travis Jankowski drove in four runs to lead a 5-2 win against Miami. Jankowski’s three-run double in the first inning put the Phillies ahead…

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MLB-NEWS Red Sox-Yankees to play Friday night after COVID postponement UNDATED (AP) — The Boston Red Sox and Yankees will play tonight after a game scheduled for Thursday was postponed following positive coronavirus tests by three New York pitchers. Jonathan Loaisiga (loh-AY’-see-gah), Nestor Cortes Jr. and Wandy Peralta have all been added to the COVID-19 injured list by the Yankees….

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GOLF-BRITISH OPEN Oosthuizen sets 36-hole Open record; stellar cast behind him SANDWICH, England (AP) — Louis Oosthuizen (OOST’-hay-zehn) has set a 36-hole record at the British Open and is halfway to ending that run of near misses at major championships. He’ll have to hold off a stellar cast of chasers on the weekend at Royal St. George’s. On a day…

The Latest: Oosthuizen sets 36-hole Open record to lead by 2

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SANDWICH, England (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local): 7:45 p.m. Louis Oosthuizen is in the British Open record look with the lowest 36-hole score. Despite finally making his first bogey of the championship on the 16th hole of the second round, Oosthuizen had a 65 and led by two shots over Collin Morikawa. He was…

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BRITISH OPEN Morikawa settles for a 64 and the early lead SANDWICH, England (AP) — Collin Morikawa came close to setting some records on the second day of the British Open. The 24-year-old Californian was 7 under with four holes to play and needed two birdies to post a 61 for the lowest score in major championship history. But after…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Red Sox at Yankees postponed due to COVID cases NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox were scheduled to be the first two teams playing after the All-Star break. Instead, they could be the last. The clubs were supposed to open a four-game series Thursday in the Bronx, the only game on the Major…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Red Sox at Yankees postponed due to COVID cases NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox were scheduled to be the first two teams playing after the All-Star break. Instead, they could be the last. The clubs were supposed to open a four-game series Thursday in the Bronx, the only game on the Major…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Red Sox at Yankees postponed due to COVID cases NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox were scheduled to be the first two teams playing after the All-Star break. Instead, they could be the last. The clubs were supposed to open a four-game series Thursday in the Bronx, the only game on the Major…