MINNEAPOLIS (AP) β Masahiro Tanaka (mah-sah-HEE’-roh tan-NAH’-kah) won his major league-leading 12th game by pitching the New York Yankees past the Minnesota Twins 7-4. Carlos Beltran hit a three-run home run and Zelous Wheeler homered in his big league debut after eight years in the minors.
DETROIT (AP)β Max Scherzer won his 10th game in pitching Detroit to an 8-1 victory over Tampa Bay for the AL Central-leading Tigers’ 12th win in their last 14 games. Scherzer allowed just two hits in eight innings and retired 13 straight Rays during one stretch.
LONDON (AP) β Eugenie Bouchard (boo-SHARD’) has made Canadian tennis history, becoming the first Canadian to reach a Grand Slam final. Bouchard will play Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIHT’-oh-vuh) Saturday for the Wimbledon title after beating third-seed Simona Halep (HA’-lehp) 7-6, 6-2.
DALLAS (AP)β It looks like Dirk Nowitzki (noh-VIHT’-skee) will finish his Hall of Fame career with the Dallas Mavericks, who have reached agreement on a new contract with the big center. A person with knowledge of the deal has told The Associated Press that the 36-year-old Nowitzki would get a three-year contract worth roughly $30 million.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) β Defending champion Jonas Blixt shot a 6-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Greenbrier Classic. Patrick Rodgers, the former Stanford star playing in his third tournament as a pro, was a stroke back along with Chris Kirk, D.A. Points, James Hahn, Jason Bohn, Joe Durant, Jim Renner and Danny Lee.
