MLB:
In baseball, in the American League, Boston beat Texas 11-6, the White Sox shut out the Yankees 5-0, Toronto doubled up Kansas City 4-2, Minnesota blanked Oakland 4-0, Detroit blasted Cleveland 12-2, Houston edged Seattle 9-8, and it was the Angels over Tampa Bay 7-2.
In the National League, the Mets doubled up Miami 4-2, Philadelphia won against Atlanta 4-3, Cincinnati topped the Cubs 5-3, Washington bested Milwaukee 7-4, Pittsburgh beat St. Louis 7-5, San Diego defeated Arizona 13-6, and it was San Francisco over Colorado 5-1.
In interleague play, Baltimore won against the Dodgers 6-4 in 14 innings.
The New York Mets have placed former ace Matt Harvey on the disabled list because of right shoulder discomfort. Harvey hasn't won since May 30 and is 4-10 with a 4.86 ERA in 17 starts this season. He was reached for five earned runs and 11 hits over just 3 2/3 innings of the Mets' 8-6 win over Miami on Monday.
Four firms have submitted proposals to study what it would take to upgrade McCoy Stadium, the home of the Pawtucket Red Sox. The Providence Journal reports representatives from the Rhode Island Department of Administration, the city of Pawtucket and the minor league baseball team will meet Thursday to determine who will review and rank the proposals.
The New York Yankees have suspended promising prospect Jorge Mateo two weeks for an undisclosed violation of team policy. The team also announced Wednesday the 21-year-old shortstop from the Dominican Republic will not participate in the All-Star Futures Game in San Diego next week.
Former baseball star Pete Rose is suing John M. Dowd, the lawyer whose investigative report got him kicked out of baseball for gambling. The major league all-time hits leader alleges in the suit that Dowd defamed him last year by saying on the radio that Rose raped young teen girls during spring training. Rose said in the federal lawsuit that Dowd damaged his reputation and endorsement deals during a July 2015 interview on WCHE-AM in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Dowd investigated Rose for Major League Baseball in 1989, leading the former Reds and Phillies standout to be declared ineligible for the Hall of Fame.
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been cleared to play catch as he rehabilitates from mild disk herniation. Manager Dave Roberts calls the development encouraging and says keeping Kershaw from pushing too hard to return could be a problem. Kershaw went on the DL last Friday, ensuring that he will miss next week's All-Star game in San Diego. The left-hander is 11-2 with a major league-leading 1.79 ERA in 16 starts. He is second in the majors with 145 strikeouts.
In other major league moves:
— The Cubs have placed catcher David Ross on the seven-day concussion disabled list and designated pitcher Joel Peralta for assignment. Ross took a foul ball off his mask in Tuesday's loss to Cincinnati.
— Miami has placed first baseman Justin Bour on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 3 with a sprained right ankle suffered in Saturday's game against Atlanta. Bour is batting .268 with 15 homers, 46 RBIs and a .347 on-base percentage. The Marlins called up 36-year old utilityman Don Kelly to replace Bour.
— The White Sox have placed catcher Alex Avila on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring suffered in Tuesday's game against the Yankees. He is batting .236 with three home runs and six RBIs in his first season with the White Sox.
— Pirates fireballer Tyler Glasnow will make his major league debut Thursday against St. Louis. The 6-foot-8 right-hander has a 1.78 ERA in 96 innings at Triple-A Indianapolis and runs his fastball up to 99 mph.
NBA:
The Chicago Bulls have pried Dwyane Wade away from the Miami Heat by working out a two-year, $47 million contract with the 12-time All-Star. Wade had spent his entire 13-year career with the Heat after being selected fifth overall in the 2003 draft, averaging 23.7 points and 5.8 assists. The Chicago native scored 19 points a game while appearing in 74 games for the Heat last season.
In other NBA moves:
— A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Rockets have agreed to terms with Nene on a one-year, $2.9 million deal. The Rockets are trying to help address the departure of center Dwight Howard, who signed with Atlanta. Nene averaged 9.2 points and 4.6 rebounds in 57 games for the Washington Wizards last season.
— The agent for Brandon Rush says he has agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Timberwolves. The guard averaged 4.2 points in 72 games for the Golden State Warriors last season.
Tennis:
Roger Federer has mounted a stirring comeback to reach the Wimbledon semifinals for a record-tying 11th time. The third-seeded Swiss star rallied for a 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 win over ninth seed Marin Cilic. Federer saved three match points in winning the fourth set.
It was the 10th time Federer has erased a two-set deficit to win in five sets. Federer's win is his 80th at Wimbledon, which equals Jimmy Connors' record. Federer also matched Connors' record of reaching the Wimbledon semifinals. Federer is aiming for a record eighth Wimbledon singles title. He's currently tied with Pete Sampras and 1880s player William Renshaw with seven.
In other quarterfinal play, sixth-seeded Milos Raonic defeated American Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4. Second seed Andy Murray took five sets to beat 12th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Tenth seed Tomas Berdych has scored a 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 quarterfinal win over Lucas Pouille.
Today's Wimbledon schedule is highlighted by women's semifinal action. Top seed and six-time champion Serena Williams faces Russia's Elena Vesnina on the first match on Centre Court before fourth seed Angelique Kerber takes on No. 8 Venus Williams. Serena Williams is seeking her 22nd career Grand Slam singles title.
NHL:
The Los Angeles Kings have signed free-agent forward Teddy Purcell to a one-year, $1.6 million contract. The 30-year-old Purcell scored 14 goals and 43 points in 76 games for Edmonton and Florida last season. He's appeared in 559 games over nine NHL seasons, collecting 101 goals and 305 points.
WNBA:
In the WNBA, the Liberty topped Seattle 78-74, San Antonio beat Washington 77-70, and it was the Sparks over Indiana 94-88.
IndyCar:
The organization that unsuccessfully tried to bring an IndyCar race to Boston has filed for bankruptcy, saying it has almost $9 million in liabilities and about $60,000 in assets. Boston Grand Prix said in its bankruptcy filing Tuesday that its liabilities include more than $1.5 million owed to people who bought tickets for the race, which was supposed to be held over the Labor Day weekend.
MLS:
Frank Lampard scored his third goal in four games to help New York City FC shut out the New England Revolution 1-0 Wednesday night. New England lost its third straight. New England's best chance for a goal came in the 30th minute when Teal Bunbury's open header bounced over the crossbar at Foxborough.
Tour de France:
Belgian rider Greg van Avermaet has won the fourth stage of the Tour de France and has taken the overall lead. The 31-year-old van Avermaet also won a stage in last year's Tour but is not considered a threat to win cycling's most visible race.
PGA:
Former champion Stewart Cink has withdrawn from the British Open next week at Royal Troon. No reason was given by the R&A, which organizes the tournament. The 2009 Open champion announced in the spring that his wife, Lisa, is battling breast cancer. He has played only two tournaments in the last three months.
Soccer:
Soccer star Lionel Messi and his father have received suspended sentences of 21 months in prison for tax fraud in a Barcelona court. The court found both the Barcelona star and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, guilty of three counts of defrauding the tax department of $4.6 million. In Spain, sentences of less than two years for first offences are suspended, meaning neither man will go to jail.
Legal:
Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The double-amputee Olympian could have been sentenced to up to 15 years. But the judge said "substantial and compelling circumstances" existed to give Pistorius a lesser sentence for shooting Steenkamp at his home in 2013. Pistorius will be eligible for parole in three years.
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