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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Friday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- TROON, Scotland -- Phil Mickelson follows his mighty 63 with a second-round 69 and is in front at the British Open, a stroke ahead of Henrik Stenson. Rory McIlroy is making his move; Jordan Spieth is struggling.- TROON, Scotland -- Clement Sordet is playing at the British Open, but his thoughts are with Nice. The waterfront attack happened about 500 yards from where the Frenchman lives.- LA CAVERNE DU PONT-DARC, France -- With security beefed up following the deadly Bastille Day attack, defending champion Chris Froome extends his overall lead at the Tour de France.- Olympic marketers are making their pitch against a challenging backdrop: the loosening of ad restrictions for non-sponsors and an Olympics facing an array of challenges.- Olympic previews on mens and womens basketball, tennis, boxing, weightlifting, judo, rowing, canoeing.- LOUDON, N.H. -- Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon could come out of retirement next weekend and drive if Dale Earnhardt Jr. is not cleared to race.- ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Super Bowl MVP Von Miller is mulling a six-year, $114.5 million offer from the Denver Broncos that now includes a record $70 million in guarantees.- PORTLAND, Ore. -- The U.S., led by John Isner and Jack Sock, meets Croatia on the opening day of a Davis Cup quarterfinal. Marin Cilic and Borna Coric play for Croatia. Matches start 3 p.m.- WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg (12-0) starts for the first-place Nationals, facing the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is the first NL starter in 104 years to win his first 12 decisions in a season. Game starts 7:05 p.m.- CHICAGO -- In a matchup between two of baseballs best teams, the Cubs play the Rangers. Texas has lost nine of 12 but still leads the AL Central by 5 1/2 games. Game starts 2:20 p.m.- DETROIT -- All-Star Game MVP Eric Hosmer and the World Series champion Kansas City Royals return to play, taking on a Detroit Tigers team that sends Justin Verlander to the mound. Game starts 7 p.m.- Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka says she is pregnant and plans to resume her tennis career after the baby is born.- MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty play Friday night, two WNBA teams that have been outspoken following two shootings by police.- WACO, Texas -- Jim Grobe, Baylors acting head coach, says issues such as domestic violence and sexual assault will be turned over to officials at a university that has been rocked by scandal.- HOOVER, Ala. -- Alabama, backed by a fierce defense, is again the favorite to win the SEC while LSU, Tennessee, Mississippi and the rest of the league try to figure out a way to stop the Tide.Stitched Orioles Jerseys . - After leading the Saints to a fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, Drew Brees expressed confidence in the direction of his team and, perhaps more importantly, showed a willingness to listen to contract proposals if the team needs his help getting under the NFLs salary cap. Custom Baltimore Orioles Jerseys . Terms of the deal were not immediately available. The 26-year-old finished last season with Clevelands Triple-A affiliate in Columbus after signing with the Indians in August. https://www.cheaporioles.com/ . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington. Baltimore Orioles Pro Shop . -- About a third of the way through the regular season, the Washington Wizards are at . Baltimore Orioles Shirts . The home side created most of the chances but struggled to break down Braunschweigs resilient defence, resulting in the Bundesligas 1,000th scoreless draw.DENVER -- Cam Newton will get a few extra days to recover from his latest beating by Von Miller and crew. At least he wont have to seethe for seven months.Denvers dominant defense came up big against Newton again and the Broncos escaped with a 21-20 victory over the Carolina Panthers Thursday night when Graham Gano missed a 50-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining.The Broncos collected three sacks and hit Newton eight more times, not counting the abuse he took on his 11 runs.We wanted to make sure we got to him, safety T.J. Ward said. Every time he ran we tried to put helmet and shoulder pads on him. If youre not going to slide were going to put something on you. We saw him limping throughout the game so that running stuff, you cant do that all game.Three of the hits were of the helmet-to-helmet variety but none resulted in any penalty yardage.Miller hit him high when DeMarcus Ware was taking him down, linebacker Brandon Marshall hit him in the face just as he released a pass and safety Darian Stewart leveled him in the final minute, but because Newton was whistled for intentional grounding on the play, the penalties were offsetting.Its not my job to question the officials, Newton said after finally emerging from the trainers room. I really like this officiating crew, so it wasnt something I know they did intentionally. But its not fun getting hit in the head.A wobbled Newton appeared to have done just enough to get a measure of revenge for that bludgeoning in Super Bowl 50, when Miller stripped the ball and the Lombardi Trophy from his grasp.Newton put the Panthers on the cusp of victory with a 16-yard pass to Kelvin Benjamin at the Denver 37 in the closing seconds, and another short pass to Ted Ginn Jr. put Gano well within his range.Gano, whose practice kick hugged the right upright after Denver had called timeout, missed wide left moments later.I was going to drill it, no doubt in my mind, Gano said. But this happens. Its not going to define my season.Newton, the NFLs reigning MVP, was 18 of 33 for 194 yards, with one TD and one interception.Just as he did over and over in the Super Bowl, Miller made a big play late, sweeping past right tackle Mike Remmers and sacking Newton at the 2-minute warning. A penalty on fourth-and-21, however, kept the Carolina drive alive until Newton retreated to the sideline when Gano came in for the potential game-winner.His miss only piled on the pain for Newton, who stayed on one knee in disbelieff as the stadium rocked and Trevor Siemian trotted out for one victory formation snap and a win in his first NFL start.ddddddddddddWeve got a heck of a team, a resilient team, I think you saw that tonight, said Peyton Mannings successor, who finished 18 of 26 for 178 yards with one TD, two interceptions and two sacks.The Panthers took a 17-7 led into the fourth quarter of the first Super Bowl rematch to start a season since 1970, but Siemian hit running back C.J. Anderson for a 25-yard touchdown on the next snap.Newtons next pass was intercepted by Harris at the Carolina 23. Ten plays later, Anderson bulled his way in from the 1 to give Denver its first lead at 21-17 with 9:26 remaining.After Ganos 36-yard field goal brought the Panthers to 21-20, Carolina forced a three-and-out and got the ball back at its 40 with 3:06 remaining.TAKE A KNEE: Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, a college teammate of Colin Kaepernick, kneeled during the playing of the national anthem. Kaepernick refused to stand for the anthem during San Franciscos preseason games, explaining it was to protest racial oppression and police brutality in the United States. Im not against the military, Im not against America, Marshall said. Im against social injustice.OLD TIMES: Manning made his first appearance at Mile High as a retiree, walking through the tunnel with the Lombardi Trophy. Manning said he spoke with Siemian on the eve of the game and told him he was in his corner.POACHING PANTHERS: Carolina led the league with 39 takeaways last season and had three in the opener, including two on Denvers first two drives. Shaq Thompson recovered rookie Devontae Bookers fumble at the Carolina 29 and Bene Benwikere intercepted Siemians pass at the Panthers 10.FIELD FLIP: Punter Andy Lee, who surrendered a Super Bowl-record 61-yard punt return to Jordan Norwood in February, pinned the Broncos back with a franchise-record 76-yard punt in the third quarter. His next punt traveled 61 yards.FULLBACK FUN: Rookie Andy Janovich was brought in to bore holes for Anderson, but he surprised the Panthers with a 28-yard TD run after Denvers first two drives ended in turnovers.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton ' ' '