Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Saturday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:
– TROON, Scotland – Phil Mickelson enters the windy third round of the British Open one shot ahead of Henrik Stenson. Jordan Spieth, who just made the cut, is 15 strokes behind.
– VILLARS-LES-DOMBES, France – Chris Froome and the other race leaders observe a moment of silence before the 14th stage of the Tour de France in tribute to the victims of the Nice attack.
– LOUDON, N.H. – Dale Earnhardt Jr’s latest battle with concussions puts the issue at the forefront again in NASCAR. He will miss Sunday’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
– NASCAR Xfinity race in New Hampshire; IndyCar qualifying in Toronto.
– BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Undefeated heavyweight Deontay Wilder defends his WBC title against Chris Arreola. Arreola got the bout on short notice after Russia’s Alexander Povetkin failed a drug test.
– PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. can win its Davis Cup quarterfinal by taking its doubles match against Croatia. Twins Bob and Mike Bryan face Ivan Dodig and Marin Draganja. Match starts 4:30 p.m.
– CHICAGO – Yu Darvish of Texas makes his second comeback from injury this season, facing the Cubs in a game between slumping teams. He has been out since June 8 because of shoulder pain. Game starts 2:20 p.m.
– Laurie Hernandez, all of 16 years old, is the youngest – and maybe most charismatic – member of the powerhouse U.S. women’s gymnastics team going to the Rio Olympics.
– LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The sprint canoe teams from Romania and Belarus are banned from the Olympics for widespread doping.
– MIAMI – Pat Riley knows the Miami Heat will be a far different team next season. The Heat president discusses free agency, the loss of Dwyane Wade and the remaking of a team that once ruled the league.
