BASEBALL

The Reading Fightin Phils used a seven-run second inning to beat the Portland Sea Dogs, 7-1, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania on Monday.

Jake Romanski hit a solo home run in the top of the eighth and went 2 for 3 for the Sea Dogs, who were held to just four hits.

After that tough second inning, Portland starter Kevin McAvoy retired 14 of the final 15 batters he faced, finishing with four strikeouts in six innings.

BASKETBALL

NBA: Chris Bosh is back on the basketball court, dropping a big hint that he plans to try playing for the Miami Heat again this season.

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Bosh released a video Monday on Snapchat of him going through a non-contact workout, including some shooting and dribbling. It’s the first time this offseason that he’s revealed doing any on-court work, and it remains unknown if he has been medically cleared to resume full workouts after each of his last two seasons were cut short by the formation of blood clots.

 The Indiana Pacers signed guard Julyan Stone and forward Alex Poythress.

• The Milwaukee Bucks re-signed free-agent forward Steve Novak.

CYCLING

SPANISH VUELTA: Nairo Quintana retook the lead after leaving his title rivals behind on the final grueling ascent to win the mountainous 10th stage at Lagos de Covadonga, Spain.

Chris Froome fell back early on the special category climb to the Lagos de Covadonga summit, but the British rider recovered to finish third behind Robert Gesink.

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SOCCER

ENGLAND: Wayne Rooney will remain as England captain but his midfield experiment with the national team is over, with the Manchester United veteran set to revert to playing as a deep-lying forward under Sam Allardyce, the team’s new coach.

Rooney has played 115 times for England, putting him even with David Beckham as the country’s most-capped outfield player.

U.S. MEN: New York Red Bulls midfielder Sacha Kljestan was added to the U.S. team roster heading into two World Cup qualifying matches.

Kljestan leads the MLS with 15 assists this season and has five goals.

OLYMPICS

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KENYA: Three senior Kenyan Olympic committee officials, Pius Ochieng, Francis K. Paul and Stephen Arap Soi, are the subjects of a criminal investigation relating to alleged theft and abuse of office during the Rio Games.

YOUTH SPORTS

CONCUSSIONS: Continuing to play despite a concussion doubles recovery time for teen athletes and leads to worse short-term mental function than in those immediately removed from action, a study found.

It’s billed as the first to compare recovery outcomes for athletes removed from a game or practice compared with those who aren’t. The study was small, involving 69 teens treated at a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center concussion clinic, but the results bolster evidence supporting the growing number of return-to-play laws and policies nationwide.

The study included young athletes from several sports, including football, soccer, ice hockey and basketball who had concussions during a game or practice. It was published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.


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