BASEBALL

Edge prevails 5-0 in Twilight League game

Bailey Train lined a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning Wednesday as Edge Academy shut out Aero Heating and Ventilating 5-0 at South Portland in a Twilight League baseball game.

Seth Dobieski was 2 for 4 with an RBI for Edge (6-8-1), and Mike Muise added a pair of hits and drove in a run.

Reed Mzar had a pair of hits, including a double for Aero (9-7).

Patriot Insurance scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, led by a two-run single from Abe Granger, to beat On Target 8-3.

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Christian Bourget, Tanner Laberge and Ryder Kenney each had a pair of hits for Patriot (7-8).

NECBL: Jordan Powell lined a single to left field, driving in Zach Jancarski with the go-ahead run in the 11th inning as the Sanford Mainers outlasted the Vermont Mountaineers 7-6 in 11 innings at Montpelier, Vermont.

Chris Gaetano was 2 for 5 with a three-run home run for Sanford (20-14).

CYCLING

TOUR DE FRANCE: Ilnur Zakarin won the first Alpine stage at Finhaut-Emosson, Switzerland, after using a late attack in the final climb while race leader Chris Froome increased his lead in the overall standings.

HOCKEY

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NHL: Forward Brad Richards, 36, is retiring after 15 seasons during which he established a reputation for offensive consistency and won two Stanley Cup championships.

Richards finished with 298 goals and 634 assists for 932 points in 1,126 games in a career with Detroit, Dallas and the New York Rangers.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

UFC: Chad Mendes, the No. 4 ranked featherweight in the UFC, was suspended for two years by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for a banned substance.

BASKETBALL

WNBA: Seimone Augustus scored 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting to help the host Minnesota Lynx beat the Atlanta Dream 83-65 and win their fifth straight game.

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Minnesota (20-4) has won at least 20 games in six consecutive seasons, tying the Los Angeles Sparks (1999-2004) for the longest streak in WNBA history.

Jewell Loyd scored 25 points, Breanna Stewart added 22 points and five blocked shots as the host Seattle Storm beat the San Antonio Stars 83-69.

TENNIS

CITI OPEN: American Ryan Harrison knocked off 10th-seeded Viktor Troicki of Serbia 7-6 (4), 6-4 to reach the third round at Washington.


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