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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s tweet that featured Hillary Clinton and a six-pointed star atop a pile of money has also appeared on a white supremacist website. Trump’s account on Saturday tweeted the so-called “meme” — then deleted it and replaced it substituting a circle for the star symbol that resembles the Jewish Star of David.

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres have agreed to terms with Taiwanese right-hander Wen-Hua Sung, the team’s first deal with an Asian amateur. The 19-year-old is currently pitching for Taiwan under-23 team and attending National Taiwan Sports University and playing for the university team. Padres general manager A.J. Preller said Sung’s first real action

PHOENIX — Zack Greinke has been placed on the disabled list for the first time in three years. Arizona made the move Sunday after the ace right-hander was diagnosed with a left oblique strain. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to Wednesday. Greinke left Tuesday’s game against Philadelphia after two innings. The

HYANNIS, Mass. — Officials say a 2-year-old girl sustained second-degree burns on her feet after stepping on hot coals dumped on a Cape Cod beach. Barnstable police Sgt. Mark Butler said the child walked over coals that had been dumped onto the sand Sunday afternoon at Veteran’s Park Beach in Hyannis. Butler says the child

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Justin Upton snapped an eighth-inning tie with a two-run double and Ian Kinsler added his 200th career homer, helping the Detroit Tigers extend their winning streak to six games with Sunday’s 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Upton’s line drive into the gap got past diving center fielder Brandon Guyer

LOS ANGELES — Hyun-Jin Ryu, sidelined since the beginning of the 2015 season, could return to the Los Angeles Dodgers as early as this week. The Dodgers will decide whether his next start will be with the Dodgers or if the left-hander will make one more rehab start in his recovery from season-ending shoulder surgery

TORONTO — Troy Tulowitzki has been swinging a hot bat since his return from the disabled list. On Tulowitzki bobblehead day in Toronto, the rest of the Blue Jays pounded the ball, too. Tulowitzki had three hits, including a three-run homer, Russell Martin homered and drove in five runs and the Blue Jays routed the

PHILADELPHIA — Vince Velasquez just needed a few pitches to get going. Cameron Rupp hit a three-run homer, Velasquez threw six effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 Sunday. Cody Asche and Maikel Franco also went deep to help the Phillies win two of three against the defending World Series

SUNRISE, Fla. — Reilly Smith and Vincent Trocheck signed new deals with the Florida Panthers on Sunday, becoming the latest beneficiaries of the team’s plan to lock up its young talent long-term. Smith got a five-year, $25 million extension that will keep him under contract through the 2021-22 season. His deal was announced not long

CASPER, Wyo. — Trails, overlooks and parking lots near the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River are getting about $9.1 million in improvements and repairs. The Casper Star-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/29g6doJ) the projects were partially spurred by fatal falls. An 8-year-old California girl died about two years after an 18-year-old park employee fell to her death

PHILADELPHIA — The transit agency serving Philadelphia and its suburbs is warning regional rail riders of possible major disruptions in the days and weeks ahead after the company had to take about one-third of regional rail cars out of service due to a structural problem. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority said all 120 Silverliner V

LOS ANGELES — After Clayton Kershaw had a follow-up examination on his sore back, the Los Angeles Dodgers said they remain unsure when the three-time NL Cy Young Award winner will return. Kershaw said after last Sunday’s loss at Pittsburgh that he felt back stiffness. He received an epidural injected and was placed on the

ATHENS, Greece — A Greek oil executive, whose company filed for bankruptcy last month, killed himself at his home in an Athens suburb on Sunday, according to a medical examiner’s report. Kyriakos Mamidakis, 84, was chairman of the board of Mamidoil-Jetoil, an oil company that is active in Greece and the Balkans and operates about

NEW YORK — The Chicago Cubs put outfielder Chris Coghlan on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a right ribcage strain and recalled infielder Jeimer Candelario from Triple-A Iowa. Candelario started at third base in his major league debut. He struck out his first two times up, then singled in the seventh inning off New

DENVER — Parents in Denver are complaining after finding out their children attended a Cub Scout camp that was sponsored by Hooters. KMGH-TV reports (http://bit.ly/29cG9XS ) Michelle Kettleborough picked up her 7-year-old son from the Frontier District Day Camp and found him surrounded by people wearing Hooters visors. But parents say it isn’t the attire

INDIANAPOLIS — Heavy rain in central Indiana is causing some communities to cancel or postpone their Fourth of July fireworks displays. The Indianapolis Star reports (http://indy.st/29cQpzH) that fireworks shows have been rescheduled in Shelbyville, Whitestown and Fishers. Whitestown has rescheduled its festivities to Friday. Shelbyville has rescheduled its celebration and fireworks display to Saturday. Saxony

WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg was removed from a no-hit bid after 6 2/3 innings Sunday by Washington manager Dusty Baker, and Ramon Cabrera singled against Matt Belisle leading off the eighth for Cincinnati’s first hit. Activated from the disabled list before the game after missing two starts due to an upper back strain, Strasburg threw

GEORGETOWN, Mass. — Authorities have identified the 8-year-old Massachusetts boy who was trampled to death while helping his father with the family’s cows. The Essex District Attorney’s Office on Sunday identified the boy as George Carter. Authorities say the boy and his father, Peter Carter, were exercising some of the family’s 24 cows at their

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — As a cavalry scout, Dustin Everhart was the “eyes and ears” of the U.S. Army, keeping his comrades up to date on battlefield conditions. Years after returning home, Everhart is among a group of local veterans working to open a resource center where retired military personnel would help former soldiers readjust

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The father of a toddler killed by an alligator at Disney last month told rescue officials two alligators were involved in the attack, according to emails from the Reedy Creek Fire Department. Matt Graves said he was attacked by a second alligator as he tried to reach his 2-year-old son

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — One of his drivers had just used a dominating run to capture his first career victory at famed Daytona International Speedway. The win was the 100th for the organization at NASCAR’s top level. To get to victory lane, his other driver offered an assist in the closing laps. Unrelated, he also

DETROIT — A Detroit mansion once owned by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy is back on the market. The 10,500-square-foot home in the city’s Boston-Edison neighborhood is listed for nearly $1.6 million, according to The Detroit News (http://detne.ws/29r1M8T ). “Just based off of the response we’ve gotten from the market, I think it will be

ISLAMABAD — A U.S. Senate delegation paid a rare visit Sunday to a tribal region along the Afghanistan border that has long been considered a stronghold of al-Qaida, the Taliban and other insurgents. The delegation led by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. and chairman of the Armed Services Committee, visited the North Waziristan tribal region, a

STERLINGTON, La. — Authorities say a drunk driver sideswiped a police car at a traffic stop in northeast Louisiana, killing one officer and injuring two others. The wreck occurred early Sunday on Interstate 55 in Sterlington, about 220 miles northwest of New Orleans. Sterlington Police Chief Barry Bonner says Officer David Elahi (uh-LAH-hee) was standing

NEW YORK — Jack Harrison scored an early goal and set up David Villa for one in the second-half as FC New York City beat New York Red Bulls 2-0 Sunday, FCNYC’s first win over its local rival. The victory also lifted FCNYC (7-5-6) to the top of the Eastern Conference standings. FCNYC had lost