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LONDON — The 11th Grand Slam final of Andy Murray’s career will be unlike any of the others in at least one way: The opponent will not be Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic. Murray, the 2013 champion at Wimbledon, reached his third major title match of 2016 with a no-nonsense 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 victory against

SALT LAKE CITY — A large fire at a commercial storage yard caused explosions and sent large plumes of black smoke toward a major highway and the Salt Lake City International Airport on Friday. Salt Lake City Fire Capt. Mark Bednarik said the entire storage yard was engulfed in flames. The fire burned old vehicles,

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony said in a social media post that he’s willing to take a lead role in demanding change following a wave of racial violence that has rocked the nation. Anthony posted on Friday to Instagram and Twitter that he and others need to take advantage of this moment: “There’s NO

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A sword that went missing nearly two months ago from a statue that sits atop a fountain outside the Tippecanoe County Courthouse has been recovered. The Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office says the sword from the Marquis de Lafayette statue that went missing May 11 was found at a Lafayette home. The (Lafayette)

NEW YORK — Oakland Athletics outfielder Coco Crisp has been suspended for one game for intentionally throwing his bat toward home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn. The bat hit Reyburn’s foot after Crisp struck out to end the fifth inning of Oakland’s 3-1 victory Thursday night at Houston. Crisp was ejected following his third strikeout of

Martha Burk is back in golf, encouraging people to join a protest over the U.S. Women’s Open being held next year at Trump National in New Jersey. She made the call for supporters in a blog for The Huffington Post on Friday. Burk rose to prominence in 2002 when she challenged Augusta National to end

OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder forward Mitch McGary has been suspended five games without pay for violating the terms of the NBA’s anti-drug program. The league made the announcement Friday. McGary’s suspension will begin with the next regular-season game that he is eligible and physically able to play. McGary apologized to the organization, teammates and fans

PHOENIX — Residents of Phoenix’s west side are on edge as they wonder if a serial shooter is targeting their neighborhood. Phoenix police say they are investigating whether the same person is behind four incidents that have killed six people, including a 12-year-old girl, in the city’s Maryvale area. The location, time of day and

GLOUCESTER, N.J. — A man physically and sexually assaulted his new girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter before she died, and the couple waited an entire day to seek medical treatment while twice going shopping at a mall, investigators said Friday. Michael Disporto Jr., 22, of Manahawkin, was charged Thursday with murder and first-degree aggravated sexual assault. The

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Schools throughout Illinois are scrambling to find alternative ways to discipline students ahead of new requirements. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law last year reforms that prohibit zero-tolerance policies within schools. The Southern Illinoisan (http://bit.ly/29nVRjn ) reports that the bill goes into effect Sept. 15. School leaders have begun looking into alternative

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday: Gap Inc. (GPS), up $1.07 to $22.70 The retailer sales at older stores grew in June, a surprise to analysts, as Old Navy results improved. Polycom Inc. (PLCM), up $1.38 to $12.25 The videoconferencing equipment maker agreed to be taken private by Siris Capital,

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — When the New York Knicks decided they wanted to build a more competitive team, Joakim Noah couldn’t wait to sign on. He remembers watching plenty of games at Madison Square Garden and knows better than most what it means to have winning basketball in the city where he was born. So he

METHUEN, Mass. — It didn’t take much goading to find new homes for more than four dozen needy goats. An animal rescue farm in Massachusetts says all 46 goats it acquired in mid-May from an owner overwhelmed by his rapidly growing herd have been adopted. The MSPCA-Nevins Farm in Methuen (mih-THOO’-uhn) said Friday that an

When Dallas police used a bomb-carrying robot to kill a sniper, they also kicked off an ethical debate about technology’s use as a crime-fighting weapon. In what appears to be an unprecedented tactic, police rigged a bomb-disposal robot to kill an armed suspect in the fatal shootings of five officers in Dallas. While there doesn’t

PARIS — The Englishman appointed to referee the European Championship final on Sunday has enjoyed a rollercoaster career that saw him appointed as the youngest elite referee in England and then survive a series of setbacks before rising to the top. Mark Clattenburg’s season comes to an end at the final between France and Portugal

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee heads into the season as the likely Southeastern Conference Eastern Division favorite thanks in part to a defense loaded with experience. Whether the Volunteers earn that first division title since 2007 depends on how much that defense has learned from last year’s experience. Tennessee went 9-4 last season, but led in

SANAA, Yemen — The U.S. Central Command says the military has conducted two counterterrorism airstrikes targeting al-Qaida’s branch in southern Yemen this month, killing four al-Qaida operatives. CENTCOM says in a statement that two al-Qaida operatives were killed in an airstrike on July 1. The other two were killed in a July 4 strike in

SALT LAKE CITY — A person infected with Zika has died in Utah, and while the exact cause is unclear, authorities said Friday it marks the first death related to the virus in the continental U.S. The unidentified Salt Lake County resident contracted the virus while traveling abroad to an area with a Zika outbreak,

WASHINGTON — A Delta Air Lines jetliner with 130 passengers on board landed at the wrong airport in South Dakota Thursday evening, said a spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the incident. The Delta A320 landed at Ellsworth Air Force Base at 8:42 p.m. Central Time Thursday, when its destination was

LOS ANGELES — The topic of Hollywood awards diversity can be both dismaying and clinically dry: So many fine minority actors ignored, so many statistics proving the stubborn whiteness of the Oscars and other honors. But Kalani Queypo chooses to be optimistic. The actor was glad to earn critical acclaim for his role as Squanto,

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Officials say three Tennessee police officers have been disciplined for making potentially offensive social media posts, including one that referenced a police-involved shooting in Minnesota. Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson said in a news release that Officer Anthony Venable has been decommissioned pending the results of an investigation into a post

BINDURA, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Friday blamed sanctions imposed by Western countries for his government’s failure to pay salaries on time, in his first public comments after a week of unrest across the county. The 92-year-old Mugabe, in power for 36 years, delivered his speech in the dark, explaining to supporters that

AMSTERDAM — Dafne Schippers won the 100 meters at the European championships with ease Friday, speeding away from all opposition to clinch her first title of the championships. On a chilly, windy night at the Olympic Stadium, she finished in 10.90 seconds, which was all the more impressive since silver medalist Ivet Lalova-Collio crossed a

BOGOTA, Colombia — A Colombian official said Friday that two units of the country’s largest guerrilla army implicated in drug smuggling are balking at plans for them to disarm — raising possible problems for a peace treaty the government is negotiating with rebel leaders. The news came as the United Nations confirmed that production of

LONDON — When Milos Raonic was out on Centre Court fighting for a spot in the Wimbledon final, John McEnroe was watching closely. The three-time champion at the All England Club wasn’t in the player’s box with Raonic’s other coaches, however. He was in the commentary box working his TV job. “It doesn’t really make