Los Angeles Times

Olympian Biles wins in return

- Carolina Panthers right tackle Daryl Williams tore the medial collateral ligament in his right knee at training camp . ... Seattle and left tackle Duane Brown agreed on a multiyear contract extension.

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles picked up where she left off in her return to competitio­n, winning the U.S. Classic in Columbus, Ohio, with relative ease following a nearly two-year layoff.

The 21-year-old overcame a mistake on uneven bars for an all-around score of 58.700, more than a point ahead of Riley McCusker and more than two points clear of world champion Morgan Hurd.

Top-seeded John Isner reached the BB&T Atlanta Open final for the eighth time and will face Ryan Harrison in a rematch of Isner’s win in the final last year . ... Roberto Bautista Agut made it to the Swiss Open final where he’ll face Matteo Berretini. ... Teens Olga Danilovic and Anastasia Potapova reached their first WTA final at the Moscow River Cup . ... Second-seeded Wang Qiang will face Zheng Saisai in an all-Chinese final at the Jiangxi Open.

Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore (18 points) won her third straight All-Star most-valuable-player award, joining Lisa Leslie as the only three-time winner, after leading Team Parker past Team Delle Donne 119-112 in the WNBA All-Star game. Team captain Candace Parker and Chelsea Gray of the Sparks had 11 and five points, respective­ly.

Wayne Rooney scored his first MLS goal to help D.C. United beat Colorado 2-1 . ... Josef Martinez scored his 23rd and 24th goals in MLS-leading Atlanta’s 2-1 victory at Montreal . ... Defending champion Toronto FC won for the first time at home since May 18, 3-0 over Chicago . ... Liverpool beat shorthande­d Manchester United 4-1 in an Internatio­nal Champions Cup match at Michigan Stadium.

The New York Rangers and defenseman Brady Skjei agreed on a $31.5-million, six-year contract.

Former pitcher Tony Cloninger, known for hitting two grand slams in a game, has died. He was 77.

Dustin Poirier stopped Eddie Alvarez in the second round of their lightweigh­t rematch in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Calgary.

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