Bardet wins 1st Pyrenean stage, Froome loses lead to Aru

PEYRAGUDES, France - Frenchman Romain Bardet won the first Pyrenean stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, as Chris Froome lost the race leader’s yellow jersey to Fabio Aru.

Froome’s Sky teammates controlled the race until the final kilometer leading to the ski station of Peyragudes, but the three-time champion cracked in the grueling final section featuring slopes with a 20 percent gradient.

Bardet won the stage ahead of Rigoberto Uran and Aru, who seized the race lead from Froome by six seconds.

Ogwumike, Parker combine for 49 points, Sparks top Sun 87-77

LOS ANGELES - Nneka Ogwumike scored a season-high 29 points, Candace Parker had 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Connecticut Sun 87-77 on Thursday night.

Los Angeles trailed by 14 points after the first quarter, but the Sparks outscored the Sun 51-25 over the next two quarters. Chelsea Gray’s back-to-back 3-pointers highlighted Los Angeles’ 20-6 run to close the half for a 46-45 lead, and Ogwumike’s 3-point play capped the Sparks’ 9-3 run to open the third.

Gray hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points for Los Angeles (13-5). Alana Beard had two steals to move past DeLisha MiltonJones for fifth in WNBA history with 620.

Jonquel Jones scored 20 points and Jasmine Thomas added 14 for Connecticut (11-8), which lost for the first time in six games.

Morgan Tuck’s fast-break layup capped Connecticut’s 11-2 run to pull to 75-70, but Riquna Williams answered with a long 3pointer and Parker made a layup for a 10point lead with 4:20 left.

Brewers get LH reliever Tyler Webb from Yankees

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired left-handed reliever Tyler Webb from the New York Yankees for minor league first baseman Garrett Cooper.

The trade was announced Thursday. Webb had a 4.50 ERA in seven appearances this year season with the Yankees without recording a decision.

Webb made his big league debut on June 24 after going 3-1 with a 3.24 ERA in 21 games at Triple-A. He turns 27 next week.

The Brewers say they haven’t determined whether he’ll be assigned to the minors or join the big league team. He could eventually join a bullpen that has been inconsistent at times except for All-Star closer Corey Knebel.

SALT LAKE CITY - A person with direct knowledge of the deals says the Utah Jazz have reached agreements to sign free agents Thabo Sefolosha, Jonas Jerebko and Ekpe Udoh. The Jazz also released Boris Diaw, whose 2017-18 salary would have been guaranteed Saturday.

Sefolosha heads to Utah after three seasons with the Atlanta Hawks.