Dayton Daily News

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- ODDS AND ENDS

Center Alex Galchenyuk and the Montreal Canadiens avoided arbitratio­n by agreeing to a three-year, $14.7 million deal. Galchenyuk, 23 and a restricted free agent, had 17 goals and 27 assists in 61 games last season.

Forward Zach Hyman signed a $10 million, four-year contract extension.

Maple Leafs:

Backup goaltender Philipp Grubauer re-signed, agreeing to a oneyear, $1.5 million deal.

Forward Nick Shore re-signed, agreeing to a oneyear deal for $925,000.

Right wings Mikael Granlund and Nino Niederreit­er, both restricted free agents, filed for salary arbitratio­n.

Kings: Wild: Boxing:

Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (43-4-1, 39 KOs) agreed to defend his WBC super flyweight title in a rematch with Roman “Chocolatit­o” Gonzalez (46-1-0, 38 KOs) on Sept. 9 in Carson, Calif.

Simon & Schuster announced it will publish the debut book of Patriots quarterbac­k Tom Brady in September. “The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performanc­e” is described by the publisher as an “athletes’ Bible” that will reveal Brady’s methods for success.

Data posted by Russian-linked hackers show four-time Olympic gold medalist runner Mo Farah’s blood readings were once flagged by track’s governing body. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is investigat­ing the British distance runner’s coach, Alberto Salazar, who has been accused of skirting anti-doping rules while training some of his athletes.

The United States dropped 12 spots to 35th in the FIFA men’s rankings, one above the Americans’ low in July and August 2012. Much of the drop is attributab­le to a devaluatio­n of points from last year’s Copa America. Germany took over the top spot, moving up two places after winning the Confederat­ions Cup last weekend. Brazil dropped to second and Argentina to third.

NFL: Olympics: Soccer:

The screams were LONDON — startling.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands, a 32-year-old American who came to Wimbledon eyeing a fourth consecutiv­e Grand Slam doubles title, fell when her right knee buckled as she moved toward the net in a second-round singles match Thursday.

She clutched her knee and, down on the turf, wailed loudly, “Help me! Help me!”

Her opponent, Sorana Cirstea, climbed over the net to check on Mattek-Sands, who after about 20 minutes was removed on a stretcher and taken to a hospital.

“Her knee was in a very weird position. I’ve never seen anything like this, probably, except in the movies. And, yeah, I panicked a little bit,” Cirstea said. “Then tried to comfort her as much as I could. But, I mean, you could feel the pain.”

The extent of Mattek-Sands’ injury, which came in the third set’s opening game, was not immediatel­y

WIMBLEDON HIGHLIGHTS

No. 2 Novak Djokovic, No. 3 Roger Federer, No. 6 Milos Raonic, No. 8 Dominic Thiem, No. 10 Alexander Zverev, No. 11 Tomas Berdych, No. 13 Grigor Dimitrov, No. 15 Gael Monfils, No. 25 Albert Ramos-Vinolas, No. 27 Mischa Zverev.

No. 17 Jack Sock, No. 23 John Isner, No. 29 Juan Martin del Potro, No. 32 Paolo Lorenzi.

No. 1 Angelique Kerber, No. 5 Caroline Wozniacki, No. 7 Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 9 Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 14 Garbine Muguruza, No. 19 Timea Bacsinszky, No. 24 CoCo Vandeweghe.

No. 3 Karolina Pliskova, No. 12 Kristina Mladenovic, No. 29 Daria Kasatkina, No. 32 Lucie Safarova.

Men — No. 1 Andy Murray vs. No. 28 Fabio Fognini, No. 4 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 30 Karen Khachanov, No. 7 Marin Cilic vs. No. 26 Steve Johnson, No. 9 Kei Nishikori vs. No. 18 Roberto Bautista Agut. Women — No. 2 Simona Halep vs. Peng Shuai, No. 4 Elina Svitolina vs. Carina Witthoeft, No. 6 Johanna Konta vs. Maria Sakkari, No. 10 Venus Williams vs. Naomi Osaka. known. But word quickly spread around the grounds, generating concern among players. She’s popular on tour, known for her gregarious personalit­y and original fashion choices, including the stars-and-stripes kneehigh socks she wore while teaming with Jack Sock to win a mixed-doubles gold medal for the U.S. at last year’s Rio Olympics.

She’s also quite a doubles player, ranked No. 1 right now after teaming with Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic to win the past three major championsh­ips and a total of five. Safarova heard about Mattek-Sands on TV and ran to her court, then stood nearby and wiped away tears as she saw her friend and playing partner in distress.

Mattek-Sands — who was born in Minnesota, lived in Wisconsin and now calls Arizona home with her husband Justin — thought about quitting tennis years ago after a series of injuries.

“I’m just, like, really hurt for her,” Safarova said.

There was no indication that the condition of the grass on the court had anything to do with Mattek-Sands’ fall, but playing surfaces around the All England Club were a source of complaints by others Thursday. In particular, the areas near many baselines are brown and worn, with little or no grass in spots — looking the way Wimbledon’s courts usually do by late in Week 2, not as soon as Day 4 — something players said they were told was a result of unusual heat and lack of rain in recent weeks.

“The patch near the baseline is eaten up and the dirt underneath is like ice. Look around, people are going down left and right,” said 46th-ranked Alison Riske of the U.S., whose 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over 12th-seeded Kristina Mladenovic of France at Court 18 was one of a handful of upsets in the women’s draw, including No. 3 Karolina Pliskova’s three-set loss to Magdalena Rybarikova.

“I was worried about, maybe, our safety, to be honest,” Riske said. “The court was pretty slippery.”

Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner and Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas were elected to the All-Star Game in online voting for the final initial roster spots.

Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant was second in the NL vote, leaving Cubs reliever Wade Davis as the sole representa­tive of the World Series champions at Tuesday’s game in Miami. The last World Series champion with one All-Star was in 2007, when Albert Pujols was the only player from the Cardinals.

Turner received a record 20.8 million votes, topping Freddie Freeman’s 19.7 million in 2013, the commission­er’s office said Thursday. Moustakas, who also won the final spot vote in 2015, received 15.6 million ballots.

Also, defending champion Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins will be the top seed in the Home Run Derby on Monday night at his home ballpark in Miami. Stanton received the No. 1 seed after winning the event during All-Star week last year in San Diego. He will face Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez, the No. 8 seed, in the opening round at Marlins Park.

Left-hander Daniel Norris was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left groin.

Catcher Devin Mesoraco was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left shoulder. Righthande­r Ariel Hernandez was recalled from Triple-A Louisville.

Tigers: Reds: Braves:

Utility player Sean Rodriguez played at Single-A Rome on Thursday, his fourth rehab appearance, and will spend the weekend with Triple-A Gwinnett. Rodriguez, who signed a twoyear deal as a free agent in November before hurting his shoulder in a car accident, could make his Atlanta debut before the end of July.

Scheduled starter Johnny Cueto was scratched before Thursday’s game at Detroit because of an inner ear infection. “Johnny was prepping for the game, but he got dizzy and we just didn’t feel comfortabl­e with putting him out there,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “We’ll see how he is (today) and make a decision about using him before the break.” Reliever Chris Stratton pitched in Cueto’s place and allowed five runs and six hits in 6⅔ innings in his first career start.

Giants: Cubs:

Outfielder Kyle Schwarber returned to lineup following a two-week stint in the minors but went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in Thursday’s loss to the Brewers. To make room on the roster, right-hander John Lackey was placed on the 10-day disabled list with plantar fasciitis of the right foot.

Left-hander Alex Wood pitched three-hit ball over seven innings Wednesday to become the first Dodgers starter to reach 10-0 since Don Newcombe in 1955.

Despite getting 14 hits, the Indians scored only twice in Wednesday’s 6-2 loss to the Padres. It was Cleveland’s smallest scoring output in a nine-inning game with that many hits since 1949.

Dodgers: Indians: Noteworthy:

Angel Hernandez, who sued MLB this week alleging racial discrimina­tion, will umpire first base for Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Miami.

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