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Phillies beat Boston 5-2
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Yankees fall to the A's 6-4
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Phillies beat Boston 5-2
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Mets beat Indians 4-3 in 10 innings
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Gordon back with Patriots while on non-football injury list
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Brown reportedly takes part in meetings with Raiders
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ESPN documentary shows Bleier's emotional return to Vietnam
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For Celtics, USA World Cup camp is a preseason bonus
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WNBA playoff picture clearing up
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Sun top Wings to clinch WNBA playoff berth
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ON THE AIR
Aurora Games
7:10 p.m., ESPNU — From Albany, N.Y.
Baseball
1 p.m., NESN, WTIC (1080-AM), WEEI (103.7-FM) — MLB: Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox. (completion of suspended game)
2 p.m., MLB Network — MLB: San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs.
3 p.m., ESPN — LLWS: Willemstad (Curacao) vs. South Chungcheong (South Korea) in International semifinal from South Williamsport, Pa.
5 p.m., WICH (1310-AM) — NYP: Brooklyn Cyclones at Connecticut Tigers in a doubleheader.
7 p.m., SNY, WCBS (880-AM) — MLB: Cleveland Indians at New York Mets.
7:10 p.m., ESPN — LLWS: River Ridge (La.) vs. South Riding (Va.) in United States semifinal from South Williamsport, Pa.
7:30 p.m., MLB Network — MLB: Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals.
9:30 p.m., YES — MLB: New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics.
Basketball
5:30 a.m., NBA TV — Men's exhibition: United States at Australia from Melbourne.
10:30 p.m., CBSSN — WNBA: Indiana Fever at Los Angeles Sparks.
Football
7 p.m., WCCT, WFAN (660-AM) — NFL preseason: New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals.
7:30 p.m., WCTX, WMOS (102.3-FM) — NFL preseason: Carolina Panthers at New England Patriots.
8 p.m., Ch. 61 — NFL preseason: Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins.
Golf
5 a.m., Golf Channel — European PGA: Scandinavian Invitation from Molndal, Sweden.
9:30 a.m., Golf Channel — LPGA: CP Women's Open from Aurora, Ontario.
1 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: Tour Championship from Atlanta.
6 p.m., Golf Channel — Korn Ferry: Boise Open from Idaho.
Soccer
9:30 p.m., ESPN — MLS: Minnesota United at Sporting Kansas City.
Tennis
11 a.m., ESPNews — U.S. Open qualifying from New York.
11 a.m., Tennis Channel — WTA: Bronx Open from New York.
3 p.m., Tennis Channel — ATP: Winston-Salem Open from North Carolina.