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Second-year pro Brett Hundley has an ankle injury that kept him out of Green Bay Packers practice a second straight night Thursday.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) The Missouri Tigers were a bit short-handed for the start of preseason camp Thursday after defensive linemen Walter Brady and Harold Brantley were dismissed from the team.

   

    

BALTIMORE (AP) Jonathan Lucroy hit his first homer with Texas, Ian Desmond drove in two runs and the Rangers beat Wade Miley and the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep.

A look at what's happening all around the majors Friday:

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals signed nine-year NFL cornerback Alan Ball on Thursday and released safety Tyrequek Zimmerman.

    

Martin Truex Jr. has signed a two-year contract extension with Furniture Row Racing, keeping him with his NASCAR team through the 2018 season.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The new backup for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a little hobbled.

South Korea's Eun Jeong Seong and Italy's Virginia Elena Carta each won two matches Thursday in the U.S. Women's Amateur to keep alive their bids for rare season sweeps.

HOUSTON (AP) Entering his sixth season in the NFL, Cecil Shorts has stepped into the role of the savvy veteran among Texans wide receivers.

Mobile right-handed pitcher Vicente Campos pitched 5 scoreless innings in his first start since being acquired from the Yankees organization in a trade for Tyler Clippard.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Linebacker NaVorro Bowman said his new extension with the San Francisco 49ers provides a good example for his younger teammates.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) David Johnson is a dream for those who play fantasy football - a big, fast, agile running back and an outstanding receiver who scores a lot of touchdowns.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Quinton Spain has a much different pedigree than the other Titans linemen.

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) The Cowboys are in no rush to get a veteran quarterback behind Tony Romo, even though executive vice president of personnel Stephen Jones has said they want to add one after Kellen Moore broke his right ankle in training camp.

NEW YORK (AP) Alex Rodriguez is back on the Yankees' bench despite whopping career numbers against Mets starter Bartolo Colon, and it's not certain when the slumping slugger will play again.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) Josh McCown knows he might not be in Cleveland much longer.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Bills outside linebacker Manny Lawson said he expects to return in time for the start of the regular season from a partially torn pectoral muscle.