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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) San Antonio point guard Patty Mills scored 29 points and Detroit Pistons center Aron Baynes added 19 on Thursday to lead Australia to a 93-63 win and a two-game exhibition basketball sweep over the Pac-12 All-Stars.

With his ball buried and up against the face of a pot bunker, Colin Montgomerie feared the worst after just two shots at the British Open.

LeBron James won five trophies, including best male athlete and best NBA player, at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night when frivolity gave way to a James-led call to end gun violence and racial profiling.

  

The Latest on the British Open (all times local): ___ 7:25 a.m.

The British Open began Thursday with Colin Montgomerie hitting the opening tee shot on the Royal Troon links where his father once was club secretary.

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The Milwaukee Bucks struggled in the paint, falling 81-64 to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League.

No. 8 bantamweight John Linker capped off UFC Fight Night with a thunderous knockout of former title challenger Michael McDonald.

A look at some of the highlights from the eight games Wednesday at the Las Vegas Summer League:

LOS ANGELES (AP) Winners at the ESPY Awards presented Wednesday night:

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue junior forward Basil Smotherman has been suspended for the opener against McNeese State, an exhibition game against Southern Indiana and a closed scrimmage with West Virginia.

Damian Lillard on possibly playing for hometown Warriors: 'Hell no'

LeBron, Melo, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade make plea to end violence

LOS ANGELES (AP) LeBron James and fellow NBA stars Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade opened the ESPY Awards with a plea to address racial profiling and end the nation's spate of gun violence.

NEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers agreed to terms Wednesday with restricted free agent forward J.T. Miller on a $5.5 million, two-year deal.

Awards season!

Sam Alvey latched on to a nasty standing guillotine choke to put away Eric Spicely in the first round on Wednesday night.

Chinese businessman Lizhang Jiang wants to use his connections to help turn the Minnesota Timberwolves into a globally-recognized brand.

DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed forward Teemu Pulkkinen to a one-year contract.