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PHOENIX (AP) — Joc Pederson hit a solo homer, Zac Gallen navigated six solid innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Friday night. The D-backs have won three straight games and nine of 12. Arizona trailed 3-1 heading into the sixth, but responded with three runs off Luis Ortiz and Carmen Mlodzinski. Pederson started the inning with a homer that traveled 453 feet, deep into the right field seats. Gabriel Moreno singled home Christian Walker to tie it and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scored on a wild pitch by Mlodzinski for the lead.

PARIS (AP) — The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony went off with only minor hitches after a rough start to the Summer Games. Following suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network, a soggy but celebratory parade down the Seine River brought an official start to the Olympics.

Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences. The deal also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempting regulate payments from boosters. The document was filed in federal court in the Northern District of California, a little more than two months after the framework of an agreement was announced. The deal must still be approved by a judge.