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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Tuesday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- SAN DIEGO -- The American League tries to win its fourth straight All-Star Game, with Chris Sale of the White Sox getting the start. The Giants Johnny Cueto goes for the National League. Game starts 8:16 p.m.- HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A man who says former Penn State assistant Jerry Sandusky sexually abused him as a boy in 1976 testified that coach Joe Paterno was told about it the very next day and responded callously.- TROON, Scotland -- Jordan Spieth cites health concerns -- partly Zika, partly personal -- for skipping the Olympics. He calls this the hardest decision hes ever made.- TROON, Scotland -- Technically, Rory McIlroy is still part of the Fab Four. If he doesnt pick it up soon, his mates might be looking for someone new to join the group. 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Two-time champion Chris Froome keeps the yellow jersey.- HOOVER, Ala. -- SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says he doesnt believe the league has an image problem despite an offseason of unsavory headlines.- LOS ANGELES -- Track Olympian Sydney McLaughlin, Georgia football recruit Jacob Eason, Duke basketball recruit Jayson Tatum among finalists for National Prep Athlete of the Year. Event starts 10:30 p.m. James Shields Jersey .05 million next season unless Graham and the Saints subsequently agree on a long-term deal. The designation was released Monday after the deadline passed for NFL teams to use franchise or transition tags on players becoming free agents. Luke Appling Jersey . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. http://www.whitesoxteamshop.com/Customized/ . With Parker having a quiet game for once, Nicolas Batum and Boris Diaw provided the scoring as France won its first major basketball title by beating Lithuania 80-66 on Sunday. It was a victory that ended a decade of frustration for Parker and a talented French generation, which lost the final against Spain two years ago and took bronze in 2005. Melky Cabrera Jersey . From filmmaker Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes), The Price of Gold revisits the saga that rocked the figure skating world ahead of the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games: the assault on Nancy Kerrigan, and the plot that led its way back to her rival Tonya Harding. Nicky Delmonico Jersey . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. ATHENS, Ga. -- With a season-best .325 hitting percentage and season-low 11 attacking errors, the LSU volleyball team captured its second Southeastern Conference win of the season, a 25-13, 25-21, 25-21 victory over Georgia Sunday afternoon at Stegeman Coliseum.The Tigers improved to 7-10 and 2-4 in conference with the sweep, just their second three-set win of the season. The Bulldogs fell to 13-6 and 1-5 in league play with the loss. LSU has now won four straight over UGA and 19 of the last 22 overall.Whats Next LSU continues Southeastern Conference play next weekend with a full slate of matches. The Tigers take on No. 11 Florida at 7 p.m. Friday then South Carolina at 1 p.m. Sunday. Both matches will take place inside the Maravich Center. Admission to all home matches is FREE, and fans are reminded to Geaux Clear. Fridays contest will be streamed live on SEC Network+, while the match against the Gamecocks will be televised on ESPNU.Opening Set LSU opened the match with a dominating first-set win, 25-13. The Tigers combined to hit .583 with just one attacking error compared to UGAs .083 with just seven kills and five errors. Sophomore Olivia Beyer led the way in the set with five kills on seven attempts. The two sides went back and forth through the first 12 points before LSU took control. The Tigers led by as many as 12 points in the frame.Second SetThe Bulldogs came out in the second frame and were able to take advantage of six LSU service errors and five attacking errors to keep the set close. The Tigers hit .279 in the set with Gina Tillis claiming six of LSUs 17 kills. At 20-all, LSU cloosed on a 5-1 run to take the set and the momentum into the intermission.ddddddddddddThird Set Defensively, LSU had another outstanding set with 24 digs and four blocks. Tillis once again led the way for LSU with five kills. Five other Tigers found the score sheet with two or more kills as the Tigers finished with 16 total. Georgia hit a match-best .149 and held the lead until LSU took the lead after the media timeout. After the Bulldogs came back to tie the match at 21, LSU ran off four-straight to take the win.Team NotesWith a .325 hitting percentage, LSU finished over .300 for the first time this season and since November 2014.Beyer finished with nine kills on 22 attempts for a .364 hitting percentage. Beyers nine kills marked a career best for the sophomore. The Michigan native only committed one error in the match and added three blocks.Tillis led the way for the Tigers with 15 kills against the Bulldogs. The match marked the 13th of the season in which Tillis has led the team in the category. The junior finished with 13 digs to claim her seventh double-double of the season and 13th of her career.Freshman Anna Zwiebel tallied three service aces to tie her career high and finished with 40 assists. Zwiebels 40 assists were the most for the Louisville native in conference play.Sophomore Katie Kampen finished second on the squad in digs with 12 for a season best and tied for a career high.Sydney Mukes and Tiara Gibson finished with eight kills each for the Tigers. ' ' '

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