ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Jameer Nelson has a new deal in principle to return to the Magic. The 30-year-old Orlando point guard announced the news on his verified Twitter account Thursday, just a week after opting out of the final season and nearly $8 million of his contract to test free agency. Nelson has spent each of his eight NBA seasons in Orlando, who drafted him along with Dwight Howard in 2004. Howard is signed through next season, but recently told the Magic he wanted a trade to Brooklyn.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin has a sore back that will keep him out of Friday’s Nationwide race. Hamlin still plans to drive Saturday night in the Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway. Hamlin currently ranks fifth in Cup points. Hamlin had been slated to drive the No. 18 Toyota in the second-tier series. Instead, Joe Gibbs Racing will move defending race champion Joey Logano from the No. 20 to the No. 18, and have Clint Bowyer behind the wheel in the 18.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) – Getting through her Wimbledon semifinal was easier for Agnieszka Radwanska than getting through the post-match news conference. Radwanska reached her first Grand Slam final by outplaying Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 at the All England Club then succumbed to a coughing fit on the podium in the interview room that forced her to cut short the line of questioning from reporters. Before that, though, her tennis had done all the talking she needed. Radwanska used her consistent groundstrokes to wear down Kerber in the long rallies, finishing with only six unforced errors. She became the first Polish Grand Slam finalist since 1939, and can take over the No. 1 ranking by beating Serena Williams in the final. Radwanska says “this tournament is already one of the big parts of tennis history in Poland. I’m happy to be part of that.”
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota at Detroit 12:05 p.m.
Texas at Chi White Sox 1:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Cleveland 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Toronto 6:07 p.m.
Baltimore at L.A. Angels 9:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Miami at Milwaukee 1:10 p.m.
Houston at Pittsburgh 6:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Washington 6:05 p.m.
Chi Cubs at Atlanta 6:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at N-Y Mets 6:10 p.m.
Colorado at St. Louis 7:15 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona 8:40 p.m.
Cincinnati at San Diego 9:05 p.m.