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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Saturday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- TROON, Scotland -- Phil Mickelson enters the windy third round of the British Open one shot ahead of Henrik Stenson. Jordan Spieth, who just made the cut, is 15 strokes behind.- VILLARS-LES-DOMBES, France -- Chris Froome and the other race leaders observe a moment of silence before the 14th stage of the Tour de France in tribute to the victims of the Nice attack.- LOUDON, N.H. -- Dale Earnhardt Jrs latest battle with concussions puts the issue at the forefront again in NASCAR. He will miss Sundays race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.- NASCAR Xfinity race in New Hampshire; IndyCar qualifying in Toronto.- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Undefeated heavyweight Deontay Wilder defends his WBC title against Chris Arreola. Arreola got the bout on short notice after Russias Alexander Povetkin failed a drug test.- PORTLAND, Ore. -- The U.S. can win its Davis Cup quarterfinal by taking its doubles match against Croatia. Twins Bob and Mike Bryan face Ivan Dodig and Marin Draganja. Match starts 4:30 p.m.- CHICAGO -- Yu Darvish of Texas makes his second comeback from injury this season, facing the Cubs in a game between slumping teams. He has been out since June 8 because of shoulder pain. Game starts 2:20 p.m.- Laurie Hernandez, all of 16 years old, is the youngest -- and maybe most charismatic -- member of the powerhouse U.S. womens gymnastics team going to the Rio Olympics.- LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The sprint canoe teams from Romania and Belarus are banned from the Olympics for widespread doping.- MIAMI -- Pat Riley knows the Miami Heat will be a far different team next season. The Heat president discusses free agency, the loss of Dwyane Wade and the remaking of a team that once ruled the league. .ca NHL Power Rankings for the second straight week, ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche. .R. Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore. . The team says the Spain international has a muscle pull in his right leg. Barcelona hosts third-division side Cartagena in the return leg of their round-of-32 tie after winning their first meeting 4-1. . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. . PETERSBURG, Fla. Interstate visitor Mackintosh and local mare Perfect Reflection share favouritism for the Group One Railway Stakes ahead of the barrier draw for the $1 million race in Perth.A field of 16 plus three emergencies has been declared for Saturdays 1600m handicap at Ascot with the Grant and Alana Williams-trained Perfect Reflection and Chris Waller-trained Mackintosh at $5.50 in the TABs final field market.The barrier draw takes place later on Tuesday.Mackintosh is one of two runners for Sydneys leading trainer along with Good Project who is back for a defence of the rrace he won last year.ddddddddddddDamien Oliver, chasing his first Railway Stakes win, has the ride on Mackintosh while Hugh Bowman will ride Good Project.Perfect Reflection, winner of the Lee Steere Stakes last start, is one of four runners for the Williams stable along with Disposition, Heart Starter and Neverland.The Darren Weir-trained Ragesse is at $6.50.Kawi, a five-time Group One winner in New Zealand, is topweight with 58.5kg. ' ' '
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