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Roger Federer withdraws from Rogers Cup

Concerned with being physically ready to play in the US Open, Roger Federer is taking a week off to rest.File/Ben Curtis/AP

No. 2-ranked Roger Federer withdrew Monday from the Rogers Cup in Toronto next month, saying he made the move in order to be in peak condition for the US Open. Federer, who turns 37 on Aug. 8, is a two-time champion at the Rogers Cup, which alternates between Toronto and Montreal. He’s won twice in Toronto and was runner-up last year in Montreal. The Rogers Cup starts Aug. 6 and Federer is still scheduled to play the following week in Cincinnati, where he has won a tournament-record seven times. The US Open starts two weeks later in New York. Federer has played seven tournaments this year and won three. He last appeared at Wimbledon, losing in the quarterfinals . . . Coming back from injuries, ex-Russia Fed Cup player Margarita Gasparyan, 23, earned her first WTA main-draw win in more than two years at the Jiangxi Open first round in Nanchang, China, where she beat former former junior world No. 1 Shilin Xu, 6-1, 6-4.

BASEBALL

Brewers’ Suter headed for Tommy John surgery

Brewers lefthander starter Brent Suter will have Tommy John surgery in the near future and miss the rest of the season. An MRI on Monday revealed a torn ulnar collateral ligament. He left Milwaukee’s 11-2 loss to the Dodgers on Sunday after three innings when he felt pain — the team initially diagnosed it as a strain, the same injury that led to a stint on the disabled list late last month. The 28-year-old Suter had pitched a career-high 101⅓ innings, going 8-7 with a 4.80 ERA in 20 appearances, including 18 starts . . . New York Mets minor league outfielder Tim Tebow, 30, is scheduled for surgery Tuesday and is likely out for the season, dashing his hopes of playing in the majors this year. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback will have a broken hamate bone removed his right hand. he suffered the injury taking a swing while batting for Double A Binghamton on Thursday. Batting .273 with six home runs and 36 RBIs, Tebow had been considered a candidate for a September call-up by the injury-depleted Mets . . . The Tampa Bay Rays placed All-Star lefthander Blake Snell on the 10-day disabled list with fatigue in his throwing shoulder. Snell had an MRI on Monday that showed no structural issues and the team is hopeful he’ll miss just one start. Snell had been scheduled to make his first post-All-Star appearance Tuesday night against the New York Yankees.

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SOCCER

Revolution get Bolivian Machado

The New England Revolution acquired midfielder-defender Cristhian Machado from Bolivian club Jorge Wilstermann, where he had been under contract since 2008, via the Major League Soccer secondary transfer window. The 28-year-old played over 145 games, making 120 starts, and helped Wilstermann to first-division titles in 2016 and 2018. He has also started two World Cup qualifiers for the Bolivian national team. Machado is familiar with Revolution assistant coach Marcelo Neveleff, who was Wilstermann’s head coach in 2011-12.

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BASKETBALL

Nowitzki set for record 21st season with Mavericks

Dirk Nowitzki, 40, is officially set for a record 21st season with the Dallas Mavericks, with the team saying they have re-signed the 13-time All-Star to a one-year, $5 million pact. The former league MVP is set to become the first player in NBA history to play 21 straight seasons for the same franchise. The 7-foot German is one of six players, and the only international player, with more than 30,000 career points . . . The WNBA suspended Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi one game without pay after she received her seventh technical foul of the season. The suspension came after the former UConn Husky received two technical fouls and was ejected for arguing a call in the second quarter of Saturday’s game against Minnesota

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MISCELLANY

Sherborn’s Dershwitz ranked No. 1 in saber

Eli Dershwitz of Sherborn is the second American fencer to be ranked No. 1 in the world in men’s saber following his impressive performance at the Senior World Championships in Wuxi, China, over the weekend. The Harvard senior, who was seeded third, dropped a close gold-medal bout to South Korea’s Kim Junghwan. His silver is only the second World Championship medal in history won by a US men’s saber fencer at the senior circuit. With his second-place finish, Dershwitz became the first US men’s saber fencer to win the overall World Cup title . . . The United States Olympic Committee wants to remove itself as a defendant in six lawsuits, including three by gold medalists McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber, and Aly Raisman, three of the gymnasts who sued the federation and others for their roles in the Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal . . . Troy Merritt shot a 5-under 67 to finish 23-under 265 and win the rain-delayed Barbasol Championship by one stroke over Billy Horschel (67), Richy Werenski (66), and Tom Lovelady (68) in Nicholasville, Ky. Just Merritt’s second career PGA Tour title, the victory earned him a spot in next month’s PGA Championship . . . . . . The University of Tennessee dismissed defensive lineman Ryan Thaxton from the football team for his July 15 arrest on charges of false imprisonment and domestic assault following a dorm-room incident with his girlfriend . . . Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza will miss the rest of Del Mar's summer meet in California after fracturing a vertebra in his neck during a training accident Sunday when 4-year-old hose Bobby Abu Dhabi had an apparent fatal heart attack and Espinoza was thrown off. Espinoza’s agent, Brian Beach, tweeted that Espinoza's was upgraded to stable and he was up and walking in the hospital. Espinoza rode American Pharoah to a sweep of the Triple Crown in 2015.

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