Yordenis Ugas is nowhere near as accomplished as Manny Pacquiao, but his story of escaping Cuba is no less dramatic than Pacquiao’s rise.

The Yankees got a great start from Nestor Cortes Jr., and collected 10 hits on the way to a 10-2 win over the Minnesota Twins.

Gasol said after the Olympics he would return to the Lakers, but may have had second thoughts.

The Giants planned to hit some golf balls as a team bonding exercise Friday night. Tempers flared during the second joint practice between the teams, with Browns cornerback Troy Hill and Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard squaring off and throwing punches at each other well after the session ended. Hill and Shepard were part of a group of players mingling in the middle of the two practice fields following the tense, two-hour workout in humid weather conditions when they suddenly began swinging.

Arizona Cardinals 11-time Pro Bowl receiver Larry Fitzgerald says he currently doesn’t have the desire to play an 18th NFL season, though he left the possibility open that he might resume his career. In an interview on SiriusXM Radio with Jim Gray on Mad Dog Sports Radio — set to air Friday afternoon — Fitzgerald said he’s currently focused on being a radio broadcaster. “To be honest with you I just don’t have the urge to play right now,” Fitzgerald said in the interview.

The world’s top-ranked golfer leads the field at The Northern Trust by one headed into the weekend.