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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Wednesday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Unlike the last four Olympics, Michael Phelps will be taking part in the opening ceremony. And hell have something to carry. Phelps was selected by his fellow athletes as the U.S. flag bearer, giving him the honor of leading the American delegation into Maracana Stadium. SENT: 700 words, photos.- BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Seeking its fourth straight Olympic gold medal, the U.S. womens soccer team debuts against New Zealand at the Rio Games. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos. Starts 8 p.m.- A new report by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport on the breakdown of leadership in international sports is released days before the start of the Rio Olympics. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.- RIO DE JANEIRO -- IOC votes on the proposed addition of five sports for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics -- baseball/softball, skateboarding, surfing, karate and sport climbing. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos, video after 4 p.m.- NEW YORK -- After a split in Queens, the Subway Series shifts to the Bronx. Steven Matz (8-7) starts for the Mets and Chad Green (1-2) for the Yankees after taking over the rotation slot of traded Ivan Nova. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Starts 7:05 p.m.- BALTIMORE -- A matchup of division leaders pits the Rangers and 12-game winner Cole Hamels against the Orioles and Kevin Gausman. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos. Starts 7:05 p.m.- CHICAGO -- Miamis Ichiro Suzuki remains two hits shy of 3,000 when the Cubs look for a three-game sweep of the Marlins. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Starts 2:20 p.m.- OAKLAND, Calif. -- Ken Stabler built a Hall of Fame career on moments more than raw numbers. By Josh Dubow. SENT: 750 words, photos.- FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Led by veterans like Donta Hightower and Rob Ninkovich, the Patriots have been able to maintain a defense that ranked among the top in the AFC in 2015. A year later, its a top priority again for an aging corps. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 4 p.m.- FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Falcons newly signed pass-rush star Dwight Freeney is expected to make his practice debut. Freeney could serve as a mentor for second-year player Vic Beasley Jr. UPCOMING: 550 words, photos by 4 p.m.- LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska prepares to begin preseason practice less than a week after the funeral of All-Big Ten punter Sam Foltz, who died in a car accident July 23. UPCOMING: 600 words by 4 p.m., photos.- RALEIGH, N.C. -- While North Carolina has responded to NCAA charges on largely jurisdictional and procedural grounds, the former faculty member and womens basketball academic counselor charged in the case is pushing back in her own filed response by saying shes done nothing wrong. UPCOMING: 650 words by 3 p.m.- CROMWELL, Conn. -- The TPC River Highlands golf course has undergone a minor facelift in advance of this weeks Travelers Championship. UPCOMING: 500 words by 5 p.m. John Ross Womens Jersey . 9. Price, heading to the 2014 Olympics for Canada, was named the First Star after posting wins in three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. Carl Lawson Bengals Jersey . To the surprise of many, it isnt the Wolverines but their in-state rivals the Michigan State Spartans. http://www.nflbengalsgearofficial.com/jordan-willis-jersey/ . Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe. Josh Malone Womens Jersey . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. John Ross Youth Jersey . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. MOSCOW -- Faina Melnik, the 1972 Olympic womens discus champion from the Soviet Union, has died, the Russian track and field federation said Friday. She was 71.Melnik won her Olympic gold medal in an event in which the top eight finishers all threw further than the previous Olympic record.She finished fourth in the discus at the 1976 Montreal Games and failed to make the final in 1980.Melnik, who was born into aa Jewish family in Ukraine a month after the end of World War II, later became a coach for the 1988 and 1992 Olympic champions in the shot put, Natalya Lisovskaya and Svetlana Krivelyova.ddddddddddddThe Russian track federation did not say when Melnik died or give the cause of death. Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '