BASEBALL
Sea Dogs rained out again, will play two on Saturday
The Portland Sea Dogs’ game against the Harrisburg Senators was postponed because of rain Friday night in Pennsylvania and will be made up as part of a doubleheader starting at 5 p.m. Saturday.
It’s the 14th postponement of the season for the Sea Dogs, who are 2-2 on a seven-game trip.
Left-handers Dedgar Jimenez and Trey Ball are scheduled to pitch for Portland on Saturday. Right-hander Gregg Ross will start one game for the Senators; the other starter had yet to be announced Friday night.
SWIMMING
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Simone Manuel backed up her historic victory at the Olympics with a win in the 100-meter freestyle at Budapest, Hungary.
The 20-year-old Texan stormed from behind on the return lap and caught Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom on the very last stroke, touching in a time of 52.27 seconds to win by just four-hundredths of a second.
Last summer, Manuel became the first African-American woman to win an individual swimming gold at the Olympics.
Yulia Efimova of Russia bested American rival Lilly King in the women’s 200 breaststroke, easing a bit of the sting from two silvers in Rio and another loss to King in the 100 breast stroke at Budapest.
HOCKEY
NHL: The Nashville Predators signed top center Ryan Johansen to an eight-year, $64 million contract – the largest deal the franchise has ever handed out.
Johansen, 24, tied for the team lead in scoring with 61 points over 82 games this past season. He had 13 points in 14 playoff games before acute compartment syndrome ended his postseason in the Western Conference finals.
BASKETBALL
NBA: The New York Knicks signed well-traveled point guard Ramon Sessions to a one-year, $2.3 million contract, according to a person familiar with the details.
Sessions played last season in Charlotte and has also played for Milwaukee, Minnesota, Cleveland, the Lakers, Sacramento and Washington. He has averaged 10.6 points in 663 games.
TENNIS
ATLANTA OPEN: Second-seeded John Isner beat Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko 7-5, 6-4 to reach the semifinals, where he’ll face third-seeded Gilles Muller of Luxembourg.
Muller beat American Tommy Paul, 6-3, 6-1.
Isner is seeking his fourth Atlanta title in five seasons.
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