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Mike Green is staying with the Detroit Red Wings on a $10.75 million, two-year contract.A person with direct knowledge of the move told The Associated Press that the Red Wings agreed to terms with the 32-year-old defenseman on the new deal that counts $5.375 million against the salary cap each of the next two seasons.

POTOMAC, Md. >> The cheers were so loud for Tiger Woods that no one could hear the starter announce the name of Joel Dahmen when it was his turn to hit.And then it got even rowdier Saturday at the Quicken Loans National with each putt Woods made - 12 feet for par, four in a row for birdie, a 25-foot birdie putt on the ninth hole to head to the back nine just two shots out of the lead.

SOCHI, Russia >> Edinson Cavani upstaged Cristiano Ronaldo, first with his head and then with his right foot, and sent Uruguay to the World Cup quarterfinals.Cavani scored twice and Ronaldo none Saturday to give Uruguay a 2-1 victory over Portugal.On the same day Lionel Messi was sent home in Argentina's loss, the other "GOAT" at this tournament was also eliminated.

UTICA >> Sebastian Diaz drove a ball over the left field fence with two outs and a full count in the bottom of the ninth inning for a walk-off, three-run home run, to lead the Eastside Diamond Hoppers (11-9) to an improbable come-from-behind victory over the Utica Unicorns (9-11), 10-7, on Friday night at Jimmy John's Field.

JOLIET, Ill. >> Martin Truex Jr. just celebrated his 38th birthday. He has won two of his last three races. He is spending this weekend at one of his favorite tracks.So yes, life is quite good at the moment.Truex appears to be picking up some momentum as he tries to become the first repeat NASCAR Cup Series champion since Jimmie Johnson won five in a row from 2006 to 2010.

KAZAN, Russia >> What Lionel Messi has never done, 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe did twice.The quick-footed French teenager scored two goals in a five-minute span of the second half to help his team rally for a 4-3 victory over Argentina. Saturday's victory gave France a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals.

TORONTO >> Justin Smoak isn't a fan of extra innings, so he was doubly happy about his game-winning homer against the slumping Detroit Tigers.Smoak led off the bottom of the ninth with a home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Detroit 4-3 on Saturday, handing the Tigers their 11th straight loss.

For the second straight year, a Utica Community Schools music group has been selected to perform at a prestigious gathering of statewide educators.The Eisenhower High School Wind Ensemble is one of five Michigan high school bands selected to perform at the 2019 Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids.

Time for public input on the proposed draft state social studies standards will be extended through Sept. 30, the Michigan Department of Education announced Friday. "With the great level of interest in the development of the revised social studies standards, we are extending the public input time in order to continue reaching across the state for additional comment," Interim State Superintendent Sheila Alles said.

Back in 1970, Johnny Nicholas and his Boogie Brothers band came from Rhode Island to play at the first Ann Arbor Blues Festival. And Nicholas never went home again.The blues guitarist and bandleader spent much of the early 70s in Ann Arbor as a fixture on the local scene, the launch pad for a career that included playing alongside legends such as Boogie Woogie Red, Robert Lockwood Jr.