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Macomb County Community Mental Health is implementing $1.3 million in grant funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment initiatives from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services."Macomb County is set to hit its sixth straight year of increasingly fatal drug overdoses," said John Kinch, executive director of county Community Mental Health.

DEAR ABBY >> I recently reconnected with my best friend from high school. I moved out of state at the age of 30, and we lost touch. Turns out she lives about 70 miles from me. Neither of us married or had children. Someone told me where she works and I called her. She called back the following weekend, and we talked for a couple of hours.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Get out and do things that inspire you to get going with a creative project. Someone you encounter will make an impression that will affect the way you move forward. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do your best to pitch in and help. The difference you make will influence the way others treat you.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. >> Daniel Robertson hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays won for the 12th time in their last 13 home games by beating the Detroit Tigers 10-9 Monday night.Kevin Kiermaier had a one-out triple off Blaine Hardy (3-2) in the 10th. After Matt Duffy walked, Robertson won it on his hit to center.

UTICA >> Tyler Pagano went 2-for-4 with a double and left-handed pitcher Jake Angus (2-2) pitched 6.0 scoreless innings, striking out a personal-best nine batters to lead the Westside Woolly Mammoths (12-10) over the Utica Unicorns (11-12), 4-0, on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Jimmy John's Field.

LONDON >> They roared for Roger Federer just for showing up, greeting his arrival at Wimbledon's main stadium as if his mere presence were enough to justify the price of admission.They clapped and yelled when Federer's drop volley capped a 16-minute tour de force of a first set in which he won 21 of the first 23 points.

MOSCOW >> Two wins from becoming the first foreign coach to win a World Cup, Roberto Martinez always will be known as Frankie to his former boss."He reminded me of those wonderful what I call zoot-suited American vocalists, like Bobby Darin, Frankie Avalon, Frankie Valli," Everton chairman Bill Kenwright said.

MOSCOW (AP) - It's time for Gareth Southgate to come up with a big speech of his own.After England gave up a tying goal to Brazil in first-half stoppage time in the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals, Southgate felt coach Sven-Goran Eriksson lacked inspirational oratory in the locker room at halftime.

CHOLET, France >> Besides still having to make up most of the 51 seconds he lost in a Stage 1 crash, Chris Froome faces another challenge as he seeks a record-tying fifth Tour de France title - Richie Porte's BMC team.BMC beat Froome's Team Sky by four seconds on Monday to win a team time trial in Stage 3, with Belgian rider Greg Van Avermaet taking the yellow jersey.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. >> Kaito Yuki is headed to the Kansas City Royals organization instead of attending high school in Japan.The 16-year-old pitcher agreed Sunday to a minor league contract with a $322,500 signing bonus. He is thought to be the first Japanese junior high school player to sign with a major league club.