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DEAR ABBY >> We have three grandchildren and are due to make our annual visit. Two of the children are easy to plan for, and we have good relationships with them. The third is a 12-year-old boy with Down syndrome, and we struggle with how to deal with him - what to do and what to buy him. Any ideas?- Unsure in the South DEAR UNSURE >> The most important thing you can bring with you on your visit is a heart filled with love, and the determination that your grandson will know you love him.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You can be entertaining without sending a false message about someone or something you experienced. Stick to the truth and you'll make an impression and build trust and respect. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don't let your vision lead you to the poorhouse. Live within your means.

SILVIS, Ill. >> Michael Kim spent his 25th birthday moving within 18 holes of his first PGA Tour victory.Kim took a five-shot lead Saturday at the John Deere Classic in a third round delayed twice for a total of roughly four hours because of bad weather and concerns over lightning.Kim, who has just one top-10 finish in 84 career PGA Tour starts, shot a 7-under 64 - closing with four straight birdies - for a three-day total of 22-under 191.

DETROIT >> Chauncey Billups is still eyeing the chance to run an NBA team.The former Pistons standout was back in the Detroit area Friday night as part of the BIG3 - entertainer Ice Cube's 3-on-3 league of former NBA players, which made a stop at Little Caesars Arena.Billups had talks with the Cavaliers last year but did not join their front office.

LONDON >> Angelique Kerber was not about to be overwhelmed by the setting or the stakes in this Wimbledon final. She knew exactly what to expect - and what to do - against Serena Williams.Two years after losing to Williams with a title on the line at Centre Court , Kerber came through. So steady, so patient, so accurate throughout, she never really gave Williams much of a chance this time, putting together a 6-3, 6-3 victory Saturday for her first championship at the All England Club and third major overall.

AMIENS, France >> Dylan Groenewegen has turned the sprinting battle at the Tour de France into a three-man race.The 25-year-old Dutch rider won his second consecutive stage on Saturday, joining world champion Peter Sagan and Tour newcomer Fernando Gaviria as two-stage winners at this edition of the world's leading cycling race.

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. >> One big push down the stretch vaulted Scott McCarron to the top of a crowded leaderboard and put him in position to capture his second straight Constellation Senior Players Championship.If he does, he'll join Arnold Palmer and Bernhard Langer as the only back-to-back winners of this PGA Tour Champions major.

UTICA >> Dan Ward smashed a 427-foot home run and went 2-for-4, while Carter Grote finished a home run shy of the cycle, going 3-for-5 and drove in a run to lead the Utica Unicorns (13-13) past the Westside Woolly Mammoths (13-11), 6-4, in front of a sell-out crowd at Jimmy John's Field on Friday night.

MOSCOW >> France is the established power with a young team full of speed and skill. Croatia has the veterans that have shown they can never be counted out.The two sides will meet on Sunday in the World Cup final, with France going for its second title in its third final in 20 years. Croatia, a country that only gained independence in 1991, will be playing in its first.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia >> For Belgium and England, the third-place match at the World Cup was more like a dress rehearsal for future finals.At least they hope.The Belgians earned their best World Cup finish by beating England 2-0 on Saturday in a match both saw as the start of a push for the European Championship title in 2020 or the World Cup in 2022.