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An unidentified man is in custody after police found a 41-year-old woman dead at a Sterling Heights apartment Tuesday afternoon. The identity of the man had not been released as of Tuesday evening.Meanwhile, a release from city officials stated he is expected to be charged Thursday.Lt.

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland >> Tiger Woods doesn't feel as old at the oldest championship in golf.Back at the British Open for the first time in three years, Woods broke from his tradition on Tuesday morning. Instead of being among the first on the tee for practice, he didn't show up at Carnoustie until his news conference just before lunch.

WASHINGTON >> How my dad got tickets to the 1969 All-Star Game is still a mystery to me. Great seats, too: Section 127, Row 1.That was the last time the Midsummer Classic was in the nation's capital, at RFK Stadium. I was 11, loved baseball, grew up watching the Orioles and Senators. I'd never seen a National League player in person.

COLUMBUS, Ohio >> Four former wrestlers say in a new lawsuit that Ohio State University officials ignored repeated complaints about "rampant sexual misconduct" by a now-dead team doctor, and a former student confirmed Tuesday that investigators have documentation about at least one decades-old incident that prompted a complaint.

LE GRAND-BORNAND, France >> Facing the climbing prowess of Chris Froome's Team Sky, Greg Van Avermaet expected to lose his lead of the Tour de France on the first day in the mountains.Instead, the Olympic champion managed to strengthen his hold on the yellow jersey when an anticipated attack never came on Tuesday's Stage 10.

EAST LANSING, Mich. >> Michigan State University's Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to appoint interim Athletic Director Bill Beekman to his job on a permanent basis.Tuesday's vote came at a special meeting to consider Beekman for the job he's held on an interim basis since early February.

ATLANTA >> Even six months later, there was no way for Kirby Smart to dodge the question.The Georgia coach just knew he'd be asked if he has recovered from the Bulldogs' loss to Alabama in the national championship game."Everybody wants to ask that question," Smart said Tuesday at the Southeastern Conference's annual preseason media gathering.

PITTSBURGH >> Le'Veon Bell's next season with the Pittsburgh Steelers will almost certainly be his last.The Pro Bowl running back and the defending AFC North champions failed to reach an agreement on a new contract by Monday's deadline, meaning he will play under the franchise tag for a second straight year and hit the open market next spring.

WASHINGTON >> As President Trump put Germany and other allies on notice for the harm they are doing to NATO with their failure to spend adequately on our common defense, Democrats in Washington came to Germany's defense. "President Trump's brazen insults and denigration of one of America's most steadfast allies, Germany, is an embarrassment," Senate Minority Leader Charles E.