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NCAA: One-armed guard gets offer from Florida

Zach Hodskins, a guard from Alpharetta, Ga., was born without the lower half of his left arm, but he still has managed to pull in a college basketball offer.

The high school star was offered a spot by Florida as a preferred walk-on, according to Yahoo! Sports.

Butler forward Roosevelt Jones will miss the upcoming season after injuring his left wrist during an exhibition game.

LLWS: Calif. pitcher tosses no-hitter

Grant Holman threw a no-hitter and struck out 13 in seven innings to lead Chula Vista, Calif., past Grosse Pointe, Mich., 3-0, in the Little League World Series.

Joseph Davis allowed one hit in 4 2/3 innings and Newark, Del., scored five times in the first inning to beat Urbandale, Iowa, 6-3.

Golf: Rookie Reed leads Wyndham by 1 stroke

PGA Tour rookie Patrick Reed shot a 6-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead in the Wyndham Championship.

He had an 11-under 129 total.

Azahara Munoz and Karine Icher knocked off Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer to help Europe take a 3-1 lead after the opening session at the Solheim Cup.

ETC.: Nadal beats Federer; Djokovic, Murray fall

Rafael Nadal rallied for a vintage win over rival Roger Federer, reaching the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open.

Nadal’s 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory left him 21-10 against Federer, including wins in all three of their matches this season.

It completed a day of upsets in the men’s bracket.

No. 1 Novak Djokovic lost to top-ranked American John Isner, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5.

No. 2 Andy Murray also lost, beaten in two sets by Tomas Berdych, 6-3, 6-4.

The Mystics pulled away from the Liberty in the fourth quarter and got a big win in Newark, 66-57.

Washington increased its lead over fifth-place New York to 1 1/2 games in the Eastern Conference.