GOLF: Phil 3rd at Scottish Open
Phil Mickelson eased back into links golf with a 6-under 66 at the Scottish Open, leaving him tied for third with six others and behind two Englishman after a low-scoring first round.
John Parry, ranked No. 471, held the clubhouse lead after a bogey-free 64 and Simon Khan (65) finished alone in second.
Defending champion Zach Johnson shot a 7-under 64 and is tied with Camilo Villegas for the lead after the opening round of the John Deere Classic.
Matt Bettencourt made the field as a late alternate and shot a 6-under 65. He’s tied for third with Daniel Summerhays and Brendon de Jonge.
Kenny Perry shot a 3-under 67 and is tied for the lead with Tom Lehman and five others at the U.S. Senior Open at Omaha Country Club.
NBA: Hawks sign Schröder
The Hawks, facing a decision with restricted free agent Jeff Teague, signed point guard Dennis Schröder, a first-round draft pick from Germany.
Teague signed a four-year, $32 million offer sheet with the Bucks. The Hawks have three days to match it.
After agreeing to the framework of the deal the day before, the Timberwolves acquired Kevin Martin via a sign-and-trade with the Thunder and dealt Luke Ridnour to the Bucks.
Milwaukee also got a 2014 second-round draft pick from Minnesota. Oklahoma City got the draft rights to second-round draft pick Szymon Szewczyk from the Bucks. The Thunder also sent an undisclosed amount of cash to the Timberwolves and the Bucks.
Also, the Timberwolves agreed with former Knick Ronny Turiaf to a two-year, $3.2 million deal.
The Nuggets signed free-agent forward J.J. Hickson to a three-year deal. … Nick Young and the Lakers agreed to a one-year deal, according to USA Today. … Ex-Knick Chauncey Billups and the Pistons agreed to a two-year, $5 million deal.
ETC: Kittel wins Tour stage
Germany’s Marcel Kittel overtook Mark Cavendish at the line to win the 12th stage of the Tour de France, and Chris Froome avoided a late crash in the main pack to preserve his big lead.
A man who allegedly offered two Belize players large sums of money to fix a Gold Cup match against the U.S. was identified by soccer officials, and he’s believed to have tried to fix matches in other countries.
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney is out a month with a hamstring injury.
After less than a week with the Rangers’ Triple-A team, Manny Ramirez already has undergone a random drug test, according to the Forth Worth Star Telegram.
In the World Cup of Softball opener in Oklahoma City, Lauren Gibson went 2 for 3 with a home run, two RBIs, two stolen bases and three runs scored as the U.S. routed Canada 7-0 in six innings.
In Jackson, Miss., the Oxford police chief says Mississippi guard Marshall Henderson appeared to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana and cocaine during a traffic stop in May.