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Arizona traded closer Brad Ziegler to the Red Sox on Friday. The Arizona Diamondbacks are not the competitive team many expected them to be following their aggressive offseason. At 38-50, they sit dead last in the National League West, 17 games behind the first-place San Francisco Giants, and there’s no clear fix in sight. Continue to Article

July 09, 2016 11:47:am EST

DALLAS (AP) -- U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson withdrew from the Rio Games because of concerns over the Zika virus, costing golf three of the world's top four players for its return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence. Continue to Article

July 09, 2016 4:31:am EST

Having been shut out twice in his bid to make the National League All-Star team, Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Jake Lamb will be seeking some individual glory when he faces Jake Peavy and the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. Lamb was denied a spot among the first 33 players to make the NL squad when the fans voted Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs into a starting role, and Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies was picked as the backup. Lamb finished fourth out of five in the NL balloting that ended before Friday's games, with Giants first baseman Brandon Belt, who took the field Friday with far fewer home runs (10) and RBIs (46) than Lamb, getting the nod. Continue to Article

July 09, 2016 4:04:am EST

Giants manager Bruce Bochy didn't take kindly to what he believed were two intentional pitches thrown inside at Buster Posey, and wound up getting ejected for the first time this season. Brandon Crawford felt the same way and paid the Diamondbacks back the best way he could. Crawford drove in three runs and came within a triple of hitting for the cycle, Jeff Samardzija overcame a shaky first inning to win and San Francisco beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Friday night. Continue to Article

July 09, 2016 3:10:am EST